Ted Weill Explained

Ted Weill
Birth Date:25 July 1925
Birth Place:Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Pike County, Mississippi, U.S.
Party:Reform
Children:6
Education:Michigan State University

Theodore C. Weill (July 25, 1925 – November 20, 2009) was an American politician who served as the presidential nominee of the Reform Party of the United States of America during the 2008 presidential election.

Early life

Theodore Clark Weill was born on July 25, 1925, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Theodore Weill and Nellie Maude Clark. During World War II he served in the United States Navy.[1]

Career

During the 1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi Weill served as the nominee of the Mississippi Independence Party.[2]

During his life he donated to Ralph Nader, Lenora Fulani, and Lyndon LaRouche's political campaigns.[3] [4]

In 1995, Weill was selected to serve as the chairman of the Mississippi Reform Party, but Shawn O'Hara claimed that he was the chairman. In 2006, Weill submitted a list of Reform Party candidates to the Mississippi Board of Election Commissioners which was accepted over the list submitted by O'Hara.[5] [6]

Presidential

During the 2004 presidential election Weill sought the presidential nomination of the Reform Party, but was defeated by Ralph Nader. Following Nader's victory Weill endorsed Nader.[7] [8]

During the 2008 presidential election Weill ran for the Reform Party presidential nomination and received the nomination at the party's convention which was held from July 18 to 19, in Dallas, Texas. The party voted 25 for Weill and 3 for Frank E. McEnulty. McEnulty was selected to serve as the vice-presidential nominee.[9] In the general election he only appeared on the ballot in Mississippi, where he received 481 votes, and as a write-in in Alabama, where he got one vote.[5] [10] [11]

Death

On November 20, 2009, Weill died in Pike County, Mississippi.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: November 23, 2009 . Theodore 'Ted' Weill . A003 . Enterprise-Journal . live . https://archive.today/20200816021705/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57427378/enterprise-journal/ . August 16, 2020 . . August 16, 2020 .
  2. News: March 8, 1996 . U.S. Senate Candidates . 15 . . live . https://archive.today/20200816024243/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57429481/clarion-ledger/ . August 16, 2020 . . August 16, 2020 .
  3. News: January 20, 2008 . Reform Party picks candidates, officers . Independent Political Report . live . https://archive.today/20200816180535/https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/07/reform-party-picks-candidates-officers/ . August 16, 2020 . August 16, 2020 .
  4. News: Ted C. Weill Donations . Federal Election Commission . live . https://archive.today/20200816180533/https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Ted%20C.%20Weill . August 16, 2020 . August 16, 2020 .
  5. News: January 4, 2010 . Ted Weill, Reform Party Presidential Nominee in 2008, Died on November 20, 2009 . . live . https://archive.today/20200816180112/http://ballot-access.org/2010/01/04/ted-weill-reform-party-presidential-nominee-in-2008-died-on-november-20-2009/ . August 16, 2020 . August 16, 2020 .
  6. News: August 16, 2006 . Panel trims Reform roster . 12 . . live . https://archive.today/20200816022356/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57428313/clarion-ledger/ . August 16, 2020 . . August 16, 2020 .
  7. News: 2004 Reform Party candidates . Politics1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211193908/http://www.politics1.com/reform04a.htm . December 11, 2008.
  8. News: May 13, 2004 . Reform Party throws support behind Nader . 6 . Enterprise-Journal . live . https://archive.today/20200816022900/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57428608/enterprise-journal/ . August 16, 2020 . . August 16, 2020 .
  9. News: July 20, 2008 . Dallas Reform Party Meeting . . live . https://archive.today/20200816181109/http://ballot-access.org/2008/07/20/dallas-reform-party-meeting/ . August 16, 2020 . August 16, 2020 .
  10. News: November 30, 2008 . Alabama Presidential Write-ins . . live . https://archive.today/20200816181340/http://ballot-access.org/2008/11/30/alabama-presidential-write-ins/ . August 16, 2020 . August 16, 2020 .
  11. News: 2008 Mississippi presidential election results . . live . https://archive.today/20200816181630/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=28&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 . August 16, 2020 . August 16, 2020 .

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