Political life of Clint Eastwood Political life of Clint Eastwood American actor and director Clint Eastwood has long shown an interest in politics. He won election as the nonpartisan mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in April 1986 and in 2001, Governor Gray Davis appointed the Oscar-winner to the California State Park and Recreation Commission. Eastwood endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election and delivered a prime time address at the 2012 Republican National Convention, where he delivered a speech addressed to an empty chair representing Barack Obama. During a screening of his 1992 film "Unforgiven" at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2017, as
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California September 19, 1955. Unknowingly the concert was being discretely recorded but when Martha Glaser, Erroll's Manager, found out she obtained the tapes and the famous "Concert by the Sea" album was produced. This album sold over a million dollars worth of retail copies by 1958. Carmel is a general law city, governed by a mayor and four city council members. The current mayor is Steve Dallas. Elected councilmembers are Carrie Theis, Bobby Richards and Jan Reimers. Resident Carolyn Hardy was appointed to the Council in June 2016 to fill the seat vacated by Dallas. Chip Rerig is the newest City