Elvena Lloyd-Duffie

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Elvena Lloyd-Duffie
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Born (1932-06-08) June 8, 1932 (age 93)
Blytheville, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitician and economist

Elvena E. Lloyd-Duffie (born June 8, 1932) was an American economist and politician and a candidate for the 1996 Democratic Party presidential primaries. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

Elvena Lloyd-Duffie was born June 8, 1932, in Blytheville, Arkansas. [4]

She got her MBA in marketing/management, at John Q. Adams University, in 1963. [4] In 1968 she got her PhD in Madras, India, and in 1973 she got her DD in Theology. [4]

She has had many jobs including being a gate agent in the United Airlines at Chicago O'Hare, a paralegal, an oil dealer, a politician and an accountant. [4]

She married author Jimmie Duffie on May 5, 1977, later separating from him; [5] he was also her running mate in the 1996 United States presidential election. [6]

1996 presidential election

Elvena was a candidate in the 1996 Democratic Party presidential primaries, running on a platform that included free unlimited college tuition to anyone who wanted it. [7] She reportedly raised $50.1 million for her presidential bid. [6] She was on the ballot in five states [7] and finished third behind incumbent Bill Clinton and Lyndon LaRouche with a total of 92,324 votes. [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Election results and voting information". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  2. ↑ Bump, Philip (2021-11-25). "Why the FEC says that a random woman raised more money than Bill Clinton in 1996". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Hillary Clinton makes and inherits history". CNN. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Vote Smart | Facts For All". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Elvena E. Lloyd-Duffie". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  6. 1 2 Bump, Philip (2021-11-25). "Why the FEC says that a random woman raised more money than Bill Clinton in 1996". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  7. 1 2 "All the Women Who Have Run for President of the US". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  8. ↑ "Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1996". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  9. ↑ https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections96.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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