{"id":20379,"date":"2016-05-23T14:20:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T19:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=20379"},"modified":"2016-05-23T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T19:20:40","slug":"wwe-star-kane-run-political-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/23\/wwe-star-kane-run-political-office\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE star Kane to run for political office?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-88697967\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE star Kane (Glenn Jacobs) says he is considering running for mayor of a town in Tennessee in two years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbir.com\/news\/local\/glenn-kane-jacobs-mulls-run-at-county-mayor-seat\/211798079\" target=\"_blank\">Jacobs talked to WBIR-TV<\/a> about his political ambitions potentially running for the Knox County mayoral seat in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs said he will make a final decision after the current U.S. presidential election to evaluate the political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I\u2019ve talked about it with some folks but there\u2019s nothing too solid yet,\u201d Jacobs\u00a0told WBIR 10 News. \u201cI think the most important thing is I care very deeply about this community, like a lot of people do. And that\u2019s the only reason I would consider getting into any sort of government because I do care very deeply. And I think it\u2019s incumbent upon people who care about the communities to try to make a difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs also talked about why he wants to represent his local community by running for political office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I could live anywhere, but the reason I live in Knoxville is that I love it here \u2013 I love East Tennessee,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I love the people. I think they have great values and I think they have common sense. And for me, the political philosophy should reflect that &#8211; to keep Knox County a great place to live and a great place to raise a family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[ Full Story\u00a0at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbir.com\/news\/local\/glenn-kane-jacobs-mulls-run-at-county-mayor-seat\/211798079\" target=\"_blank\">WBIR.com<\/a>. 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