Little People Big World’s Jacob Roloff is seemingly the latest reality TV star to enter the world of politics.
“Amidst the busy season on the farm, I have been quietly watching from the sidelines as Jacob gets more and more involved in local politics, surprising everyone with his eloquence while public speaking (me the most, he was very shy when we first started dating and I never imagined he would be able to do that) and how passionate he is about the topics he speaks on,” Roloff’s wife, Isabel Roloff, wrote via Instagram on Friday, June 5, announcing her husband’s foray into local politics.
“He’s educated and anyone who knows him knows he actually knows what he’s talking about (unlike some people who just pretend to),” she continued in the caption, alongside two photos of the pair holding hands while walking along a hillside. “Obviously he’s been busier than ever and it means less time for us, but I’m proud of the way he pursues his interests, often multiple at a time.”
She added, “People are noticing his videos from city council get a lot of traction on social media and his voice is finally being heard. Friends and people have been coming out of the woodwork saying they have seen videos of him speaking recently and they’re proud of him. Many folks in his life have encouraged him to run for some sort of local position. He definitely has my vote.”
Isabel then encouraged her hundreds of thousands of followers to “check out @hillsboroherald” to view some of the videos featuring her husband, or check out “@kevinhfoster’s page as well for more.”
If Roloff, who fans first met in 2006 on TLC’s hit series Little People Big World, does decide to run for public office, he will join a growing list of reality TV stars who have decided to turn into career politicians.
“I’d like to save lives for the next three to five years, with Archangel centers,” Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino told local New Jersey news outlet News 12 on May 28 of his personal political ambitions. “I’d like to have an Archangels center in every 50 states [sic], and after that, you know, I will introduce everybody to Governor Situation.”
When asked if he would enter the political arena as a Republican or a Democrat, Sorrentino, 43, played coy.
“I can’t announce it yet, but, uh, I think the, uh, residents of New Jersey would like no property tax,” he responded.
Other reality TV stars-turned-politicians famously include current President Donald Trump, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and The Hills alum Spencer Pratt, who us currently running for mayor of Los Angeles.
