Editing Randall Terry (section)

==Political campaigns==

===1998 congressional campaign===
In 1998, Terry ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[Upstate New York]]. Terry competed with radio station owner William "Bud" Walker for the Republican nomination to face Democratic incumbent [[Maurice Hinchey]]. Terry received the endorsement of [[Focus on the Family]] head [[James Dobson]]; however, national and state Republicans were not supportive of Terry's candidacy.<ref>Corn, David. [http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/davidcorn/2009/06/riding-with-an-antiabortion-fo.html Riding with an Abortion Foe Who Once Targeted Tiller] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616033044/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/davidcorn/2009/06/riding-with-an-antiabortion-fo.html |date=June 16, 2009 }}. June 2, 2009. ''[[Congressional Quarterly|CQ]] Politics''.</ref> Terry was defeated by Walker 53% to 35%, but he was the [[Right to Life Party]]'s nominee in the general election.<ref>[http://www.publiceye.org/body_politic/news/rat80917.htm Randall Terry Defeated – Cost $100 per Vote]. September 17, 1998, at PublicEye.Org.</ref> Terry came in third place, winning 7% of the vote, with Hinchey and Walker winning 62% and 31% respectively.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/members/campaign/1998/house/ny.htm New York House Races (1998)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816065856/http://nationaljournal.com/members/campaign/1998/house/ny.htm |date=August 16, 2000 }}. September 15, 1998, ''[[National Journal]]''.</ref> In 2000, Terry and his son Jamiel promoted the candidacy of [[Steve Forbes]] in the Republican presidential primary.<ref name="WP2004"/> 

===2006 state senate campaign===
In June 2005, Terry announced plans to run in the primary against Florida Republican state senator [[James E. King]], citing King's attempt to block legislation which would have kept Terri Schiavo alive. In August 2006, in an attempt to undermine King's support in a Republican primary the next month, Terry publicized an endorsement of King by "Bill Clinton" — actually, [[robo-call]]s by a professional impersonator of former president [[Bill Clinton]]. The two "Clinton" scripts each contained a disclaimer. One was, "Hello friend, Bill Clinton here – not really!" The other was "This is a celebrity impersonation." Terry used the scripts and the impersonator in 43,000 calls. The "no amnesty" line was a reference to [[immigration reform]] proposals which were an issue in many campaigns in 2006. On September 5, 2006, Terry was defeated in the primary, with King receiving over two-thirds of the votes which were cast.

===2012 presidential candidacy===
{{Infobox U.S. federal election campaign
 | committee        = Randall Terry for President Campaign Committee
 | logo             =
 | campaign         = [[2012 United States presidential election]]
 | candidate        = Randall Terry
 | cand_id          = P20002424
 | fec_date         =  September 5, 2014<ref name=FEC>{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do? |title=Candidate and Committee Viewer|website=[[Federal Election Commission]]|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>
 | affiliation      = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
 | headquarters     =  101 Cantwell Court PO Box 408, Purgitsville, WV 26852<ref name=FEC/>
 | key_people       =  Mario G. Paveglio ''treasurer''<ref name=FEC/>
 | receipts         = 28,043
 | slogan           = 
 | homepage         =
 | status           = 
}}
[[File:Vermin Supreme glitterbombs Randall Terry.jpg|thumb|[[Vermin Supreme]] [[Glitter bombing|glitter bombs]] Terry at the ''Lesser-Known Candidates Forum'']]
[[File:Second-place candidates in the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012.svg|thumb|Map of second-place candidates in the [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012|2012 Democratic presidential primaries]]<br>'''Legend:'''<br>
{{legend|#FF8C00 |[[Keith Russell Judd]]}}
{{legend|#FF0000|[[Ron Paul]]}}
{{legend|#00FFFF |Darcy Richardson}}
{{legend|#800080 |[[John Wolfe Jr.]]}}
{{legend|#800000 |Randall Terry}}
{{legend|#808080|Uncommitted/other}}
{{legend|#000000|No second-place finisher}}
{{legend|#D3D3D3|No primary held/ no info available}}]]

