William E. Morris (politician)
William E. "Bill" Morris (July 28, 1920 - June 25, 2013[1][2]) founded the Libertarian Party of Delaware in 1975 and the advocacy group Seniors Against Federal Extravagance[3] as an alternative to the AARP in 1997. In 2004, Morris first ran for political office as the Delaware Libertarian candidate for a United States House of Representatives seat. Morris finished fourth behind the two other candidates on the ballot and Write-in candidate Maurice J. Barros with 2,014 votes (0.5%) . In 2006, Morris was the Libertarian candidate for United States Senate. Morris received 2,671 votes for 1.1% of the vote.[4]
References
- ↑ "RIP Bill Morris (1920-2013): Founder of the Libertarian Party of Delaware". Libertarian Party of Delaware. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ↑ "William E. Morris". genealogy bank. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ↑ This is referred to as "Save America's Future Economy" in the Roxann Moore DelmarvaNow! reference and "Seniors Against Federal Extravagance" in the Tom Libertarian Party of Delaware reference.
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#8
- "Tom" (2006-03-22). "Bill Morris for Congress". 2004 Delaware election information. Libertarian Party of Delaware. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
- "2006 General Election Candidates". Department of Elections for New Castle County, State of Delaware. 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
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