Charles Jay
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Charles Jay was the Presidential
nominee of the United States Boston Tea Party
in the 2008 United States presidential election
. He was the presidential nominee of the Personal Choice Party
in the 2004 election
, achieving ballot status in Utah
, and received 946 votes in the general election, coming in third from last.
Jay has a B.A.
in business from the University of Miami
, and has worked in the sport of boxing
as a manager and spokesman, among other positions.
nomination to the 2004 ballot to run as for President under the Personal Choice Party banner. His vice presidential candidate was Marilyn Chambers
, a porn star famous from the 1970s. The Jay/Chambers ticket received 946 votes in the general election.
presidential nomination at its nomination convention that was held on the national party's website online and will again be the candidate of the Personal Choice Party. His running mate was blogger and online magazine editor Thomas L. Knapp.
Jay was on the ballot in Florida, Tennessee, and Colorado. Write-in registration work naming electors was completed in Maryland, Montana, and Arizona. Including states with no pre-election registration for write-in candidates, Jay was on the ballot or could have been written in within states with a total of 121 electors. Jay received 2,422 votes.
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
nominee of the United States Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party (political party)
The Boston Tea Party is a U.S. political party named after the Boston Tea Party of 1773. Its ideology is libertarian.A group of former Libertarian Party members founded the party in 2006...
in the 2008 United States presidential election
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
. He was the presidential nominee of the Personal Choice Party
Personal Choice Party
The Personal Choice Party is a United States political party whose presidential candidate for 2004 qualified for the ballot in the state of Utah....
in the 2004 election
United States presidential election, 2004
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
, achieving ballot status in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, and received 946 votes in the general election, coming in third from last.
Jay has a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in business from the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, and has worked in the sport of boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
as a manager and spokesman, among other positions.
2004 presidential campaign
A former member of the U.S. Libertarian Party, he stepped down from the race for the Vice PresidentialVice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
nomination to the 2004 ballot to run as for President under the Personal Choice Party banner. His vice presidential candidate was Marilyn Chambers
Marilyn Chambers
Marilyn Chambers was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress and vice-presidential candidate...
, a porn star famous from the 1970s. The Jay/Chambers ticket received 946 votes in the general election.
2008 presidential campaign
On Monday, June 16, 2008, Jay won the Boston Tea Party'sBoston Tea Party (political party)
The Boston Tea Party is a U.S. political party named after the Boston Tea Party of 1773. Its ideology is libertarian.A group of former Libertarian Party members founded the party in 2006...
presidential nomination at its nomination convention that was held on the national party's website online and will again be the candidate of the Personal Choice Party. His running mate was blogger and online magazine editor Thomas L. Knapp.
Jay was on the ballot in Florida, Tennessee, and Colorado. Write-in registration work naming electors was completed in Maryland, Montana, and Arizona. Including states with no pre-election registration for write-in candidates, Jay was on the ballot or could have been written in within states with a total of 121 electors. Jay received 2,422 votes.