"Dr. Death" to run for Congress

[Chacor]

Kevorkian to run for office

(CNN) – Jack Kevorkian, the assisted suicide advocate currently on parole from prison, is planning a run for Congress, a Detroit newspaper reported Wednesday.

According to the Oakland Press, Kevorkian is planning to mount an independent bid in Michigan's 9th District seat currently occupied by Republican Joe Knollenberg.

"We need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington," Kevorkian told the paper. He also said his plans are in the "formative stage" and he would make a formal announcement next week.

Nate Bailey, a spokesman for Knollenberg, told CNN "the congressman is working on turning Michigan’s economy around and bringing jobs to Oakland County…He’s focused on working for the people of Oakland County, not on politics."

The one-time pathologist needs to gather 3,000 signatures in order to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate.

Kevorkian has said he has helped well over 100 people die during the 1990s. In 1998, he was formally convicted on second degree homicide for assisting in the death of Thomas Youk, who suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease.

He was released from prison on parole in June.

Oakland County Prosecutor Dave Gorcyca, who was responsible for sending Kevorkian to jail, told the paper he thinks the candidacy is merely a "publicity stunt."

CNN has been unable to get a comment from Kevorkian.

[Chacor]

Uh... will he be allowed to? Does his conviction not make him ineligible?

[gtalum]

He might not be able to vote, but he can run (and be elected if enough people vote for him).

[Cryomaniac]

He might not be able to vote, but he can run (and be elected if enough people vote for him).

That strikes me as a little odd.

[gtalum]

That strikes me as a little odd.

"Odd" doesn't begin to describe American politics.

[RL3AO]

If he is 25 or older, lived in the US for the last 7 years and lives in Michigan then he is eligible.

[Brent]

That strikes me as a little odd.

"Odd" doesn't begin to describe American politics.

LOL!

[Category 5]

I can't wait for his campaign ads telling us how he's served the people of the U.S in the past.