Reese Witherspoon Talks Potential Political Run

Reese Witherspoon revealed in a new interview that she’d consider running for office at some point in the future, while also stressing the importance of women being better represented in government.Show more

Witherspoon appeared on the latest episode of Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes’ SmartLess podcast, during which the conversation turned to politics. When told by the co-hosts that she’d make a good politician and could easily win votes, the actress joked, “Yeah, our standards have become very low in this country.”

The Legally Blonde star went on to note that she’s still passionate about acting and producing at this time, but as for a political run, “I wouldn’t say never because I don’t know where I’m going to be when I’m, you know, 65.”