Despite outside interest, Roger Clemens not planning to run for Texas congressional seat

Olson introduced his plans to retire final month, and reportedly inspired the previous New York Yankees and Boston Pink Sox star to run for his seat. Clemens wrote a message to Olson final week, stating that he was “honored” that Olson would “think about me a candidate to symbolize our nice State of Texas within the 22 District,” however that he had little interest in working.

“The local weather in politics at the moment is rather more than I might need to undertake together with my household concerns,” Clemens wrote within the message, by way of ABC Information.

Clemens went to highschool within the Houston space and presently lives in Texas’ 22nd Congressional District, which covers areas simply south of Houston — together with Sugar Land and Pearland, Texas. The district typically votes Republican, and Olson received with almost 60 p.c of the vote in 2016. President Donald Trump received by eight factors in that district within the 2016 presidential election, too, in response to ABC Information.

Clemens has not run for political workplace since his enjoying profession ended, although has donated to Republican candidates previously. He presently serves as a particular assistant to the final supervisor with the Astros.

Clemens performed within the league from 1984-2007. The 11-time All-Star helped lead the Yankees to back-to-back World Sequence wins in 1999 and 2000 and received seven Cy Younger awards throughout his 24-year profession.

Curt Schilling nonetheless mulling congressional run

Although Clemens has tabled a possible profession in politics, one other former baseball star is contemplating that path.

Former pitcher and ESPN analyst Curt Schilling stated earlier this month that he’s “completely contemplating” working for Congress in Arizona. Schilling didn’t establish which district he’s contemplating working for in Arizona, and presently identifies as a Massachusetts resident. Schilling, who performed for the Diamondbacks from 2001-03, went to highschool within the Phoenix space.

“Not able to do any of that proper now. If/When issues solidify I’ll however proper now it is one thing within the ‘I am contemplating it’ stage,” Schilling wrote in an electronic mail to the Arizona Republic.

“The state shouldn’t be the state I grew up in. Making Arizona residents of EVERY Race, faith and sexual orientation 2nd class residents to unlawful immigrants is about as anti-American because it will get. When you have got homeless veterans, kids, and also you’re spending tax {dollars} on folks smuggling medication and kids throughout our border somebody in cost wants their ass kicked.”

Schilling performed within the league from 1988-2007, most notably with the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pink Sox. He served as an analyst for ESPN from 2010-2016, although he was fired in 2016 after sharing offensive posts on social media. His potential run for Congress elicited a supportive response from Trump on Twitter, too.