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

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nomination in

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and

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. He currently resides in

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Campaigns

2002

During his 2002 campaign Haugh also acted as Executive Director of the

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. 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

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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

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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

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haugh, Sean 1960 births 21st-century American politicians American cannabis activists North Carolina Libertarians Living people Politicians from Durham, North Carolina Politicians from Tucson, Arizona