Mayoral profile: Cousino embraces outsider’s role | Elections | Macon.com

David Cousino doesn’t like being labeled a “perennial candidate.”

Cousino, who has twice made unsuccessful Macon mayoral runs and attempted to become Bibb County Commission chairman, said that description suggests he’s not serious about actually winning elections.

And yet, Cousino’s actions often make him seem like a candidate more intent on showmanship than substance.

In April, for example, he dressed as a cowboy and rode to the Bibb County Elections Board office to pay his qualifying fee in his current bid for mayor of Macon-Bibb County. He paid part of the $3,000 qualifying fee with gold-colored presidential coins.

“It’s not a gimmick,” said Cousino, 52. “When I go out there, I go work. … I wore the full cowboy gear, and I didn’t pay for it with regular bills. I do everything in an authentic way. … Follow what I really do.”

Cousino said he wanted to paint for voters a “word picture” — an image of an old-time cowboy coming in to clean up the town.

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