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'''William P | '''William P. "Bill" McMillen''' (born March 25, 1943) is a longstanding Libertarian activist and political candidate. | ||
==Biography== | |||
===Early Life and Career=== | |||
McMillen was born on March 25, 1943. He attended Bethlehem Central High School and graduated from there in 1961. He went on to attend Bryant College in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from there in 1964. In 1964, during the Vietnam War, McMillen told the draft board that he would not serve and subsequently told the Federal Judge presiding at his trial that support for the South Vietnamese government was misplaced and that the war was wrong both in its purpose and execution. He was found guilty of willful failure to submit to induction in March 1965 and was incarcerated for a little over two years in federal prison. At the time of his conviction, there were just over 800 U.S. military deaths in the Vietnam conflict which subsequently would grow to more than 58,000 as well as millions of civilian deaths and other civilian and combat casualties. | |||
McMillen worked as a Certified Public Accountant including for several years with his own practice, followed by several CFO and Corporate Controller positions in both for profit and non-profit environments. He also held part time teaching positions for several years. | |||
===Libertarian Party=== | |||
McMillen joined the Libertarian Party in [[1976]] and was elected Chair of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]] from [[1985]] to [[1989]]. He ran for US Senate in [[1988]] and [[1998]]. McMillen served as Treasurer of the LPNY from [[2002]] to [[2003]]. | McMillen joined the Libertarian Party in [[1976]] and was elected Chair of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]] from [[1985]] to [[1989]]. He ran for US Senate in [[1988]] and [[1998]]. McMillen served as Treasurer of the LPNY from [[2002]] to [[2003]]. | ||
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He served as Vice-Chair of the [[Capital District Libertarian Party]] from [[2018]] to [[2019]]. | He served as Vice-Chair of the [[Capital District Libertarian Party]] from [[2018]] to [[2019]]. | ||
As of 2022, McMillen serves as an At-Large Member of the [[Albany County Libertarian Party]]. | |||
==Political Campaigns== | ==Political Campaigns== | ||