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[[Image:Mgravel.jpg|right|thumb|Senator Gravel]]
[[Image:Mgravel.jpg|right|thumb|Senator Gravel]]
'''Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel''' was a former U.S. Senator from [[Alaska]], serving from 1969 to 1981. He is currently running for [[Democratic Party]] nomination for presidency in 2008. However, he is a long-shot candidate because he has largely retired from politics for two decades long.
'''Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel''' was a former U.S. Senator from [[Alaska]], serving from 1969 to 1981. He is currently running for [[Democratic Party]] nomination for presidency in 2008. However, he is a long-shot candidate because he has largely retired from politics for two decades long. In Senate, he was once the colleague of the current Alaska senator [[Ted Stevens]].
His platform includes a fair tax plan, a more participatory democracy, and universal health care.
His platform includes a fair tax plan, a more participatory democracy, and universal health care.