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'''Tonie Nathan''' has the historical distinction of being the first woman in US History to receive an electoral vote, in 1972, more then ten years before Geraldine Ferrarro.
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'''Theodora Nathalia "Tonie" Nathan''' (February 9, 1923—March 20, 2014) has the historical distinction of being the first woman in US History to receive an electoral vote, in 1972, more than ten years before Geraldine Ferrarro.  She was employed as a radio/TV producer.


Nathan was the vice presidential running mate for [[John Hospers]] in the 1972 presidential election. Elector [[Roger MacBride]] of Minnesota cast his lone electoral vote for the ticket of Hospers and Nathan, which received just over 3000 popular votes, despite very little publicity and their appearance on the ballot in only 2 states.
Nathan was the vice-presidential running mate for [[John Hospers]] in the 1972 presidential election. Elector [[Roger MacBride]] of Virginia cast his lone electoral vote for the ticket of Hospers and Nathan, which received just over 3000 popular votes, despite very little publicity and their appearance on the ballot in only 2 states.


Nathan lives in Oregon and has continued to run for various political offices through the years. She remains active in the [[Libertarian Party]].
Nathan lived in Oregon and continued to run for various political offices through the years. She remained active in the [[Libertarian Party]] and was a speaker at the 2012 [[2012 Libertarian National Convention|convention]].
 
She was also present at the [[1972 Libertarian National Convention|founding convention in 1972]] and made the impassioned plea to adopt principles before planks by stating "We shall be the laughingstock of the National if we adopt planks, without first specifying our principles!"
 
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==Early Life==
 
[[File:Nathan-Tonie.jpg|thumb|right]]
 
==Candidate==
 
 
*[[Hospers and Nathan Presidential Campaign 1972]]
*[[1976]] Vice-President ([[David Bergland]] won the nomination)
*[[1976]] US Congress (as an independent due to lack of ballot access)
*[[1980]] US Senate, Oregon
*[[1990]] US Congress, 4th District
*[[1996]] US Congress, 4th District
 
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==Party Offices==
*[[Libertarian National Committee]], At-Large ([[1987]]-[[1989]])
 
She was inducted into the [[Hall of Liberty]] posthumously in 2012.
 
==Career==
She was a pundit, talk radio host, talk show host on KVAL-TV, and a business owner, including an insurance company.
 
==Articles==
*[[Media:CALIFORNIAS POWER CRISIS 01252001 - NATHAN.pdf|California's Power Crisis: Don't Blame Deregulation]]
 
==External Link==
*[http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/libertarian-tonie-nathan-dies-at-91 Obituary at lp.org]


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Latest revision as of 20:31, 27 July 2023

Tonie Nathan
Tonie-1974.jpg
Personal Details
Birth: February 9, 1923
New York City, New York, USA
Death: March 20, 2014(2014-03-20) (aged 91)
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Occupation: Politician
Party: Libertarian Party
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Theodora Nathalia "Tonie" Nathan (February 9, 1923—March 20, 2014) has the historical distinction of being the first woman in US History to receive an electoral vote, in 1972, more than ten years before Geraldine Ferrarro. She was employed as a radio/TV producer.

Nathan was the vice-presidential running mate for John Hospers in the 1972 presidential election. Elector Roger MacBride of Virginia cast his lone electoral vote for the ticket of Hospers and Nathan, which received just over 3000 popular votes, despite very little publicity and their appearance on the ballot in only 2 states.

Nathan lived in Oregon and continued to run for various political offices through the years. She remained active in the Libertarian Party and was a speaker at the 2012 convention.

She was also present at the founding convention in 1972 and made the impassioned plea to adopt principles before planks by stating "We shall be the laughingstock of the National if we adopt planks, without first specifying our principles!"

Early Life

Nathan-Tonie.jpg

Candidate

  • Nathan-Congress.jpg
  • Ad 1972 Hospers-Nathan.jpg
  • Hospers-Nathan 1972 Poster.jpg
  • BUTTON 1972 Hospers-Nathan.png

Party Offices

She was inducted into the Hall of Liberty posthumously in 2012.

Career

She was a pundit, talk radio host, talk show host on KVAL-TV, and a business owner, including an insurance company.

Articles

External Link


Preceded by:
-		 Libertarian Party Vice Presidential candidate
1972		 Succeeded by:
David Bergland
Preceded by:
needed		 Libertarian Party Vice Chair
needed		 Succeeded by:
needed
Preceded by:
needed		 Libertarian Party of Oregon US Senate Nominee
1980		 Succeeded by:
Gene Nanni?


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