In 1981 a dog named Bosco Ramos – part black Labrador and part Rottweiler – became mayor of the northern Californian town of Sunol after beating two humans in an election. Though initially nominated as a joke, he served in the honorary position for 13 years before passing away in 1994. He is the only dog ever to serve as a US mayor, and is commemorated today by a bronze statue outside the town post office.

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