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| Affiliation | Libertarian |
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| Name | Aaron Russo |
| Address |
Los Angeles, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
February 14, 1943
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| Died | August 24, 2007
(64 years)
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| Contributor | Classical Liberal |
| Last Modifed | Sarnstrom
Aug 25, 2007 01:10pm |
| Tags |
Caucasian - Divorced - Union Member - Judaism -
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| Info | Colorful, bombastic and wealthy Hollywood movie producer Aaron Russo has flirted with political runs for office in recent years. Although a longtime supporter of the Libertarian Party, he ran as a libertarian (small-L) candidate for Nevada Governor in the 1998 Republican primary (garnering a decent 26% in the four-way race). Russo announced a second run in 2002 for Nevada Governor as the Libertarian Party candidate, but quit the race when he was diagnosed with cancer. Now -- after seemingly successful cancer treatments -- Russo made a splashy run for President in 2004. He began the race as an Independent, but officially jumped into the LP race in December 2003 (and secured primary ballot status for the California primary). In Hollywood, Russo produced such blockbusters as The Rose (1979) and Trading Places (1983) during his movie career. All in all, his movies earned six Oscars and two Golden Globe awards. As in his past runs, he made his strong support for legalizing medical marijuana a top concern. However, his central focus was what he decried as a post 9-11 reduction of individual freedom in the US. "We're being deceived, suckered into this indoctrination of the federal government which is leading toward a totalitarian country." He vowed to repeal the Patriot Act and was opposed to any discussion of reviving the military draft. Russo had a decent following within the party and used his personal resources to help finance the campaign. He narrowly finished first on both the first and second ballotd at the LP Presidential Nominating Convention in May 2004 -- but lost the nomination when a third place candidate Gary Nolan withdrew and threw his support to Michael Badnarik.
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