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Cathy Gordon Brown | |
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| Born | (1965-03-18)March 18, 1965 (age 60) |
Cathy Gordon Brown (born March 18, 1965) was anIndependent candidate forPresident of the United States in the2000 United States presidential election, withballot access only in her home state ofTennessee where she received 1,606 votes, which was more than eitherthird party candidatesHoward Phillips (Constitution Party) andJohn Hagelin (Natural Law Party), or fellow Tennessee independent Randall Venson received. Brown's running mate was Sabrina R. Allen.[1][2] On20/20 Downtown, she stated she "always wanted to be the first woman president."[3]
Brown had never filed a statement of candidacy.[4] TheFederal Election Commission (FEC) had Brown listed as a resident ofOld Hickory, Tennessee. According to theTennessee Blue Book, the Brown-Allen ticket only had oneElector, even though presidential candidates in Tennessee are allowed eleven electors.
TheUniversity of OregonOregon Daily Emerald noted that people disturbed by thespoiler effect in elections, particularly with respect to the close2000 presidential election were singling outRalph Nader for blame, but not "criticizing Cathy Gordon Brown" or other third party and independent candidates.[5] The April 10, 2004 issue of the "conservative journal of opinion" theOregon Commentator responded by criticizing her,tongue-in-cheek.[6]
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