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Political party Political career Source Clay Aiken: Actor and singer: Democratic: Democratic nominee for the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina's 2nd district. Unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination in North Carolina’s 4th district in 2022. Alan Autry: Actor: Independent: Mayor of Fresno ...
The criteria for inclusion in this category are that both a person's acting and a person's political career would meet Wikipedia's notability criteria independently. For an actor to be included in this category, they should notably have been elected or ran for public office or had a notable political appointment (such as an U.S. ambassadorship or presidential cabinet position).
Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey have become active in politics, with Winfrey endorsing Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008.. Celebrity influence in politics, also referred to as "celebrity politics," or "political star power," is the act of a prominent person using their fame as a platform to influence others on political issues or ideology.
Experts say celebrities, if they want to stay out of partisan politics, can still play an important role in encouraging first-time voters by helping them understand how to register and cast a ballot.
Judy Sheindlin is making her political opinions known for the first time. The highest-paid personality on television wrote an op-ed for USA Today in which she endorsed Michael Bloomberg for ...
Margaret Hoover, conservative political commentator, political strategist, author, great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover (Republican) [269] [270] Meghan McCain, daughter of former Arizona Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, co-host of The View (Republican) [271] Montel Williams, former television host, motivational ...
American actor and director Clint Eastwood has long shown an interest in politics. He won election as the nonpartisan mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in April 1986 and in 2001, Governor Gray Davis appointed the Oscar-winner to the California State Park and Recreation Commission. [1]
This is a category of people who at some point in their lives were actors and also at some point in their lives were politicians. Persons included here should meet Wikipedia notability criteria both as actors and as politicians independently. For an actor to be included in this category, they should normally have been elected at a state or ...