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Adam Baker: North Central Kansas Town

Lucas Dept: Adam Baker, 32, is a British immigrant living in Lucas, a town of about 500 people in Russell County, according to Vancouver Sun. "I said, 'You can do what you want. It's a free country.' I don't know if I'm even allowed to serve or not, because of my status," Baker said and LUCAS, Kan. - The winner of a city council seat in a small north central Kansas town apparently won't be able to take office at least until he becomes a U.S. citizen. Although he told fellow Lucas residents about his citizenship status, 62 people wrote in his name on Tuesday's ballot for the city council, giving him three more votes than the incumbent, The Salina Journal reported http://bit.ly/16wA8wb . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.