2012 Presidential Election
The Reform Party held its 2012 National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 11-12, 2012.
At the national convention, the Reform Party nominated Andre Barnett of New York for President and Ken Cross of Arkansas for Vice President. Among those who sought the nomination before dropping out several months prior to the convention were former Savannah State University football coach Robby Wells, former CIA agent Robert David Steele, economist Laurence Kotlikoff, historian Darcy Richardson, and former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer.
The Reform Party ticket was ultimately only able to secure ballot access in Florida due to factionalism within the party. Earlier, in June, the Reform Party of Kansas nominated Chuck Baldwin for President, while the Mississippi Reform Party chose Barbara Dale Washer as their candidate.
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