Jack Kimble, also known by his Twitter username @RepJackKimble, is a fictional and satirical character active on the social media website Twitter. He is presented as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, as well as being a novelty candidate. On multiple occasions, he has been mistaken for being a real congressman by the press.
Created in 2009 by a Chicago educator, Kimble is presented as a Republican congressman from California's fictional 54th congressional district. [1] In the account's early years, corporate logos were placed beside the account. [2] A book was also published under the John Kimble alias. [1]
In his Twitter bio, he calls himself a "co-sponsor of Poe's Law", which is an adage about how parody is perceived as sincerity when without a clear intent. [1]
Kimble was a novelty candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election, [3] running on the promotion of corn dogs over funnel cake. [4]
In 2010, a HuffPost article included a Kimble tweet on an article regarding the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, with Kimble being assumed as a real congressman. [2] Also in 2010, Kimble's account tweeted that the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan were costless to taxpayers. Journalist Jonathan Capehart cited the account in an opinion piece for The Washington Post , believing Kimble to be a real congressman. [5] [6] [7] [4]
In 2013, Kimble tweeted about same-sex marriage laws, criticizing them by asking "what's to stop them from requiring us to be gay?" Political advisor Ben LaBolt retweeted it. [8]
In 2019, Kimble tweeted a video of a young Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York congresswoman, dancing in a reenactment of a scene from The Breakfast Club . [9]
In June 2024, Kimble tweeted that the guilty verdict of the prosecution of Donald Trump in New York was "unfair". [3]
Prior to the 2024 United States vice presidential debate, Kimble tweeted that JD Vance "destroyed" Tim Walz in the debate. The tweet was posted about 12 hours before the debate began. [10] [11]
In 2025, Kimble tweeted saying he did not know the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to be about the budget. In a reply, he said "my bad" to someone telling him to read bills prior to voting. It satirized the fact that multiple Republican congress members did not read the bill. [1]