Jon Freund, who was appointed mayor of Sun Prairie in 2014,
finished third among three candidates in Tuesday's primary in the
Madison, Wisconsin suburb. He could not be reached immediately for
comment on Wednesday.
Jimmy the Groundhog bit Freund's left ear as an assistant lifted the
rodent up toward the mayor during a Groundhog Day celebration on
Feb. 2. By tradition the groundhog is supposed to whisper a
prediction that only the mayor can understand.
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Freund told the crowd that Jimmy predicted spring is on the way. The
mayor also pardoned Jimmy the next day in a city proclamation,
drawing appreciation from Jimmy's significant other Clara, a
groundhog, according to her Facebook page.
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"If I were a human in your town, you would definitely get my vote,"
she wrote. Freund responded, "Thank you Clara for your endorsement."
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee)
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