Ken Bone was the drummer in a Christian Rock Band. – According to his former band mate Joshua Burkett, the band focused on “Christian pop covers from the 90s and 00s. DC Talk and Newsboys kinda stuff.” “He was the drummer. He had all the chicks.”
Ken Bone wore the red sweater because of a wardrobe malfunction. – The now famous red sweater was outfit choice Plan B. “I had a really nice olive suit, that I love a great deal, and my mother would have been proud to see me wearing on television, but, apparently I’ve gained about 30 pounds. When I went to get in my car the morning of the debate, I split the seat of my pants all the way open,” he added. “I’m glad it worked out.”
The red sweater was purchased in Wisconsin for a baptism he attended. – Bone originally told the Post-Dispatch he got the sweater as a gift from his paternal grandmother, then later he asked his wife (“the authority” on such issues) and she reminded him that they bought it in Wisconsin two years ago for him to wear at his nephew’s baptism.
‘IZOD Men’s Cable Solid 1/4 Zip Sweater, Red Dahlia’ is the sweater Ken Bone was wearing. – IZOD Men’s Cable Solud 1/4 Zip Sweater, Red Dahlia can be found at Kohl’s and JC Penney. The Ken Bone Halloween Costume Guide can be found here.
Ken Bone married his high school sweetheart Heather and loves her very much. – “My wife is the best person I know.”
Ken and Heather Bone have a 12-year old son. – He thinks his dad is “the best kind of famous: internet famous.”
Ken Bone is a coal plant operator in Illinois. – He works 12-hour shifts sitting in the control room of a coal-fired power plant.
Ken Bone is a Marriage Equality Advocate – ‘If (Trump) allowed to appoint the next Supreme Court nominee, there’s a very good chance that we could lose some of the rights that we’ve fought for for the last eight years, rights that all Americans should share, like marriage equality. And I do not want see anyone’s rights taken away“.
Ken Bone is like the human version of a hug. – “I think it’s because I’m just kinda your typical Midwestern guy,” Bone told The Washington Post “I try to be a friendly guy and shake hands and smile and all that. And to see me try to be that huggable, likeable guy in the middle of a really nasty and divisive debate, I think, stood out to a lot of people.”
Before Sunday night Ken Bone had seven followers on Twitter. He currently has over 95,000. – You can follow Ken on twitter at @KenBone18.
The Related Rabbit Hole
By now you’ve surely seen or heard of Ken Bone, the red sweater-wearing undecided voter who asked a question during the second presidential debate on Sunday. His question to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton: “What steps will your energy policy take to meet our energy needs while at the same time remaining environmentally friendly and minimizing job layoffs?” But it wasn’t his question that made him an internet sensation, it was his name, his red cardigan, his white tie, his black-rimmed glasses. Ken Bone is the whole package.
Here are 10 facts about Ken Bone.