Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, the “MySpace Mayor”, is back in the news. This time she’s likely to be pictured with all her clothes on–in a courtroom.

The former mayor of Arlington OR, filed a lawsuit in Gilliam County Circuit Court this past week alleging election fraud and mishandling of ballots in the February recall election that booted her out of office.

The suit seeks to the have the election overturned and herself reinstated as mayor. The suit makes no mention if the mayor will retain her rights to appear in bra and panties pics on the town’s firetruck.

Kontur-Gronquist, 42, got worldwide press this winter after some constituents complained about revealing photos the mayor posted on her MySpace page.

The shots show the mayor on a town fire engine clad only in bra and panties. Kontur-Gronquist said she had permission from the fire chief to use the engine and had intended to submit the photos in a contest about fitness.

She said a relative posted them on MySpace in hopes it would improve the social life of the fit, single mother.

The lingerie issue, along with gripes about sewers and the municipal golf course, led residents to recall Kontur-Gronquist by a 142-139 vote.

The lawsuit alleges the city recorder mishandled ballots and a postal worker kept mail ballots from several of the mayor’s supporters.

“There were a lot of loopholes that were brought to my attention after the election,” Kontur-Gronquist told The Oregonian newspaper. “I’d like to see this situation be looked into.”

Kontur-Gronquist has a list of people she’s suing: the city of Arlington, its mayor and city council, the city attorney and an assistant postal worker. The fire chief escaped, seemingly because he’s such a good sport.

“This is the most silly, frivolous thing ever,” Alice Courtney, a city councilwoman, said Friday. “She’s only doing this for the publicity, believe me.”

Since her recall Kontur-Gronquist has been selling signed copies of her most popular MySpace photo on EBay.

Which is only proof that the MySpace Mayor is an optimist and believes in old saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”

When your pantie pix become public and cause you to lose your job, sell copies of the photos and sue.

Almost enough to bring a tear to the sentimental reader’s eye.

by Mondoreb
story idea: RidesAPaleHorse
image: file
Sources:
* Oregon’s MySpace Mayor has filed suit in bid to get her job back


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