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Maad H. Abu-Ghazalah (b. 1962) —
of Pacifica, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Nablus, West
Bank, June 1,
1962.
Libertarian. Software consultant; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 2002.
Muslim.
Arabic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Fred Joseph Agnich (1913-2004) —
also known as Fred Agnich —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., July 19,
1913.
Republican. Geophysicist;
executive vice-president, Geophysical Services; vice-president, Texas
Instruments Inc.; director, Texas Mid-Continet Oil and Gas
Association; chair of
Dallas County Republican Party, 1967-69, 1971-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1968,
1972;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1971-88; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1972-76.
Presbyterian.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., October
28, 2004 (age 91 years, 101
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary
Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of John Agnich and Angeleine (Germaine) Agnich; married to Ruth
Harriet Welton and Brooksie Penland. |
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Saqib Ali (b. 1975) —
of Montgomery Village, Montgomery
County, Md.; West Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
21, 1975.
Democrat. Software engineer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 39, 2007-.
Muslim.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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James H. Ashcraft (b. 1944) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
15, 1944.
Republican. Marketing rep for IBM; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Blue
Key; Sigma
Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Hale H. Ashcraft and Jean (Beach) Ashcraft. |
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Michael Badnarik (b. 1954) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., August
1, 1954.
Libertarian. Software engineer;
candidate for Texas
state house of representatives, 2000 (47th District), 2002 (48th
District); candidate for President
of the United States, 2004; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 2006.
Slovak
ancestry.
Arrested,
in St. Louis, Mo., on October 8, 2004, along with Green Party
presidential nominee David
Cobb, while protesting
their exclusion from presidential debates.
Still living as of 2007.
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Craig Benson (b. 1954) —
of Rye, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
8, 1954.
Republican. Founder, Cabletron Systems, maker of computer network
equipment; Governor of
New Hampshire, 2003-05; defeated, 2004; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Werner Michael Blumenthal (b. 1926) —
also known as W. Michael Blumenthal —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Oranienburg, Germany,
January
3, 1926.
Democrat. President, Bendix International, 1967-70; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1977-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
chairman, Burroughs (1980-86), and Unisys (1986-90);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2008;
president, Berlin Jewish Museum.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Economic Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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Preston Brooks —
of Clarkston, Oakland
County, Mich.
Electrical
engineer;
in the U.S. Navy, served as Reactor Officer on the USS Nimitz, and
Commanding Officer on the USS Coontz; software project
manager; university
professor; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Image source:
Preston Brooks campaign web site |
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David Chiu (b. 1970) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 2,
1970.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Democratic Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; aide to U.S.
Sen. Paul
Simon; founder and chief operating officer, Grassroots Enterprise
(online communications company); member, San Francisco Board
of Supervisors, 2008-; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011.
Taiwanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Oliver Perry Ditch (b. 1937) —
also known as Oliver P. Ditch —
of Woodbridge, Prince
William County, Va.; Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La., September
29, 1937.
Republican. Colonel, U.S. Air Force; data systems manager for
Hughes Aircraft
Co.; web site developer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 2008;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
2012.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2012.
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Ernest Dixon —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Computer programmer; candidate for mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1987.
Still living as of 1987.
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Richard John Egan (1936-2009) —
also known as Richard J. Egan —
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., February
28, 1936.
Republican. Co-founder of EMC Corporation, technology firm;
U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 2001-02.
Irish
ancestry.
Died from self-inflicted
gunshot,
while suffering from lung
cancer, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
28, 2009 (age 73 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carly Fiorina (b. 1954) —
also known as Cara Carleton Sneed —
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., September
6, 1954.
Republican. Chief executive officer, Hewlett-Packard,
1999-2005; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2016;
received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 2016.
Female.
Still living as of 2018.
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Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) —
also known as Charles R. Flint; "Father of
Trusts" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, January
24, 1850.
Shipping
business; shipowner;
financier;
Consul
for Chile in New
York, N.Y., 1877-79; Consul-General
for Costa Rica in New
York, N.Y., 1891-96; in the 1890s, he consolidated groups of
smaller companies to form large corporations or "trusts": U.S. Rubber
(1892); American Chicle (chewing
gum) (1899); American Woolen
(1899); founder, in 1911, of the
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, which later became
International Busines Machines (IBM).
Died, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1934 (age 84 years, 33
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Richard M. Fontanesi (b. 1963) —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 9,
1963.
Libertarian. Software engineer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 50th District, 2002; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 2004, 2008; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 2006; candidate for
Louisiana
state senate 16th District, 2007.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert James Fulmer (b. 1983) —
also known as Jim Fulmer —
of Berkley, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in North Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., May 24,
1983.
Libertarian. Software systems engineer
for an automobile
manufacturing supplier; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2012; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Christian.
Still living as of 2012.
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Image source:
Jim Fulmer campaign web site |
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Robert Garcia (1933-2017) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
9, 1933.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; computer
engineer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-67 (83rd District 1966, 77th District 1967);
resigned 1967; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1967-78; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1978-90 (21st District 1978-83,
18th District 1983-90); resigned 1990; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988;
indicted
in 1988, along with his wife, on federal bribery
and extortion
charges;
convicted
in October 1989 and sentenced
to three years in prison
(served 104 days); the conviction was reversed on appeal; retried
and again convicted
in 1991; the second conviction was also overturned, and prosecutors
dropped the case.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
25, 2017 (age 84 years, 16
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Gervase A. Hephner (b. 1936) —
of Chilton, Calumet
County, Wis.
Born in Rantoul town, Calumet
County, Wis., February
5, 1936.
