11 Celebrities Who Ran for Office and Won

11 Celebrities Who Ran for Office and Won

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Clint Eastwood

“Dirty Harry” served one two-year term as mayor of Carmel, his tiny hometown in California. A four-time Oscar-winning director and actor, Eastwood turned in an odd performance at the 2012 Republican National Convention when he made a surprise appearance and talked to an empty chair as though President Barack Obama was sitting in it. 

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