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  Marra, William A.
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AffiliationRight to Life  
  1975-05-21  
 
NameWilliam A. Marra
Address
West Milford, New Jersey , United States
EmailNone
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Born February 20, 1928
DiedDecember 12, 1998 (70 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifedChronicler
Mar 23, 2019 09:38pm
Tags Catholic -
InfoWilliam A. Marra was a third-party Right to life candidate for President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1988; his running mate was Joan Andrews. They received 20,504 votes.[1] Marra had also been a candidate in the Republican and Democratic parties' United States presidential primary in New Hampshire. In the former he received six write-in votes[2] and in the latter received 142 votes.[3]

He was a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Engineering and Fordham University, serving as a professor of philosophy at the latter. Marra was an active lecturer, opposing topics such as abortion, atheism and sex education.

For 17 years, Marra hosted a radio program called "Where Catholics Meet" on 710 WOR-AM in New York. On the show, he addressed issues facing orthodox Catholics in the post-Vatican II world. He often had guests. In the early 1990s, Marra hosted a TV program on the EWTN Global Catholic Network called "The Roman Forum." This program ran for two seasons and addressed many of the same issues as "Where Catholics Meet", but involved fewer guest hosts.

Marra founded Catholic Media Apostolate, an organization dedicated to the propagation of the Roman Catholic faith through the media. He was also heavily involved in [Keep the Faith], an organization similar to CMA.

Brandon Sun, 5/21/1975 (photo source)

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  11/08/1988 US President National Vote Lost 0.02% (-53.35%)
  07/01/1988 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.01% (-42.45%)
  07/01/1988 US President - RTL Campaign Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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