electioneers
ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪə
verb
(of a politician or political campaigner) take part actively and energetically in a campaign to be elected to public office.
it is, of course, his right to electioneer, but taxpayers should not be paying for it
campaign,canvass,go on the hustings,doorstep,go out on the knocker
noun
a campaigning politician during an election.
he was now a national figure and a rumbustious electioneer