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* Gail Parker: State Secretary, Independent Greens of Virginia. 2006 U.S. Senate candidate. Retired U.S. Air Force officer, and retired executive civilian budget analyst at Pentagon. Independent Greens of Virginia launched Draft Parker for President in November 2005. [http://votejoinrun.us/_wsn/page6.html] Parker advocates "more candidates, less apathy", "mor ae trains, less traffic", "fiscally conservative, socially responsible", pay off federal debt.--> |
* Gail Parker: State Secretary, Independent Greens of Virginia. 2006 U.S. Senate candidate. Retired U.S. Air Force officer, and retired executive civilian budget analyst at Pentagon. Independent Greens of Virginia launched Draft Parker for President in November 2005. [http://votejoinrun.us/_wsn/page6.html] Parker advocates "more candidates, less apathy", "mor ae trains, less traffic", "fiscally conservative, socially responsible", pay off federal debt.--> |
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Revision as of 14:44, 19 February 2007
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While it is rare for candidates to officially declare their candidacy prior to late in the year preceding the presidential election (in this case, 2007), some potential third party candidates may have declared intent in running in the 2008 presidential election and are listed below. These candidates are actively seeking their party's nomination to run in the 2008 elections.
| Potential Candidates | |
|---|---|
| File:26gilchrist.jpg Jim Gilchrist |
Jim Gilchrist, born 1949, founder of the Minuteman Project. He is considering a run for president, and has indicated that he will definitely run if Arizona Senator John McCain enters the race for president. [1] |
As with all parties there are numerous speculations of candidates running, including 2004 presidential candidate Michael Peroutka [2].
- Kat Swift: Co-Chair of the Green Party of Texas. Swift appeared at the Party's annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2004 with materials to announce her campaign. She is one of the youngest to seek the office in 2008, as she will only just be of age to serve on Inauguration Day in 2009. [3]
As with all parties there are numerous speculations of candidates running, including Nan Garrett [4], Cynthia McKinney [5][6], Rebecca Rotzler [7][8], Cindy Sheehan [9].
- Steve Kubby: High profile Libertarian activist and candidate for California Governor in 1998 and Vice President in 2000, he helped write and pass California's medical marijuana law.[10]
- Robert W. Milnes: New Jersey activist advocating a "progressive alliance" of Libertarians and Greens. [11]
- George Phillies: Professor of physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, former candidate for the U.S. Senate (1996) and U.S. House (1998) from Massachusetts; Libertarian activist and 2006 candidate for chair of the Libertarian National Committee. [12]
- Christine Smith: Writer; public speaker; progressive activist; recipient of 2002 Outstanding American Award and 2000 Amigas Peace Prize. [13]
- Doug Stanhope: Comedian and former host of Comedy Central's The Man Show. Though the tone of his campaign is comical, it could very well provide him votes, and he might find influence similar to Pat Paulsen in 1968. [14].
As with all parties there are numerous speculations of candidates running, including Karen Kwiatkowski [15], Wayne Allyn Root [16], Mary Ruwart [17] who is being petitioned to run by supporters, and 2002 Wisconsin Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Ed Thompson. [18]
No candidate has stated that he or she would like to or will run for president in the Personal Choice party. As with all parties there are numerous speculations of candidates running. Charles Jay, a 2004 candidate for the Personal Choice Party, received ballot status in Utah four years ago. His site hints at a 2008 run. [19]
No candidate has stated that he or she would like to or will run for president in the Prohibition party, but as with all parties there are numerous speculations of candidates running. Gene Amondson, the 2004 party candidate (partial endorsement--see below), was also endorsed by the Concerns of People party that election. He told members at the Prohibition national convention that he was interested in running in 2008. [20]
Earl Dodge has been the party's candidate for the past 20 years. However, in 2004, a splinter group claiming illegal nomination of Dodge endorsed Gene Amondson. Both Dodge and Amondson were on the ballot in 2004, and a similar situation could happen again. He has not stated that he would like to run yet.
No candidate has stated that he or she would like to or will run for president in the Socialist Party. As with all parties there are numerous speculations of candidates running. The party will nominate its candidate at its National Convention in the fall of 2007.
- Gail Parker: State Secretary, Independent Greens of Virginia. 2006 U.S. Senate candidate. Retired U.S. Air Force officer, and retired executive civilian budget analyst at Pentagon. Independent Greens of Virginia launched Draft Parker for President in November 2005. [21] Parker advocates "more candidates, less apathy", "mor ae trains, less traffic", "fiscally conservative, socially responsible", pay off federal debt.-->
Independents do not run for a party and as such are usually diverse from each other in numerous ways. They also have no reason to run in a primary, because they are candidates for the 2008 election already. The list here is incomplete and includes campaign Internet pages of citizens running for election.
| Independents | |
|---|---|
| Steve Adams [22] | |
| John Bowles [23] | |
| Gene Chapman [24] | |
| Don Cordell [25] | |
| Orion Karl Daley [26] | |
| Vinnie Ferrari [27] | |
| Jon A Greenspon [28] | |
| File:Image633.jpg Bob W. Hargis |
Bob W. Hargis [29], born 1967, Executive EMS Director, 20 year public servant, Paramedic and EMS Educator. |
| Daniel Imperato [30] | |
| Arnold Jones [31] | |
| David Koch / Ken Goldstein [32] | |
| James H. Mccall [33] | |
| Frank Moore [34] | |
| Michael Moriarty [35] | |
| Phillip W. Morrow [36] | |
| Arthur Regan [37] | |
| Joe Schriner [38] | |
| Ben Thompson [39] | |
| Lanakila Washington [40] | |
| Lisa Weltman Exploratory Committee | |
| Ruth Bryant White [41] | |
References
- ^ a b c Constitution Party aims to thwart Hillary, GOP, WorldNetDaily.com, accessed 18 December 2006.
External links
See also
- Official and potential 2008 United States presidential election Democratic candidates
- Official and potential 2008 United States presidential election Republican candidates
