Chael Sonnen’s campaign to become an Oregon State Representative came to a premature end on Wednesday, as the upcoming UFC middleweight challenger withdrew from the race, citing a legal issue related to his real estate dealings.
“In the best interests of my district, I am resigning from my campaign for the Oregon House of Representatives,” Sonnen told Fight Magazine. “A 2006 legal issue has arisen that needs my immediate attention. I am not at liberty to disclose the details, but my name was involved in a real estate case that requires a ruling. If the ruling is adverse, I would be disqualified from running for office until 2011.
“So, given that possibility, I have chosen to withdraw my name as a candidate in 2010. I will continue to contribute to my community and ensure that we have a capable candidate to run for my district in November.”
He has also recently faced criticism for comments posted on his alleged Twitter account, and has subsequently denied the account is his, despite comments to the contrary.
Sonnen faces UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the main event of UFC 117 on August 7 in Oakland, California.
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2010, 2011, etc. you aren’t going to be an Oregon State Representative.
Why do you act so sure about that?
Because District 37 has Scott Bruun who was elected in 2004, re-elected in 2006 and 2008. This does not make Scott an automatic re-elect, but West Linn is a “rich” community that does not change very much. Chael has the name, but does not have as strong of a political background as Bruun has.
I apologize, I had forgotten Bruun left District 37 this election and is now running for Congress. Sonnen was going to represent the Republican side after winning unopposed and face Will Rasmussen.
Doesn’t help that many of those comments he “made” on his twitter were extremely bigoted and he didn’t deny them.
To his credit though, real estate is a tricky game and sometimes you’re involved in shady deals that you think are ok at first and then boom you’re screwed.
In 2006 the market was good, but now it’s not so good and many politicians are demonizing those in the banking and real estate industries. Depending on the judge you get that could also play a role.
depends on the accusations really
Political grandstanding aside, the mortgage industry was basically hi-jacked by unscrupulous, unregulated bankers and brokers some claim as “demonized”. I work in the industry and had a front row seat to it all. I was hoping the meltdown of ’08 would lead to some kind of course correction, but apparently that’s not going to happen. At least not as long as lobbyists lean on Washington to continue to permit the kind of investor-driven, quarterly-profit dictated loan policies that got the global economy in this mess to start with.
The subprime market should be closed, end of discussion. Stop that , stop predatory lending, and you stop Goldman Sachs from betting on it’s own clients to fail, then reap profits from it.
He mentioned at the Q&A that he was going to have to drop either the real-estate or representative since his schedule was becoming to hectic. Sonnen was very entertaining during that Q&A by the way.
My upset pick. Hope he KO’s Anderson.
Just as long as people remember to support, or not support as the case may be, Chael Sonnen, based on either this issues in the political arena, or the Octagon if we’re talking his “day job”, its all good.
I just hope to avoid incorrectly catagorizing someone because of some real estate deal or whatever…
Not the best youtube video, but this was the commercial that used to play around here for Chael’s real estate business.
hahahaha, that commercial reminds me of the movie Fargo for some reason.
Call Chael Sonnen directly CHEESE
i think chael’s focus should be on nothing but anderson silva if he wants to have any chance of beating him IMO
WoW did he really write that in his twitter: “Anderson, you are going to be on your back more than a pornstar with a mortgage.”
If he really can make this, I will be the most happy person……
getting Anderson on his back is less than half the battle for a guy whose been vulnerable to submissions
I know with all the interviews he’s been giving and all the trash he’s talked, he better be thinking about Silva and nothing else. Its kinda hard to sit in a seat in the senate when somebody has kicked your butt around your shoulder blades.
Everyone that has to fight Silva appears confident and also claims to know Silva’s weakness. That’s all well and good but with all the comments being made, and alleged twitter posts, and now bashing the Noguiera brothers jiu-jitsu in terms as Silva’s blackbelt, he better be ready to put up or shut up.
Agreed, we’ll see if he can back up his words come August 7th.
A lot of guys talk smack on Anderson but it’s funny how most of them
look like they’ve already lost at the weigh-ins.