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{{Short description|American entrepreneur and local political personality}}
⚫ '''Robert Hodges''', more commonly known by his self-styled ] '''Prince Mongo''', is a minor political personality in ], who has run for ] and mayor of ] since the 1970s. He has continuously ran in every Memphis mayoral election since 1991. He tends to be known locally for his eccentric personality. Though much of his life remains unknown, he claims to have been born on the planet Zambodia around 333 years ago. He owns multiple properties, including a $2 million home in ], as well as two other properties in Memphis, Tennessee, and ].
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⚫ ==Mayoral elections and political activism==
| name = Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges
⚫ Prince Mongo has continuously ran in every Memphis mayoral election since the 1991 as an ], though he has had earlier campaigns for mayor of Memphis and mayor of Shelby County starting in the 1970s. Despite this, he has never acquired any political office in his lifetime. His recurring campaigns run on unusual proposals, such as the erection of ] and ] on ]; the infiltration of sharks into the ] and ] as to prevent prisoner escapes; as well as weekly ] on Court Square that would each be scheduled to be hosted at specifically 3:33 PM. In 2018, Prince Mongo expressed criticism for the removal of the Confederate statues of ] and ].
| image = Prince Mongo Campaign Poster, 1970's.jpg
==Criminal charges and controversies==
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Prince Mongo was once sentenced to 10 years in prison for dumping trash on his rival's yard.
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===Incident at Ashlar Hall===
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In 1990, Prince Mongo bought ] and made it a ]. In 1992, ] were issued against him concerning the death of two teenagers who died in drunk driving accidents after being served alcohol at his nightclub.
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⚫ '''Robert Hodges''', more commonly known by his self-styled ] '''Prince Mongo''', is an American ]<ref name="Barn" /> and minor local political personality in ], who has continuously run for ] and occasionally for ] of ] since the 1970s. He tends to be known locally for his eccentric personality. Though much of his life remains unknown, he claims to have been born on the planet Zambodia around 333 years ago.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prince Mongo joins Memphis mayor's race |url=https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/10782215/prince-mongo-joins-memphis-mayors-race/ |accessdate=July 24, 2009 |agency=WMC5}}</ref>

⚫ ==Mayoral campaigns and political positions==
Prince Mongo has continuously run in every Memphis mayoral election since 1978 as an ], sometimes intermittently running for Mayor of Shelby County.

In Mongo's 1983 mayoral election, he announced that president ] had endorsed him. Mongo claimed he got a telegram from Reagan that read "Prince Mongo congratulations on your candidacy for mayor. Mongo, you have my solid support. From Bonzo ]''] to Mongo!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williford |first=Ethan |date=April 24, 2019 |title=MONGO FOR MAYOR |url=https://www.memphiscurrent.com/post/mongo-for-mayor |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=Memphis Current |language=en}}</ref> This is most likely untrue.

In the 1991 mayoral election, Prince Mongo got 2,000 votes, effectively putting him in third place. Despite this, he has never acquired any political office in his lifetime.

⚫ His recurring campaigns run on unusual proposals, such as the erection of ]s and ] on ]; the infiltration of sharks into the ] and ] as to prevent prisoner escapes; as well as weekly ] in Court Square that would each be scheduled to be hosted at specifically 3:33 PM.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dries |first1=Bill |title=Mongo returns for crowded Memphis mayor's race |url=https://dailymemphian.com/article/5929/Mongo-returns-for-crowded-Memphis-mayors-race |accessdate=June 30, 2019 |agency=The Daily Memphian}}</ref>

A recurring campaign slogan was "Christmas Everyday".<ref>{{Citation |last=ⓑⓘⓡⓒⓗ from memphis |title=1986 Prince Mongo for Memphis Mayor "Christmas Everyday" pin |date=2013-10-24 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/51992558@N00/10458476454/ |access-date=2024-04-29}}</ref>

In 2018, Prince Mongo expressed criticism for the removal of the Confederate statues of ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matthews |first1=Mike |title=Back from planet Zambodia, Prince Mongo says he is serious about wanting to be the next Mayor of Memphis |url=https://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-elections/back-from-planet-zambodia-prince-mongo-says-he-is-serious-about-wanting-to-be-next-mayor-of-memphis/ |accessdate=July 1, 2019 |agency=Local Memphis.com}}</ref>

==Zambodia==
Zambodia is a fictional ] that Mongo says he is from. He claims to be an ambassador to Earth, and the savior of ]'s inevitable self-destruction. He left Zambodia during the ]. Prince often does traditions from this fictional planet in public. Zambodia is thought to be a spaceship from what Mongo has said.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williford |first=Ethan |date=April 24, 2019 |title=MONGO FOR MAYOR |url=https://www.memphiscurrent.com/post/mongo-for-mayor |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=Memphis Current |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Prince Mongo, also known as Robert Hodges, is known for his rather eccentric public persona. The details of Prince Mongo's life remain obscure or unknown, though he claims that he is an ambassador from Zambodia where he was born 333 years ago. He claims that he was "sent by the Zambodian spirits" to "save the City of Memphis" and "protect it from natural disasters". He always wears ] ] and a long white ] in public, usually accompanied by flamboyant clothing. His reasoning for his seemingly odd appearance is that he just "damn well wants to".<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2019 |title=Back from planet Zambodia, Prince Mongo says he is serious about wanting to be next Mayor of Memphis |url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/politics/elections/back-from-planet-zambodia-prince-mongo-says-he-is-serious-about-wanting-to-be-next-mayor-of-memphis/522-e2e92aad-dece-4fb2-b10e-c69d3d4e036f |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=localmemphis.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

