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Royce White Is Running for Congress in Minnesota

Former college basketball star Royce White is running for Congress, he announced Tuesday.

White is running for Minnesota’s fifth congressional U.S. representative seat, currently held by Democrat Ilhan Omar. The former Iowa State player is running as a Republican, one of three vying to square off against her.

In a two-minute-and-20-second clip, White announced his candidacy, using video montages of analysts commenting on his character as well as voice-over from him.

You can watch White’s full campaign video here.

“Ten years ago, I took on the NBA and the establishment,” he said in his video monologue.