There is local corruption here, especially with the electric company charging people $1200 a month.
The town has not seen any improvements here for 8 years and the place continuously looks like a shithole.
The internet provider here has a monopoly and pays the city a certain amount every year to have exclusivity over lines here. The internet is very bad and we have a fiber provider but they are not allowed to dig lines in city limits. Only the cable provider.
The church here is corrupt and everyone is very niche and runs a tight group. Last year, the church spent 3 million on music equipment. But interesting enough, the pastor has a new Tesla and is building a new home on 30 acres..
We are talking about a church with maybe 300 people attending. There's no need for that type of spending and most of the money comes from people attending and seems to end up in the wrong pockets rather than church programs.
Lots of corruption, judges, police etc.
I want to clean it up.
What do I need to know to run for Mayor and what do I need to be prepared for? I plan on doing this with my own funds and am already committed to it.
The place needs to be cleaned up and everyone here on the local level has been in the same position for nearly 30 years.
I am 100% sure I will run
Let me know if you have experience and I would love to hear from you.
It's time to redpill the town.
I agree with most of the advice here, I just want to add one thing, although it is a very long shot, but one worth taking.
Take some time to write a letter. Introduce yourself briefly and explain why you want to step into politics. Your story parallels the greatest president ever -- desire to make change, expose corruption, self-funding campaign, for good of country. Write that letter specifically detailing what you put in this original post. Ask humbly for an endorsement in writing.
When that is done, put it in an envelope. Find a way to mail it to President Trump. I did a quick search but couldn't find an address, but I am sure pedes here can dig in and find a mailing address to Mar-a-lago. Interesting side note, a web search for "how to send mail to Donald Trump" returns the White House address for the top results.
If this letter finds him, and he reads it, and writes back a letter endorsing you and your campaign for Mayor, that would be a POWERFUL tool to have. He may not do so, but it is worth a shot.
And be careful, fren. Corrupt people in positions of power will do anything to maintain that power.