Sean Newton Haugh (born November 17, 1960) is an American politician and
pizza delivery man who has run for Senate in North Carolina under the
Libertarian Party
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nomination in
2002
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,
2014
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and
2016
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. He currently resides in
Durham, North Carolina
Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carol ...
.
Campaigns
2002
During his 2002 campaign Haugh also acted as Executive Director of the
Libertarian Party of North Carolina
The Libertarian Party of North Carolina (LPNC) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian Party.
History
The Liberatarian Party of North Carolina was founded in 1976, and has fielded candidates for pr ...
.
Haugh helped raise money for Libertarian candidates by helping sell calendars featuring pinups of female Libertarians which were made by fellow Libertarian Rachel Mills, an idea thought up during an informal conversation between Haugh and Mills about fundraising. The calendars were sold for $20 each with Haugh describing all the photographs as "tasteful" and saying the calendar received mostly positive reactions.
2014
Although Haugh had sworn off of politics years earlier he decided to run in 2014 because he couldn't stand the idea of only having a Democrat and a Republican on the ballot. Haugh became well known for his campaign video where he shares his political platform.
These videos are filmed from his campaign manager's basement.
During Haugh's 2014 campaign the conservative group
American Future Fund funded an online campaign for Haugh.
The ads for the campaign used slogans like "Get Haugh, Get High" and "More Weed, Less War". Though the ads directly supported Haugh the candidate himself has stated
Haugh told the
Charlotte Observer
''The Charlotte Observer'' is an American English-language newspaper serving Charlotte, North Carolina, and its metro area. The Observer was founded in 1886. As of 2020, it has the second-largest circulation of any newspaper in the Carolinas. I ...
that "Apparently all three campaigns are now busy telling everyone that I am the best candidate in this race."
2016
Haugh was not invited to the debate between Deborah Ross and Richard Burr for the 2016 election. He
tweeted
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that instead he would be delivering pizzas during the debate.
Elections
Personal life
Haugh has lived in Durham, North Carolina since 1988. He is married to Pam Adams and owns two dogs and two cats. His hobbies include cooking, reading, listening to music, and football. He is not affiliated with any religion.
In August 2016 Haugh had a heart-attack and was admitted to
Duke University Hospital
Duke University Hospital is a 957-acute care bed academic tertiary care facility located in Durham, North Carolina. Established in 1930, it is the flagship teaching hospital for the Duke University Health System, a network of physicians and hosp ...
.
References
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1960 births
21st-century American politicians
American cannabis activists
North Carolina Libertarians
Living people
Politicians from Durham, North Carolina
Politicians from Tucson, Arizona