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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.
"When you have someone registering 30,000 votes at a time, it absolutely can have an impact," Andrea Hailey, CEO of nonpartisan Vote.org, told USA TODAY earlier this year. Celebrities who endorse ...
Actors, screenwriters, directors, musicians, and other professionals were barred from employment based on their present or past membership in, alleged membership in, or perceived sympathy with the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), or on the basis of their refusal to assist Congressional or FBI investigations into the Party's activities.
Yes, Hollywood is as liberal as everybody says -- 'for better or for worse,' according to Alyssa Milano.
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 ...