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Michael Gill
Michael Gill was an independent candidate for governor of New Hampshire in 2016.[1] The New Hampshire secretary of state ruled in September 2016 that Gill was ineligible to run for the office as he was not a registered voter.[2]
Biography
Gill owns a business called Mortgage Specialists in the towns of Manchester, Nashua, Plaistow, and Somersworth. He is known around the state for using electronic signs outside his businesses to accuse politicians and other prominent New Hampshire figures of corruption and other misdeeds. Gill was arrested in March 2016 for contempt of court after accusing local judge David LeFrancois of political corruption during a court hearing in divorce proceedings.[3]
Elections
2016
- Main article: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2016
Gill filed to run as an independent candidate in the 2016 election for governor of New Hampshire.[1] He was disqualified in September 2016 and removed from the ballot due to the fact that he was not a registered voter at the time.[2]
Campaign themes
2016
Gill issued the following statement upon his May 2015 candidacy announcement:
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I would like to make this clear. I am not a politician. I am a father and a businessman that found massive corruption throughout our state. I have asked for help only to find out that the officials we elected are a part of the corruption. The Attorney General's Office, the US Attorney, the Courts, they blocked all exits. You don't see any other volunteers to deal with this issue. I only put an ad out for 10 million dollars for an attorney and I can't get one! What do you think that means? The attorneys all know the size and scope of the corruption! That is what it means! Open your eyes! I have three immunities in Washington right now that are willing to come forward and expose all of these people. It is quite simple. If there is no crime, what is everybody afraid of with these immunities? Will it prove there was no corruption and I was wrong? What do we have to lose? The obvious answer is that they do not want to lose their freedom. My run for governor could be the only way to handle this corruption. Your vote is a vote against the corruption and a way to clean this up together. If the Justice Department wants to step in and do their job, I have knees that need replacing and years of fighting every minute of every day. But until they do, I fight. Unless we have a volunteer to replace my efforts. All you need is the courage to stand up against the impossible, and the moral conviction that gives you no choice.[4][5] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WMUR, "Secretary of State rules Winterton to be removed from District 16 state Senate GOP ballot," September 8, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Outspoken sign owner jailed for contempt," March 24, 2016
- ↑ State of Corruption, "Mike Gill Issues Statement On Joining The NH Governor's Race," May 15, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
