Larry Sharpe

Larry Sharpe (born July 12, 1968) is an American business consultant and political activist. He was a Libertarian candidate for Vice President in 2016. He is founder and Managing Director at NeoSage.

He is a member of the Libertarian Party of Queens County and is rumored to be the appointee for Director of Public Affairs. He is currently said to also be considering a run for New York State Governor in 2018.

Early Life and Career

Sharpe was born in Manhattan, New York as an only child. His birth parents gave him up for adoption, and he was adopted when he was only a few weeks old. His adopted mother was a German immigrant who worked as a clerk and a waitress. His adopted father was a serviceman, a Policeman, and later a Corrections Officer, who died of cancer when Sharpe was a pre-teen. Sharpe joined the Marines at 17 to find positive male role-models.

Sharpe eventually decided to start a business, but it had a mediocre start, so he sold it. Sharpe bounced back with another business that took off, but was devastated in the financial crisis of 2007-2008. He decided that he would try again, and he has built an organization that has helped many other organizations.

Sharpe is a veteran.. He attended the University of Maryland where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in anthropology. He became an English teacher and in 2001 he started Prime Distribution Inc. and later sold it. In 2004, he founded Neo-Sage, where he is currently Managing Director.

Political History and Views

Sharpe first became interested in the Libertarian Party during Gary Johnson's 2012 Presidential campaign. He became a member of the Libertarian Party of New York and has used videos and social media to promote Libertarian ideas. Sharpe worked on Johnson's Our America PAC before deciding to run for the Vice Presidential nomination.

Sharpe believes that US laws should be simpler and fairer. He is a supporter of free trade, small business, an acceptance of new technology, and bringing the black market into normal business. Sharpe is also a Bleeding-Heart Libertarian, and in addition, supports criminal justice reform, term limits, and single-issue voting in Congress.

2016 Vice Presidential Campaign

Sharpe ran for Vice President in 2016 as a Libertarian. He placed second on the first ballot with 30.4% of the vote. Because nobody received a majority on that ballot, another vote was held. Because she placed last on the first vote, Alicia Dearn was not on the second ballot. William Coley and Derrick Grayson dropped out and endorsed Sharpe after the first ballot was cast, but Grayson didn't do so until after the second ballot was passed out to the delegates. Larry received 46.9% of the vote on the second ballot. William Weld won a majority on the second ballot, and won the Vice Presidential nomination.

2018 New York Gubernatorial Campaign

Sharpe is considering running for the Libertarian Party nomination for Governor of New York in 2018.

Electoral History

Libertarian National Convention Vice Presidential vote, 2016 – 1st Ballot
Candidate	First Ballot	Percentage
William Weld	426	49.0%
Larry Sharpe	264	30.4%
William Coley	93	10.7%
Derrick Grayson	48	5.5%
Alicia Dearn	29	3.3%
None of the above	6	0.7%
Daniel Hogan (Write-in)	1	0.1%
Austin Petersen (Write-in)	1	0.1%
Gary Johnson (Write-in)	1	0.1%
Totals	869	100%

Libertarian National Convention Vice Presidential vote, 2016 – 2nd Ballot
Candidate	Second Ballot	Percentage
William Weld	441	50.6%
Larry Sharpe	409	46.9%
None of the above	12	1.4%
Derrick Grayson	9	1.0%
Mark Stewart (Write-in)	1	0.1%
Totals	872	100%

External Links

• Vice Presidential campaign website
• LinkedIn profile
• Twitter profile

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