Democrat. Farmer;
systems analyst; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1967-86.
Member, Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1986.
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Patricia Louise Herbold (b. 1940) —
also known as Patricia L. Herbold; Pat Herbold;
Patricia Louise Kruse —
of Montgomery, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Bellevue, King
County, Wash.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
24, 1940.
Republican. Chemist;
lawyer;
mayor of Montgomery, Ohio, 1986; chair of
King County Republican Party, 2002-04; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 2004;
U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 2005-.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Scott Lanier Jameson (b. 1966) —
also known as Scott Jameson —
of Plano, Collin
County, Tex.
Born July 1,
1966.
Libertarian. Computer specialist; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2002, 2006; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Chester Arthur Johnson (b. 1919) —
also known as Chester A. Johnson —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
computer programmer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Erik Jonsson (1901-1995) —
also known as J. Erik Jonsson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
6, 1901.
Among the founders of Geophysical Service, which became Texas
Instruments; president (1951-58), and chairman of the board
(1958-66) of Texas Instruments; director for Republic Bank,
Dallas, 1954-80; Equitable Life
Assurance Society, 1958-73; Dallas Power and
Light, 1955-64; Neiman Marcus, 1956-65; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1964-71.
Member, Newcomen
Society.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August
31, 1995 (age 93 years, 359
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (1922-2012) —
also known as Nicholas de B. Katzenbach —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1965-66; general counsel for IBM,
1969-86; director, MCI Communications,
2002-04; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Skillman, Somerset
County, N.J., May 8,
2012 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Cremated.
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Randy Cameron Kelly (b. 1950) —
also known as Randy Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Rolette, Rolette
County, N.Dak., August
2, 1950.
Computer technician; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-90 (District 66-B 1975-82,
District 67-A 1983-90); member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1991-2001; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 2002-06; defeated, 2005.
Lutheran;
later Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (1924-2013) —
also known as Frank R. Lautenberg —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.; Secaucus, Hudson
County, N.J.; Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
23, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive with
Automatic Data Processing, a payroll services company; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1982-2001, 2003-13; died in office 2013;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Died, from viral
pneumonia, while suffering with stomach
cancer, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
2013 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ira Leitner —
of Dublin, Alameda
County, Calif.
Data network engineer;
candidate for mayor of
Dublin, Calif., 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Connie Marshall —
of Bellevue, King
County, Wash.
Dental
hygenist; university
professor; medical software business; mayor
of Bellevue, Wash., 2002-05.
Female.
Still living as of 2006.
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Lincoln A. Norton (born c.1945) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born about 1945.
Software business; Natural Law candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1997.
Still living as of 1997.
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Paul Henry O'Neill (1935-2020) —
also known as Paul H. O'Neill —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
4, 1935.
Republican. Computer systems analyst; president, International
Paper
Company, 1985-87; chairman and CEO of Alcoa Aluminum,
1987-99; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 2001-02.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
18, 2020 (age 84 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Packard (1912-1996) —
of Palo Alto, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., September
7, 1912.
Republican. Co-founder and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard
electronics and computer company; U.S. Deputy Secretary of
Defense, 1969-71; director, Pacific Gas &
Electric Co., Crocker-Citizens National Bank,
General Dynamics Corp., U.S. Steel Corp.,
Trans World Airways,
Standard Oil of
California, Caterpillar Tractor
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; philanthropist.
Member, Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Stanford University Hospital,
Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March
26, 1996 (age 83 years, 201
days).
Interment at Alta
Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
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Stephen Leo Poizner (b. 1957) —
also known as Steve Poizner —
of Los Gatos, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., January
4, 1957.
Republican. Technology entrepreneur; candidate for California
state assembly 21st District, 2004; California
insurance commissioner, 2007-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 2008;
candidate for Governor of
California, 2010.
Member, Alpha
Phi Omega; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Christopher Sarvis (b. 1976) —
also known as Robert C. Sarvis —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Fairfax,
Va., September
15, 1976.
Lawyer;
software developer; Republican candidate for Virginia
state senate 35th District, 2011; Libertarian candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 2013; Libertarian candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 2014.
English,
Irish,
and Chinese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Stephen Joseph Scalise (b. 1965) —
also known as Steve Scalise —
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
6, 1965.
Republican. Software engineer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1995-2007; member of Louisiana
state senate, 2008; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 2008-; on June 14,
2017, while practicing for a congressional baseball game, he and
three others were shot
by James Hodgkinson, a left-wing activist; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.
Still living as of 2020.
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James E. Tipple (b. 1947) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 10,
1947.
Manager of Information Technology, Wausau Insurance
Companies; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 2004-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Turner (b. 1966) —
also known as Tom Turner —
of Macomb Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born October
8, 1966.
Republican. Owner of computer-aided design firm; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Ephrain Valdez (born c.1969) —
of Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark.
Born about 1969.
Republican. Information technology asset manager for Arkansas
Blue Cross-Blue Shield; chair of
Faulkner County Republican Party, 2003; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 2004.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Arthur Kittredge Watson (1919-1974) —
also known as Arthur K. Watson; Dick
Watson —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Summit, Union
County, N.J., April
23, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president (1954-63) and
chairman (1963-70) of IBM World Trade Corporation; U.S.
Ambassador to France, 1970-72.
Died in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 26,
1974 (age 55 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas John Watson Jr. (1914-1993) —
also known as Thomas J. Watson, Jr. —
of Connecticut.
Born January
14, 1914.
President, IBM, 1952-71; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1979-81.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 1964.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
31, 1993 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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