Top 11 Reasons King Banaian Is Running For The Minnesota House

11. Outraged at the lack of Armenian-American representation in the Minnesota legislature

10. Outraged at the lack of hairy-backed swamp developer representation in the Minnesota legislature

9. Per diem can be used to enhance cigar budget

8. Misses Michael Brodkorb and hopes this is a way to get him to return his phone calls

7. After teaching economics for years, debating arcane budget matters late into the night actually sounds like fun

6. Trying to find an even more thankless job than being a Salem talk radio host

5. Wants to use Legislature as a stepping stone to his dream job: Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor

4. King thinks he can capture the seat because the people will see him as a white knight for the taxpayer who will refuse to be a pawn for special interests, even as a legislative rook. Check mate.

3. Wants to pass a law mandating that the SCSU hockey team win a NCAA playoff game

2. Now that tickle fights with male staff members are socially acceptable, nothing holding him back

1. Wanted new challenges and figured that teaching economics to the Legislature was as challenging as it got