William E. Morris (politician)

William E. "Bill" Morris (July 28, 1920 - June 25, 2013^[1][2]) founded the Libertarian Party of Delaware in 1975 and the advocacy group Seniors Against Federal Extravagance^[3] as an alternative to the AARP in 1997. In 2004, Morris first ran for political office as the Delaware Libertarian candidate for a United States House of Representatives seat. Morris finished fourth behind the two other candidates on the ballot and Write-in candidate Maurice J. Barros with 2,014 votes (0.5%) . In 2006, Morris was the Libertarian candidate for United States Senate. Morris received 2,671 votes for 1.1% of the vote.^[4]

References

1. "RIP Bill Morris (1920-2013): Founder of the Libertarian Party of Delaware". Libertarian Party of Delaware. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
2. "William E. Morris". genealogy bank. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
3. This is referred to as "Save America's Future Economy" in the Roxann Moore DelmarvaNow! reference and "Seniors Against Federal Extravagance" in the Tom Libertarian Party of Delaware reference.
4. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#8

• "Tom" (2006-03-22). "Bill Morris for Congress". 2004 Delaware election information. Libertarian Party of Delaware. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
• "2006 General Election Candidates". Department of Elections for New Castle County, State of Delaware. 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2006-10-28.