Pretending he's a King an impersonator now tries out for the real power. Elvis impersonator and former state Rep. Bill Lorge will seek the Republican nomination in the November race for governor. he unsuccessfully sought the party's nomination for U.S. Senate two years ago and is now a real estate agent in Madison. Lorge, who moonlights as an Elvis Presley impersonator, promised to leave his blue suede shoes at home during the campaign, but said he might pull them out if he were elected. "If the president ever came to Wisconsin and said, 'Do a little Elvis for us,' well of course I would," he said. "Everybody has to have a little fun in their lives."