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Craig James

(R-TX)

On Dec. 19, 2011, Craig James left his job as college football analyst for ESPN to run in the Texas Republican Primary for U.S. Senate on April 3. Though James was a longshot to win (he finished a distant fourth with about 4% of the vote), he's not the first athlete to become a politician. Here's a look at athletes who found a second career in politics.


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