. 2 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁race ▁won ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Tim ▁K aine , ▁far ▁below ▁the ▁votes ▁received ▁by ▁Republican ▁Jerry ▁Kil g ore . ▁His ▁running ▁as ▁an ▁Independent ▁produced ▁a ▁political ▁fir est orm ▁so ▁Pot ts ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁sen ate ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁election . ▁ ▁Background ▁Born ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia , ▁Pot ts ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁in ▁journal ism ▁and ▁a ▁minor ▁in ▁political ▁science . ▁Pot ts ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Res erves ▁( 1 9 5 8 – 6 4 ). ▁ ▁Career ▁A ▁former ▁sports ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁Win chester ▁Star , ▁Pot ts ▁held ▁various ▁athlet ic ▁management ▁and ▁market ing ▁positions ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁and ▁Southern ▁Method ist ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁once ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Pot ts ▁has ▁owned ▁Russ ▁Pot ts ▁Produ ctions ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁small ▁business ▁in ▁sports ▁market ing . ▁The ▁company ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁promoted ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁and ▁most ▁successful ▁independent ▁sport ing ▁events ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁four ▁dec ades , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁worked ▁with ▁various ▁colleg iate ▁teams , ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association . ▁Pot ts ▁has ▁been ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁N AC MA ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁( National ▁Association ▁of ▁College ▁Mark eting ▁Administr ators ),