Third Party Candidates
By Kevin Frank
Broadside Staff Writer

Who are the Candidates?

Did you know that there are more than 127 candidates competing in the election for President of the United States. We hear an awful lot about George W. Bush and Al Gore. It is a very rare instance that we hear about the other candidates for President. Broadside has put together this list of third party candidates that receive very little media attention. Please note that there are many, many more candidates than could be compiled here. This list is meant to reflect the most active third party candidates today.

Howard Philips

Official Campaign Site http://www.constitutionparty.org Constitution Party (formerly the US taxpayers party, appears on the ballot on some states as: American Heritage Party, American Independence Party, Conservative Party, Constitutional Party, Concerned Citizens Party, Right To Life Party) Currently on the balllot in some 30 states, however he is not yet on the ballot in Virginia.

Professional Background:

Served as State Chairman of the Republican Party of Massachussetes, National Vice Chairman of the Young Republicans. Philips quit the Republican Party in 1974 to organize the Committee of Conservatives for the Romoval of the President. He has been a democratic candidate for Congress. In 1992 he founded the U.S. taxpayers Party and was the organizations nominee for President in 1992.

Personal Background: Born February 6, 1941, Howard is married to wife, Peggy, and has six children. He resides in Fairfax County.

Running Mate: J. Curtis Frazier, surgeon

Harry Browne

Official Campaign Site http://www.harrybrowne.org Libertarian Party

Professional Background:

Browne has served an investment advisor for 30 years. The first of eleven books penned by the man was published in 1970. He has written profusely about the poor fiscal policy of the United States. In 1994 he began his campaign for president on the Libertarian ticket which appeared on the ballot of 38 states.

Personal Background:

Born June 17, 1933 in New York City. Harry is married to wife Pamela Lanier Browne. He resides in Franklin, Tennessee

Running Mate: Art Oliver

Pat Buchanan

Official Campaign Site http://www.gopatgo2000.org. Reform Party. Currently on the ballot in 16 states. Virginia is not one of them.

Professional Background

Buchanan has served as an advisor to Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Buchanan opposed George Bush for the Republican nomination in 1992. He won the New Hampshire primary as he ran against Bob Dole for the Republican nomination in 1996. Buchanan has appeared as a columnist and a contributer to television talk shows like the "McLaughlin Group," and "Crossfire."

Personal Background:

Born Washington D.C. Married to wife Shelley Ann Buchanan. Currently resides in Fairfax, VA.

Running Mate: Ezola Foster

Stephen Gaskin

Official Campaign Site http://www.stephen2000.org

Outlaw Party Candidate.

John Hagelin

Official Campaign Site http://www.hagelin.org/

Naturual Law/Reform Party Coalition Candidate. Will appear on all 50 state ballots as Natural Law Party.

Professional Background:

John Hagelin is a quantum physicst, that helped to establish the Grand Unified Field Theory. He is director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy.

Running Mate: Nat Goldhaber

David McReynolds

Official Campaign Site http://www.votesocialist.org/

Socialist Party USA

Running Mate: Mary Cal Hollis

Ralph Nader

Official Campaign Site http://www.votenader.com Green Party. As of this printing he will appear on the ballot in 20 states as either a Green Party candidate or as an independent. His name is pending on 11 other state ballots.

Professional Background: Graduated from Harvard Law. First gained notariety when he published "Unsafe at any speed," a book that exposed unsafe cars made by General Motors. Nader has founded many consumer advocacy groups including Congress Watch, The Center for Auto Safety, and the Center for Study of Responsive Law. This is his second appearance on the Green Party ticket. He earned ballot status in 22 states in the 1996 election. Ran for president as a democratic nominee in 1992, and was the New Party nominee for President in 1972.

Personal Background:

Born February 27, 1934 in Winstead Connecticut. Unmarried.

Running Mate: Winona LaDuke

Don Rogers

Official Campaign Site http://www.theamericanparty.org/

The American Party. Currently the party does not appear on any stateÕs ballot.

Professional Background: Republican State Senator in California from 1979-1997. Rogers is most famous for his run ins with the IRS and and his link to various supremacy groups.

Running Mate: Al Moore

Denny Lane

Official Campaign Site http://www.vermontel.com/~epgorge/vgrp.htm The Grass Roots Party. Lane will appear on ballots in Minnesota and Vermont

Proffessional Background:

Lane founded the Vermont Grassroots Party in 1992 and serves as the party chairman. He has served as the Vermont Representative to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijouna Laws. He volounteered for the failed Barry Goldwater presidential campaign in 1964. He takes credit for introducing Snapple to the state of Vermont in 1982.

Personal Background:

Born November 4, 1947 in New Jersey.

Running Mate: Dale Wilkinson

Earl Dodge

Officical Campaign Site: http://www.prohibition.org/

The Prohibition Party.

Professional Background: Dodge is the owner of a mail-order campaign button business and has served as the Prohibition party chairman since 1979.

Running Mate: Dean Watkins

James Harris

Official Campaign Site http://www.themilitant.com/campaign/ Socialist Workers Party. Harris will appear on the ballot in 13 states. Virginia is not one of them.

Professional Background:

Harris appeared on the ballot for President in 1996. He has been involved in many campaigns for public office with the Socialist Workers Party. He works primarily as a political organizer but has worked as a meatpacker and a garment worker.

Personal Background:

Born in Cleveland Ohio, 1948

Running Mate: Margaret Trowe

Mason Election Notes:

At noon on Tuesday September, 12 in the Johnson Center Cinema Professor James Pfiffner will lead the first lecture in a series of three forums focusing on issues of citizen participation and choice in the 2000 elections.

Pfiffner is a professor of Government and Public Policy. His lecture is entitled "Taking the Character Issue Seriously: Sex Lies and Promise Keeping."