From Fox News: “Teen Mom” alum Farrah Abraham recently announced she was eyeing a new title — mayor — but her political rollout may have come a bit too early.
She announced on social media earlier this week that she had made plans to run for mayor of Austin, sparking immediate buzz and a fair amount of confusion.
The reality TV star then appeared on “TMZ Live,” where hosts quickly discovered that her campaign timeline didn’t quite line up with reality.
“The election’s not until 2028. Why so early?” the hosts asked.
Clearly mixed up, Abraham responded, “For some reason, the mayor election is in 2026…”
While she was still on air, TMZ placed a call to the Austin city hall and then delivered the bad news: “So, Farrah, we just got this in our ear, the election is in 2028… so I think you may have jumped the gun here.”
The report explains that the current mayor of Austin, Texas, Kirk Watson, was elected in 2024, and his term won’t expire until 2028.
Now Abrahams has decided she’s not running for mayor after all. Instead, she says she’ll run for city council. CLICK HERE to access her website.
The video is going viral on X, having generated over 4.7 million views as of this report, and is being widely shared.
The University of Florida College Republicans mocked Abraham over her major flub-up.
I refuse to believe that any American citizen would be stupid enough to vote for this candidate.
If I was a manager at a McDonalds and she applied and I found this video during background checks, I would be extremely worried about her ability to put fries into a bag. https://t.co/Jzmz7pCt08
— UF College Republicans (@UFCR) January 16, 2026
TMZ later announced on X, “Farrah says she’s running for mayor in 2026, but we kinda burst her bubble with some quick fact-checking after we called up City Hall during our live interview and confirmed the election isn’t until 2028…”
Farrah says she’s running for mayor in 2026, but we kinda burst her bubble with some quick fact-checking after we called up City Hall during our live interview and confirmed the election isn’t until 2028… pic.twitter.com/JZoRWBwkUz
— TMZ (@TMZ) January 15, 2026
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