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Andrew Verne Marrou (Template:IPAc-en; December 4, 1938) is an American politician who served in the Alaska House of Representatives from the 5th district as a member of the Libertarian Party from 1985 to 1987. He was the Libertarian vice-presidential nominee in the 1988 election and presidential nominee in the 1992 election.

Marrou was born in Nixon, Texas, and educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lived in Massachusetts until he moved to Alaska in 1973. He joined the Alaska Libertarian Party in 1976, and became its vice chair. He unsuccessfully sought a seat in the state house in 1982, before being elected in 1984, but lost reelection.

Early life

Andrew Verne Marrou was born in Nixon, Texas, on December 4, 1938, to Andrew Noil Marrou. He graduated from San Marcos High School and considered becoming a Methodist minister. He was one of the first people to receive a National Merit Scholarship and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in 1962.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="nh">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="life">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="lpnews">Template:Cite news</ref> He was given the nickname Andre by French roommates at MIT.<ref name="reason2">Template:Cite news</ref>

Marrou was a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary in Massachusetts and Civil Air Patrol in Alaska.<ref name="lpnews" /> He lived in Boston until he moved to Alaska in 1973.<ref name="reason" /> Marrou joined the Libertarian Party in September 1976 after being handed a brochure in Anchorage. He became vice chair of the Alaska Libertarian Party. He moved to Homer and established a Libertarian affiliate there. They moved onto Perl Island in 1978, before returning to Homer in 1980.<ref name="life" /><ref name="lpnews" /> In 1986, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he worked as a real estate broker.<ref name="life" />

Career

Alaska House of Representatives

Marrou ran for Seat B from the 5th district in the Alaska House of Representatives in 1982, but placed second out of three candidates. He was elected to the state house in 1984, after defeating incumbent Republican Representative Milo Fritz by 56 votes. Marrou was the third Libertarian member of the state house after Dick Randolph and Ken Fanning.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="reason" /><ref name="life" /> Marrou spent $21,600 during the campaign, with television advertising costing $10,150.Template:Sfn Fritz asked Lieutenant Governor Steve McAlpine to decertify Marrou's victory claiming that Marrou knowingly lied on his conflict-of-interest form,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but McAlpine declined.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Marrou lost reelection to Democratic nominee C.E. Swackhammer in 1986.<ref name="election 1986" />

Marrou declined to join the Democratic and Republican caucuses.<ref name="term">Template:Cite news</ref> During his tenure in the state legislature he served on the Community and Regional Affairs and Transportation committees.Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He introduced more bills than any other member of the state house, but only one was passed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Vice presidential campaign

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Ron Paul and Marrou were the Libertarian presidential and vice-presidential nominees in the 1988 presidential election.

In February 1987, Marrou announced at the Libertarian Party of California's state convention that he would seek the party's vice presidential nomination.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> John Vernon nominated Marrou for the presidential nomination, but he declined. Three delegates voted for him on the presidential ballot. Ron Paul won the presidential nomination while Marrou, after being nominated by David Bergland and seconded by Tonie Nathan and Michael Emerling, won the vice presidential nomination.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Perry Willis was the chair of Marrou's vice-presidential campaign.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Marrou received one write-in vote in the New Hampshire Libertarian vice-presidential primary during the 1996 presidential election. Irwin Schiff won with a plurality of write-in votes.Template:Sfn

Presidential campaign

Marrou announced his presidential campaign to LP News and launched it on November 7, 1990, with James A. Lewis as his campaign manager.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He won the Libertarian presidential nomination for the 1992 presidential election at the national convention on August 31, 1991.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He wanted a woman to serve as his vice-presidential running mate and favored Mary Ruwart, but she lost the nomination to Nancy Lord.<ref name="reason2" />

Marrou spent $30,000 in New Hampshire during the 1992 primary.<ref name="nh" /> He won the Libertarian presidential primary without opposition, received 99 write-in votes in the Republican votes, and 70 write-in votes in the Democratic primary.Template:Sfn He received more votes in Dixville Notch's midnight vote than the winners of the Republican and Democratic primaries.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also won the California and Nebraska primaries without opposition.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Members of Marrou's campaign staff resign during the summer of 1992. Several of his former campaign staffers sought to have him removed as the party's presidential nominee because he had unpaid child support, could not enter Massachusetts without being arrested for outstanding contempt of court charges, claimed to have been married twice when it was in fact four times, investigated for campaign improprieties from his time in Alaska, was reportedly running up unpaid credit card bills in a campaign PAC's name without their approval, and was habitually months late in making his house payments. The national committee decided to take no action for fear it ruin the party's reputation.Template:Sfn

Marrou meant to participate in a debate in Richmond, Virginia, with Lenora Fulani and a representative for Lyndon LaRouche on October 15.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, he had a commitment in California and was instead represented by Steve Givot.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Marrou wanted to accept matching funds as "it is a moral imperative that we reclaim looted tax money and use it to defend ourselves". However, he failed to qualify for the funds.Template:Sfn He raised $824,168.00 and spent $830,840.00 during the campaign.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He placed fourth in the election with 291,628 votes worth 0.28% of the popular vote.Template:Sfn

Personal life

Marrou divorced four times.<ref name="reason">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="reason2" /> He had two sons and adopted one with a wife he divorced in 1971. He married Norma Segal, the former chair of the Libertarian Party of New York.<ref name="lpnews" /> His brother is American television news personality and Judge Chris Marrou.<ref name="first">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Political positions

Marrou supports abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, Federal Reserve, and income tax.<ref name="reason2" /> He supports abortion and gay rights.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He supported eliminating all border restrictions. He supported repealing the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 and eliminating all tariffs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Marrou supported limiting members of the Alaska state house and senate to four two-year terms and two four-year terms respectively.<ref name="term" /> He proposed legislation to abolish the Alaska Transportation Commission.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He opposed legislation requiring drivers to wear seatbelts.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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• Short notes on members of the 1962 MIT class
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• Andre Marrou at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature

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