He first got attention after putting garbage-themed art on his lawn at his Central Gardens home. He decided to run for mayor of ], and performed well; he then, since 1979, ran for mayor of ] and has not performed well.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williford |first=Ethan |date=April 24, 2019 |title=MONGO FOR MAYOR |url=https://www.memphiscurrent.com/post/mongo-for-mayor |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=Memphis Current |language=en}}</ref>
===Properties===
Prince Mongo has or had properties in ], ], ] and ],<ref name="ABC">{{cite web |last1=Gomstyn |first1=Alice |title=Prince Mongo: Bad Neighbor or Freedom Fighter? |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/prince-mongo-bad-neighbor-freedom-fighter/story?id=10419634 |website=ABC News |accessdate=19 April 2010}}</ref> and ].<ref name="Barn">{{cite web |title=Let's Get Serious: Prince Mongo 2020 |url=https://the-barnburner.com/2018/03/03/lets-get-serious-prince-mongo-2020/ |website=The Barn Burner |accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref>

Mongo owned ] in the 1990s and turned it into a night club. During this time the building received the nickname "Prince Mongo's Castle".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Williford|first=Ethan|date=2019-04-24|title=MONGO FOR MAYOR|url=https://www.memphiscurrent.com/post/mongo-for-mayor|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Memphis Current|language=en}}</ref>

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American entrepreneur and local political personality
Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges
Campaign poster, 1970s
Occupation(s)Minor political personality, entrepreneur
Years active1978–present
Political partyIndependent

Robert Hodges, more commonly known by his self-styled moniker Prince Mongo, is an American entrepreneur and minor local political personality in Memphis, Tennessee, who has continuously run for Mayor of Memphis and occasionally for Mayor of Shelby County since the 1970s. He tends to be known locally for his eccentric personality. Though much of his life remains unknown, he claims to have been born on the planet Zambodia around 333 years ago.

Mayoral campaigns and political positions

Prince Mongo has continuously run in every Memphis mayoral election since 1978 as an Independent, sometimes intermittently running for Mayor of Shelby County.

In Mongo's 1983 mayoral election, he announced that president Ronald Reagan had endorsed him. Mongo claimed he got a telegram from Reagan that read "Prince Mongo congratulations on your candidacy for mayor. Mongo, you have my solid support. From Bonzo to Mongo!" This is most likely untrue.

In the 1991 mayoral election, Prince Mongo got 2,000 votes, effectively putting him in third place. Despite this, he has never acquired any political office in his lifetime.

His recurring campaigns run on unusual proposals, such as the erection of casinos and prisons on Mud Island; the infiltration of sharks into the Mississippi River and Memphis Harbor as to prevent prisoner escapes; as well as weekly public hangings in Court Square that would each be scheduled to be hosted at specifically 3:33 PM.

A recurring campaign slogan was "Christmas Everyday".

In 2018, Prince Mongo expressed criticism for the removal of the Confederate statues of Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis.

Zambodia

Zambodia is a fictional planet that Mongo says he is from. He claims to be an ambassador to Earth, and the savior of Earth's inevitable self-destruction. He left Zambodia during the Stuart Restoration. Prince often does traditions from this fictional planet in public. Zambodia is thought to be a spaceship from what Mongo has said.

Personal life

Prince Mongo, also known as Robert Hodges, is known for his rather eccentric public persona. The details of Prince Mongo's life remain obscure or unknown, though he claims that he is an ambassador from Zambodia where he was born 333 years ago. He claims that he was "sent by the Zambodian spirits" to "save the City of Memphis" and "protect it from natural disasters". He always wears steampunk goggles and a long white wig in public, usually accompanied by flamboyant clothing. His reasoning for his seemingly odd appearance is that he just "damn well wants to".

He first got attention after putting garbage-themed art on his lawn at his Central Gardens home. He decided to run for mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee, and performed well; he then, since 1979, ran for mayor of Memphis, Tennessee and has not performed well.

Properties

Prince Mongo has or had properties in Memphis, Tennessee, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Fort Lauderdale and Port Orange, Florida, and North Carolina.

Mongo owned Ashlar Hall in the 1990s and turned it into a night club. During this time the building received the nickname "Prince Mongo's Castle".

References

  1. ^ "Let's Get Serious: Prince Mongo 2020". The Barn Burner. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. "Prince Mongo joins Memphis mayor's race". WMC5. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  3. Williford, Ethan (April 24, 2019). "MONGO FOR MAYOR". Memphis Current. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. Dries, Bill. "Mongo returns for crowded Memphis mayor's race". The Daily Memphian. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  5. ⓑⓘⓡⓒⓗ from memphis (October 24, 2013), 1986 Prince Mongo for Memphis Mayor "Christmas Everyday" pin, retrieved April 29, 2024
  6. Matthews, Mike. "Back from planet Zambodia, Prince Mongo says he is serious about wanting to be the next Mayor of Memphis". Local Memphis.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  7. Williford, Ethan (April 24, 2019). "MONGO FOR MAYOR". Memphis Current. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  8. "Back from planet Zambodia, Prince Mongo says he is serious about wanting to be next Mayor of Memphis". localmemphis.com. July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  9. Williford, Ethan (April 24, 2019). "MONGO FOR MAYOR". Memphis Current. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  10. Gomstyn, Alice. "Prince Mongo: Bad Neighbor or Freedom Fighter?". ABC News. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  11. Williford, Ethan (April 24, 2019). "MONGO FOR MAYOR". Memphis Current. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
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