Iowa gubernatorial hopeful to make splash on Sharknado Week
Independent candidate for governor
Roske served as the first assistant director for the film as well as appearing as Morgan, the leader of a manatee-watching tourist ship.
The movie, filmed in
Roske, 42, has worked in politics and entertainment for several years, including 10 years as a creative director at
Roske also wrote and directed a scripted drama about the caucus process, "Courting
Roske's also run for
"I've had success in the entertainment industry and I don't see any reason to run from it," Roske said. "Sadly, most of the news from
Roske said he's not beholden to special interests, "which is why I have the guts to say that as Governor I won't sign any bill into law until we can provide clean drinking water to every Iowan."
Roske believes that like craft beer and motorcycles, medical and recreational marijuana should be expressions of the freedoms Americans enjoy.
In a two-party system, independent candidates have not enjoyed much success, but "after the last
"I don't think spending millions of dollars on a political campaign is something to be proud of," Roske said about news that Democrat
"We have to stop looking at big spenders as 'real campaigns,'" he said. "The traditionally high cost of running a campaign for either state or federal office is why we live in an oligarchy and why the rich reap more rewards from our government. We need to level the playing field, which means reasonably priced campaigns and providing single-payer health insurance for all Americans, as an example."
Roske is planning to campaign around
Follow Roske on Twitter at @brentroske and for more on his acting and directing experience, visit http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743052/.
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