Amid the field of Republicans and Democrats seeking the nation’s highest office I have found my candidate — Honest Gil Fulbright.

Honest Gil is a refreshing change of pace from the candidates seeking office. His most endearing quality to me is his honesty. He is very straightforward why he’s running, his approach to getting elected and the issues that are important for him.

His reason for running for office is spelled out in one of his many recent television spots.

“The people who are backing my career tell me I’m running for president, so here I am,” he said. “I may not be qualified to be president, but a dramatic camera angle can make me look like I am president. This campaign is not about me. It’s about crafting a version of me that will appeal to you.”

And Gil is honest about what he stands for.

“Ideas, policies, morals, I don’t need,” he said. “What I need is $2 billion. Listen to my constituents? Legislate? These are things I don’t do. What I do is spend about 70 percent of my time raising funds for re-election. I’ll do anything to stay in office.”

So come November, I’m going to vote for Gil. As he puts it, “Do you want another spineless mouthpiece for special interests and lobbyists? Or do you want A (pointing to himself) spineless mouthpiece for special interests and lobbyists?”

I want Gil. There is only one catch. He doesn’t exist, at least as far as being a real candidate. He’s an actor hired by Represent Us, an organization with the goal of eliminating corruption in government by passing local laws to end legalized corruption (read excessive campaign contributions from the rich and corporations) and bring local, state and federal government back to the people.

And Honest Gil is the star of the organization’s satirical (and funny) political ads getting a lot of attention on YouTube and social medial outlets like Facebook. He is a composite of the stereotypical corrupt politicians, and he would be hilarious if the composite weren’t based on real life.

In high school and college, we’re taught about “government by the people and for the people,” but the reality is starkly different from the civics books. The headlines we see every day about officials who have been arrested and convicted for taking bribes, illegal gifts and violating loopholed campaign finance laws bring that reality to us.

For many corporations and interest groups, making big contributions is not about freedom of speech; it’s about access — that direct (or almost direct) line to a senator or representative. And having covered government and politics longer than many of my co-workers have been on this Earth, I’ve grown very jaded by the process.

So I’m going to vote for Honest Gil, even if he isn’t a real politician. I like the message Represent Us delivers through him. As the closing message at the end of Gil’s ads say, “If politicians were this honest, we wouldn’t elect them.”

It’s something to think about.