Martin (Marty) O’Donnell, the composer behind Halo, Destiny, Myth, Oni, and other iconic Bungie franchises, has announced that he will be running for a seat in Congress in Nevada. O’Donnell, who turns 69 this year, mentioned in a new interview that politics has always been a hobby of his and how he will be voting Trump.
O’Donnell said:
- “I just don’t really like the toxic divisions that are happening in our country…I was sort of reaching out to some local people…got a bunch of calls from people who asked if I would consider running for Congress.”
- “I’m a Boomer and I’m a conservative…I have not been a big fan of politicians…but I don’t really like what the Democratic representative has been doing here…so that’s why I’m running against them.”
- “I’ve always thought that Congress should be like a civic duty, right? You should go in and then and do your bit and then get out.”
- “I don’t like what’s happening on the border. I look at the border and wonder how are these millions and millions of people coming in without us knowing who they are or where they’re going?”
- “America enjoyed a secure border and no inflation in the Trump administration four years ago…I have voted for President Trump twice and will vote for him a third time this fall.”
- “This is not something I ever expected to do. …I don’t think I’m the kind of guy who really wants to retire forever…but I don’t want to do any more crunching in the game business.”
O’Donnell’s fan-favorite tracks include:
O’Donnell lives in Lone Mountain, a neighborhood in Las Vegas, and he will run against incumbent Democrat Susie Lee in November in Nevada’s third congressional district, assuming O’Donnell prevails in the Republican primary in June. O’Donnell has to officially file to run in March.