Rinaldi announced his candidacy in the 2007 San Francisco mayoral election on July 9, 2007, ostensibly challenging incumbent Gavin Newsom.
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He shared his experiences with the infamously violent singer in the documentary Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies.
Another candidate, "Chicken" John Rinaldi, qualified for public financing of his campaign but ran into procedural difficulties with San Francisco's Election Commission.
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