Don Gorman Explained

Donald Gorman (born 1937 or 1938) is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He was first elected in 1992 to represent Deerfield and was re-elected in 1994,[1] serving four terms.[2] Gorman was elected to the New Hampshire House as a member of the Libertarian Party.[3] In 2002 he was elected as an at-large member of the Libertarian National Committee.[4] He also worked as a chimney sweep.[5]

Career

In 1993 Gorman introduced legislation that would permit banks to grant grace periods on mortgages and to revise the terms of mortgages, to avoid homelessness as a result of foreclosure.[6] In the same year, he drafted a bill to repeal the state's business enterprise tax.[7] In 1994 Gorman sponsored a resolution warning of the dissolution of the United States federal government in the event of the national debt reaching $6 trillion;[8] and sponsored legislation that would broaden the state of New Hampshire's definition of a political party to include all parties that had received three percent of the vote in an election for governor, the U.S. Congress or the Executive Council of New Hampshire.[9]

In 1994 Gorman served as the chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire.[10] In 2000 he sought the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination, which ultimately went to investment banker and 1996 nominee Harry Browne.[2] In 2005, as the political director of the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, Gorman led tours of the New Hampshire State House[11] and trained members of the Free State Project in the politics of New Hampshire.[12]

Gorman was elected to the Deerfield School Board in 2002.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Libertarian Party History. July 5, 2000. November 14, 2013. PBS. January 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108021110/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec00/libertarian_history.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Libertarian Party again picks Browne to run for president. July 3, 2000. November 14, 2013. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  3. News: Libertarians maintain ballot status. November 6, 1992. November 14, 2013. Sun Journal. 13.
  4. Web site: File:CONVMIN 2002.pdf . lpedia.org.
  5. Web site: Libertarians Insist They Have Moved Into Political Mainstream If They Don't Achieve Recognition Any Time Soon, Blame It On The Kook Factor. Presidential Candidate Harry Browne, 63, Is On The Ballot In 33 States.. July 27, 1996. November 14, 2013. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Brigid. Schulte.
  6. News: Banks say foreclosure bill unnecessary. January 22, 1993. November 14, 2013. The Telegraph. 3.
  7. News: Legislator seeking tax repeal. October 2, 1993. November 14, 2013. Sun Journal. 13.
  8. News: Delegation suggests secession over deficit. January 11, 1994. November 14, 2013. The Telegraph. Frank. Baker. 1.
  9. News: Libertarians being careful. January 30, 1994. November 14, 2013. The Telegraph. Kevin. Landrigan. E1.
  10. News: Libertarian Party conflicts appearing. April 21, 1994. November 14, 2013. Sun Journal. 10.
  11. Web site: They still just want to be free. April 17, 2005. November 14, 2013. Concord Monitor. Dan. Barrick. Meg. Heckman. dead. https://archive.today/20131114101049/http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/they-stilljust-want-to-be-free. November 14, 2013.
  12. Web site: Free-Staters running for school board. September 22, 2005. November 14, 2013. Concord Monitor. Daniel. Barrick. dead. https://archive.today/20131114101123/http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/free-staters-running-for-school-board. November 14, 2013.
  13. News: May 2002 . Don Gorman Elected to Deerfield School Board . 5 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028214705/http://lpnh.org/liblines/2002/LibLines_April_2002.pdf . October 28, 2014.

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