Out American Idol singer Clay Aiken announces second bid for Congress

Clay Aiken speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
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Out singer and former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken has announced he will run for Congress again. It will be the second time the North Carolina native has sought a seat in the House of Representatives.

The Durham-area district will not have an incumbent legislator in the race. Whoever wins the primary is expected to win the general election in the strongly-Democratic district.

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Aiken lost a run in 2014 to Rep. Renee Ellmers (R). Ellmers was the first congresswoman to endorse Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Aiken, however, has been a vocal critic of Trump.

“The people in the Triangle gave me the platform that I have, and I wanna use it to give back to them,” Aiken told The News & Observer. “I want to be a loud voice for the Triangle when I get to Congress, I will tell you that. And we need a big voice.”

With high name recognition, Aiken has a decided advantage…

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