- Isabell Masters
Isabell Masters, Ph.D (born
January 9 ,1918 ) ofTopeka, Kansas was a perennial third-party candidate (Looking Back Party) forPresident of the United States in theUnited States presidential election, 1984 , theUnited States presidential election, 1992 (339 votes), theUnited States presidential election, 1996 in which she was only on the ballot inArkansas (but also received a few votes inCalifornia andMaryland ) (752 votes total), 2000 and in theUnited States presidential election, 2004 . Her 1992 running mate was Walter Ray Masters; her 1996 running mate was Shirley Jean Masters, both of them children of hers.She also made several unsuccessful attempts at winning the Republican primary elections for President. For example, in 1996 she was on the ballot in
Oklahoma and won 1,052 votes (Bob Dole won by a large margin). [ [http://www.ballot-access.org/1996/0403.html Ballot Access News, April 3, 1996] [http://www.ok.gov/~elections/96rpres.html Oklahoma State Election Board 1996 Republican Race for President] ]A mother of six, including Rev. Thomas A. Masters Sr. of the New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church of
Riviera Beach, Florida . Rev. Masters had been one of the community leaders protesting theGeorge W. Bush /Dick Cheney effort to stop theFlorida election recount following theUnited States presidential election, 2000 . Daughter Cora Masters is the ex-wife of formerWashington, D.C. mayorMarion Barry .Looking Back Party
Members of the Legislature: 0
Highest Office Won: None
Founded: 1980
The Looking Back Party (1980-2000) ran Dr. Isabell Masters as its Presidential candidate in 1984, 1992, 1996, and 2000. The party was received votes in California twice; Deirdre Griswold for President in 1980 (Workers World Party in California) and Larry Holmes in 1988. [http://www.joincalifornia.com/party/Looking%20Back]
References
* Frantzich, Stephen E. (1996). "The C-Span Revolution" ISBN 0-8061-2870-4
* [http://www.citylinkmagazine.com/archives/050703coverstory.html DiPaola, Jim "Masters’ universe" "City Link" May 15, 2003]
* [http://www.politics1.com/indep2k.htm#writein Politics1: Presidency 2000 - The Independent Candidates]
* [http://www.pww.org/past-weeks-2000/Election%20protests.htm Wheeler, Tim "Election protests continue in Florida" "People's Weekly World"]Notes
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