Thomas Robert Stevens (1956 – October 23, 2019) was an American

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, and

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ger. He founded the Objectivist Party and served as its chair. Stevens was that party's nominee for

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and

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s. He was the founder of the Personal Freedom Party of

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. Stevens founded the Objectivist Party on February 2, 2008, the anniversary of the birth of Objectivist philosopher

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. Previously, he had served as president of the New York Young Republican Club during which time the club engaged in an internal feud. He was indicted for attempting to hire a hit man, but the charges were dropped. He previously served as state chairman of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania and as an interim vice chairman of the political party

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. In 2010, he announced the formation of the Personal Freedom Party of New York. He was a presidential candidate and ran the

site ''Rising Action''. Stevens was a graduate of

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and Maurice A. Deane School of Law at

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. Stevens died on October 24, 2019.

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''Rising Action''
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