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Presidency 2012

THIRD PARTY and INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES:

(Note: Parties with ballot status in at least one state -- based on either 2008 status or preliminary 2012 status -- listed first; then all others listed under the INDEPENDENT and WRITE-IN CANDIDATES header, http://www.politics1.com/p2012.htm)

AMERICA'S PARTY:

Tom Hoefling (Iowa) Presidential Nominee J.D. Ellis (Tennessee) Vice Presidential Nominee

CONSTITUTION PARTY:

 

Former Congressman Virgil Goode (Virginia) Presidential Nominee Jim Clymer (Pennsylvania) Vice Presidential Nominee

GREEN PARTY:

Roseanne Barr (California) - Actress, comedian and farmer.

Star Locke (Texas) 
Kent Mesplay (California) - Biomedical engineer, environmental activist, '04/'08 candidate & '06 US Sen. candidate.

Harley Mikkelson (Michigan) - Retired state employee, Vietnam War veteran & frequent candidate. 

Rhett Smith (Texas) - Company auditor, Navy veteran & frequent candidate.

Jill Stein (Massachusetts) - Physician, progressive activist, author and '02/10 Governor nominee.

Gary Swing (Colorado) - Festival promoter, peace activist and frequent candidate.

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JUSTICE PARTY:

 

Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson (Utah) Presidential Nominee Runningmate Not Yet Designated Vice Presidential Nominee

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LIBERTARIAN PARTY:

Former Governor Gary Johnson (New Mexico) Presidential Nominee Former Superior Court Judge Jim Gray (California) Vice Presidential Nominee

Very informative site

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PARTY OF SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION (PSL):

 

Peta Lindsay (California) Presidential Nominee Yari Osorio (New York) Vice Presidential Nominee

NOTE: THE PSL MAY ALSO USE SURROGATE PSL NOMINEES IN SOME STATES, WHERE NEEDED FOR BALLOT ACCESS PURPOSES, AS LINDSAY (AGE 27) AND OSORIO (AGE 26 & FOREIGN BORN) ARE NOT CONSTITUTIONALLY QUALIFIED TO SERVE IF ELECTED.

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PROHIBITION PARTY:

Lowell "Jack" Fellure (West Virginia) Presidential Nominee Toby Davis (Mississippi) Vice Presidential Nominee

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REFORM PARTY:

Ashby

Blake Ashby (Missouri) - Medical software company owner, ex-Republican and and '04/'08 candidate.

Andre Barnett (New York) - IT consultant, fitness model and Army veteran.

Laurence Kotlikoff (Independent-Massachusetts) - College professor, economist and author.

Dick McCormick (Washington) - Financial advisor and economist.

Buddy Roemer (R-Louisiana) - Former Governor, former Congressman and banker.

Michael Whitley (Florida) - Freelance estimator and inventor.

Whitley

Roemer suspended. 

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SOCIALIST PARTY USA (SP-USA):

Stewart Alexander (California) Presidential Nominee Alejandro "Alex" Mendoza (Texas) Vice Presidential Nominee

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SOCIALIST EQUALITY PARTY:

 

Jerome "Jerry" White (Michigan) Presidential Nominee Phyllis Scherrer (Pennsylvania) Vice Presidential Nominee

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SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY (SWP):

No Candidates Identified To Date

Sources

http://www.politics1.com/p2012.htm

Photos: http://reformparty.org/candidates/

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