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From ‘Boy Meets World’ to the ballot box

Actor Ben Savage, who starred in“ Boy Meets World,” is running for Congress.

LOS ANGELES — Clicking on BoyMeetsCongress.com leads to the campaign website for Ben Savage, the star of a similarly named 1990s network sitcom who is now running for Congress to represent part of Los Angeles County.

The baby-faced 42-year-old, a Democrat, is among a dozen candidates officially vying for the seat held by Rep. Adam B. Schiff, who hopes to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Rivals include a board member of the nation's second-largest school district, state legislators, a West Hollywood council member and a former Los Angeles city attorney — people who have won elections and governed.

Yet none have received the attention Savage has — a televised interview on "Good Morning America 3," as well as articles in the New York Times, the Washington Post and CNN —

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