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== Political Background == |
== Political Background == |
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In the 1990s, Weill founded the [[Independent Party]] of Mississippi. In 1997, The Independent Party of Mississippi |
In the 1990s, Weill founded the [[Independent Party]] of Mississippi. In 1997, The Independent Party of Mississippi became the official state affilate of the national Reform Party and renamed itself the Mississippi Reform Party. |
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Weill is the chairman of the [[Mississippi]] Reform Party and is a Reform Party National Committeeman. |
Weill is the chairman of the [[Mississippi]] Reform Party and is a Reform Party National Committeeman. |
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| Political party | Reform Party |
| Residence | Tylertown, Mississippi |
Ted Weill (born 1925) is the Reform Party's 2008 presidential candidate. [1]
Political Background
In the 1990s, Weill founded the Independent Party of Mississippi. In 1997, The Independent Party of Mississippi became the official state affilate of the national Reform Party and renamed itself the Mississippi Reform Party.
Weill is the chairman of the Mississippi Reform Party and is a Reform Party National Committeeman.
In 1996, Weill ran for a United States Senate seat from Mississippi. He finished third with 2% of the vote (13,600 votes).
In 2004, Weill campaigned for the Reform Party's 2004 presidential nomination. But he withdrew his candidacy after Ralph Nader announce his intention to seek the party's nomination. Weill ultimately endorsed Nader. [2]
Since 2004, Weill has contributed thousands of dollars to the political campaigns of Lyndon LaRouche and Ralph Nader. [3]
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