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Oregon town votes to strip mayor of office over MySpace underwear pics
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Racy photo costs mayor's job Feb. 27: Photos on MySpace of the mayor of a tiny Oregon town in lacy underwear have cost her her office. KGW-TV's Randy Neves reports. NBC News Channel |
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ARLINGTON, Ore. - The mayor of an Oregon town who once stripped to her underwear and posed on a fire truck has been stripped of her office.
Voters in this town of about 500 voted narrowly Monday to recall Carmen Kontur-Gronquist. The tally was 142-139. City officials said the recall was effective Tuesday.
Kontur-Gronquist said the pictures of her in black bra and panties were taken for use in a contest about fitness, but a relative posted them on MySpace in hopes it would improve the social life of the single mother.
They predated her election, but she said she saw no reason to take them off the popular Web site once elected three years ago. Later, she closed access to them.
Opponents said it was not fitting for the mayor to be so depicted. They said they also disagreed with her on issues about water and the local golf course.
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