Larry Sharpe
Template:Userspace draft Template:Infobox person Larry Sharpe 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.[1][2]
Biography
Sharpe is a veteran,[1] having served in the United States Marine Corps. He attended the University of Maryland where he received a a Bachelor’s Degree in anthropology.[2]
Politics
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.[1]
In 2016, Sharpe ran for the Vice Presidential nomination for the Libertarian Party. At the 2016 Libertarian National Convention, he had the second highest amount of votes in both rounds of voting for the Vice Presidential nomination. He lost to former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Doherty, Brian (May 28, 2016), Meet the Libertarian Party's VP Candidates, Reason, http://reason.com/blog/2016/05/28/the-libertarian-partys-vice-presidential, retrieved December 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Libertarian Party, Larry Sharpe, Libertarian Party, http://libertarian.nationbuilder.com/sharpe, retrieved December 3, 2016