‘Chrisley Knows Best’ star Savannah Chrisley teases political future after parents’ pardon
Controversial conservative TV star Savannah Chrisley is teasing a run for U.S. Senate.
The former “Chrisley Knows Best” star, who advocated for freeing parents Todd and Julie Chrisley from federal prison with the help of a pardon by President Donald Trump, told attendees at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida, over the weekend that she has political aspirations.
“I had a meeting a few weeks ago at the White House about me potentially taking over a House seat that’s coming available, and what a journey that would be,” Chrisley told the crowd, adding that she went “through the process to see what that would look like for me and my family.”
On May 27, Trump called the Chrisleys’ middle daughter to let her know her parents were “going to be free and clean, and I hope we can do it by tomorrow.” The couple, who documented their family life on USA Network reality shows, had been in prison since January 2023, originally set to serve up to 10 years for using fraudulent loans to defraud community banks in Georgia.
Hours after President Trump signed off on a full pardon for the Chrisleys, the couple was released from their respective prisons.
Chrisley continued: “When it comes to running for public office right now, I don’t know if I really want the House seat. I think maybe there’s a Senate seat that could come in my future in the next three years, and I’m going to go for the big dog.”
There are no open senate seats or elections in Tennessee in the next three years. U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) was reelected in 2024 but has been floated as a possible candidate for Tennessee governor in 2026. She was reelected to her seat last year. The state’s junior senator Bill Hagerty is up for reelection next year.
Chrisley said that as “a woman, that makes me feel so good because there (are) powerful women that need to be in a position to make change and to not be afraid to show up in a room full of men and have your voice heard.”
During her speech, she also referenced her adopted sister Chloe Chrisley, the biological daughter of her eldest brother Kyle Chrisley, saying she wants to “show her that women have seat at the table, and you don’t always have to fight for it.”
Who is Savannah Chrisley?
Chrisley starred in the USA Network reality show “Chrisley Knows Best” from 2014 to 2023.
But now, the second eldest Chrisley daughter has become an emerging star in right-leaning politics since Trump announced his third presidential run, even speaking at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last July.
