Many wrestlers and wrestling personalities across the world have served in elected and appointed office throughout the years.
Currently serving in office Wrestler or Personality Country Elected In Name of Highest Elected or Appointed Office Year Term started Mike Furnas Commissioner, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Hiroshi Hase Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture 2022 Tim Horner County Commissioner, Hamblen County, Tennessee 2018 Linda McMahon United States Secretary of Education 2024Matt MorganDistrict 4 City Commissioner of Longwood, Florida.2017 Ian Riccaboni Director, Salisbury Township School District School Board 2023 Raymond Rougeau Mayor of Rawdon, Quebec 2021 Rick Steiner Cherokee County School District (Georgia) School Board 2006Hiroko SuzukiFunabashi city council2015
Previously elected or appointed Wrestler or Personality Country Elected In Name of Highest Elected or Appointed Office Year Term started Jim Barnett National Council of the Arts 1977 Maven Bentley Cheltenham Township School District School Board 2019 Billy Two Rivers Kahnawake Chief 1996 B. Brian Blair Hillsborough County, Florida Commissioner 2004 The Great Sasuke Iwate Prefectural Assembly 2003 Tony Halme Parliament of Finland 2003 Antonio Inoki Japanese House of Councillors 1989; 2013 Shinobu Kandori Japanese House of Councillors 2006 Kane (Glenn Jacobs) Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee 2018 Sonny Myers Buchanan County, Missouri Sherriff 1968 Atsushi Onita Japanese House of Councillors 2001 Jesse Ventura Governor of MinnesotaFisher, Marc. "Jesse 'The Body' Wins Minn. Gubernatorial Race." Washington Post. November 4, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2016. 1998
Ran unsuccessfully Wrestler or Personality Country Office Sought In Name of Office Pursued Year Pursued Big Boss Man County Commissioner, Paulding County, Georgia 2004 Blue Demon Jr. Mayor, Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City 2021 Bob Backlund United States House of Representatives 2000 Carístico Mayor, Cuauhtémoc 2021 Jerry Lawler Mayor, Memphis, Tennessee 1999; 2009 Moondog King House of Commons of Canada 2004 Rhyno Michigan House of Representatives 2016 Tinieblas Mayor, Venustiano 2021 Nikolai Volkoff Maryland House of Delegates 2006 Whipper Billy Watson York East 1965 federal election Candidate 1965Drake YoungerFlorida House of Representatives2022
Other professional wrestlers or personalities involved in politics
WWE Hall of Fame member Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in 2016 and 2024. Former WWF World Heavyweight Champion The Iron Sheik worked as a bodyguard for Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his family for several years. National Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling USA, Ring of Honor, and World Championship Wrestling promoter Gary Juster served in former Vice President of the United States Walter Mondale's United States Senate administration. Wrestler and All-Star Wrestling founder Jean Rougeau was a personal bodyguard of Legislative Assembly of Quebec member René Lévesque.
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