Bill Weld

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William Weld (2016)

William Floyd "Bill" Weld (born July 31, 1945 in Smithtown , Long Island , New York ) is an American lawyer and politician . He was the Libertarian Party's candidate for vice president in the 2016 presidential election . Previously, as a Republican , he was the 68th governor of the state of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997 .

From 1981 to 1986, Weld served as the successor to Edward F. Harrington as a federal attorney for the Massachusetts District; then he worked as Assistant Attorney General for the US Department of Justice until 1988 . In 1996 he was a Republican candidate for the US Senate in Massachusetts, but was defeated by the Democratic incumbent John Kerry . Weld received 45 percent of the vote and Kerry 52 percent. In 1997, Weld was nominated by President Bill Clinton for the post of US Ambassador to Mexico , but he was unable to take up the position because he did not receive the required confirmation from the Senate. In 2006 he tried to run for the Republican candidacy for governor of New York State and was also nominated as a candidate by the Libertarian Party . After a vote defeat at the Republican Congress in New York, he withdrew his candidacy.

In the 2008 presidential primaries , Weld supported Mitt Romney's bid for Republican candidacy. However, after John McCain was nominated by the Republicans, Weld declared on October 24, 2008 his support for the Democratic candidate Barack Obama .

On May 29, 2016, Weld was named a candidate for Vice President by the Libertarian Party; Weld ran alongside Gary E. Johnson , a candidate for president . Despite good poll results, the candidates failed to be invited to the television debates, so they remained largely unknown. Nevertheless, they managed to get 4,488,919 votes (3.28%) in the elections. This made her the most successful candidates for the Libertarian Party both in absolute terms (previously: 1,275,923 for Johnson in 2012) and relatively (previously 1.06% for Ed Clark and David Koch in 1980).

In February 2019, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld announced the creation of an Exploratory committee to run for Republican in the 2020 presidential election . Weld announced on April 15 that he would challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primary.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Libertarians Pick Gary Johnson and William Weld as Presidential Election Ticket. The Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2016, accessed May 31, 2016 .
  2. ^ Holly Ramer, Associated Press: Republican former Mass. governor endorses Obama ( memento of October 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), at www.boston.com of October 24, 2008, accessed on October 25, 2008.
  3. ↑ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/05/29/libertarian-party-officially-picks-former-massachusetts-gov-bill-weld-vice-presidential-nominee-heated-convention
  4. ↑ https://www0.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/02/15/former-massachusetts-governor-bill-weld-explore-running-for-president-says/wgPTWQR2t0iHIVHigO7vYO/story.html
  5. ↑ Steve Brusk: Bill Weld officially announces he is challenging Trump for GOP nomination in 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Weld, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weld, William Floyd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Smithtown , Long Island , New York