Kenneth Reed Armstrong (Born April 25, 1957) is a former United States Coast Guard commissioned officer who is currently a candidate for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election. Armstrong's Coast Guard career included serving as a NATO base commander and as a NATO/United Nations advisor in the Bosnian War. Outside of his military career, Armstrong has been a nonprofit executive, columnist for Pacific Business News, and an elected official in Honolulu County, Hawaii. In May of that year, he officially announced his candidacy.