Matthew McConaughey says he’s thinking about running for political office

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Matthew McConaughey has said he is considering running for political office, three years after he seriously considered a run to be Texas governor.The Magic Mike and Dallas Buyers Club star, 56, appeared on a panel at the National Governors Association in Salt Lake City this week, alongside both Democrats and Republicans.When asked if he was actively considering running for elected office, he replied (via Politico): “Yes, I have thought about running for office, getting into this category.”“I’m on a learning tour and have been for probably the last six years of understanding what this category means.”“Do I have the instincts and intellect that it would be a good fit for me and I would be a good fit for it,” he added. “You know, would I be useful?”He later expanded on the challenge of moving from the entertainment world to politics. “My industry has to watch its tongue out of the gate because it’s coming from the left.”“We have to open that conversation with our opening statements and not invalidate a moderate or conservative at the gate, which we’re guilty of, to an extent.”The actor gave serious consideration to running for Texas governor in 2021.

He spent several months contacting influential people in the state’s political circles as part of a potential campaign, and found himself leading in some rounds of polling for the role.Eventually, he decided not to enter himself formally into the race. “As a simple kid born in the little town of Uvalde, Texas, it never occurred to me that I would one day be considered for political leadership,” he said.“It’s a humbling and inspiring path to ponder.

It is also a path that I’m choosing not to take at this moment.”He added that he would “continue to work and invest the bounty I.