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Nancy Lord

Nancy Lord

American politician (1952–2022)

Nancy Theresa Lord (February 8, 1952 – February 14, 2022) was an American attorney and medical researcher who was the vice-presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in the 1992 presidential election, as the running-mate of Andre Marrou. Marrou and Lord placed fourth in the popular vote with 290,087 votes (0.3%).[2][3][4] Lord was the Libertarian candidate for Mayor of the District of Columbia in 1990.[1] She also unsuccessfully ran for Nye County, Nevada District Attorney as a Republican in 2010.[2][5]

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Lord completed undergraduate and M.D. degrees at the University of Maryland. She earned her J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Until 1983, Lord was employed by Abbott Laboratories, where she authored the successful new drug application for benzodiazepine hypnotic ("ProSom").[2] After leaving Abbott, Lord worked as an independent consultant in the areas of pharmaceutical development, medical malpractice, and toxicology.[6][7]

She served on the boards of directors for NORML and for the Fully Informed Jury Association[2] and wrote the introduction to the original edition of You and the Police by Boston T. Party.[8][9] She was married to J.J. Johnson, an African-American organizer of the American militia movement.

Lord died on February 14, 2022, in Show Low, Arizona, following a bout with COVID-19.[1]

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    "Nancy Lord obituary, Legacy.com. Originally published in The Washington Post on March 6, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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    Waite, Mark (March 17, 2010) "Local activist, Vegas attorney seek Nye County DA's chair", NewsBank.com. Originally published in Pahrump Valley Times. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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    "Our History". Libertarian National Committee, Inc. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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    "US President National Vote". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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    "Nancy Lord Loses Republican Nomination for Nye County, Nevada, District Attorney, by 86 Votes", Ballot Access News. June 15, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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    Server, Charles. "ProGenaCell Physicians". ProGenaCell. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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    "Somerset Pharmaceuticals v. Kimball". Justia. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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    Editorial staff "The NORML Legislative Bulletin (Board of Directors)" (PDF). National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Spring 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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    "Case Info: Alaska vs Frank Turney". Fully Informed Jury Association. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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