In January 2011, Terry announced his intention to challenge President [[Barack Obama]] in the [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012|Democratic Party primaries]] for the [[2012 United States presidential election|presidential election of 2012]].<ref name=ABCnews>Dwyer, Devin (January 18, 2011) [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/anti-abortion-activist-randall-terry-eyes-presidency-graphic/story?id=12639702 "Activist Vows Graphic Anti-Abortion Ads During Super Bowl"], ABC News. Retrieved January 18, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/pro-life-activist-randall-terry-looks-defeat-barack-obama-2012-dem-primaries |title=Pro-Life Activist Randall Terry Looks to Defeat Barack Obama in 2012 Dem Primaries |date=January 18, 2011 |publisher=Sunshine State News |access-date=February 26, 2011}}</ref> His campaign strategy was based upon a [[Super Bowl advertising|commercial]] during [[Super Bowl XLVI]] featuring graphic photographs of aborted fetuses;<ref name=ABCnews/> historically, the networks have refused all political and issue-related advertising during the Super Bowl, citing [[equal-time rule]]s, and the advertisement did not air.<ref>Teinowitz, Ira. [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/01/fox_wont_sell_super_bowl_ads_t.php Fox Won't Sell Super Bowl Ads to Candidates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111144932/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/01/fox_wont_sell_super_bowl_ads_t.php |date=January 11, 2012 }}. ''[[TV Week]]''. January 24, 2008.</ref>

The attempt to air the ads led to legal action<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/randall-terry-run-my-ads-or-else.html |title=Randall Terry: Run my ads or else – Radio & Television Business Report |access-date=February 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205052213/http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/randall-terry-run-my-ads-or-else.html |archive-date=February 5, 2012 }}</ref> and a statement by the Democratic National Committee that Terry was not a legitimate candidate,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/dems-say-randall-terry-not-bona-fide-candidate/ |title=Dems say Randall Terry not "bona fide" candidate &#124; Midwest Democracy |access-date=February 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207023058/http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/dems-say-randall-terry-not-bona-fide-candidate/ |archive-date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref> and thus should be forbidden privileges given others running.

In December 2011, he became the physical target of candidate [[Vermin Supreme]], who sprinkled [[glitter]] over his head during a debate, claiming he was "turning Randall Terry gay."<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN9nxFLXrKU|title = Vermin Supreme on C-SPAN turning Randall Terry Gay|date = January 6, 2012|publisher = C-Span| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125224727/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN9nxFLXrKU | archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

Terry received 18% of the vote in the 2012 Democratic Oklahoma presidential primary. He also won 12 counties in the state, including the entire [[Oklahoma Panhandle|panhandle]], and was awarded two delegates in the Democratic primary.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/7/obama-renomination-wont-be-unanimous/ | title=Obama renomination won't be unanimous | work=[[The Washington Times]] | date=March 7, 2012 | access-date=March 7, 2012 | author=Dinan, Stephen}}</ref> Kansas TV station KDGL-LD<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?list=0&facid=182368|title=TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA}}</ref> channel 23, is an Independent TV station serving Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle. It and its sister stations carry Randall's Walk TV program, broadcasting the length of the Panhandle. It was the only primary in which Terry won any counties or delegates. He had also appeared on the ballots in Alaska, Missouri, and New Hampshire. He received 22,858 votes or 0.3% in the Democratic primary.

====Campaign finances====
Detailed below are the [[Federal Election Commission|FEC]]-filed finances of ''Randall Terry for President Campaign Committee'' as of September 5, 2014<ref name=FEC/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Receipts
|-
! scope="col"|Financial Source
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Amount (USD)
|-
|Itemized Individual Contributions||10,012
|-
||Unitemized Individual Contributions||13,006
|-
|style=background:#D3D3D3|'''Total Contributions'''||style=background:#D3D3D3|'''23,018'''
|-
|Offsets to Operating Expenditures||5,025
|-
|style=background:#D3D3D3|'''Total Offsets'''||style=background:#D3D3D3|'''5,025'''
|-
|style=background:#A9A9A9|'''Total Receipts'''||style=background:#A9A9A9|28,043
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Disbursements
|-
! scope="col"|Disbursements
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Amount (USD)
|-
|Operating Expenditures||30,274
|-
|Exempt Legal and Accounting||5,500
|-
|style=background:#A9A9A9|'''Total Disbursements'''||style=background:#A9A9A9|'''35,774'''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Cash Summary
|-
! scope="col"|Category
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Amount (USD)
|-
|Beginning Cash On Hand||7,731
|-
|Current Cash On Hand||2,802
|-
|Net Contributions||401,939
|-
|Net Operating Expenditures||379,678
|}

===2012 congressional candidacy===
Although he lives in West Virginia, Terry paid his filing fee and ran as an independent candidate for Congress in Florida's 20th District. Incumbent Democrat Alcee Hastings won that election with 88% of the vote on November 6, 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/florida | work=Huffington Post | title=Election results}}</ref>

