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James A. "Jim" Lewis (1933 – February 22, 1997, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut) was the Libertarian Party's Vice-Presidential candidate in the 1984 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with David Bergland.〔(1984-09-06) ("Libertarian touts less government" ), ''The Morning Call''. Retrieved 2011-01-07.〕 The ticket received 228,111 votes (0.3%) to finish third overall.〔(1984 Presidential General Election Results ), USelectionatlas.org.〕 Lewis, from his home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, made campaign stops across the United States during his campaign, and co-authored a book with Jim Peron, entitled ''Liberty Reclaimed''. In 1987 Lewis ran for the 1988 Libertarian Party presidential nomination finishing third with 12.8% of the vote at the 1987 Libertarian National Convention. Lewis finished behind nominee Ron Paul (51.3%) and Russell Means (31.4%).〔United Press International (1987-09-06) ("Libertarians choose Texan to head ticket" ), ''Orlando Sentinel''. Retrieved 2011-01-07.〕 Lewis had earlier (1982) run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut as a Libertarian finishing fourth (receiving 8,163 votes (0.8%))〔(Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982 )〕 and had served for a time as a representative to the Libertarian National Committee. Lewis graduated from Babson College in 1958, and spent many years as a salesman for the General Book Binding Company of Cleveland, Ohio.〔(1997-03-02) ("Libertarian Party organizer James Lewis dies" ), ''Record-Journal''. Retrieved 2011-01-08.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James A. Lewis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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