Libertarians
| Libertarians gathered in Denver, CO from May
22-26, 2008 for their National Convention. Of the 14
candidates at the start, eight received support needed to present a
nominating speech or speeches on May 25. Then came the
voting. Former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr won
in the sixth round of voting, and delegates selected Wayne Allyn Root
as
their vice presidential nominee. [Dec. 21, 2006 press release announcing Denver as convention location] |
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| www.lpconvention.org |
Bob Barr of Atlanta, GA: www.bobbarr2008.com
(announced formation of
an exploratory committee on April 5, 2008) As of Dec. 15, 2006
Region
4 representative of the Libertarian National Committee. President
and CEO of Liberty
Strategies,
LLC, a public policy consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia,
and Of Counsel with the Law Offices of Edwin Marger. Represented
the 7th District of Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives as a
Republican
for four terms, 1995 to 2003. Unsuccessful candidate for the
Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate in 1992.
President of Southeastern Legal
Foundation,
1990-91. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia,
1986-90. Official with the Central Intelligence Agency,
1970-78. B.A.
from the University of Southern California, 1970; M.A. from The George
Washington University, 1972; J.D. from Georgetown University Law
Center, 1977.
Wayne Allyn Root of Las Vegas, NV:
www.rootforamerica.com
Chairman & CEO of GWIN
Inc, America's only publicly-traded sports handicapping company.
Executive producer and host of "Wayne Allyn Root's WinningEDGE" on
Discovery
Channel, as well as host of "The WinningEDGE" radio show. Author
of Millionaire
Republican.
Graduate of Columbia University.
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Former Sen. Mike Gravel (AK) now of
Northern VA: www.gravel2008.us
On March 26, 2008 he
announced
he was joining the Libertarian Party; previously a candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination. President
and founder (in the early 1990s) of Philadelphia II and Direct
Democracy,
nonprofit corporations dedicated to the establishment of direct
democracy.
Elected to the U.S. Senate from Alaska in 1968 after defeating
incumbent
Sen. Ernest Gruening in the Democratic primary; re-elected in 1974;
lost
the Democratic primary in 1980 (served from Jan. 3, 1969 to Jan. 2,
1981).
Seconded own nomination for Vice President of the United States at the
Democratic National Convention in 1972. Author of Citizen
Power:
A People’s Platform (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972).
Ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House in 1966. Member of the Alaska
House
of Representatives 1962-66; elected Speaker in 1965. Ran twice
unsuccessfully
for Alaska House of Representatives; elected on third attempt.
Worked
in real estate development in Anchorage and Kenai. B.S. in
Economics
from Columbia University 1956. Member of the United States Army,
Counter Intelligence Corps, 1951-54. Born May 13, 1930 in
Springfield,
MA.
Mike Jingozian of Portland, OR:
www.resetamerica.com
CEO of AngelVision
Technologies, Inc., an advertising agency he founded in 2001.
Joined the marketing group at OrCAD in Portland, OR, 1996.
Founded
Partners International, Inc. in Burlington, MA, 1993. Head of
sales
and marketing at Flynn Systems in NH, 1991. Ran a sofware
division
at New England Business Service. Created Mosaic Computer
Security.
C.A.S. in software engineering from Harvard University, 1993.
M.B.A.
from Bentley College in Waltham, MA, 1991. B.S. in economics from
New York University, Sloan School of Business, 1983. Born April
30,
1961.
Steve Kubby of Lake Arrowhead,
CA: www.kubby.com
Announced candidacy on
August
20, 2006 at the 15th annual Seattle Hempfest in Seattle, WA. Best
known as an advocate for medical marijuana. Libertarian nominee
for
Governor of California in 1998, receiving 73,845 votes out of nearly
8.4
million cast. Played a key role in passing Proposition 215 in
California
in 1996. Publisher and editor of Ski West magazine,
1986-91.
Created a property management company. Adjunct Professor at
Shasta
College, 1973-75. Founder and director of Earth Camp One, a
summer
camp for children, 1970-80. Probation officer for the Los Angeles
County Probation Department, 1969-71. B.A. in psychobiology from
California State University Northridge, 1968. Born December 28,
1946.
