Mulas – Corrales, New Mexico
How many times have you heard an elected official referred to as a “jackass?” In the village of Corrales, that term could conceivably not be used as a pejorative. Every year during the last weekend of the Corrales Harvest Festival, a pet mayor is named. If the newly elected mayor is unable to fulfill his or her duties, a pet mayor pro tem is named to assume the duties of the mayoral office. Corrales has long prided itself on being a paragon of democratic values and inclusivity though the winning candidate is usually a dog or a horse. In 2022, the winning candidate was a peacock and in 2020, it was Chip, a five month old miniature donkey. Unlike human…