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Alan Khazei

Half-Iranian seeking to take Ted Kennedy's seat in U.S. Senate

Washington Post: City Year co-founder Alan Khazei, a member of the Democratic Party, will run in the special election for the seat long held by Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, he confirmed in an e-mail to friends and colleagues this morning. "Because like all of you, I have dedicated myself to empowering people from all backgrounds to make a difference and strengthen our democracy, today a group of citizens is picking up petitions and helping me take the necessary steps to participate in the special election in Massachusetts," wrote Khazei >>>

Wikipedia: Alan Khazei is the son of a Catholic Italian American nurse and an Iranian American surgeon, born in Pittsburgh and raised outside the city of Boston, Massachusetts. He is an American social entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Be the Change, Inc., a Boston, Massachusetts based organization dedicated to building national coalitions of non-profits and citizens to enact legislation on issues such as poverty and education. Previously, Khazei served as CEO of City Year, an AmeriCorps national service program engaging 17- to 24-year-olds in a year of service in one of 19 U.S. cities and in Johannesburg, South Africa >>>


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iroooni

This guy is good.

by iroooni on

i like him. i wish i could vote for him.


ziaian

All the best!

by ziaian on

I wish you all the best, Alan, and will think of giving you my support.

Dr Shodja Eddin Ziaian


Ari Siletz

Rooting for him

by Ari Siletz on

Also, great tie!

Anonymouse

We only had this "shortcoming" = IA running for Kennedy's seat!

by Anonymouse on

Everything is sacred.


pars35

Great choice

by pars35 on

Not a Lawyer and from Harvard?  and believes in Charity work that changes the world.

Great person.