Tickle had harbored political aspirations, with his eyes set on the U.S. Congress, bolstered by the popularity and notoriety he has acquired through the television series.
He thought about running against U.S. Representative Robert Hurt in south Virginia in 2015 because he wanted to serve in politics, but due in part to his run-in with the law, he decided against it since it felt like a long shot and out of his reach.
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