Clay Aiken, who finished second in American Idol's second season, managed to stay afloat in the entertainment business with his hit songs for almost a decade. Some even say that he was bigger than Ruben Studdard who was the show's champion. Aiken was also able to land TV appearances during the last 10 years, the most notable of which is when he joined the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice in 2012, again, ending up at second.

Looks like the "Invisible" singer is off to another contest this year. However, this time, ending up as a runner up would mean nothing.

Reports said that the 35-year old Raleigh native is now venturing into politics, having discussions with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "sounding and acting like a candidate."

The Washington Blade wrote, citing that confessed gay "Clay Aiken is actively considering a bid to represent North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House." The newspaper got the scoop from two Democratic sources familiar close to Aiken.

Aiken is yet to confirm his plan to the sources but informants said that the he is "actively considering."

Among those that Aiken have reportedly  contacted regarding his new endeavor are Betsy Conti, a Raleigh-based political strategist who's worked for former North Carolina Gov. Bev Purdue and Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore. Conti also served as Maryland's deputy labor secretary in the Glendening administration.

Since becoming a celebrity, Aiken has used his popularity in different forms of activism. He is a co-founder of the National Inclusion Project (formerly the Bubel/Aiken Foundation) which seeks to help children with disabilities.

He worked as a national ambassador for the United States Fund for UNICEF in 2004 and have travelled to Afghanistan, Indonesia, Uganda, Mexico, Kenya and Somalia as part of aid missions. He also once appeared at the appeared at a briefing on Capitol Hill to represent the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), urging the government to approve the anti-bullying legislation with LGBT protections known as the Student Non-Discrimination Act and the Safe Schools Improvement Act.