‘ShamWow’ guy running for Texas House seat
Vince Shlomi joins a crowded GOP primary in Texas's 31st District aiming to unseat longtime Rep. John Carter with an anti-woke platform inspired by Charlie Kirk.
- Vince Shlomi, known as the 'ShamWow guy' from infomercials, is running for the Republican nomination for a Congressional seat in Texas against incumbent Rep. John Carter.
- Shlomi said he was motivated to run to destroy 'wokeism' and as a tribute to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
- The 61-year-old Israeli-American entrepreneur rose to fame in the 2000s for pitching products like the ShamWow towel and Slap Chop on television infomercials.
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'We're not chopping nuts': ShamWow guy files to run for Congress — as a Republican
Offer Vince Shlomi, the 61-year-old Israeli-born pitchman whose work selling absorbent towels on late-night TV gained him recognizability as the "ShamWow guy," has filed to run for Congress as a Republican. According to the Texas GOP's list of filing applications, Shlomi has filed an application to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. John Carter, who has represented Texas' 31st congressional district since 2003 thanks to a series of landslide elect…
'ShamWow' guy running for Texas House seat
(The Hill) -- Offer Vince Shlomi, commonly known as the “ShamWow guy" after his series of towel informercials, is running for a House seat in Texas with a pitch to “soak up the swamp,” according to primary filing information from the Texas GOP. Shlomi — a former fixture on American infomercials where he hawked “ShamWow” towels, [...]
'ShamWow' guy running for Texas House seat
(The Hill) -- Offer Vince Shlomi, commonly known as the “ShamWow guy" after his series of towel informercials, is running for a House seat in Texas with a pitch to “soak up the swamp,” according to primary filing information from the Texas GOP. Shlomi — a former fixture on American infomercials where he hawked “ShamWow” towels, [...]
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