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Whatever happened to the Shamwow guy?
Has all the qualifications to be a GOP Rep, including legal trouble.
Offer Vince Shlomi, the once-prominent infomercial pitchman, is running for Congress in Texas, according to a filing with the state's Republican Party.
Shlomi is running for the seat currently held by Republican Rep. John Carter, 84, who has served more than two decades in Congress. Carter announced earlier this month he'd run for re-election, so Shlomi has an uphill battle against an entrenched incumbent.
The former pitchman, best known for his role selling the "ShamWow" towel, told Fox News that he wants to "destroy wokeism" in Congress and that he's been motivated by the "political infighting in the country" to run and "make America happy."
In 2009, Shlomi was arrested for aggravated battery after a fight with a woman, who was also arrested. Prosecutors declined to press charges. Shlomi told NBC News in an interview for a 2013 story that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions and that he would cut down on partying.
“People understand you make mistakes in life,” he said. “Hopefully I won’t make another mistake.”...
Shlomi is running for the seat currently held by Republican Rep. John Carter, 84, who has served more than two decades in Congress. Carter announced earlier this month he'd run for re-election, so Shlomi has an uphill battle against an entrenched incumbent.
The former pitchman, best known for his role selling the "ShamWow" towel, told Fox News that he wants to "destroy wokeism" in Congress and that he's been motivated by the "political infighting in the country" to run and "make America happy."
In 2009, Shlomi was arrested for aggravated battery after a fight with a woman, who was also arrested. Prosecutors declined to press charges. Shlomi told NBC News in an interview for a 2013 story that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions and that he would cut down on partying.
“People understand you make mistakes in life,” he said. “Hopefully I won’t make another mistake.”...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/shamwow-guy-running-for-congress-in-texas/ar-AA1R3hft?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6925526b3c574dbdab8256395dc53bc0&ei=59
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Sounds like a pretty standard Republican.
