Laureen Oliver
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Laureen Oliver is a US politician who co-founded the New York State Independence Party.
Career
In 1992, Oliver co-founded the New York State Independence Party with B. Thomas Golisano.[citation needed] Prior to the Independence Party, Oliver was the Monroe County chairwoman of United We Stand America.[1]
Oliver was Founding State Chairwoman of the Independence Party[2] from 1993 to 1998. As Founding State Chairwoman, she organized the state party in almost all the counties in the state.
She was Tom Golisano's campaign chairwoman in his 1994, 1998 and 2002 gubernatorial bids. In 2002, Golisano's bid for governor of New York was ranked as the most expensive race in the U.S. and Golisano being the leader in the most personally-funded U.S.campaigns. Golisano spent almost $85 million of his own money.
She also served as a national delegate to the Reform Party and was fundamentally responsible for the Reform Party gaining recognition by the Federal Election Commission. She is widely recognized for being the most named person in election lawsuits in the United States.
After leaving the state, she went on to serve in campaigns in numerous other states as a
In 1994, she was the party's nominee for
In 1996, she served on Governor Lamm's presidential committee and nominated him at the 1996 Reform Party's National Convention in Long Beach, California.
In 2009, she became the National Chairwoman to Support Popular Vote, a heavily-funded national lobbyist organization backed by Tom Golisano.
2002 Results for New York Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- George Pataki and Mary Donohue (R-C) (inc.), 49%
- Dennis Mehiel(D-WF), 33%
- Tom Golisano and Donohue (I), 14%
1998 Results for New York Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- George Pataki and Mary Donohue (R-C) (inc.), 54%
- Peter Vallone and Sandra Frankel(D-WF), 33%
- Tom Golisano and Laureen Oliver (I), 8%
- Betsy McCaughey Rossand Jonathan C. Reiter (L), 1.4%
1994 Race for New York Comptroller
- Carl McCall(D-L), 45.15%
- Herbert London (R-C-RTL), 40.48%
- Laureen Oliver (I), 1%
References
- ^ "Laureen Oliver". D'Amore Hillsman Oliver Barkley (DH&B). Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Tollerson, Ernest (1996-07-18). "Politics: The Third Party;Reform Party's Crucial Surveying Runs Into Problems". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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