Bill Peirce
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William S. Peirce (pronounced purse), (born December 7, 1938 in Stoneham, Massachusetts) was the Libertarian Party of Ohio candidate for Ohio Governor in the November 7, 2006 election (2005 Cohen). On November 12, 2005, the party made its endorsement of Peirce official.
This Professor Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University was Chairman of the Economics Department at Case Western Reserve University for 6 years and has degrees from both Harvard (A.B. 1960) and Princeton (Ph.D. 1966) universities.
He has been highly regarded during his 35-year economics career with a long list of published works, accomplishments, and memberships [1]
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[edit] Political career
The 2006 Peirce Ohio gubernatorial campaign was centered upon its "Freedom to Prosper" plan. The plan proposed to cut taxes in Ohio across the board, the elimination of current Republican governor Bob Taft's tax increases, protection for homeowners and business people from eminent domain abuse, and increase school choice for parents and teachers.
The Peirce/Noble campaign filed a nominating petition with 13,394 signatures at 11:30 a.m. May 1, 2006. The law requires 5,000 valid signatures for an independent candidate for governor. All 88 counties of Ohio were represented in the petition.
When denied access to the debate between the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor, Pierce created a news release entitled, "Blackwell, Strickland Chicken to Debate Pierce." [2] At the September 20th debate, two Peirce supporters (Howard Kornhauser and the candidate's son Arjen Peirce) dressed in chicken costumes bearing "Ken" and "Ted" nametags and danced in front of supporters. The chickens were arrested by police, who claimed they walked into the street and disrupted traffic. [3]
Peirce finished third of the four candidates running receiving 67,596 votes for 1.8% of the total vote, Democrat Ted Strickland won the election (60.4%)
[edit] Bibliography
- Bureaucratic Failure and Public Expenditure (1981)
- Technological Progress and Industrial Leadership: The Growth of the U.S. Steel Industry, 1900-1970 (1984)
- Economics of the Energy Industries (1986)
- Economics of the Energy Industries - Second Edition (1996)
[edit] Family
Married Nynke Witteveen in 1966 and has three adult children.
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[edit] References
- "Cleveland economist and professor says he'll run for governor as a libertarian." by Bill Cohen, Statehouse News Bureau, August 12, 2005, retrieved October 28, 2005
