Arnold Schwarzenegger

In an interview with Talk magazine in late 1999, Schwarzenegger was asked if he thought running for fice. He replied, "I think about it many times. The possibility is there, because I feel it inside." The Hollywood Reporter claimed shortly after that Schwarzenegger sought to end speculation that he might run for governor California. Following his initial comments, Schwarzenegger said, "I'm in show business – I am in the middle my career. Why would I go away from that and jump into something else?"
Governor California
Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy in the 2003 California recall election for Governor California on the August 6, 2003 episode The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. As a candidate in the recall election, Schwarzenegger had the most name recognition in a crowded field candidates, but he had never held public fice and his political views were unknown to most Californians. His candidacy immediately became national and international news, with media outlets dubbing him the "Governator" (referring to The Terminator movies) and "The Running Man" (the name another one his films), and calling the recall election "Total Recall" (yet another Schwarzenegger starrer). Schwarzenegger declined to participate in several debates with other recall replacement candidates, and appeared in only one debate on September 24, 2003.