Santa Claus campaigning for North Pole City Council

NORTH POLE, Alaska, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The city of North Pole, Alaska, announced the candidates for City Council include a man with the appropriate legal name of Santa Claus.

The North Pole Clerk's office said Santa Claus, whose festive moniker is his legal name and is listed on his driver's license, is running a write-in campaign for the North Pole City Council.

The office said there is only one other candidate for the office, fellow write-in hopeful La Nae Bellamy. Claus, former president of the North Pole Chamber of Commerce, describes himself as "a child advocate" and "a Christian monk" on his Facebook page.

The page makes an important distinction between Claus the aspiring politician and Santa Claus the legend -- "PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME REQUESTS FOR PRESENTS," the Facebook page reads. "The greatest gift one can give is love."

The election is scheduled for Tuesday.

Santa Claus previously ran a short-lived campaign for president of the United States in 2012.