Basketball Star Royce White To Run For House Seat As Republican Against Rep. Ilhan Omar
Iowa State basketball star Royce White has announced his bid for Congress. He will be running as a Republican candidate challenging Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) for her seat representing Minnesota’s fifth congressional district. “Ten years ago, I took on the NBA and the establishment,” White said in his campaign video. “I said that mental health was one of the greatest issues we face. And I was willing to give up my dream to fight for people I have never met. I took the lead when others wouldn’t.” The Minnesota native referred back to his outspoken advocacy of mental health during his time pl...