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Actor (The Love Boat), radio personality (The Grandy Group) Republican: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th (1987–1993) and 5th (1993–1997) districts: Candidate for Governor in 1996 Hill Harper: Actor (CSI: NY,The Good Doctor) Democratic: Candidate in the 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan [2] J. G. Hertzler
He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. Senator from California, the first notable American actor to be elected to statewide office in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who each served two terms as governor. [1]
Ronald Reagan, who was president of the Screen Actors Guild and later president of the United States, and Arnold Schwarzenegger both came to prominence through acting. Gray Davis, the 37th governor of California, was the second governor in American history to be recalled by voters.
A number of movie stars from the actor’s films attended his Sacramento swearing-in 20 years ago, Schwarzenegger became California governor. See campaign, inauguration photos
1897 – John F. Shafroth, U.S. representative (1895–1904), governor (1909–1913), and U.S. senator from Colorado (1913–1919). First elected as a Republican, became a Silver Republican in 1897, and a Democrat in 1903. [411] 1908 – Theodore A. Bell, former U.S. representative from California (1903–1905). He ran in several elections ...
Governor: 1923–1925 U.S. Senator: 1933–1939 United States Comptroller General: 1939–1940 Jim Bunning: Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher with the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Dodgers: KY: State Senator: 1980–1984 Republican: Nominee for Governor: 1983 U.S. Representative: 1987–1999 U.S. Senator ...
McConaughey hinted in 2022 he might run for governor in his home state of Texas. He has meanwhile been outspoken on gun control , urging Congress from the White House after that year's school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, to pass legislation to bolster background checks for gun purchases and raise the minimum age to purchase an AR-15-style rifle ...
Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; July 15, 1951) is an American politician, actor, and retired professional wrestler.After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation, he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003.