A man by the name of Santa Claus has been elected as a member of city council for North Pole, Alaska.
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His win follows a term as the president of the North Pole Chamber of Commerce and two failed attempts to run for president of the U.S.in 2012 and 2008.
Santa Claus/Facebook With 70 days till Christmas, Santa Claus will be a little busy this holiday season with a new gig.
Elyse Dawson, who also launched a write-in campaign, came in second with 29 votes. The candidate in third place received 26 votes, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports. It grew full, soft and white, and people started telling him he should portray Santa Claus at Christmas.
“My thanks to everyone who voted for me… and all who supported my campaign”, he said after his victory.
The Mayor of North Pole, Bryce Wade, was there and he gave Schank a golden Coin to the City. I think people are pleased with it. We’ll see. The Facebook and news media coverage was tremendous – locally, nationally, and internationally.
In case you’re not very good at geography, North Pole, Alaska is obviously nowhere near THE North Pole.
The 68-year-old began campaigning on the streets of the 2,200-person city two weeks before the vote, in a red velvet outfit, naturally, after no other candidates declared interest in the two available positions.
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But while Claus may have taken up the Santa persona, he believes a few things are better than receiving any sort of gift.
