2 Dems in the 'slammer' seek political office

It probably doesn't help to run your political campaign from prison . . . unless you're a Democrat and anything goes. Two Democrats running for political office who have been convicted of crimes could very well be celebrating their electoral victories in the slammer should they win. And winning for an incarcerated Democrat is not out of the question--many of them see prison as a badge of honor, rather than dishonor.

A Texas state representative running for re-election and a Georgia Democrat running for Congress are not bowing out of the race for their respective offices, despite serving time in jail.

Rep. Ron Reynolds [aka: The Show Me City Shredder] (D-Missouri City) was convicted in 2015 of multiple misdemeanor charges for illegally soliciting clients to his law practice. He was released early on an appellate bond.

But the court rejected Reynolds' appeal and ordered him to return to the slammer. He is also disbarred from practicing law, putting him in the same category as the Clintons and the Obamas who can no longer practice law.

Although Reynolds has a misdemeanor conviction on his record, Texas state law doesn't prohibit him from running for political office.

Reynolds was endorsed by another lawbreaker, Rep. Bobby Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) and he will likely win re-election because it's uncontested. He has no plans on quitting his campaign at anytime and will make a model Democrat.

O'Rourke was driving drunk, hit another vehicle after crossing a median, and then he tried to get away from police. He is running against the incumbent, Ted Cruz, (R-TX) in a close contest, and if he wins, Texas will go far to the left and will be populated by Central America.

"Rep. Reynolds has full confidence that his experienced staff will be able to handle any immediate needs of his constituents, during his 4-6 month absence," his campaign said in a statement.

The other miscreant and candidate, Georgia Democrat Steve Foster, is serving a six-month prison sentence in county jail for driving under the influence.

His arrest was video recorded [see below] and went viral last year after authorities released it in August showing him trashing his district.

Foster is running against incumbent Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) in Georgia's 14th congressional district.

Although Graves basically kicked butt when he won his district in 2012 by a wide margin with 75 percent of the vote, Foster vowed to carry out the campaign from his prison cell.

Foster is a model Democrat too.


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