Best-Selling Futurist To Run For U.S. Senate
July 18 2008 / by Jeff Hilford
Category: Government Year: 2008 Rating: 7 Hot
Professional
futurist and Future Blogger regular Jack
Uldrich has 
announced that he is
running for United States Senator in the state of Minnesota as a
candidate for the Minnesota Independence Party
nomination. He will face off against a number of candidates in the
Sept. 9th primary including Jesse Ventura mentor
Dean Barkley and endorsed farmer
Stephen Williams for the right to face incumbent Norm
Coleman-R and Al Franken-D of
SNL fame.
Jack served as Deputy Director of Strategic and Long Range Planning in Governor Jesse Ventura’s administration and was previously a Strategic Planner for the Defense Department.
In a conversation I had with Jack today he emphasized that he hoped to elevate the level of discourse as only an independent can and raise awareness of issues that our society will be facing in the years ahead as a result of rapid technological advancements. These include the impact of increased life expectancy, not only as it relates to the threat of social security bankruptcy and healthcare, but other socio-political ramifications as well.
As a bestselling author on nanotechnology he is sure to take on this and other hotbed issues too and will incorporate his study of new technologies into government. (cont.)
You can visit his website to find out more, keep up to date or contribute. We’ll be following his candidacy closely here on Future Blogger as well as highlighting other forward thinking candidates in the upcoming elections. Good luck Jack!
Comment Thread (2 Responses)
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If he becomes a senator, the discussions should be interesting.
Posted by: jvarden July 18, 2008
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That’s terrific. The govt certainly needs an infusion of hard-core foresight and acceleration-awareness. I look forward to the process and am fully rooting for Jack to make some waves. After all, it’s about tie that our political system jumped the curve.
Posted by: Alvis Brigis July 19, 2008
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