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'''Richard V. Campagna''' of | {{Wikipedia-GFDL}} | ||
'''Richard V. Campagna''' of Iowa City, Iowa was the vice-presidential nominee of the [[Libertarian Party]] in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Campagna was chosen at the [[2004 Libertarian National Convention]] along with Libertarian presidential nominee [[Michael Badnarik]]. | |||
Campagna resides in | Campagna resides in Iowa. He works as a businessman, consultant, and attorney, and is an active proponent of existentialism. | ||
Campagna holds degrees from | Campagna holds degrees from Brown University (B.A.), New York University (M.A.), St. John's University (J.D.), and Columbia University (M.A.). Campagna has a doctorate degree from American College of Metaphysical Theology, an alternative educational choice, which he opted for after completing virtually all of the requirements for a traditional doctoral degree from various well known institutions such as Columbia University Teachers College and the University of Iowa.[http://www.lpia.org/election/campagna.php] [http://www.americancollege.com/]. | ||
In [[2002]], Campagna ran on the Libertarian ticket for lieutenant governor of [[Iowa]] with gubernatorial candidate [[Clyde Cleveland]]; together, they placed fourth, receiving 13,098 votes, or 1.3% of the total vote cast. | In [[2002]], Campagna ran on the Libertarian ticket for lieutenant governor of [[Libertarian Party of Iowa|Iowa]] with gubernatorial candidate [[Clyde Cleveland]]; together, they placed fourth, receiving 13,098 votes, or 1.3% of the total vote cast. | ||
In mid-[[2003]], Campagna became the first candidate to enter the race for the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nomination (the Libertarian party chooses its presidential and vice-presidential nominees in convention on separate ballots). He defeated his closest competition, Missouri libertarian [[Tamara Millay]], on the first ballot at the May 2004 [[Libertarian National Convention]]. | In mid-[[2003]], Campagna became the first candidate to enter the race for the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nomination (the Libertarian party chooses its presidential and vice-presidential nominees in convention on separate ballots). He defeated his closest competition, Missouri libertarian [[Tamara Millay]], on the first ballot at the May 2004 [[Libertarian National Convention]]. | ||
The presidential ticket of Badnarik and Campagna placed | The presidential ticket of Badnarik and Campagna placed fourth in the 2004 presidential election, earning just over 400,000 votes nationwide. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://iowablogs.com/Richard/ Richard Campagna's blog] | * [http://iowablogs.com/Richard/ Richard Campagna's blog] | ||
* [http://www.lptexas.org/#nomination LP-Texas website with Nomination photo] | <!-- * [http://www.lptexas.org/#nomination LP-Texas website with Nomination photo] /* defunct link */ --> | ||
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[[Category:Libertarian Party vice presidential nominees|Campagna, Richard]] | [[Category:Libertarian Party vice presidential nominees|Campagna, Richard]] | ||