James A. Lewis (politician)

For other people with similar names, see James Lewis.

James A. "Jim" Lewis (April 20, 1933 – February 22, 1997, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut) was the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nominee in the 1984 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with David Bergland.^[1] The ticket received 228,111 votes (0.3%) to finish third overall.^[2]

James A. Lewis
Personal details
Born	(1933-04-20)April 20, 1933 Old Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	February 22, 1997(1997-02-22) (aged 63) Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Libertarian
Alma mater	Babson College

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%).^[3]

Lewis had earlier (1982) run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut as a Libertarian finishing fourth (receiving 8,163 votes (0.8%))^[4] and had served from 1981 until 1983 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.^[5]

Publications

• Lewis, Jim; Peron, Jim (1984). Liberty Reclaimed, A New Look at American Politics – via Internet Archive.