David Alan Lindstrom (born November 16, 1954) is a former

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in the

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(NFL), playing eight seasons (1978–1986) for the

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. Drafted by the

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1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

, Lindstrom was inducted into both the Boston University Hall of Fame and Massachusetts High School Hall of Fame in 1993. Lindstrom served as the chairman of the

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Visitors and Convention Bureau as well as a Kansas City Chiefs Ambassador. He has owned four

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restaurants in the Kansas City area. Lindstrom also serves as board chairman for the Kansas Turnpike Authority and as a member of Johnson County Community College’s Board of Trustees. A

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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

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with an event on June 27, 2019, at Goodland, Kansas in

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' northwestern corner (four-term GOP Sen.

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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

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interview, “That's what I mean when I talk about socialism.” He ended up getting 4th place in the votes during the primaries.

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Kansas City Ambassadors profile
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