Third Party & Indep. Presidential Candidates

Third party and independent candidates offer an alternative to the major party candidates, but typically have limited resources and face huge hurdles.  For example, ballot access is always a challenge.  As of Summer 2020 it seems doubtful that any of these candidates will be able to mount a serious challenge to the major party nominees.  Indeed 2020 could be a particularly challenging year for third party presidential candidates due to the deeply polarized electorate.  Additionally none of these candidates are well known nationally and there is no telling what  limitations the pandemic will impose on in-person campaigning.  See also: Third Parties.

		2020 Quicklinks
LIBERTARIAN
Sorinne Ardeleanu Ken Armstrong switched to running for vice president on April 29, 2020 Daniel Behrman Kenneth Blevins Lincoln Chafee out Apr.5 Keenan  Dunham Brian Ellison Souraya Faas Erik Gerhardt Jim Gray* Phil Gray Jedidah Hill Jacob Hornberger* *qualified for nomination Jo Jorgensen* Adam Kokesh* Shawn McCutcheon John Monds* James Ogle Steve Richey Sam Robb Kim Ruff out Jan. 11 Rhett Smith Vermin Supreme* Louis Vanacore Arvin Vohra Mark Whitney out Apr. 23	Jo Jorgensen / Spike Cohen www.jo20.com	Libertarian Party Convention: Online session May 22, 2020.  Additional convention business July 7-12, 2020 in Orlando, FL . May 21-25, 2020 at JW Marriott Austin in Austin, TX.  (postponed May 2, 2020)
and note: U.S. Rep. Justin Amash announced exploratory committee Apr. 28, 2020; ended May 16, 2020 (+)
GREEN
Officially recognized > Howie Hawkins (NY) - former construction worker and UPS employee; a co-founder of the Green Party *won the nomination of the Socialist Party USA in Oct. 2020 Dario Hunter (CA) - former Youngstown, OH school board member David Rolde (MA) - a revolutionary communist anti-imperialist activist Other Declared: Dennis Lambert, Susan Buchser Lochocki, Kent Mesplay, Sedinam Moywasiza-Curry, Chad Wilson	Howie Hawkins/ Angela Walker howiehawkins.us	Green Party Convention: Online July 9-12, 2020.  July 9-12, 2020 at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.
CONSTITUTION
Don Blankenship (WV) - former coal executive Daniel Cummings (UT) - medical doctor Don Grundmann (CA) - chiropractor Charles W. Kraut (NY) - financial advisor Samm Tittle (VA)	Don Blankenship / William Mohr www.donblankenship.com	Constitution Party Convention: Telephonically May 1-2, 2020. May 1-2, 2020 at Hilton Union Station in St. Louis
MORE THIRD PARTIES
Socialist Party USA - Howie Hawkins / Angela Walker Party for Socialism and Liberation - Gloria La Riva / Leonard Peltier Socialist Workers Party - Alyson Kennedy / Malcolm Jarrett Socialist Equality Party - Joseph Kishore / Norissa Santa Cruz		SPUSA  Convention: Oct. 25-27, 2019 in Newark, NJ. > PSL SWP SEP

FORMER POTENTIAL INDEPENDENTS
Former Starbucks chairman and CEO Howard Schultz looked into an independent run for president in the first part of 2019.  His effort did not seem to attract much enthusiasm and health reasons forced him to end it in mid-year.	Entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban looked into an independent run in May 2020, even hiring a pollster, but decided against it after finding he could only garner about 25 percent of the vote. See:  Clare Duffy. "Mark Cuban was seriously weighing a run for president last month. Here's why he decided against it." CNN, June 4, 2020. markcubancompanies.com/

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