James A. Lewis (politician)

American politician, Connecticut (1933–1997)

For other people with similar names, see James Lewis.

James A. Lewis

Personal details
Born| (1933-04-20)April 20, 1933
Old Saybrook, Connecticut,
U.S.
Died| February 22, 1997(1997-02-22) (aged 63)
Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party| Libertarian
Alma mater| Babson College

James A. "Jim" Lewis (April 20, 1933 – February 22, 1997, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut) was the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nominee in the 1984 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with David Bergland.[1] The ticket received 228,111 votes (0.3%) to finish third overall.[2]

Lewis, from his home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, made campaign stops across the United States during his campaign, and co-authored a book with Jim Peron, entitled Liberty Reclaimed.

In 1987 Lewis ran for the 1988 Libertarian Party presidential nomination finishing third with 12.8% of the vote at the 1987 Libertarian National Convention. Lewis finished behind nominee Ron Paul (51.3%) and Russell Means (31.4%).[3]

Lewis had earlier (1982) run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut as a Libertarian finishing fourth (receiving 8,163 votes (0.8%))[4] and had served from 1981 until 1983 as a representative to the Libertarian National Committee.

Lewis graduated from Babson College in 1958, and spent many years as a salesman for the General Book Binding Company of Cleveland, Ohio.[5]

## Publications

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* Lewis, Jim; Peron, Jim (1984). Liberty Reclaimed, A New Look at American Politics - via Internet Archive.

## References

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1. ^ (1984-09-06) "Libertarian touts less government" Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, The Morning Call. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
2. ^ 1984 Presidential General Election Results, USelectionatlas.org.
3. ^ United Press International (September 6, 1987) "Libertarians choose Texan to head ticket" Archived April 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
4. ^ Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982
5. ^ (March 2, 1997) "Libertarian Party organizer James Lewis dies", Record-Journal. Retrieved January 8, 2011.

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|  Libertarian nominee for Vice President of the United States
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