Ken Bone

Kenneth Bone (born 1982) is an American power plant worker who became a viral phenomenon after asking a question as an undecided voter at the October 9 presidential debate during the 2016 United States election. Bone subsequently received national media attention and inspired a large number of Internet memes.

2016 election At the October 9 presidential debate during the 2016 United States elections, Ken Bone, a coal power plant operator from Belleville, Illinois, was one of several local undecided voters invited to participate in the debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Bone asked the question:

Bone quickly became a viral sensation on social media, immediately gaining over 80,000 followers on Twitter after the debate. Bone maintained that he would remain an undecided voter after the debate. He ultimately voted for Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

After the debate, Bone made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, @midnight, and ESPN College GameDay. Bone was also parodied on Saturday Night Live and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Bone capitalized on his sudden fame by endorsing ridesharing company Uber with a tweet, filming a commercial for Izod, and partnering with merchandise company Represent to market T-shirts. An emoji with Bone's likeness was briefly available on Twitter, and would appear whenever the hashtag #MyVote2016 was used. Bone also auctioned off the red sweater he wore during the debate, raising $10,000 for the charity Greater St. Louis Honor Flight. After the post went live, Bone received backlash for comments he previously made using his personal account regarding the 2014 celebrity nude photo leak and killing of Trayvon Martin. As a result of the media attention, Bone was also swatted and received threats directed at him and his family. Since 2016, Bone expressed dissatisfaction towards the Trump administration, first implying that he would likely vote for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election and later endorsing Andrew Yang. Bone voted for Libertarian Party nominee Jo Jorgensen in the 2020 election.

Personal life Bone is married and has a son.