{"id":560706,"date":"2023-03-07T23:30:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T20:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/boy-meets-world-star-ben-savage-announces-run-for-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T23:30:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T20:30:52","slug":"boy-meets-world-star-ben-savage-announces-run-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boy-meets-world-star-ben-savage-announces-run-for-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Boy Meets World&#8217; Star Ben Savage Announces Run for Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df378e99e9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df378e99e9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boy-meets-world-star-ben-savage-announces-run-for-congress\/#%E2%80%98Boy_Meets_World_Star_Ben_Savage_Announces_Run_for_Congress\" >&#8216;Boy Meets World&#8217; Star Ben Savage Announces Run for Congress<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Boy_Meets_World_Star_Ben_Savage_Announces_Run_for_Congress\"><\/span>&#8216;Boy Meets World&#8217; Star Ben Savage Announces Run for Congress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Ben Savage, former star of \u201cBoy Meets World,\u201d is running for Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Savage, 42, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CpdLSsBpeLg\/\">confirmed on Instagram<\/a> that he is running to represent District 30 in the Los Angeles area, which is currently held by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Schiff is running for the Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein, who last month <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/sen-dianne-feinstein-announces-will-retire-congress-rcna65379\">announced plans to retire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI am a proud Californian, union member and longtime resident of District 30 who comes from a family of unwavering service to our country and community,\u201d Savage wrote in an Instagram post announcing his candidacy on March 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI firmly believe in standing up for what is right, ensuring equality and expanding opportunities for all,\u201d his post also read. \u201cI\u2019m running for Congress because it\u2019s time to restore faith in government by offering reasonable, innovative and compassionate solutions to our country\u2019s most pressing issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">District 30 includes areas such as Hollywood, Burbank and Glendale.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-1120w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-03\/boy-meets-world-ben-savage-running-congress-zz-230307-c64219.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-03\/boy-meets-world-ben-savage-running-congress-zz-230307-c64219.jpg 1x\"><\/source><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-1520w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-03\/boy-meets-world-ben-savage-running-congress-zz-230307-c64219.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-03\/boy-meets-world-ben-savage-running-congress-zz-230307-c64219.jpg 1x\"><\/source><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-03\/boy-meets-world-ben-savage-running-congress-zz-230307-c64219.jpg\" alt='Ben Savage and Betsy Randle in \"Boy Meets World.\" 1993' height=\"1677\" width=\"2500\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\"><span class=\"caption__container\">Ben Savage and his TV mom, Betsy Randle, in &#8220;Boy Meets World&#8221; in 1993<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">ABC Photo Archives \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Savage\u2019s Instagram announcement came after he filed paperwork for his campaign with the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00831578\/1677064\">Federal Election Commission<\/a> in January. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On his campaign website, the actor referenced his past as a child actor, though without referring to \u201cBoy Meets World,\u201d in which he starred from 1993 to 2000. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He also reprised his role as Cory Matthews in the \u201cGirl Meets World\u201d reboot from 2014 to 2017.<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\"><\/section>\n<p class=\"\">Savage noted on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savageforcongress.com\/meetben\">his campaign website<\/a> that thanks to his acting past, he \u201clearned the value of a hard day\u2019s work by age 5 and the importance of union membership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Fans couldn\u2019t resist references to Savage\u2019s \u201cBoy Meets World\u201d legacy in comments about his campaign announcement on Instagram, with one person chiming in, \u201cBoy meets congress!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cMr. Feeny would be soo proud,\u201d another fan wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cBen savage. Honest. Loyal. Decent,\u201d another person commented, referring to Cory\u2019s campaign slogan when he runs for eighth grade president in \u201cBoy Meets World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">According to his campaign website, Savage graduated from Stanford University with a degree in political <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and currently lives in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Outlining his priorities on his campaign website, Savage said he was focused on issues including \u201creforms and improvements to police-citizen interactions,\u201d homelessness, affordable housing,\u00a0protecting unions and affordable health care, among other areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Savage was unsuccessful in a bid for a West Hollywood City Council seat last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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