A Texas Republican city council candidate is facing felony child pornography charges after being arrested just hours before the elections.
Brad Benson, a candidate for Place #4 on the city council of Granbury, located just southwest of Fort Worth, was arrested on November 6. “I can confirm he was arrested by the District Attorney’s Office yesterday and charged with two felony child pornography charges, he should have a bond set today,” Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds told Newsweek.
The Republican Party of Hood County (RPHC) withdrew its support for Benson after more details about the charges emerged.
FWIW, it’s nothing new. It’s also pretty well-publicized what will happen if the dead guy wins. In most situations, it’s the same as if they had died while in office. So, for example, your actual choices would be either the (alive) Democrat or an unknown replacement chosen by the Republican governor.