Convicted Killer Running as Democrat for Vacant Senate Seat
By Conservative Tribune. You’ve seen the “Hillary for Prison” signs — but it looks like even if the presidential election loser ever ended up behind bars, she should could just call her cell “Democrat Campaign Headquarters” and run again.
Alright, the chances of the former secretary of state either going to jail or making another White House run are both pretty slim at this point. However, a twisted political campaign in Minnesota is paving the way for even hardened criminals to run for office — and shockingly, a number of liberals are completely fine with that prospect.
That leftist-leaning state is where one convicted murderer is trying to be elected to U.S. Senate after he found a loophole in the law that allowed him to run.
Leonard Richards, 75, is serving a life sentence for killing two people. Parole is out of the question, but he now wants voters to send him to Washington. . .
“He is now seeking the nomination of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, which will hold its primary Aug. 14,” the outlet continued. “Richards is looking to upset U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who has held the seat since 2007.” (Read more from “Convicted Killer Running as Democrat for Vacant Senate Seat” HERE)
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Convicted Murderer Serving Life in Prison Running for Senate Seat
By NY Post. A prison inmate serving a life term for two murders is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. And it’s legal.
Minnesota law bars inmates from running for state-level offices, but they can run for federal office. Leonard Richards is keenly aware of the loophole, and he’s unsuccessfully sought federal office several times despite serving a prison sentence that offers no parole, the Star Tribune reported.
Richards, 75, was convicted of killing his half-sister, May Wilson, in 1982, and of fatally shooting his lawyer, Robert Stratton, in 1987. Stratton’s sister said the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office told her it couldn’t keep Richards off the ballot.
Bert Black, a legal adviser for the office, said in an email that despite Richards’ “unspeakable acts,” courts have ruled that the agency cannot prohibit a felon — even a prisoner — from filing an affidavit of candidacy. (Read more from “Convicted Murderer Serving Life in Prison Running for Senate Seat” HERE)
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