Celebs & politicians: All in the family?!

Stephen Colbert isn't the first celebrity to have a relative run for office! See who else has close family ties to a politician.

By Evening Express staff

updated 3:55 PM EDT, Tue March 19, 2013

There's a hotly contested U.S. House of Representatives seat open right now in South Carolina. It was left vacant by Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican who was appointed to fill the Senate spot that Jim DeMint left last month.

On Tuesday, voters cast their picks in the primary. Among the hopefuls looking to fill that seat are former governor Mark Sanford (perhaps hoping for some redemption), Elizabeth Colbert Busch (yep, sister to Stephen Colbert) and Teddy Turner (one of Ted Turner's kids).

It got us thinking -- just how many politicians have ties to big-name celebs? Check out the gallery above to see who we found!

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