Yesterday City Year founder Alan Khazei announced he will be a candidate for United States Senate in 2012. Khazei wasted no time getting his website up and running. The links to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr are sure indicators that the campaign intends to enlist young supporters in its attempt to beat Scott Brown.

Here is brief profile of Alan Khazei taken from wikipedia:

Born May 28, 1961
Pittsburgh, PA

Residence Brookline, MA

Education Harvard University (A.B.); Harvard Law School
Alma mater Harvard University

Occupation social entrepreneur

Known for City Year founder; Service Nation founder; Save AmeriCorps Act; Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act; 2009 US Senate candidate

Political party Democratic

Spouse Vanessa Kirsch

Children 1 daughter and 1 son