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Libertarian presidential candidate appears on ballots

Libertarian Party presidential candidate Chase Oliver appears on ballots across the US alongside Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

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In addition to Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, voters may also have noticed Libertarian Party presidential candidate Chase Oliver on their ballots on Election Day.

Oliver, 39, is a “libertarian activist living in Atlanta,” according to his campaign.

“Oliver is a champion of individual rights against the growing power of the state,” his bio on his campaign website says.

According to his campaign website, Oliver began his political activism against the Iraq War and joined the Libertarian Party “after an encounter at the Atlanta Pride Festival in 2010.”

The Gazette, a newspaper in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, described Oliver in 2023 as a “pro-gun, pro-police reform, pro-choice libertarian” who was “armed and gay.”

“A 39-year-old libertarian willing to boldly and loudly proclaim our principles to the American public will look great compared to two 80-year-old decrepit Old Party machine men spouting the same thing.” Lines and the same mudslinging they do every four years,” Oliver told a group of eight people at a meet-and-greet event with Linn County Libertarians in Cedar Rapids, according to the Gazette.

Here's what you should know about Oliver.

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Chase Oliver ran for John Lewis's congressional seat

Before throwing his hat into the 2024 presidential race, Oliver ran for Congress in Georgia's 5th District, according to his 2020 campaign. He did not win the special election, losing the seat previously held by the late civil rights icon John Lewis to Democratic candidate Kwanza Hall.

In 2022, Oliver ran for the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Georgia. According to his campaign biography, he is “widely credited” with bringing about a runoff election between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

How many ballots is Chase Oliver on?

According to his campaign, Oliver and his vice presidential candidate Mike ter Maat are on the ballot in 47 states.

Although Oliver is not on the ballot in New York, Illinois or Tennessee, he is an official choice in those three states.

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