Kenneth Montgomery Keillor

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Kenneth Montgomery Keillor is a Canadian musical artist, author and politician of Scottish descent who resides in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

Keillor works as an advocate, investigative analyst and counsellor. He was a Postmaster for the Canadian post office for eighteen years.

Keillor has written three books: Post Mortem (National Library of Canada ISBN 0-9681406-0-2), Analysis and The Clawing Tree (National Library of Canada ISBN 0-9681406-6-1) (his autobiography), and has also written numerous other stories covering diverse subjects.

Keillor is the creator of www.keillor.ca and www.thepunks.com which showcase his music and writings.

Keillor is a born-again Christian. He espouses a right-wing philosophy with compassionate social values. He has thrice campaigned for the mayoralty of Abbotsford, BC. He also sought election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the electoral district of Abbotsford-Clayburn as founder and president of, and candidate for, the Freedom Party of British Columbia. The Freedom Party is a provincial political party based on Christian principles whose official, published platform promotes honesty and integrity in government.

Keillor has garnered notability for his music as a singer, rhythm guitarist, stage performer, recording artist and the composer of over 300 songs. His parents hosted the Aldergrove Beach Rock Festival in Aldergrove, BC in the 1960's, the first ever rock festival in Canada. Keillor has performed live at music venues such as the New Music West festival in Vancouver, BC. He has co-produced and published a CD entitled 'The Punks' of himself and other musical artists singing and performing ten of his own compositions. He has also released several singles.
He continues to compose, record and publish his music up to the present.

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Bermingham, John (Nov. 4, 1996). "Postmaster takes on veteran mayor". The Province, p. A10.
Foulds, Christopher (Sept. 19, 1996). "Mayor may get a run for office". The Abbotsford News, p. 1.
"Stunning mayoral upset in Abby". (Nov. 17, 2002). The Province, p. A14.
"It's Mary for Mayor". (Nov. 19, 2002). The Abbotsford News, p. 1.