By Steve Neavling
Ticklethewire.com
Michael Tabman, the former special agent in charge of the FBI’s Minneapolis division, is running for governor in Kansas.
The agent-turned-security consultant is among more than 20 candidates vying for the governor’s seat.
Since retiring from the bureau in 2007 after 24 years of service, Tabman has lived in Johnson County in Kansas with his wife and children and wants to give back.
“As Governor, I want to restore all that makes Kansas such a wonderful place to live,” the New York native said on his campaign website.
Tabman said his priorities are improving and protecting schools, reducing health care costs and protecting civil liberties.
No stranger to violence, Tabman advocates more stringent regulations on “weapons of mass murder” but still supports the right to own a firearm.
In 2005, Tabman was the special agent in charge of the mass shooting at a Native American reservation in Minneapolis known as the “Red Lake Massacre.”
After Tabman retired, he sued the FBI, claiming the bureau smeared his character and denied him promotions because of false allegations that he mishandled a complaint against Special Agent Harry Samit.
A judge dismissed the suit.
