Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain.
Friedman performing at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Friedman contemplates a question from the audience at a campaign rally in Bastrop during the 2006 Texas gubernatorial campaign.
Friedman in 2006
An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.
Marshal Mannerheim, the 6th President of Finland