Neil O. Randall (August 18, 1934 – July 15, 2011) was an American businessman, politician and

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activist from

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Background and family life

Randall was born August 18, 1934, in Danville, Vermont and graduated from

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. He started and operated his own business, Randall's Dairy Equipment. He was married to Gloria, with whom he had three children. He died July 15, 2011; at the time of his death he was vice-president of Gun Owners of Vermont.

Political career

In 1996 Randall was the

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nominee for Governor of Vermont, losing to Howard Dean. Randall was elected to the

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' 3rd

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district in 1998, as a fusion candidate of the Republican and

parties. He left the Libertarian Party, and was re-elected as a Republican in 2000. He was again the Republican nominee in 2002, but lost to former Representative

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Wayne G. Kenyon, whom Randall had defeated in 1998 and 2000. Randall was the last Libertarian state legislator in Vermont until 2023, when Republican state representative Jarrod Sammis switched to the Libertarian Party.

References

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