George Phillies of Worcester, MA:
www.phillies2008.com
Physics professor at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute; he joined WPI in 1985; his primary research
area is complex fluids. Libertarian nominee for Congress in 1998
against Rep. Jim McGovern and for U.S. Senate in 1996. According
to his autobiographical sketch Phillies left the Republican party in
the
late 1980's "because of the national Republican Party's actions on the
deficit (it got bigger), government (it got bigger), taxes (they kept
going
up), and social issues ('I am not a social conservative. When George
Bush
attached himself to the 'Christian Right', he took the Republican Party
his way and I went my way.')" Bachelor of Science degrees in
physics
and in life sciences, Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees,
all from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Born July 23,
1947
in Buffalo, NY.
Wayne Allyn Root of Las Vegas, NV:
www.rootforamerica.com
Chairman & CEO of GWIN
Inc, America's only publicly-traded sports handicapping company.
Executive producer and host of "Wayne Allyn Root's WinningEDGE" on
Discovery
Channel, as well as host of "The WinningEDGE" radio show. Author
of Millionaire
Republican.
Graduate of Columbia University.
Dr. Mary J. Ruwart of Lakeway, TX:
votemary2008.com
Consultant and writer.
Challenged Kay Bailey Hutchinson for her Senate seat in
2002. Relocated to Kentucky in 1996 and later to Texas.
Senior research scientist at The Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan
starting in 1976 and continued there until 1995. Joined the
Department of Surgery
at St. Louis University where she became an assistant professor.
B.S. in
biochemistry in 1970 and Ph.D. in Biophysics in 1974 from Michigan
State University. Libertarian activist since 1982. Author
of Healing Our World in an Age of
Aggression, 1992
Christine Smith of Golden, CO:
www.christinesmithforpresident.com
Freelance writer; has
written
numerous articles and is author of "A Mountain In The Wind-An
Exploration
of the Spirituality of John Denver" (2001). Founded and was
president
of a nationwide charity for over seven years. Born January 16,
1967
in Houston, TX.
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former candidates/potential candidates
Michael Badnarik (TX): 2004
Badnarik for President
Libertarian nominee for Congress in
Texas' 10th CD in 2006. Libertarian nominee for President in
2004.
Libertarian candidate for Texas House of Representatives in 2000 and
2002.
Independent computer consultant starting in 2001. Programmer and
a trainer for Evolutionary Technologies International in Austin, TX,
starting
in 1997. System Administrator and computer trainer at PG&E's
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, 1987-97. Worked on the Stealth
Bomber
simulator at Northrop in California, 1985-87. Worked for
Commonwealth
Edison starting in 1977 as a Computer Programmer at their nuclear power
plant in Zion, Illinois and later serving as Senior Software Engineer
for
their Braidwood Nuclear Simulator project through 1985. Indiana
University
in Bloomington. Born August 1, 1954 in Hammond, IN.
Lance Brown of Nevada City, CA:
www.freedom2008.com
CEO of PeoplesForum.com,
an online debate and discussion community which he co-founded in
1998.
Also Director of Future Solutions,
a non-profit organization dedicated to finding non-coercive,
non-governmental
solutions to society's problems. Ended campaign Jan. 22, 2007.
Doug Stanhope (currently living in a
small town near the Mexican border in AZ; considering moving to Austin,
TX in Jan. 2007):stanhope2008.com
Stand-up comedian for the
past 16 years. "I spend more than 40 weeks a year on the road —
speaking,
doing media and generating money by selling tickets and merchandise."
"any presidential run I
would be 'considering' would be focused on issues of self-government,
individual
rights, government waste as well as...Immediate withdrawel of troops
from
Iraq. Ending the War on Drugs. Pardoning all non-violent
drug
offenders. Castrating the IRS and the FCC. Lowering the
drinking
age to 18." Ended campaign May 3, 2007.
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site of George Phillies (Lib.) April 7, 2006 grab |
Steve
Kubby Aug. 29, 2006 grab |
www.freedom2008.com
April 7, 2006 grab |
stanhope2008.com
Oct. 25, 2006 grab |
