Barry Hess

Barry Hess

Barry J. Hess, II is an investor and United States Libertarian Party activist. He was the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Arizona in 2000 finishing 4th of 4 with 70,724 votes (5.1%) [ [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm#3 2000 ELECTION STATISTICS ] ] , and the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Arizona in 2002 (4th of 4 - 1.7%) and 2006 (3rd of 3 - 2%). Hess unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 2000.

Biography

After growing up in Florida, Ohio, and New Hampshire, Hess earned a B.A. in English from Fordham University in 1979. [ [http://hessforgovernor.com/campaign/bio My Biography | Barry Hess for Governor ] ] After working in Manhattan, Hess later relocated to Arizona, and has served as vice-chair of the Arizona Libertarian Party. [ [http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?ID=3909 Arizona Capitol Times - Serving Arizona's Business, Government and Political Community since 1946 ] ]

Hess sought the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 2000, [ [http://www.politics1.com/libt04a.htm Politics1 - Guide to the 2004 Libertarian Presidential Candidates ] ] receiving only 6% of ballots cast in the Libertarian National Convention vote in which Harry Browne won the party's nomination. [ [http://ny.lp.org/news/2000news.htm Libertarian Party of New York ] ] He went on to receive the Libertarian nomination in the Arizona Senate race. In the general election, where Hess ran in a race where incumbent Republican John Kyl saw no formal Democratic opposition, Hess received over 70,000 votes, or roughly 4.5% of the total. [ [http://www.azsos.gov/election/2000/General/Canvass2000GE.pdf State Of Arizona Official Canvass ] ]

In 2002, Hess ran for Governor of Arizona as a Libertarian. During his 2002 campaign, Hess admitted to owing the Internal Revenue Service $47,000 in unpaid taxes. [cite news|title=Southwest: Arizona: Proudly Claiming Tax Debt|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE6DF153CF930A15753C1A9649C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fL%2fLibertarian%20Party|first=Mindy|last= Sink |publisher=New York Times |date=2002-11-23 |accessdate=2007-03-15 ] Running against Democrat Janet Napolitano, Independent Richard Mahoney, and Republican Matt Salmon, Hess received over 20,000 votes, or 1.6% of the ballots cast. [http://www.azsos.gov/election/2002/General/Canvass2002GE.pdf]

Hess declared his intention to run for Governor again in November 2005, but delayed his formal announcement as he deliberated whether to run as a Republican or as a Libertarian. In February 2006, Hess announced his candidacy as a Libertarian and was uncontested for his party's nomination. During the campaign, Hess was publicly endorsed by professional wrestler Sean Morley [ [http://hessforgovernor.com/campaign/node/102 Sean Morley (AKA "Val Venis") of the World Wrestling Federation | Barry Hess for Governor ] ] and by Republican Mike Harris, who was defeated in his own party's primary. [ [http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Feature-Article.htm?InfoNo=010720 Barry Hess, Libertarian Candidate for Arizona Governor endorsed by Republican gubernatorial candidat ] ] In the general election, Hess garnered over 30,000 votes, or 2.0%, against Democrat Janet Napolitano and Republican Len Munsil. [ [http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Canvass2006GE.pdf State Of Arizona Official Canvass ] ]

External links

* [http://hessforgovernor.com/ Hess for Governor]

References


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