The Lion's Den: January 2021

Mad ISON, Wis. -- Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, received the coronavirus vaccine this week at a senior living center in Milwaukee, despite not being part of a group currently eligible for the shots in Wisconsin.

"This week I was vaccinated!" Lasry tweeted on Friday after the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported it. "My wife got a call from her uncle that works in a facility that had extra doses that were going to go to waste if not used right away. With Lauren early in her pregnancy, we wanted to ensure our home, and entire community is safe for everyone."

Lasry, a New York City native who is a hedge fund manager, is considering running for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin in 2022. He was also host committee chair for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which was awarded to Milwaukee but moved online due to the pandemic.

Lasry, the son of Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, tweeted that his vaccination was "pure happenstance, but I'm incredibly thankful." Alex Lasry told the newspaper his wife's uncle who called about the vaccine is rabbi at Ovation Chai Point Senior Living.

Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old

LeBron James is a four-time NBA champion, four-time MVP and 16-time All-Star. But could political office be in the cards for the 36-year-old Akron, Ohio, native?

With Ohio Sen. Rob Portman not seeing election in 2022, social media users floated the Los Angeles Lakers superstar’s name for Portman’s seat.

Portman cited "partisan gridlock" as a reason why he is stepping away from Congress.

"I don’t think any Senate office has been more successful in getting things done, but honestly, it has gotten harder and harder to break through the partisan gridlock and make progress on substantive policy, and that has contributed to my decision," he said in a statement.

The Republican was U.S. House rep from 1993 to 2005 and then served in President George W. Bush;s administration as a U.S. Trade Representative and as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. He was elected as Ohio’s senator in 2010 and then again in 2016.

Portman received criticism for how he handled himself during Trump’s presidency.

On the flip side, James has been a staunch critic of Trump. He campaigned for Hillary Clinton in Ohio in the run-up to the 2016 election and supported President Biden during his election campaign in 2020.

James launched his More Than A Vote campaign to help African-Americans make their voices heard at the polls. The movement was credited with helping Georgia gain two Democrat senators and turn the state blue for Biden during the 2020 election.

The 2022 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. During this mid-term election year, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested. Wikipedia

Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022

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