Have you ever seen the movie "The Distinguished Gentleman"? From 1992 with Eddie Murphy.
He plays a conman who happens to have the same name as a Congressman who just died. So he runs for Congress in that man's district and wins due only to name recognition.
Replace him with another guy with same name. I believe it’s easy to find a name sake - ask Bush sr.
Have you ever seen the movie "The Distinguished Gentleman"? From 1992 with Eddie Murphy.
He plays a conman who happens to have the same name as a Congressman who just died. So he runs for Congress in that man's district and wins due only to name recognition.