Convicted Panderer Running for Office in Va.

William Smith, a 37-year old convicted panderer, is running for s House of Delegates seat in the 19th District. Really? I thought this was a joke when I first read it. For those of you that don't know what pandering is, it is when an individual acts a go between or liason for hooking people up with prostitutes, a pimp basically. Smith was an employee at a lingerie shop called Shooter's 44 in Roanoke, Va. in 1997. At the time, local police believed that Shooter's 44 was a front for an illegal prostitution ring, allowing men to wach ladies model lingerie so they could then buy which ones they liked. Undercover police officers went to the establishment and asked the guy at the front desk if they could buy more than just lingerie. The man at the front desk? That's right, you guessed it, William Smith. He then told police that for a fee of $325 he would get two girls together and get them to a nearby hotel. Smith was convicted of felony pandering and sentenced to 6 years in prison but only served one. He also had his voting rights revoked, although they were recently restored this earlier this year. I don't know what is more comical about this guy, getting caught hooking two police officers up with hookers for $325 or thinking he actually has a shot at winning a seat in the Va. House of Delegates? I guess he is a born again christian, his campaign website says he is big on family values.