Frank K. Nethken

Frank K. Nethken was the mayor of Cumberland, Maryland from 1978 to 1982.

Nethken was a 2 time Candidate for Congress for Maryland's 6th congressional district in 1990 and in 1992, losing both times in the Primaries of those years. He ran for a United States Senate seat in Maryland in 1994, but dropped out before the 1994 primary due to family problems. He ran for mayor again in 2006 but came in 3rd place in the November general election. After losing as mayor in 1982 ,he also ran for County Commissioner and City Council but lost in those races as well in unknown years.

On July 24 2007, Nethken filled to run for Congress at the Federal Election Commission in Washington, DC and the Maryland State Board of Elections in Annapolis against Roscoe Bartlett in the 2008 Primary Election. This was his 3rd time running for Congress.

However, on September 7 2007 Frank Nethken annouced he has dropped out of the Congressional Race and plans on moving to Arizona. He also announced that he is running for President of the United States of America. [http://wjz.com/local/Frank.Nethken.congress.2.430062.html]

However a few days later he announced he didn't drop out of the race for Congress and during the primary election he lost very big including his home town of Cumberland and in the County.

External links

* [http://www.ci.cumberland.md.us City of Cumberland, Maryland]