The iconic raconteur, who called himself an 'equal-opportunity offender,' ran for governor in 2006.
Kinky Friedman, the Chicago -born, Texas -formed singer-songwriter, author, would-be politician and the man for whom the word “raconteur” might have been coined, died Thursday following a long illness. He was 79. A pinned tweet on Friedman’s official X account announced his death, reading, “Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends.
The story behind Kinky’s last album Texas journalist and educator Wanda Cash knew Friedman for more than 40 years. “The Kinky that I knew was not the blustery, larger than life character in public,” Cash said. “He was quiet, and thoughtful and oh so smart. A gentle heart. And just a delight to be around.” She said she last saw Friedman about three weeks ago when she and her husband went to visit him at Echo Hill Ranch near Kerrville, where he lived and ran a summer camp for Gold Star kids.
Remembering when Friedman took the stage In 2006, he launched a quixotic campaign for governor. He was endorsed by Willie Nelson and finished fourth in a five-person field with 12.4% of the vote. Gov. Rick Perry was re-elected to his second full term that year. Friedman tried politics again in 2014, running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner on a platform advocating the legalization of marijuana, hemp and gambling. He failed to get out of the primaries.
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