Speaking of Wyoming, there’s also this, FWIW:
'The Revenant' author considering run for Montana Senate or governor
Michael Punke, the author of the best-selling survivalist novel “The Revenant” and a former U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, is considering a Democratic run for Senate or governor in Montana, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Neither race has an announced Democratic candidate yet, though people are circling both campaigns, and Punke hopes to use his long career of experience in public policy and his public profile as a hit author to make himself an interesting and attractive candidate, according to one of the people familiar with his plans.
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Punke was born and raised in Wyoming and went out East to attend George Washington University and then Cornell Law School. He also worked in international economic affairs in the Clinton White House and as a senior policy adviser in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
My first thought when I saw he was an author was thinking "another Quist?" but he actually seems pretty solid? Also how is this dude only 54 years old?
Is having an east-coast education a downside here? Whenever I see someone from a red state with any Ivy League or DC school in their past I think of Ossof.
