The Mayor of an Alaskan town is a cat!
Stubbs (born Saturday, April 12, 1997) is a cat who was elected mayor of the town of Talkeetna, Alaska in July 1997, as a write-in candidate. It seems the field of human candidates was pretty weak and the town residents wanted to send a message with their votes.
So how can a cat fulfill mayoral duties? Well, Talkeetna is described as a 'historical district,' and the mayoral post is more symbolic than funcitonal. His main function is to be a tourist attraction. However, in typical cat fashion, the mayor is a little prickly and shuns too much human contact.
