The candidate
Meet Jimothy
Jimothy is a wild raccoon living in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood who became an internet sensation in the summer of 2026. He's inspired every neighborhood's favorite late-night troublemaker — and, frankly, what makes him electable: no political experience, no thumbs, and no interest in your parking policy.
His unusually compact, round shape comes from what experts believe is short-spine syndrome, a rare congenital condition affecting spine development. Despite the deformity, Jimothy appears healthy, active, and pain-free — the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife asks that people not approach him, because he's doing fine without human help.
He entered public life the way most raccoons do: by being spotted beneath a car on an evening walk. Marketing specialist Kiana Hall filmed the clip on July 13, called him "Jimothy" because he simply looked like one, and the internet did the rest.
He's not running in any one city. He's running in yours. Wherever you are in the country, Jimothy is on the ballot in spirit and on your shirt in cotton. This campaign is a joke with a real point: every purchase from Pacific Mischief Co. sends 5% of monthly net sales to a local nonprofit. Jimothy can't govern, but he can raise money for people who do the work.
Campaign broadcast
Jimothy, on the record
A message from the candidate. Clean trash. Clear paths. Bright future.
The official seal
More coffee. More parks. More mischief.
Team Jimothy, 2026. Stamp it on a mug, a sticker, or a tee — the seal travels wherever the campaign does.
The road to Pennsylvania Avenue
Every signup is a vote
Join the campaign and your name adds one vote. Buy merch from the campaign store and each order adds five more. As the votes climb, Jimothy advances from city hall to the state house to Capitol Hill — and, eventually, to the big white one.
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votes cast
Candidate
current title
500 more votes to run for Mayor.
City hall
Mayor
500 votes
Lidded bins, better sidewalks, and one very confident raccoon.
Currently campaigning
The state house
Governor
1,000 votes
Statewide trails, statewide trash reform, statewide snacks.
Capitol Hill
Senator
3,500 votes
A federal seat and unlimited access to the vending machines.
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
President
10,000 votes
The Rose Garden becomes a compost demonstration site.
Campaign slogans
- More coffee. More parks. More mischief.
- Vote mischief.
- A little mischief. A lot of heart.
- Clean trash. Clear paths. Bright future.
- He's got no thumbs, but he's got a plan.
- Trash panda today, town hall tomorrow.
Campaign timeline
June 2025
A kit in the cedars
Long before the cameras, Ballard neighbors remember a very small, very clumsy raccoon kit born to a family living in a stand of cedar trees — steadied and sometimes carried outright by his mother and two siblings.
July 13
Kiana Hall's clip
On an evening walk, marketing specialist Kiana Hall spotted a round, low-slung shape beneath a car. She thought it was a cat, then realized the body matched nothing she recognized. She called him "Jimothy" in the video — because, she said, he simply looked like one. The internet did the rest.
The diagnosis
Short-spine syndrome
Experts believe Jimothy's unusually compact, round shape comes from short-spine syndrome, a rare congenital condition affecting spine development. WSU clinical associate professor Marcie Logsdon notes it's mostly documented in dogs and only rarely in other mammals. Despite the deformity, Jimothy appears healthy, active, and pain-free.
The aftermath
A city (and a country) takes notice
Seattle honored Jimothy with an official proclamation and a Jimothy-themed art competition, per Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck. The Mariners brought a Jimothy mascot into the Salmon Run, and even NASA joined in on social media. WDFW asks that people not approach him — he's doing fine without human help.
Now
The movement
Clean trash. Clear paths. Bright future. Pacific Mischief Co. turns the joke with a real point: every purchase sends 5% of monthly net sales to a local nonprofit. Jimothy can't govern, but he can raise money for people who do the work. Wear it and mean it.