

Clay Aiken
Former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken is a singer, songwriter and activst who made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. House seat in North Carolina's second congressional district in 2014.
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Former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken is a singer, songwriter and activst who made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. House seat in North Carolina's second congressional district in 2014.
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