ahead of real politicians such as Buffalo mayor James D. Griffin. In 1992, he came in second to George Bush in the North Dakota Republican primary. In the 1992 Republican Party primaries, he received 10,984 votes total. Winemaking In 1971, Paulsen and his wife opened Pat Paulsen Vineyards, a vineyard and winemaking operation in Sonoma County, California. Shortly after Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California (1986), Paulsen proclaimed himself "mayor" of Asti, the small town near his vineyard. The office was of his own invention. Personal life and death In the 1980s, Paulsen began a relationship with social worker Linda Chaney, whom he met at a Denver comedy club. She began serving as his booking agent, and the two were married in 1988. However, he learned that she was diverting his funds into her own personal accounts, and he filed for divorce after only 40 days. He later sued her and was awarded a judgment of $233,000, but Chaney said that, even if she had the money, she would rather "go out and shred it rather than turn it over" to Paulsen. In 1995, Paulsen was diagnosed with colon cancer, and doctors discovered that the cancer had spread to his brain and lymph nodes in 1997. He sought alternative medicine treatment for his cancer in Tijuana, Mexico, and died there from complications of pneumonia and kidney failure on April 25, 1997. Paulsen was fondly remembered by fans who enjoyed his mockery of the entire electoral process. "Whenever I’d walk around with him," Tom Smothers said, "people would yell, 'Hey, Mr. President.' We miss him." Filmography Film Television {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1965-1966 | The Smothers Brothers Show | Himself | 5 episodes |- | 1967-1969 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Himself | 52 episodes |- | 1968 | Pat Paulsen for President | Himself | Tv Movie |- | 1968 | The Wild Wild West | Bosley Cranston | "The Night of the Camera" |- | 1969 | The Wonderful World of Pizzazz | Himself | Guest |- | 1969 | This is Tom Jones | Himself | Episode 12 |- | 1970 | Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour| Himself | 13 episodes |- | 1970 | Get Smart| Ace Weems | Episode: "The Mess of Adrian Listenger" |- | 1970 | Sesame Street|