Dave Lindstrom
Dave Lindstrom | |||||||
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Born | David Alan Lindstrom November 16, 1954 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||
Political party | Republican | ||||||
Education | Boston University (BA) | ||||||
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No. 71 | |||||||
Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Weymouth (MA) | ||||||
College: | Boston University (1972–1976) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 6 / Pick: 146 | ||||||
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David Alan Lindstrom (born November 16, 1954) is a former
Lindstrom served as the chairman of the
A Johnson County, Kansas resident since 1979, Lindstrom and Mary, his wife of 40 years, are parents of Halee and Adrienne.
2020 U.S. Senate campaign
Lindstrom launched his bid for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate with an event on June 27, 2019, at Goodland, Kansas in Kansas' northwestern corner (four-term GOP Sen. Pat Roberts is not seeking re-election in 2020). Entering the Senate race, Lindstrom stated he's concerned about what he sees as a growing embrace of socialism by people in Washington: “People are making promises with other people's money and resources that they cannot keep, that they understand are not sustainable — that will create an environment in this country, of one of entitlement, as opposed to hard work,” he said during an Associated Press interview, “That's what I mean when I talk about socialism.”[2] He ended up getting 4th place in the votes during the primaries.[3]
References
- ^ a b c By. "Former Kansas City Chiefs player joins 2020 Senate campaign in Kansas". kansascity. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ Hanna, John (2019-06-27). "Ex-Chiefs player, businessman runs for US Senate in Kansas". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ "2020 Kansas Primary Results". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13.