Michael Jingozian
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Michael Paul Jingozian is an American
entrepreneur and political activist who served as vice chairman of the Libertarian Party
from 2008 to 2010. He was a candidate for the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party. Jingozian currently serves on the board of directors of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, a non-partisan, nonprofit public policy advocacy group committed to election reform and protecting ballot-access laws in the U.S. He is also the founder and CEO of AngelVision Technologies, a marketing and sales promotion company, headquartered in Portland, Oregon
. In 2011, the American Marketing Association
of Oregon honored Jingozian as Marketer of the Year and presented him with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
was held in May at the Sheraton Hotel in Denver, Colorado
. Jingozian received 23 delegate votes on the first ballot, which placed him seventh in a field of 11 candidates. Jingozian withdrew his candidacy and asked his delegates to switch their allegiance to former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel. Jingozian nominated Gravel himself.
Bob Barr ultimately won the Libertarian Party presidential nomination on the sixth ballot. The convention delegates chose Wayne Allyn Root as the ticket’s vice-presidential candidate. Barr and Root received 0.4 percent of the national popular vote— 523,686 votes out of 131,257,328 total votes cast—in the 2008 presidential election.
United States
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entrepreneur and political activist who served as vice chairman of the Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
from 2008 to 2010. He was a candidate for the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party. Jingozian currently serves on the board of directors of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, a non-partisan, nonprofit public policy advocacy group committed to election reform and protecting ballot-access laws in the U.S. He is also the founder and CEO of AngelVision Technologies, a marketing and sales promotion company, headquartered in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. In 2011, the American Marketing Association
American Marketing Association
The American Marketing Association is a professional association for marketers. As of 2008 it had approximately 40,000 members. There are 76 professional chapters and 250 collegiate chapters across the United States....
of Oregon honored Jingozian as Marketer of the Year and presented him with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
2008 Presidential campaign
Jingozian declared his candidacy for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in October 2006. Although he had never held public office, Jingozian sought to leverage his skills as a successful marketing-communications entrepreneur to deliver his campaign messages. An article in CNN Money magazine cited his effectiveness at getting through to the masses. Jingozian’s campaign proposals included reorganizing the U.S. military, reforming election laws and drug laws, eliminating the Department of Homeland Security, abolishing the Patriot Act, and establishing greater transparency and accountability in government. One of his recurring campaign themes was that practical and viable measures existed to solve America’s problems, but such solutions were blocked at every turn by professional politicians and bureaucrats.2008 Libertarian National Convention
The 2008 Libertarian National Convention2008 Libertarian National Convention
The 2008 Libertarian National Convention was held from May 22 to May 26, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel in Denver, Colorado...
was held in May at the Sheraton Hotel in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. Jingozian received 23 delegate votes on the first ballot, which placed him seventh in a field of 11 candidates. Jingozian withdrew his candidacy and asked his delegates to switch their allegiance to former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel. Jingozian nominated Gravel himself.
Bob Barr ultimately won the Libertarian Party presidential nomination on the sixth ballot. The convention delegates chose Wayne Allyn Root as the ticket’s vice-presidential candidate. Barr and Root received 0.4 percent of the national popular vote— 523,686 votes out of 131,257,328 total votes cast—in the 2008 presidential election.