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Nita, I've heard something about that, too. Are you sure it was Iowa, though, and not Ohio? A little fun background-- I used to live in Cincinnati, whose governing body was a nine member elected Council. The Council member who got the most votes got to be mayor. In the 70's, Jerry was a Councilman. However, he had to resign when got caught in a police investigation into the motels in Northern KY which offered special massages. He visited them and paid with a personal check (now THAT was dumb!). A few years later, he ran for Council again. Because many people tended to vote for names they recognize, rather than learning who the candidates were, Jerry received the largest number of votes in that election. Apparantly, people recognized the name, but didn't remember why! For awhile, Jerry Springer was mayor of Cincinnati. A few years later, he set his sights higher and ran for governor of Ohio. That time, however, his past came along to haunt him, and he lost rather badly. After that, he gave up politics and went into show biz. I certainly hope the good people in Ohio haven't forgotten. After all those years with John Glenn as one of their Senators, it would be downright embarrassing to have good ole' Jerry in such a position! Jane K. ex-Ohioan At 08:48 PM 8/4/99 -0500, you wrote: >The capital watch ( which I subscribe to) just mentioned that Jerry >Springer might run for the senate in Iowa. Oh my. That should change the >subject. Nita >