Boy Meets World Star Ben Savage Is Planning a Run for Congress

Melissa Montoya
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Ben Savage, best known for his portrayal of Cory Matthews on Boy Meets World, is planning a run for Congress.

Paperwork filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday shows the creation of a committee for Savage's campaign. Savage's run as a Democrat will be in California's 30th District seat, currently held by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank.

Schiff is expected to run for U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat, although Feinstein has yet to make a decision on her future, according to Deadline.

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PEOPLE's attempts to reach the Savage campaign were unsuccessful on Wednesday night.

This is not the first time the 42-year-old has run for public office.

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In 2022, Savage ran for a seat on the West Hollywood City Council. Savage said then he was running because "people have become disappointed with the direction the city is heading."

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While it was his first foray into electoral politics, Savage has been interested in politics since he was younger, even interning for Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, while he was a student at Stanford University in 2003, according to a Rolling Stone interview that coincided with the 2014 premiere of the Disney Channel spinoff Girl Meets World.

Three others — California Assemblymember Laura Friedman, Nick Melvoin and Josh Bocanegra — have also filed paperwork with the FEC for the District 30 seat, according to Spectrum News Washington D.C. correspondent Cassie Semyon.

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Savage more recently celebrated his engagement with his longtime girlfriend Tessa Angermeier.

Last week, the Girl Meets World alum posted a photo of him and now-fiancée Angermeier, 30.

"The best is yet to come," the actor captioned the snap.