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Willie Robertson encouraged to run for Congress in Louisiana

Several Republican strategists are pushing Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson to run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Rodney Alexander in September, according to a new report.

A well-liked conservative Willie Robertson may be the next pop culture icon to jump into politics, a new report claims.

Willie Robertson is receiving intense interest from several Washington operatives as a potential future Congressman, the Washington Examiner reported.

Republican strategists are pushing Willie Robertson to run for the seat currently held by Republican Rodney Alexander, who is slated to retire in September to take a job in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s cabinet.

A special election will be held to fill the open seat in September.

Several Republican strategists are pushing Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson to run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Rodney Alexander in September

“My boys want to run Willie Robertson for the seat,” a key advisor to House GOP leadership told the Examiner.

The seat represents the state’s fifth district, which includes Willie Robertson’s home city of Monroe, where he and his brothers own and run popular hunting companies Duck Commander and Buck Commander, which are at the center of Duck Dynasty reality show.

But the stars of the show, among cable’s most watched programs, also devote time to a message of Christian faith, family values and the right to bear arms — all themes that would fit in well with a possible Republican campaign.

Willie Robertson, along with his brothers, has expanded his national profile in recent months, spending part of the summer on the Christian lecture circuit at events with Rick Warren, Tim Tebow and Sarah Palin. Earlier this year, he was even drafted to be included on the ballot for the NRA’s board of directors

But despite Willie Robertson’s rising star, some GOP insiders remain skeptical over his ability to cross over into politics.

“Why would a multimillionaire TV sensation give up that work to run for a congressional seat,” another prominent GOP strategist told the Examiner.

“I think it is a D.C. thing right now.”

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