Former American Idol star Clay Aiken announced he’s running for Congress in North Carolina, seeking the Democratic nomination in the 6th district.
In a video posted online, Clay Aiken reintroduces himself, saying “These days my life looks a lot more like yours than Justin Bieber’s, that I can promise you.” Aiken, running as a Democrat, called out people in politics he sees as hateful, before ending the video saying: “If the loudest and most hateful voices think they’re going to speak for us, just tell them I’m warming up the old vocal cords.”
Clay Aiken previously ran for office in North Carolina, winning the Democratic primary in the 2nd district but losing in the general election to the Republican incumbent, The Washington Post reported. Aiken is now running in a different district, which has been long-represented by a Democrat who announced in October he would not seek reelection, The Washington Post reported.
Aiken appeared on American Idol in 2003, coming in second to Ruben Studdard. Before he appeared on the reality show, Aiken was a special education teacher in North Carolina, WRAL reported.
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