‘Survivor’ star Kwon decides against congressional bid - Examiner.comSan Mateo County (Map, News) - It’s official: One of People magazine’s sexiest men of 2006 will not vie for the congressional seat the late Tom Lantos held for nearly three decades.
Yul Kwon, a San Mateo management consultant better known for winning the $1 million prize on “Survivor: Cook Islands” two years ago — an honor garnering him a sexy spread in the celebrity magazine — opted not to file for the San Mateo-San Francisco House of Representatives seat vacated by Lantos, D-San Mateo, who died from cancer in February.
Kwon, a Yale Law School graduate and former legislative aide to Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., considered running in recent months but did not file before Friday’s general election deadline. He said he’s sticking with television and will soon appear in another popular show he wasn’t allowed to name.
“I feel there are other opportunities and ways I can have an impact,” Kwon said. “Media is a very powerful tool for getting people, particularly young people and minorities, engaged in politics.”
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