{"id":419617,"date":"2026-08-28T22:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419617\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T22:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:06:16","slug":"farrah-abrahams-ai-twin-announces-austin-city-council-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419617\/","title":{"rendered":"Farrah Abraham&#8217;s &#8216;AI Twin&#8217; Announces Austin City Council Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/farrah-abraham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Farrah Abraham<\/a> is running for city council \u2014 and an AI version of herself revealed the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIT\u2019S TRUE MY TWIN Farrah Abraham is officially running for Austin TX City Council seat in District 5, I can\u2019t keep up with her,\u201d read a Friday, August 28, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DclvhgatVFy\/?igsi=Nnl1cmo2ZmE0OGJj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> post shared via Abraham\u2019s AI Digital Twin account. \u201cFun fact for the city known for live music, one of Farrah\u2019s songs \u2018Blowin\u2019 was filmed in south Austin, as her cult music following knows Farrah will always support the arts \ud83c\udfad and give light to the next generation. Farrah is The advocate Austin Texas needs \ud83e\udd87.<\/p>\n<p>The post included an AI video that showed the Teen Mom alum made to look like country singer Kacey Musgraves on her current Middle of Nowhere Tour as she sits on two aerial disco balls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you\u2019re a long-time fan or just confused about this political pivot, it\u2019s definitely a moment to pay attention to in the Austin local scene. Farrah delivers on action, money, and inclusion for District 5,\u201d the post continued. \u201cWhat do you think about this run? Like Kacey Musgrave\u2019s [sic] showing off her disco \ud83e\udea9 ball of confidence, Farrah gives her light to a city that\u2019s given her so much from TV shows, commercial business, music, privacy and higher income.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/farrah-abraham-reveals-16-and-pregnant-and-teen-mom-salaries\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2236022061.jpg\"   alt=\"Farrah Abraham Reveals How Much She Was Paid for '16 and Pregnant' and 'Teen Mom'\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/farrah-abraham-reveals-16-and-pregnant-and-teen-mom-salaries\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n    Related: Farrah Abraham Reveals &#8217;16 and Pregnant&#8217; and &#8216;Teen Mom&#8217; Salaries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFarrah Abraham is finally revealing how much she says she was paid for starring on MTV\u2019s hit shows 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. \u201cIt was only $3,500 from that first one,\u201d the MTV personality, 35, claimed during the Tuesday, August 18, episode of the \u201cWe Need To Talk\u201d podcast. \u201cAnd then I think I [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The AI post also shared Abraham\u2019s political platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFarrah advocates important community needs with nonprofits, the senate, governor, mayor so progress flows smoothly and in record timing,\u201d the message stated. \u201cDISTRICT 5 Candidate Farrah Abraham , a leader in all spaces, a two time generation changer and an original in showing you can overcome any challenge. Farrah shows you mad \u2764\ufe0fand support !\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post encouraged users to vote and register if they weren\u2019t already.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShare in the comments if you vote local, first time, never do or need to register to vote \ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f\ud83d\udc47,\u201d Keep it weird Austin ! \ud83e\udd20\ud83d\udc04 AI supports this message,\u201d the post concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham rose to fame after appearing on the inaugural season of 16 &amp; Pregnant before joining the Teen Mom cast. The MTV personality was fired from Teen Mom OG in 2018 after she pursued additional opportunities, including ones in the adult entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tThank You!<\/p>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/mike-the-situation-sorrentino-considering-political-career\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2249573657mikethesituationsorrentinorunningforoffice.jpg\"   alt=\"GettyImages-2249573657mikethesituationsorrentinorunningforoffice.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/mike-the-situation-sorrentino-considering-political-career\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n    Related: Mike &#8216;The Situation&#8217; Sorrentino Says He&#8217;s Considering Career in Politics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAnother reality TV star is considering a career in politics. \u201cI\u2019d like to save lives for the next three to five years, with Archangel centers,\u201d Jersey Shore\u2019s Mike \u201cThe Situation\u201d Sorrentino told local New Jersey news outlet News 12 on Thursday, May 28, while attending the VUE Magazine spring edition party in state\u2019s Wall Township. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Abraham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/teen-moms-farrah-abraham-announces-plans-to-run-for-mayor-of-austin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mistakenly announced<\/a> that she was running for mayor of Austin. She later corrected herself, stating that she planned to run for city council instead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to step in and help the city,\u201d she said during an appearance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EeCHkgqsMLM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u201cWe Need to Talk\u201d<\/a> podcast earlier this month. \u201cI just know things are getting wild. All my friends are moving out of here. The rents are getting too high, all this other stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abraham is far from the first reality star to run for office. President Donald Trump previously hosted The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice, while The Hills alum Spencer Pratt unsuccessfully campaigned to become the mayor of Los Angeles earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Farrah Abraham is running for city council \u2014 and an AI version of herself revealed the news. \u201cIT\u2019S&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,2633,15434,287],"class_list":["post-419617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-celebrity","tag-celebrity-news","tag-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}