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Former SNL cast member Gary Kroeger to run for Iowa congressional seat
Source: The Guardian
Former SNL cast member Gary Kroeger to run for Iowa congressional seat
Funnyman joins Democratic primary field in state’s first district and seeks to
become second Saturday Night Live alum on Capitol Hill
Ben Jacobs in Washington
Wednesday 8 April 2015 16.55 BST
Is there room for two former Saturday Night Live cast members on Capitol Hill? That’s what Gary Kroeger, who appeared on the show from 1982-85, is trying to find out.
Kroeger announced Monday that he will be running for Congress in Iowa’s first congressional district in a bid to join Al Franken in Washington DC and double the size of the Congressional Not Ready For Prime Time Caucus. The former actor, who is running as a Democrat, grew up in north-east Iowa and moved back to his native state 12 year ago, and now works in advertising.
In an interview with the Guardian, Kroeger, who was ranked the 97th-best cast member in Saturday Night Live’s history earlier this year by Rolling Stone (which referred to him as “the poor bastard who had to play Walter Mondale”), talked about his liberal platform and what his moment in the limelight meant for his campaign.
Kroeger told the Guardian that while he had always been interested in politics and long contemplated running for office, he decided to throw his hat into the ring after Republicans picked up his congressional district in the 2014 GOP landslide. The newly elected Republican incumbent Rod Blum was antithetical to his progressive values.
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Funnyman joins Democratic primary field in state’s first district and seeks to
become second Saturday Night Live alum on Capitol Hill
Ben Jacobs in Washington
Wednesday 8 April 2015 16.55 BST
Is there room for two former Saturday Night Live cast members on Capitol Hill? That’s what Gary Kroeger, who appeared on the show from 1982-85, is trying to find out.
Kroeger announced Monday that he will be running for Congress in Iowa’s first congressional district in a bid to join Al Franken in Washington DC and double the size of the Congressional Not Ready For Prime Time Caucus. The former actor, who is running as a Democrat, grew up in north-east Iowa and moved back to his native state 12 year ago, and now works in advertising.
In an interview with the Guardian, Kroeger, who was ranked the 97th-best cast member in Saturday Night Live’s history earlier this year by Rolling Stone (which referred to him as “the poor bastard who had to play Walter Mondale”), talked about his liberal platform and what his moment in the limelight meant for his campaign.
Kroeger told the Guardian that while he had always been interested in politics and long contemplated running for office, he decided to throw his hat into the ring after Republicans picked up his congressional district in the 2014 GOP landslide. The newly elected Republican incumbent Rod Blum was antithetical to his progressive values.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/08/former-snl-cast-member-gary-kroeger-iowa-congress
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