Bosco the dog

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Bosco Ramos was a dog elected mayor of Sunol, California, United States. [1][2][3] He was a black Labrador retriever and Rottweiler mix,[2][4] usually known simply as "Bosco". Bosco defeated two humans to win the mayoral election in 1981,[1][2] and served until his death in 1994.[1][4] Bosco achieved international notoriety in 1984 when the British tabloid the Daily Star covered his election, describing Sunol as "the wackiest town in the world."[1] He appeared with his owner, Tom Stillman, as a contestant on the game show 3rd Degree, where the panelists failed to guess Bosco's occupation.[5] In 1990, the Chinese newspaper the People's Daily reported on his tenure as an alleged example of the failings of the American electoral process. [3] A statue of Bosco was erected in front of the town Post Office in 2008.[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thomas, Jeremy (22 August 2013). "Bosco, Sunol's dog mayor, lives on in spirit". San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California: MediaNews Group). Retrieved 27 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Bay Area's First Canine Mayor Memorialized". NBC Bay Area (San Jose, California: NBCUniversal). 17 December 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 George Lewis (February 26, 1990). "Sunol, California / Dogmocracy / Bosco The Dog". NBC Evening News. Retrieved 2008-06-20. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Stephanie Wright Hession (7 May 2009). "Main Street, Sunol". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California: Hearst Corporation). Retrieved 27 October 2013. 
  5. ↑ Schrader, Barry (3 March 2005). "Sunol has the dog-gondest legend". The Independent (Livermore, California). Retrieved 28 October 2013. 
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