Jeremy Nunes
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Jeremy Nunes is an American comedian, actor, author, and politician. He is a performer in the genres of corporate and Christian comedy.
Nunes was first elected to office in April 2011. In a five-way race for Village Trustee of Dawson, Illinois, Nunes won with 32 percent of the vote.[1] In April 2013, Nunes was elected Village President of Dawson, Illinois. He defeated incumbent Bob Day, carrying 77 percent of the vote.[2] In December 2016, Nunes announced he would not run for re-election and his term expired in May 2017.[3]
While Mayor, Nunes received significant press coverage. He was awarded "40 Under Forty" by the Springfield Business Journal.[4] The State Journal-Register featured multiple stories about him. One featured his balance of comedy and local politics[5] and another discusses his steps to manage a flood crisis while Mayor.[6] The paper also featured Nunes's idea of a town beautification contest.[7]
In 2016, Nunes was dubbed "Illinois' Funniest Mayor" by the Illinois Times.[8]
Author
Nunes wrote an Amazon best-selling humor book, retelling his time as mayor, titled You Can't Write City Hall.[9] The book received promotion and accolades from The Epoch Times and Midwest Book Review.[10]
Nunes appeared on Huckabee to both perform and promote the book.[11] Nunes also appeared on the Adam Kokesh podcast Adam vs the Man to promote the book and discuss his political career.[12]