(This was not on my political bingo card this year...)

From: https://shorturl.at/VV36j (foxnews.com)

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    'ShamWow' guy files to run for Congress in Texas as Republican candidate

Offer Vince Shlomi aims to unseat 84-year-old incumbent John Carter in 
suburban
Austin district

   By Bonny Chu 
   Fox News
   Published November 23, 2025 7:10pm EST
  
   You'll be saying "WOW."

   Famous infomercial pitchman Offer Vince Shlomi - better known as the
   "ShamWow guy" who advertised the super-absorbent towel on late-night TV -
   has filed to run for Congress in Texas as a Republican, according to state
   election records.

   The filing, received Friday, was submitted under the name Offer Vince
   "ShamWow" Shlomi.

   Shlomi told Fox News Digital in an interview Sunday that his decision to
   run for office was ultimately motivated by a desire to "destroy wokeism"
   and as a tribute to the late Charlie Kirk, whom he called the original
   "woke buster." He added that the "political infighting in the country"
   eventually inspired him to seek office and "make America happy."

   The 61-year-old Israeli-American entrepreneur is aiming to unseat
   Congressman John Carter, R-Texas, the 84-year-old incumbent who is seeking
   re-election in the district. Carter's turf includes the northern Austin
   suburbs, Temple and Fort Hood.

   Shlomi is now one of at least five candidates aiming to compete in the
   primary for Texas' 31st Congressional District - a reliably red
   stronghold.

   Shlomi, president and CEO of the TV marketing company Square One
   Entertainment, skyrocketed to pop-culture fame in the 2000s with his
   high-energy pitch videos that helped make the super-absorbent "ShamWow"
   towel a household name.

   His rise to fame, however, was accompanied by several high-profile
   controversies - including allegations of harassment and physical
   altercations - before he eventually stepped out of the spotlight in recent
   years and reportedly worked to clean up his image.

   In 2009, Shlomi was arrested in Miami Beach after an alleged violent
   altercation with a sex worker - an incident that became tabloid fodder
   after police photos of his face injuries surfaced. 

   Earlier in his career, he faced legal battles tied to his 1999 underground
   comedy film "The Underground Comedy Movie."

   In recent years, however, Shlomi has kept a lower profile as he shifted
   back into marketing and entrepreneurship.
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