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'''Andre V. Marrou''' (born December 4, [[1938]]) is an [[United States|American]] political figure, affiliated with the [[Libertarian Party|United States Libertarian Party]].
'''Andre Verne Marrou''' (b. December 4, 1938) was the Libertarian Party's 1992 presidential nominee and a former elected Libertarian in the Alaska state legislature.  He was [[Ron Paul]]'s running mate in the 1988 presidential race.


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After an extended absence from party activities, he publicly endorsed Gary Johnson in 2012 at the [[Libertarian Party of Texas|LPTexas]] state convention.
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He graduated from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[1962]].
==Candidate==
* Alaska House of Representatives Seat B, 5th district 1982, 1984 (elected), and 1986
* Vice President 1988
* US President 1992


One of the few Libertarian candidates to be elected to a state legislature, Marrou served in the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] for one term, from {{Event|year=1985|event=Elected|notes=Alaska House of Representatives}} to 1987. He was the party's vice-presidential nominee in the {{Event2|year=1988|event=Candidate|notes=U.S. vice president}} [[U.S. presidential election, 1988|1988 election]], garnering 432,179 votes (0.5%) on a ticket with [[Ron Paul]], and its presidential nominee in the {{Event2|year=1992|event=Candidate|notes=U.S. President}} [[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992 election]], receiving 291,627 votes (0.28%).
==Public Office==
* Alaska House of Representatives 1985-1987


== External links ==
==Organizations==
* Elections, [[Alaska Libertarian Party|Alaska LP]] c. 1983
* [[Alaskans for a Competitive Economy]] c. 1983
 
==External Links==
* [http://bbs.bapho.net/bbs/h-drive/texts/file/nol-chal.txt Nolan's Challenge, a questionnaire prior to the 1987 national convention]
*[http://alumweb.mit.edu/classes/1962/techrev/9903.html Short notes on members of the 1962 MIT class]
*[http://alumweb.mit.edu/classes/1962/techrev/9903.html Short notes on members of the 1962 MIT class]


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Revision as of 00:14, 31 December 2014

Andre Verne Marrou (b. December 4, 1938) was the Libertarian Party's 1992 presidential nominee and a former elected Libertarian in the Alaska state legislature. He was Ron Paul's running mate in the 1988 presidential race.

After an extended absence from party activities, he publicly endorsed Gary Johnson in 2012 at the LPTexas state convention.

Candidate

  • Alaska House of Representatives Seat B, 5th district 1982, 1984 (elected), and 1986
  • Vice President 1988
  • US President 1992

Public Office

  • Alaska House of Representatives 1985-1987

Organizations

External Links


Preceded by:
Ron Paul
Libertarian Party Presidential candidate
1992
Succeeded by:
Harry Browne
Preceded by:
Jim Lewis
Libertarian Party Vice Presidential candidate
1988
Succeeded by:
Nancy Lord