On February 2, New York attorney Warren Redlich announced that he is running for Governor of New York. He seeks both the Republican nomination and the Libertarian nomination. In 2004 he was the Republican nominee for U.S. House in the 21st district, in Albany. The Conservative Party that year cross-endorsed Redlich’s Democratic opponent, incumbent Michael McNulty.
In 2005, Redlich was the New York Libertarian Party’s Political Director. See this story about Redlich’s campaign announcement. Thanks to Peter Gemma for the link.
William Weld did this in 2006. He actually received the LP nomination. But after losing the Republican primary he dropped out of the race all together, leaving the Libertarians in the position of having to find a new candidate.
I’m not William Weld. He was an insider GOP guy who toyed with the LP. I’m a libertarian and GOP outsider. Very different.
Thanks for the comment, Mr. Redlich.