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In January 24, 2019, Seder announced his intention be a candidate in the Libertarian Party primary for the [[Presidential Candidates 2020|2020 presidential election]], as a satirical candidate due to his opposition to American libertarians. He subsequently announced his intention to challenge incumbent senator Chuck Schumer for the Democratic Party nomination for the 2022 New York Senate election.<ref name="Seder-exploratory">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIRRomqN5mY|title=Sam Seder Announces 2020 Campaign|work=YouTube|access-date=January 24, 2019 | In January 24, 2019, Seder announced his intention be a candidate in the Libertarian Party primary for the [[Presidential Candidates 2020|2020 presidential election]], as a satirical candidate due to his opposition to American libertarians. He subsequently announced his intention to challenge incumbent senator Chuck Schumer for the Democratic Party nomination for the 2022 New York Senate election.<ref name="Seder-exploratory">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIRRomqN5mY|title=Sam Seder Announces 2020 Campaign|work=YouTube|access-date=January 24, 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | |||
In the closing minutes of their Wednesday, March 9, 2005 show, Garofalo announced that Seder and his wife Nikki were expecting a daughter. This event in his life slightly colored and affected Seder's commentary. On more than one occasion he has voiced concerns about just how he was going to explain elements of this world to his daughter as she grows up, after witnessing actions by the Republican Party that Seder felt might adversely affect her future. On August 9, 2005, Nikki Seder gave birth to a daughter, Myla Rae Seder. | |||
{{ | On March 7, 2013, the family gave birth to their second child, a son named Saul Arthur Seder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SamSeder/status/309640715703554048|title=My son born at 5:36 AM today. Mommy & baby both healthy!|first=Sam|last=Seder|date=March 7, 2013|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=2017-07-21}}</ref> | ||
On April 27, 2018, Seder announced on his daily podcast, ''The Majority Report with Sam Seder'', that he and his wife were separated. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* http://majority.fm/ | * [http://majority.fm/ majority.fm] | ||
* [https://twitter.com/samseder?lang=en Twitter] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3jIAlnQmbbVMV6gR7K8aQ YouTube Channel] | |||
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Samuel Lincoln Seder (born November 28, 1966) is an American comedian, writer, actor, film director, television producer, progressive talk radio host, and possible 2020 Libertarian presidential candidate[1].
Early life
Seder was born to a Jewish family[2] in New York City, and was raised in Worcester, Massachusetts.[3]
Career
Seder currently works, or has worked, for multiple liberal and progressive networks/programs throughout the course of his career. In March 2004, Seder became co-host of Air America Radio's The Majority Report alongside Janeane Garofalo.
In November 2010, Seder began an independent online podcast, also called the Majority Report. The live talk-show format closely matches the previous Air America program, with politically oriented commentary by Seder and co-hosts and interviews with various guests. Seder offers listeners different tiered levels of access to content around the show via crowdfunding platform Patreon.
Seder also has worked as a periodic political contributor for MSNBC.[4][5]
2020 presidential election
In January 24, 2019, Seder announced his intention be a candidate in the Libertarian Party primary for the 2020 presidential election, as a satirical candidate due to his opposition to American libertarians. He subsequently announced his intention to challenge incumbent senator Chuck Schumer for the Democratic Party nomination for the 2022 New York Senate election.[1]
Personal life
In the closing minutes of their Wednesday, March 9, 2005 show, Garofalo announced that Seder and his wife Nikki were expecting a daughter. This event in his life slightly colored and affected Seder's commentary. On more than one occasion he has voiced concerns about just how he was going to explain elements of this world to his daughter as she grows up, after witnessing actions by the Republican Party that Seder felt might adversely affect her future. On August 9, 2005, Nikki Seder gave birth to a daughter, Myla Rae Seder.
On March 7, 2013, the family gave birth to their second child, a son named Saul Arthur Seder.[6]
On April 27, 2018, Seder announced on his daily podcast, The Majority Report with Sam Seder, that he and his wife were separated.
References
Notes
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sam Seder Announces 2020 Campaign". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIRRomqN5mY.
- ↑ Shanahan, Mark (August 23, 2006). "Failure is an option - Despite his best efforts to sabotage himself, Sam Seder is finding success on Air America". Boston.com.
- ↑ http://archive.boston.com/yourlife/articles/2006/08/23/failure_is_an_option/
- ↑ Kludt, Tom; Darcy, Oliver (2017-12-05). "How a joke, and Mike Cernovich, got Sam Seder booted from MSNBC". CNNMoney. Time Warner. http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/05/media/sam-seder-msnbc-mike-cernovich/index.html?iid=EL. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ↑ O'Connor, Lydia (2017-12-05). "MSNBC Gives In To Disingenuous Right-Wing Smear, Fires Sam Seder". Huffington Post. Oath Inc.. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sam-seder-msnbc-fired_us_5a25c064e4b086e4e503ce2f. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ↑ Seder, Sam (March 7, 2013). "My son born at 5:36 AM today. Mommy & baby both healthy!". Twitter. https://twitter.com/SamSeder/status/309640715703554048. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
Bibliography
- F.U.B.A.R.: America's Right-Wing Nightmare