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'''Michael S McDermott''' is an American politician. He was the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate for Governor of New York | '''Michael S McDermott''' is an American politician. He was the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate for Governor of New York state, in the election of 2014,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/4-candidates-for-NY-governor-to-debate-5838930.php |title=NY governor hopefuls debate economy, leadership |last=Klepper |first=David |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=2014-10-22 |accessdate=2014-10-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027092826/http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/4-candidates-for-NY-governor-to-debate-5838930.php |archivedate=October 27, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/opinion/columnists/lane-filler/want-big-ideas-listen-to-howie-hawkins-and-michael-mcdermott-lane-filler-1.9502996|title=Filler: Want big ideas? Listen to Howie Hawkins and Michael McDermott|last=Filler|first=Lane|work=[[Newsday]]|date=2014-10-14|accessdate=2014-10-27}}</ref> losing to Andrew Cuomo and falling very short of the 50,000 votes needed to maintain ballot access. The libertarian ticket dropped by 0.63% of all voters from the previous year and received less than a third of the votes from the last cycle despite being included in the only gubernatorial debate of 2014.<ref>http://news.wbfo.org/post/video-candidates-square-sole-gubernatorial-debate</ref> | ||
According to his website, McDermott worked as a real estate broker and developer from 2001 to 2008. As of 2016, he is the vice chair of the Libertarian party of Suffolk County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://lpsc.li/home/who-we-are/|website=The Libertarian Party of Suffolk County, New York|accessdate=2 January 2017|date=3 March 2013}}</ref> | According to his website, McDermott worked as a real estate broker and developer from 2001 to 2008. As of 2016, he is the vice chair of the Libertarian party of Suffolk County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://lpsc.li/home/who-we-are/|website=The Libertarian Party of Suffolk County, New York|accessdate=2 January 2017|date=3 March 2013}}</ref> | ||
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== References == | ==References== | ||
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==External | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.VoteMcDermott.org/ Michael McDermott Campaign Website], 2014 | * [http://www.VoteMcDermott.org/ Michael McDermott Campaign Website], 2014 | ||
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