Caitlyn Jenner in Consideration of running for office.

After Kid Rock teased the idea of running for Senate
in Michigan last week, former Olympian and reality
TV star Caitlyn Jenner now says she’s considered a
run for Senate in California.
Jenner made the comments on John Catsimatidis’
radio show “ Cats Roundtable” on 970 AM.
“I have considered it,” said Jenner. “I like the
political side of it. If there’s one thing — I work very
closely with the American Unity Fund — that their
sole purpose, their mission statement is to get the
Republican party to do a better job with all LGBT
issues.”
“Over the next six months or so I’ve got to figure out
where I can do a better job. Can I do a better job
from the outside? Working the perimeter of the
political scene?” she told Catsimatidis. “Or, are you
better off from the inside. And we are in the process
of determining that. And yeah, I would look for a
senatorial run.”
Jenner, a Republican, has been outspoken about her
support for the GOP and the challenges the party
has with reaching out to the LGBTQ community. In
the summer of 2016 Jenner attended the Republican
National Convention in Cleveland, where she spoke at
an event supporting LGBT rights. She told ABC’s
“The View” last week that she has been meeting with
members of the Trump administration to talk about
LGBTQ issues. On Sunday, she said she’s meeting
with United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Nikki Haley.
If Jenner decides to run in 2018, she faces
incumbent Democratic Senator from California Diane
Feinstein, who will be up for re-election -- although
Feinstein has not announced her candidacy.
Jenner’s comments are the latest in a wave of
celebrities who — like Donald Trump — hope to use
their fame and influence as a launching pad for a
political career.
Kid Rock, whose legal name is Robert James Ritchie,
said last week on Twitter he plans to run for public
office, but has not yet filed with Federal Election
Commission (FEC). Soon after announcing his plans,
it was revealed he will be releasing a new album this
fall.
Ritchie tried to push back on concerns that his
announcement was a marketing strategy for a new
album, writing on his website “I’ve got 15 days from
my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!”
He would face incumbent Michigan Democratic
Senator Debbie Stabenow if he runs in 2018.
Stabenow responded to his announcement in a tweet,
"I know we both share a love of music. I concede
he's better at playing guitar and I'll keep doing what I
do best: fighting for Michigan."
Ritchie wrote on his website, “Senator Stabenow and
I do share a love of music, although probably not the
same kind. I concede she is better at playing politics
than I am so I'll keep doing what I do best, which is
being a voice for tax paying, hardworking
AMERICANS and letting politicians like her know that
We the People are sick and tired of their bulls--t!”
When asked about Ritchie’s plans to run, Kid Rock’s
manager Kirt Webster told ABC News that he will be
making an announcement about his plans on
Monday.
Other celebrities that have recently said they’re
considering a run for public office include Mark
Cuban and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. These TV
and film stars wouldn’t be the first to make the jump
from Hollywood to Washington — Ronald Reagan,
Arnold Schwarzenegger , Jerry Springer, Al Franken,
and Sonny Bono are just a few examples of actors
and TV personalities who ran successful political
campaigns.

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