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John Monds | |
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.png) Monds in 2020 | |
| Born | (1965-06-17)June 17, 1965 (age 59) |
| Education | Morehouse College |
| Political party | Libertarian |
John Monds (born June 17, 1965) is an American politician and activist. He was the Libertarian nominee forGovernor of Georgia in2010.[1][2] He was the firstAfrican American to appear on the general election ballot for Governor of Georgia.[3][4][5]
In2008, Monds became the firstLibertarian Party candidate in bothGeorgia and the rest of theUnited States to receive over 1,000,000 votes, when he ran for the Statewide office of Public Service Commission District 1 seat.[6][5]Monds received 1,076,726 votes for 33.4% of the vote in a two-way race with only a Republican opponent.[7] His vote total was the highest number of votes that aLibertarian candidate had ever received in a United States election at any level, until Gary Johnson received 1,139,562 votes in the2012 presidential election.[8] Monds also held the record for the highest percentage ever of the vote for a Libertarian in a statewide race until Mike Fellows received over 40% in the 2012 race for clerk of the Montana Supreme Court.
On January 27, 2020, Monds filed his candidacy for theLibertarian nomination forPresident of the United States in the2020 election.[9][10][11][5] He was eliminated on the third ballot during theLibertarian Party's first-of-its-kindonline national convention on May 23;Jo Jorgensen won the nomination in the fourth round.[12]
Monds is a 1983 graduate ofJ.M. Tate High School inGonzalez, Florida and a 1987 graduate ofMorehouse College inAtlanta, Georgia where he received a bachelor's degree in banking and finance.[2][5]
Monds earned the 2002 Superior Service Award and the 2003 Omega Man of the Year Award – both from the Mu Beta Beta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.[citation needed] In 2003 he earned the Superior Service Award from the aforementioned fraternity's state organization. In 2005 he was named Man of the Year by theGrady CountyNAACP.[13]
In his capacity as a member and President of theGrady CountyNAACP,[2] Monds has held financial literacy classes for the Holder Park Summer Program, helped implement the Freedom Day Health Fair and advocated for citizens who believed they had been treated unjustly. He is a twenty-year member of theOmega Psi Phi fraternity and has held various leadership positions on the local and state level including President of the Mu Beta Beta chapter. Monds also serves on the Grady County Planning Commission,[2]Grady CountyHabitat for Humanity board, theLibertarian Party of Georgia Executive Committee and the Grady County Fine Arts Project.
Monds and his wife, Kathaleena Edward Monds, live inCairo, Georgia and have four children, Akintunde, Cazembe, Halima and Malik.[2][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nathan Deal | 1,365,832 | 53.0 | −4.9 | |
| Democratic | Roy Barnes | 1,107,011 | 43.0 | +4.8 | |
| Libertarian | John Monds | 103,194 | 4.0 | +0.2 | |
| Write-ins | 124 | nil | |||
| Majority | 258,821 | 10.0 | −10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,576,161 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Doug Everett | 2,147,012 | 66.6 | |
| Libertarian | John Monds | 1,076,726 | 33.4 | |