Brad Blanton

Dr. Brad Blanton (born September 4, 1940) is an author, seminar leader, and 2006 candidate for United States House of Representatives. Dr. Blanton was on the ballot as an Independent running against Republican incumbent Eric Cantor in Virginia's Seventh Congressional District, though, before the election he announced that he no longer wished to be elected and asked his supporters to instead vote for Democrat Jim Nachman. [http://www.blantonforcongress.com]

His first book, "Radical Honesty: How To Transform Your Life By Telling The Truth", became a nation-wide bestseller in 1996 and has been translated into seven languages . That success was followed by books that applied the principles of Radical Honesty to personal growth, social transformation and parenting. "Radical Honesty" emphasises noticing and ceasing various forms of self-deception and lying to others, including white lies.

Dr. Blanton earned his doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin in 1966 when he was 25 years old. He spent 25 years in the private practice of psychotherapy, becoming the Director of The Center for Well Being in Washington, D.C., where he worked with individuals, couples, and groups. He also served as a consultant to corporations, government and the media. In 1990 he moved to central Virginia and founded Radical Honesty Enterprises, a private corporation dedicated to promoting honesty in the world.

Politically active from his days in the civil rights movement to the present, Dr. Blanton ran as an Independent against Eric Cantor in 2004 election for the United States Congress in Virginia's Seventh Congressional District. In that race, he earned 24% of the vote.

Brad Blanton now lives in Stanley, Virginia, where he spends his time writing and recovering from his campaign for Congress in 2006.

Dr. Blanton is the 7th District Chairman and member of the Central Committee of Virginia's Independent Party, The Independent Greens of Virginia.

See also

* Radical Honesty

External links

* [http://www.blantonforcongress.com Blanton For Congress Official Website]
* [http://www.radicalhonesty.com Radical Honesty Official Website]
*This American Life [http://www.thislife.org/TV_Episode.aspx?episode=2 television episode featuring Blanton]