Matthew McConaughey Says He'd Consider Running For Texas Governor

Actor Matthew McConaughey is a Texas icon, but could he be the next Texas governor?

The star from "Dallas Buyers Club" was asked if he'd consider running for office while on the "Hugh Hewitt Show" on Wednesday.

"I don’t know. I mean, that wouldn’t be up to me. It would be up to the people more than it would me," McConaughey said.

"I would say this. Look, politics seems to be a broken business to me right now. And when politics redefines its purpose, I could be a hell of a lot more interested."

While Hewitt said most Texans think of McConaughey as "kind of center-right," the actor has largely stayed out of politics. He did take part in October in a live script reading of Dazed And Confused, which was a fundraiser for organizations that promote voter rights and civic engagement.

McConaughey didn't talk party politics but instead focused on reuniting Americans divided by politics.

"I want to get behind personal values to rebind our social contracts with each other as Americans, as people again. ... Coming out of the election right now, we’ve got to stabilize. This country’s got to stabilize first before we start to say okay, here’s how we’re marching out of this together forward," he said.

McConaughey has some time to decide if he wants to give up acting for politics. Current Gov. Greg Abbott is up for reelection in 2022.

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