Barry Hess

Barry J. Hess, II is an investor and United States Libertarian Party activist. He was the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Arizona in 2000 finishing 4th of 4 with 70,724 votes (5.1%) [ [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm#3 2000 ELECTION STATISTICS ] ] , and the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Arizona in 2002 (4th of 4 - 1.7%) and 2006 (3rd of 3 - 2%). Hess unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 2000.

Biography

After growing up in Florida, Ohio, and New Hampshire, Hess earned a B.A. in English from Fordham University in 1979. [ [http://hessforgovernor.com/campaign/bio My Biography | Barry Hess for Governor ] ] After working in Manhattan, Hess later relocated to Arizona, and has served as vice-chair of the Arizona Libertarian Party. [ [http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?ID=3909 Arizona Capitol Times - Serving Arizona's Business, Government and Political Community since 1946 ] ]

Hess sought the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 2000, [ [http://www.politics1.com/libt04a.htm Politics1 - Guide to the 2004 Libertarian Presidential Candidates ] ] receiving only 6% of ballots cast in the Libertarian National Convention vote in which Harry Browne won the party's nomination. [ [http://ny.lp.org/news/2000news.htm Libertarian Party of New York ] ] He went on to receive the Libertarian nomination in the Arizona Senate race. In the general election, where Hess ran in a race where incumbent Republican John Kyl saw no formal Democratic opposition, Hess received over 70,000 votes, or roughly 4.5% of the total. [ [http://www.azsos.gov/election/2000/General/Canvass2000GE.pdf State Of Arizona Official Canvass ] ]

In 2002, Hess ran for Governor of Arizona as a Libertarian. During his 2002 campaign, Hess admitted to owing the Internal Revenue Service $47,000 in unpaid taxes. [cite news|title=Southwest: Arizona: Proudly Claiming Tax Debt|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE6DF153CF930A15753C1A9649C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fL%2fLibertarian%20Party|first=Mindy|last= Sink |publisher=New York Times |date=2002-11-23 |accessdate=2007-03-15 ] Running against Democrat Janet Napolitano, Independent Richard Mahoney, and Republican Matt Salmon, Hess received over 20,000 votes, or 1.6% of the ballots cast. [http://www.azsos.gov/election/2002/General/Canvass2002GE.pdf]

Hess declared his intention to run for Governor again in November 2005, but delayed his formal announcement as he deliberated whether to run as a Republican or as a Libertarian. In February 2006, Hess announced his candidacy as a Libertarian and was uncontested for his party's nomination. During the campaign, Hess was publicly endorsed by professional wrestler Sean Morley [ [http://hessforgovernor.com/campaign/node/102 Sean Morley (AKA "Val Venis") of the World Wrestling Federation | Barry Hess for Governor ] ] and by Republican Mike Harris, who was defeated in his own party's primary. [ [http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Feature-Article.htm?InfoNo=010720 Barry Hess, Libertarian Candidate for Arizona Governor endorsed by Republican gubernatorial candidat ] ] In the general election, Hess garnered over 30,000 votes, or 2.0%, against Democrat Janet Napolitano and Republican Len Munsil. [ [http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Canvass2006GE.pdf State Of Arizona Official Canvass ] ]

External links

* [http://hessforgovernor.com/ Hess for Governor]

References