Philadelphia City Council also-ran runs for U.S. Senate seat in western state

A Philadelphia City Council also-ran is on the ballot again — this time in Wyoming.

Devon Cade is running for U.S. Senate in the Equality State’s Republican primary on Aug. 18.

Cade listed his address as Pine Street in Philadelphia on Wyoming’s primary candidate roster; it was the same address he listed in his 2019 campaign finance reports in Philadelphia when he ran for an at-large seat on City Council.

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“We’re actually looking at traveling out there shortly so — you know, to campaign and some other things,” he said.

He then asked a reporter to call him back, but did not pick up or return a follow-up call seeking comment.

Cade, a Democrat turned Republican, is competing among nine other GOP candidates to replace U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, who is not seeking re-election.

Wyoming has never elected a Black congressional representative. Blacks account for 0.6% of Wyoming’s population — among the lowest in the nation — while whites make up more than 90% of residents, according to U.S. Census estimates.

Wyoming’s residency requirements for its U.S. Senate seats state that a candidate must be an “inhabitant” of the state of Wyoming “at the time of the election.” One other candidate in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat is listed as living outside the state.