Texas candidate admits history as escort

[kweerwolf]

DALLAS -- A man running for state representative acknowledged that he once worked as a prostitute but said he's turned his life around and doesn't regret his past.

Tom Malin, who has also sold Mary Kay cosmetics and now markets electricity, conceded that his illicit past could cost him the nomination in the March 7 Democratic primary.

"I've made mistakes in my life, and I've stood before my creator and I've accepted responsibility for my behavior," Malin said in Friday's Dallas Morning News.

On his campaign Web page, Malin said he is "committed to giving our families a voice in Austin, with a focus on education, the economy, and restoring a 'spirit of ethics' to our State House."

http://www.planetout.com/news/article.html?date=2006/02/18/1

[joeybee12]

1. Hell, I'd vote for him....

...good to have a diverse legislature...too many lawyers as it is!

[bperci108]

4. I second that...

I'd much rather vote for an honest former prostitue than a secret, currently active, corporate prostitute. :)

[joeybee12]

6. Yeah, I like that he said something to the effect that he has no

regrets, and not got all sobby about it.

[pop goes the weasel]

2. good for him

I think someone with his past might be exactly what is needed in Austin.

[sui generis]

3. who cares and why do they care

I'm sure that plenty of people will have their hair on fire over it but you have to ask why.

The reason I wouldn't vote for him is because he said he's stood before his creator, which is just plain crazy. :evilgrin:

Actually if he's qualified and has vision and a plan, I don't care if he used to juggle kittens blindfolded.

[bluestateguy]

5. Why doesn't that article say anything about his positions on the issues?

nt

[kweerwolf]

7. Well, in all fairness ...

... it didn't mention his sexual positions either. ;-)

[xchrom]

8. a background like that doesn't bother me --

it's those who put corporate interests above the country's interests that won't ever get my vote.