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Just last week we shared the news that Kid Rock was seriously thinking of running for the U.S. Senate in the 2018 midterms, making us wonder what rocker or musician actually ran for a political office. This list will surprise you…

Wyclef Jean tried to become President of Haiti; the problem is the Electoral Commission ultimately ruled that he didn’t meet residency requirements.

John Hall the founding member of the 70s rock group ‘Orleans’ was a 4 year member of the in the New York 19th district for U.S. House of Representatives.

2 Live Crew’s Luther Campbell once ran for mayor of Miami-Dade County, but received only 11% of the vote.

Nirvana‘s Krist Novoselic considered running for Washington stats Lieutenant Governor in 2004, but changed his mind at the last minute.

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