Isabell Masters
Isabell Masters (January 9, 1913 – September 11, 2011
Masters' five presidential campaigns are the most for any woman in U.S. history.[2] She was a candidate in the 1984, 1992 (339 votes), 1996, 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. In 1996, she was only on the ballot in Arkansas (but also received a few votes in California and Maryland) (752 votes total, 2000). Her 1992 running mate was her son, Walter Ray Masters, and her 1996 running mate was her daughter, Shirley Jean Masters.
Biography
Personal life
Isabell Masters was born Isabell Arch on January 9, 1913, in
Masters married
Presidential campaigns
In 2000 she was a write-in candidate in Kansas alongside George W. Bush and Al Gore. Her vice-presidential running mate was her daughter, Alfreda Dean Masters.
She made several unsuccessful attempts at winning the Republican primary elections for President. In 1996 she was on the ballot in Oklahoma and won 1,052 votes (Bob Dole won by a large margin).[6]
In addition to her presidential campaigns, Masters ran for city council in Topeka, Kansas, and was once a candidate for Mayor of West Palm Beach, Florida.[5]
Masters' had six children. They include Rev. Thomas A. Masters Sr. of the New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church (
Isabell Masters died in her sleep on September 11, 2011, in at a nursing facility in
References
- ^ Notice of Isabell Masters' death
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Isabell Masters obituary". The Daily Telegraph. September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^ a b Williams, Janette (September 20, 2011). "Political activist Isabell Masters, whose presidential ambitions started in Pasadena, dies at 98". Pasadena Star-News. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-02-864622-0.
- ^ a b c d e "Former presidential candidate Isabell Masters dies in Florida". News OK. The Oklahoman. September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- ^ Ballot Access News, Oklahoma State Election Board 1996 Republican Race for President Archived July 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Thompson, Kevin D. (September 14, 2011). "Presidential candidate Isabell Masters, mother of Riviera mayor, dies". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
External links
- Frantzich, Stephen E. (1996). The C-Span Revolution ISBN 0-8061-2870-4
- DiPaola, Jim "Masters' universe" City Link May 15, 2003
- Politics1: Presidency 2000 – The Independent Candidates
- Wheeler, Tim "Election protests continue in Florida" People's Weekly World