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I Interviewed A Cat Running For Mayor – And He Might Be The Most Serious Politician I Know

When I first wrote about the Bike Path Mayor election in Somerville, Massachusetts, I thought I was covering a quirky neighborhood story: more than 50 animals – cats, dogs, a turtle, a snake, even a ...
WLTX19

Massachusetts city is electing a cat mayor and it's getting paw-litical

WASHINGTON — Things are getting paw-litical in Somerville, Massachusetts. The city has gone all in on an election for “Bike Path Mayor.” The contest, voted on via a public Google form, pits ...
NBC Connecticut

Cats are running for mayor of a Mass. bike path. Locals think it's ‘meow-velous.'

An election is heating up in Somerville, Massachusetts. It's got a lot of purr-sonality and even a bit of scandal, just no people. "It's a very hot race. Lot of contenders," said Colescott Rubin, a ...
NBC Connecticut

A cat mayor has been named after a contentious race at Somerville's bike path

After a grueling election cycle over the summer, a winner has been named in the race for animal mayor of the Somerville Community Path. A longhaired black cat named Minerva has been elected to govern ...