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Professional wrestling personalities in politics

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Wrestling personalities involved in politics

Modernpolitics of the United States have drawn comparisons toprofessional wrestling[1][2][3] and many wrestlers and wrestling personalities across the world have served in elected and appointed office throughout the years.[4][5][6]

Currently serving in office

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Wrestler or PersonalityCountry Elected InName of Highest Elected or Appointed OfficeYear Term started
Mike Furnas USACommissioner,Ottawa County, Oklahoma[7]
Hiroshi Hase JapanGovernor ofIshikawa Prefecture[8]2022
Kane (Glenn Jacobs) USAMayor ofKnox County, Tennessee[5]2018
Linda McMahon USAUnited States Secretary of Education[9]2024
Matt Morgan USADeputy Mayor ofLongwood, Florida[10]2023
Ian Riccaboni USADirector,Salisbury Township School District School Board[11]2023
Raymond Rougeau CanadaMayor ofRawdon, Quebec[12]2021
Rick Steiner USACherokee County School District (Georgia) School Board[13]2006
Hiroko Suzuki JapanFunabashi city council2015

Previously elected or appointed

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Wrestler or PersonalityCountry Elected InName of Highest Elected or Appointed OfficeYear Term started
Jim Barnett USANational Council of the Arts[14]1977
Maven Bentley USACheltenham Township School District School Board[15]2019
Billy Two Rivers CanadaKahnawake Chief[16]1996
B. Brian Blair USAHillsborough County, Florida Commissioner[17]2004
The Great Sasuke JapanIwate Prefectural Assembly[18]2003
Tony Halme FinlandParliament of Finland[19]2003
Antonio Inoki JapanJapaneseHouse of Councillors[20]1989; 2013
Shinobu Kandori JapanJapaneseHouse of Councillors2006
Atsushi Onita JapanJapaneseHouse of Councillors[21]2001
Jesse Ventura USAGovernor ofMinnesota[22]1998

Ran unsuccessfully

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Wrestler or PersonalityCountry Office Sought InName of Office PursuedYear Pursued
Blue Demon Jr. MexicoMayor,Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City[23]2021
Bob Backlund USAUnited States House of Representatives[24][25]2000
Carístico MexicoMayor,Cuauhtémoc[23]2021
Jerry Lawler USAMayor,Memphis, Tennessee[26]1999; 2009
Moondog King CanadaHouse of Commons of Canada[27]2004
Rhyno USAMichigan House of Representatives[28]2016
Tinieblas MexicoMayor,Venustiano[23]2021
Nikolai Volkoff USAMaryland House of Delegates[29]2006
Whipper Billy Watson CanadaYork East1965 federal election Candidate1965
Drake Younger USAFlorida House of Representatives[30]2022

Other professional wrestlers or personalities involved in politics

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References

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  1. ^Hendrickson, John (March 26, 2023)."How Wrestling Explains America". The Atlantic. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  2. ^Kruse, Michael (March 24, 2023)."How Pro Wrestling Explains Today's GOP". Politico. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  3. ^Riseman, Abraham Josephine (February 26, 2023)."The Best Way to Explain the G.O.P. Is Found in the W.W.E."The New York Times. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  4. ^Mathews, Bobby (January 27, 2023)."Unexpected Politicians: Wrestlers Who Ran for Office". Pro Wrestling Stories. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  5. ^abBanas, Erica (January 24, 2023)."Wrestlers Who Tried Their Hand At Politics". Wrestling Inc. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  6. ^Tempest (3 November 2020)."10 TIMES WRESTLERS GOT INVOLVED IN POLITICS". WrestleTalk. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  7. ^"Commissioner District 1". Ottawa County. March 14, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 19, 2025.
  8. ^"Hase wins governor's race in Ishikawa after LDP split, grudge". The Asahi Shimbun. March 14, 2022. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  9. ^Pramuk, Jacob (December 7, 2016)."Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary".Guardian.
  10. ^"Staff Directory". Historic Longwood, Florida. 6 September 2022. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  11. ^Nadon, Josh (August 1, 2023)."Ian Riccaboni elected to local school board". Wrestling Observer. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  12. ^Goodyear, Sheena (November 10, 2021)."How pro wrestling prepared Raymond Rougeau to be a Quebec town mayor". CBC. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  13. ^Stafford, Leon (April 4, 2023)."Cherokee school board member accused of verbal abuse of trans wrestler". Atlanta Journal Constitution. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  14. ^"Keeping a Firm Hold on the Arts – The Washington Post".The Washington Post.
  15. ^"Cheltenham's Tyrone Scott & Abington's Charles Max Barsky: High school wrestlers who went on to professional careers". Parliament of Canada. October 23, 1996. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2023.
  16. ^"Evidence: Transport (27)". Glenside Local. July 11, 2023. RetrievedJuly 26, 2009.
  17. ^Makropoulos, Georgiann (November 3, 2004)."1Wrestling Newsline". Archived from the original on November 4, 2004. RetrievedApril 7, 2007.
  18. ^"Masked wrestler wins Japan election".CNN. April 13, 2003. RetrievedJuly 28, 2023.
  19. ^"Ranneliike.net – Homokansan yhdistävä tekijä". Archived fromthe original on May 8, 2005. RetrievedDecember 24, 2018.
  20. ^"Iraq to Free 36 Japanese Hostages".AP NEWS.Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved2021-01-04.
  21. ^"News: Mr. Liar's political quiz".insercredit.com. August 15, 2007. Archived fromthe original on October 25, 2011.
  22. ^Fisher, Marc. "Jesse 'The Body' Wins Minn. Gubernatorial Race."Washington Post. November 4, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  23. ^abcJanowitz, Nathaniel (January 21, 2021)."The Masked Luchador Blue Demon Jr. Wants to Run for Office in Mexico—Without Showing His Face". Vice. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  24. ^Gubala, Jeff (July 13, 2000)."Bob Backlund announces his run for Congress". CT Insider.Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2023.
  25. ^Herszenhorn, David M.; Zielbauer, Paul (November 8, 2000)."THE 2000 ELECTIONS: CONNECTICUT – THE HOUSE; Gejdenson Upset as 5 Incumbents Prevail".The New York Times.Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2023.
  26. ^"Lawler running for mayor". SLAM! Sports. Associated Press. July 7, 1999. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. RetrievedOctober 8, 2007.
  27. ^Oliver, Greg."Sailor White to continue in politics". SLAM! wrestling. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. RetrievedOctober 3, 2016.
  28. ^Raven, Benjamin (November 8, 2016)."WWE's Rhyno gored by Abdullah Hammoud in Dearborn state House race". MLive. RetrievedNovember 10, 2016.
  29. ^Rodricks, Dan (January 26, 2006)."Once-evil wrestler has quiet life in Glen Arm".The Baltimore Sun.Baltimore:Tronc, Inc. RetrievedJuly 29, 2018.
  30. ^Winnard, Liam (2021-08-05)."Drake Wuertz Running For Florida House Of Representatives".WrestleTalk. Retrieved2024-12-08.
  31. ^Ellison, Lillian (2003).The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle. ReaganBooks. p. 163.ISBN 978-0-06-001258-8.
  32. ^"Staffing"(PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. December 3, 1976. RetrievedAugust 7, 2023.
  33. ^"SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: The Rougeau Family". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived fromthe original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved2017-12-29.
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