Josue Larose

Josue Larose is a political organizer from Deerfield Beach, Florida.[1] He has formed over 41 political parties,[2] at least 60 Super PACs,[1][3] and at least 340 state political action committees.[4]

In 2010, he unsuccessfully ran in the gubernatorial election in Florida, receiving 121 votes.[1] Larose is under investigation for over 2,000 counts of breaking election laws.[1] On May 3, 2012, he was featured on a segment of The Colbert Report.[5]

On December 12, 2008, Larose filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for President of the United States as a Republican in the 2016 presidential election, only to withdraw a month later.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Josue Larose: 'PAC Man' faces 2,052 counts of breaking election laws". Sun Sentinel. February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cedric Richmond draws mysterious challenger in person of Josue Larose". The Times-Picayune. August 17, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kim Barker (November 18, 2011). "Super PAC Man Gobbles Up Regulators' Time, Patience". ProPublica. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jon Burstein (October 5, 2010). "Self-styled 'billionaire' single-handedly doubles political parties in state". TCPalm. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kyle Munzenrieder (May 4, 2012). "Stephen Colbert Searches for Florida's Elusive SuperPAC Madman". Miami New Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The 2016 campaign that never was", saturnsrepository.wordpress.com, August 26, 2013.

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