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'''Michael McDermott''' was the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|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}}</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> | '''Michael McDermott''' was the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|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}}</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> | ||
McDermott was a 2012 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of New York. He was defeated by Steve Israel on November 6, 2012. | McDermott was a 2012 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of New York. He was defeated by [[Steve Israel]] on November 6, 2012. | ||
According to his website, McDermott worked as a real estate broker and developer from 2001 to 2008. | According to his website, McDermott worked as a real estate broker and developer from 2001 to 2008. | ||