Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes could have a career in politics ahead of him. He’s already receiving votes for the highest office, even though he isn’t running in any election, besides the race for another Super Bowl title. According to WDAF-TV reporter Harold R. Kuntz, Mahomes received write-in votes for in the 2020 U.S. presidential election in both Clay County and Jackson County.
Mahomes, of course, has been very involved in the current election and raising awareness about voting. He helped initiate the plan to turn Arrowhead Stadium into a polling place on Election Day. When things hit a snag, he volunteered to pay for the voting machines needed to get things back on track, splitting the costs with the Chiefs organization.
“I think Arrowhead ended up being a great spot for people to kind of come together, go out and get your vote,” Mahomes told reporters on Monday. “Being a great place, where it seemed like everything went smooth and was ran well. It’s super exciting and hopefully, we can continue to do that.”
On Tuesday, Chiefs team president Mark Donovan called Arrowhead Stadium’s election set up the “most efficient voting/polling station” that he’d ever been to. As of his press conference, around 9:00 a.m CT, between 500-1000 people had already cast their votes at Arrowhead. By noon, there was no average wait time to cast a ballot at the stadium.
As for Mahomes’ future in politics, Chiefs fans don’t have to worry. He’s not thinking of officially running for office anytime soon.
“It’s funny getting written in and stuff like that, but that’s not anywhere where I’m thinking right now,” Mahomes said. “I’ll have to think of a slogan or something like that.”
When he does run for office, you can expect he’ll have devised a catchy campaign slogan.
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