He approached my table at the Alaska Municipal League Conference where I happily signed books and mingled with attendees. Just as I was about to say, "You probably hear how much you look like..." I looked down at his badge. Yep. He'd heard it so often he officially had his name changed to Santa Claus several years ago. And yes, he is an elected official for the North Pole! I had to ask. And yes, I am on the nice list. Now I can do an authentic Elf line: "Santa! I KNOW him!" elf