The residents didn't like any of the candidates so they found a write-in candidate
One of the most-liked and longest serving mayors in the United States doesn't talk to residents or the media, but is great at bringing in tourists.
A short-tailed cat named Stubbs was elected mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska 15 years ago and has been serving as the city's top official ever since.
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Voters decided they didn't like any of the candidates so they voted for the then kitten as a write-in candidate.
"He's good, probably the best we've had," said resident Lauri Stec, who works at Nagley's General Store, to Channel 2 News.
KTUU-TV reports the General store acts as the mayor's office and residents say about 30-40 tourists a day walk in asking to see the mayor. They get tricked by their tour guides who tell them to go in to Nagley's and ask for the mayor.
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