Ricki Lake Passes on Congressional Bid
Former daytime talk show host Ricki Lake will not run for Congress.
Granted, no one expected her to do so, but she is part of Roll Call’s ongoing experiment to bait as many celebrities as possible to run in the open-seat, west-Los Angeles House race to replace retiring Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif.
Lake (graciously) responded to Roll Call’s query on Monday night:
@RollCallAbby ha! Thx but I don’t do politics. 🙂 xo
— Ricki Lake (@RickiLake) February 11, 2014
Additionally, film director Rob Reiner endorsed Democratic candidate Wendy Greuel on Monday.
Waxman’s 33rd District encompasses Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, parts of West Hollywood and Malibu. Initially, we expected at least one fun celebrity to jump into the mix. That has yet to happen — but not for lack of trying on our part.
(For non-absurd coverage of the race, check out our At the Races blog .)
Here is how the rest of your favorite celebrities stack up:
And there are a handful of celebrities who remain mum regarding their political ambitions. They are Kirstie Alley , Roseanne Barr , Tempestt Bledsoe , LeVar Burton , Courteney Cox , Geena Davis , Danny DeVito , Emilio Estevez , Carrie Fisher , Deidre Hall , Jackee Harry , Brandi Glanville , Kathy Griffin , Rob Lowe , Jerry Matthers , Ryan O’Neal , John Stamos , and Betty White .
The California filing deadline is March 7.
