Nancy Theresa Lord (February 8, 1952 – February 14, 2022) was an American attorney and medical researcher who was the vice-presidential candidate of the

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in the 1992 presidential election, as the running-mate of

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. Marrou and Lord placed fourth in the popular vote with 290,087 votes (0.3%).Waite, Mark (March 17, 2010
"Local activist, Vegas attorney seek Nye County DA's chair"

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''. Retrieved May 25, 2022. Lord was the Libertarian candidate for

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. She also unsuccessfully ran for

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as a

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in 2010."Nancy Lord Loses Republican Nomination for Nye County, Nevada, District Attorney, by 86 Votes"
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''. June 15, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2022. Lord completed undergraduate and

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degrees at the

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. She earned her J.D. degree from

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. Until 1983, Lord was employed by

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, where she authored the successful new drug application for

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hypnotic ("

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"). After leaving Abbott, Lord worked as an independent consultant in the areas of pharmaceutical development,

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, and

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. She served on the boards of directors for

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and for the

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and wrote the introduction to the original edition of ''You and the Police'' by Boston T. Party.Editorial staff Lord died on February 14, 2022, in

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, following a bout with

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