===2024 presidential candidacy===
{{see also|2024 Constitution National Convention}}On March 29, 2024, Terry declared his candidacy in the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2024 |title=Three Candidates for the Constitution Party Presidential Nomination to Debate on April 6 {{!}} |url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/03/30/three-candidates-for-the-constitution-party-presidential-nomination-to-debate-on-april-6/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Infobox U.S. federal election campaign|logo=Terry Broden 2024 Campaign Logo.png|committee=Randall Terry 2024 presidential campaign|affiliation=[[Constitution Party (United States)]]|candidate='''Randall Terry'''<br>'''[[Stephen Broden]]'''|campaign=[[2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries]]<br>[[2024 United States presidential election]]|website=https://www.terry2024.com/|receipts=|status=Announced: March 29, 2024<br>Official nominee: April 27, 2024}}

He was nominated by the [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] for president on April 27, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Randall Terry Wins Constitution Party's Presidential Nomination {{!}} |url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/04/27/randall-terry-wins-constitution-partys-presidential-nomination/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> He said he would not accept the nomination if [[Stephen Broden]] was not nominated for vice president.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Constitution Party Vice-Presidential Nominee is Stephen E. Broden {{!}} |url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/04/27/constitution-party-vice-presidential-nominee-is-stephen-e-broden/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> He was nominated by the [[Constitution Party of Oregon]] on May 28, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jordan |date=May 28, 2024 |title=Constitution Party of Oregon Nominates Candidates, Names Randall Terry as Presidential Nominee |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/05/constitution-party-of-oregon-nominates-candidates-names-randall-terry-as-presidential-nominee/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Independent Political Report}}</ref> Some state parties such as [[Independent American Party of Nevada|Nevada]] and [[Utah Constitution Party|Utah]] rejected Terry's nomination and instead nominated convention opponent [[Joel Skousen]].<ref name="p585">{{cite web | title=Nevada and Utah Constitution Parties Nominate Joel Skousen for President | website=Ballot Access News | date=May 28, 2024 | url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/05/28/nevada-and-utah-constitution-parties-nominate-joel-skousen-for-president/ | access-date=August 30, 2024}}</ref>

In August 2024, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that some [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] donors and operatives were assisting Terry's [[ballot access]] efforts and seeking to promote his campaign among [[pro-life]] voters, in order to help Democratic nominee [[Kamala Harris]] by [[Spoiler effect|taking votes]] from [[Donald Trump]].<ref name="d824">{{cite web | last=Schleifer | first=Theodore | title=To Beat Trump, Democrats Seek to Help Anti-Abortion Candidate | website=The New York Times | date=August 29, 2024 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/trump-terry-anti-abortion.html | access-date=August 30, 2024 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240829220816/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/trump-terry-anti-abortion.html | archive-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>

Terry's campaign paid for ads that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in October, during commercial breaks for ''[[ABC World News Tonight]]'', ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', and ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]''.<ref name = KXTV>{{cite news|url = https://www.abc10.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/what-to-know-about-the-graphic-anti-abortion-ad-on-abc/103-0f5ebbac-58a1-4d7b-9250-e92819219102|title = What to know about the graphic anti-abortion ad airing on ABC & ABC10|work = [[KXTV]]|date = October 15, 2024|accessdate = November 30, 2024}}</ref> They drew media attention for containing graphic photos of aborted fetuses, and narration which compared celebrities who supported abortion rights to Nazis.<ref name = Bauder>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/view-television-advertising-abortion-fcc-0d8c5944405d13bdccf9cd17a4891e8b|title = 'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message|last = Bauder|first = David|date = October 11, 2024|accessdate = November 30, 2024|work = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.semafor.com/article/10/18/2024/the-presidential-candidate-forcing-the-view-to-air-his-ultra-grisly-abortion-ads|title = The presidential candidate forcing 'The View' to air his ultra-grisly abortion ads|date = October 18, 2024|accessdate = November 30, 2024|work = [[Semafor (website)|Semafor]]|last = Weigel|first = David|authorlink = David Weigel}}</ref> Because Terry met the [[Federal Communications Commission]]'s definition of a "legally qualified candidate", ABC was required to air the advertisements without any edits, though due to their controversial content, the network ran disclaimers noting its legal duty to broadcast them and warning viewers of the imagery within.<ref name = Bauder/><ref name = KXTV/>

[[File:Chase Oliver, Jill Stein & Randall Terry (53866448015).jpg|thumb|From left to right: [[Chase Oliver|Oliver]], [[Jill Stein|Stein]], and Terry at the Free and Equal debate in Las Vegas.]]