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* UsefulNotes/DavyCrockett (W-TN): Early 19th century soldier and politician from Tennessee, he served as a legislator in the Tennessee General Assembly (state legislature) and later the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a member of the National Republican (Anti-[[UsefulNotes/AndrewJackson Jacksonian]]) Party, but later defected to the Whig Party.

* Creator/NewtGingrich (R-GA): Speaker of the House of Representatives (1995-1999), Minority Whip (1989-1995), U.S. Representative from Georgia's 6th district (1979-1999). Also taught history at West Georgia College, wrote AlternateHistory and HistoricalFiction, and ran for President in 2012 (eventually losing the Republican nomination to Mitt Romney).

* UsefulNotes/AlexanderHamilton (F-NY): American Founding Father and first Secretary of the Treasury. He's also on the $10. He used to be a somewhat obscure figure until the advent of a [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} certain musical]].

* UsefulNotes/LordCastlereagh: Tory Foreign Secretary and Chief Secretary of Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars.

* UsefulNotes/RossPerot (I-TX): American business and presidential candidate on an Independent ticket (1992 election) and the Reform Party ticket (1996 election).

* [[Music/SonnyAndCher Sonny Bono]] (R-CA): Originally a musician, he first gained fame alongside his then-wife Music/{{Cher}} as the popular recording act Sonny & Cher. After their divorce, he eventually found his way into politics, serving as mayor of Palm Springs, California from 1988–1992 and in the US House of Representatives from 1995 until his death in 1998.

* UsefulNotes/JerryBrown (D-CA): Governor of California (34th then 39th) again after 36 years when he originally took office, spent some time in between running for different offices and re-inventing himself.

* Creator/GermainMuller: Served as a city councillor in Strasbourg.

* Creator/GermainMuller: Served as Strasbourg city councillor.

* UsefulNotes/MadeleinAlbright: U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001), U.S. Ambassador to United Nations (1993-1997).

* Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger (R-CA): Movie ActionHero turned Republican [[FanNickname Governator]] of UsefulNotes/{{California}} (2003-2011).

* Music/SonnyBono (R-CA): Originally a musician, he first gained fame alongside his then-wife Music/{{Cher}} as the popular recording act Sonny & Cher. After their divorce, he eventually found his way into politics, serving as mayor of Palm Springs, California from 1988–1992 and in the US House of Representatives from 1995 until his death in 1998.

This is a list of all the articles on this wiki about real-life politicians who were elected to political offices or appointed to national cabinet positions, but they had never become a national head-of-state or head-of-government (i.e. president or prime minister) in charge of their whole country's government.

!!Political officeholders (all politicians who are not or have never been the head-of-state):

* Creator/LenoreZann: Served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River from 2009–2013.

* Creator/MannyPacquiao: A boxing icon and entertainer who also served as a Sarangani province representative and later elected senator in 2016.

* Wrestling/MattMorgan (I-FL): Former professional wrestler turned politician. He served as District 4 City Commissioner of Longwood, Florida in 2017 and then its Mayor since 2019.

* UsefulNotes/RonPaul (R-TX): Representative from Texas (22nd District from 1976-1977 and 1979-1985, 14th District from 1997-2013), perennial Presidential candidate (he was a GOP candidate in 2008 and 2012 and the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988).

* UsefulNotes/RobertMcNamara (Republican until 1978, Democrat until his death): 8th Secretary of Defense (1961-1968) under UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson.

* UsefulNotes/GeraldineFerraro (D-NY): U.S. Representative from New York's 9th district (1979–1985), U.S Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1993–1996), 1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee.

* UsefulNotes/WalterMondale (D-MN): U.S. Vice President (1977–1981), U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1964–1976), U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1993–1996), Attorney General of Minnesota (1960–1964).

This is a list of all the articles on this wiki about real-life politicians who were elected to political offices, but they had never become a national head-of-state or head-of-government (i.e. president or prime minister) in charge of their whole country's government.

* UsefulNotes/LeoRyan (D-CA): Member of California State Assembly (1963-1973) and US Representative (1973-1978), he served in the House until his assassination in 1978.