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Bon Jovi: Political Power Broker

Posted Dec 26, 07 4:27 PM CST in Arts & Living,  Politics 

(Newser) – If you want to play in New Jersey politics, there’s one man you have to talk to: Jon Bon Jovi. He's a good friend of the Clintons and has held court with John Edwards and Al Gore. Barack Obama’s still hoping. State politicians rush to consult the rocker, the New York Times reports, creating an unlikely elder statesman.

“Every time he’s been asked to help his state, he’s done it,” said a former governor. Bon Jovi’s been so active that some speculate he’s contemplating running for office, but he says he’s content being a rock star. Asked whose job was better, his or Bill Clinton’s, he said, “Mine, because I get to keep the airplane and house.”

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Rocker Jon Bon Jovi (2nd R) is presented with the 'City of Philadelphia Brotherly Love Award' by Philadelphia Mayor John Street (R) former President Bill Clinton (2nd L) and Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell...   (Getty Images)
In this photo provided by The Prudential Center, Jon Bon Jovi performs live on stage with Bon Jovi, in Newark, N.J., in this Oct. 25, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/The Prudential Center, Jennifer Graylock,...   (Associated Press)
Jon Bon Jovi (pictured) on stage with Bon Jovi as they perform the first of 10 sold-out nights at the grand opening of the Prudential Center in New Jersey. (Photo   (Associated Press)
Jon Bon Jovi performs with his band Bon Jovi at the opening of the new Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)   (Associated Press)
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