Last week, The Oklahoman reported that Leo Kingston – a former Oklahoma lawmaker, convicted felon, businessman, restaurateur, and the less visible half of the infamous 1.800.2SELLHOMES – is considering a run for Labor Commissioner.
Former Oklahoma City state Sen. Leo Kingston says he's considering a campaign for labor commissioner.
Kingston, 67, was a first-term senator when a federal grand jury indicted him for defrauding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with his private real estate dealings. He was convicted in 1990 and served three years of an eight-year sentence.
That's nice. If we're going to elect inmates to run the asylum around here, they might as well be authentic. If he ever gets caught embezzling funds or hanging out in southside hotel room with a teenage male prostitute, nobody will be surprised.
Like most eccentric ex-con men who have experienced suspicious success since being released from prison, Kingston is changed man:
Since prison, however, Kingston returned to real estate and built a successful enterprise buying and selling property. He owned 1-800-2SELLHOMES before selling the company last year, and now operates WeBuyFast.com, which deals in commercial real estate and mineral rights.
In a Facebook post Saturday, Kingston told his friends he would think about running for labor commissioner. Saying he has “risen from the ashes and believe in second chances,” Kingston wrote that he understands what job creators go through to be successful in business.