(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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