Former WQAD (Quad Cities) Meteorologist Eric Sorensen announced his campaign for U.S. Congress yesterday.

“To me, being a meteorologist has always been about protecting our neighbors and communities,” Sorensen said in the Wednesday announcement. “I’m running for Congress because the people of Northwest and Central Illinois need a representative they know and can trust.”

His former station posted the story about the Weatherman’s political run, saying, “What made him somewhat of a public figure, however, was his time as a meteorologist for 7 years at WQAD and 11 years at WREX in Rockford, Illinois.”

It’s seems odd that his former station said that despite the fact that he worked there, it only made him, “somewhat of a public figure.”

Ouch!

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