Kicker - Is Santa coming to Congress?

NICK EICHER, HOST: Santa Claus is running for Congress!

That’s right! Santa Claus, from the North Pole, is running for Alaska’s only seat in the U.S. House.

Seriously. He is a legal resident of North Pole, Alaska, U.S.A., and he currently serves on city council up there.

Granted, he has no flying reindeer—cover the ears of your young ones—flying reindeer are not real.

But he does have a long white beard, real one. He does make lists. He does check them twice.

SANTA: My naughty and nice list is fairly comprehensive. The elves updated it all the time and I have my own personal opinions on others’ behavior, not that mine is perfect either.

He even sounds like Santa Claus, I think. The 72-year-old city councilman legally changed his name years ago.

Before the name change, he was known as Thomas Patrick O’Connor. Good name for politics, but nothing like Santa Claus—and he’ll fit right in in D.C., I think—all the giveaways, it’s Christmas presents all year long.

Santa’s running as an independent—just like the politician he admires most, Bernie Sanders.

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