Ben Savage (left) and Danielle Fishel speak on stage at the Boy Meets World 25th Anniversary Reunion panel during New York Comic Con 2018. Savage announced this week that he’s running for Congress. .
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Ben Savage (left) and Danielle Fishel speak on stage at the Boy Meets World 25th Anniversary Reunion panel during New York Comic Con 2018. Savage announced this week that he’s running for Congress. .
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Ben Savage, former star of 1990s ABC sitcoms The boy meets the world, is running as a Democrat for a seat in the United States House of Representatives including the county that includes Hollywood.
“I’m running for Congress because it’s time to restore trust in government by providing rational, creative and compassionate solutions to our nation’s most pressing problems,” he said. Savage announced on Instagram. “And the time has come for new and passionate leaders who can help move our country forward. Leaders who want to see government run at full capacity, unhindered. by political divisions and special interests.”
Savage, 42, is looking to represent California’s 30th District, which is currently being vacated by Representative Adam Schiff – who announced his candidacy for the Senate seat in 2024 currently held by Dianne Feinstein, 89 years old.
According to his website, Savage’s background for his congressional run includes an interest in expanding union rights, building more affordable housing, and ending gun violence. , according to his website.
This is not the first time Savage has tried to be elected to public offices. He ran for a seat on the West Hollywood City Council last year, but lost.
Savage is best known for seven seasons running on boy meets the world on which he plays Cory Matthews as he goes through his childhood and later into adulthood. At its peak, The show has been extremely popular with millennials.
Savage and other familiar characters from the series, including Cory Matthews’ girlfriend and eventual wife Topanga (played by Danielle Fishel) played a role in the reboot of the sitcom, Girl meets the world. The show aired from 2014 to 2017. In one episode, Cory’s brother Eric Matthews (played by Will Friedle) ran for the New York senator and won.
