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‘ShamWow’ guy, Vince Shlomi, files to run for Congress in Texas as a Republican
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Famed infomercial pitchman Provide Vince Shlomi — higher generally known as the “ShamWow Man” who promoted the super-absorbent towel on late-night TV — has run for Congress in Texas as a Republican, in accordance with the state’s election information.
The applying, acquired Friday, was filed underneath the title Provide Vince “ShamWow” Shlomi.
Shlomi informed Fox Information Digital in an interview on Sunday that his resolution to run was finally motivated by a need to “destroy wokeism” and as a tribute to the late Charlie Kirk, whom he known as the unique “woke buster.” He added that the “political energy struggles within the nation” finally impressed him to hunt workplace and “make America joyful.”
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Provide Vince Shlomi promotes the “ShamWow” as a brilliant absorbent cleansing wipe. (Vince supply)
The 61-year-old Israeli-American entrepreneur is aiming to unseat Congressman John Carter, R-Texas, the 84-year-old incumbent president who’s searching for re-election within the district. Carter’s turf contains the northern suburbs of Austin, Temple and Fort Hood.
Shlomi is now one among at the least 5 candidates seeking to compete within the major for Texas’ thirty first Congressional District — a reliably purple stronghold.
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Vince Provide and spouse Melody Claire Mandate attend Hollywood Domino & Bovet 1822’s eighth Annual Pre-Oscar Hollywood Domino Gala & Match at Sundown Tower Lodge on February 19, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. (David Livingston)
Shlomi, president and CEO of TV advertising and marketing firm Sq. One Leisure, shot to popular culture fame within the 2000s along with his high-energy pitch movies that made the super-absorbent “ShamWow” towel a family title.
Nevertheless, his rise to fame was accompanied by a number of high-profile controversies – together with allegations of harassment and bodily altercations – earlier than he ultimately stepped away from the highlight in recent times and reportedly labored on cleansing up his picture.
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Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, leaves a Home Republican Convention assembly with President Donald Trump on the finances reconciliation invoice on Tuesday, Might 20, 2025, on the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc.)
In 2009, Shlomi was arrested in Miami Seaside after an alleged violent altercation with a intercourse employee – an incident that made headlines after police photographs of his facial wounds surfaced.
Earlier in his profession, he confronted authorized battles associated to his 1999 underground comedy movie, “The Underground Comedy Film.”
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Lately, nevertheless, Shlomi has saved a decrease profile as he returned to advertising and marketing and entrepreneurship.