Illinois

 

When he was born in 1969, his parents named him Sheldon Bergson. He’s described as a “Canadian politician” and “perennial candidate.” While he was a university student, he ran in the federal election as a candidate for the National Party of Canada, which, in spite of its name, lasted less than four years. He received 1% of the vote. Before the February 2016 election, he paid a judge $137 to legally change his name. Sheldon is now Above Znoneofthe. (The Z is silent.) Because candidates’ names are listed alphabetically, with surnames first, every time he appears on a ballot, it will be at the very bottom and be pronounced, “None of the Above.” Most of the articles I’ve found about him only share these few points. But I can infer more: the candidate formerly known as Sheldon is creative, has a good sense of humor, and is probably unmarried. Who’d want to be known as Mrs. Znoneofthe?