Springfield MO- In last Tuesday's Democratic primary for the 133rd seat of the Missouri House of Representatives webcartoonist Nicholas Ivan Ladendorf defeated Richard Buchli, a teacher political science at a local college. Southwest Missouri is notoriously a conservative area but Ladendorf has been counting on his chosen media to bring in some of the 75% of the voters who normally don't bother with the polls."I've been going door to door during the drought talking to people and handing out my fliers." Ladendorf said referring to the post card sized comic of the candidate calling on the people to take responsibility for their government.
On the reverse side of the card is a series of policy statements accompanied by illustrations and asks voters to support the campaign if they agree. "Scott McCloud has said it's easier to read a comic than it is not to." Ladendorf Explains "The trick is to pull them in before they throw it away and forget about it."
Presentation alone isn't what makes Ladendorf pull in potential voters. Ladendorf puts gay rights, legalizing marijuana, and pit bull bans at the center of his campaign. Taking on these issues is a bold statement in such a historically Republican district, especially considering he willing to stand on these policies at the voters front porch (often spending 45 minutes or more discussing his views with a single voter).
More information about Ladendorf's policies can be found at http://www.electladendorf.us
This is the second time Ladendorf has run for political office, though he now describes his campaign for US House as 'mostly performance art' and 'an excuse to make comics about policy'. Those comics are still available to read at http://www.nilvsdcbs.com
He is also currently still updating is table top roleplaying game inspired series Crawlers http://crawlers.thecomicseries.com.
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