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Larry Stafford
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Larry Stafford was the Libertarian nominee for the United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008. He received 0.9% of the votes statewide, finishing fourth. Libertarian Activism Stafford has been active in the Rockford Area Libertarian Party since 1999. He was the Illinois Volunteer Coordinator for the 2000 presidential campaign of Libertarian candidate Harry Browne. Military service Stafford enlisted in the United States Army at age 18. He served three years on active duty as a Military Police Officer in Alabama, Germany, and Virginia. Stafford achieved the rank of Sergeant E-5 and continued his service as an Army Reservist, during which time he graduated from Parachute Jump School and the Drill Instructor Academy. Personal Stafford, 41, resides in South Beloit, Illinois and is married with four children, three stepchildren, and four grandchildren. He has worked as a truck driver for 16 years. Campaign Stafford was unanimously selected as the nominee of the Libertarian Party of Illinois at the party's January 2008 State Organizing Committee meeting. Stafford's opponents in the general election included incumbent U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (Democrat), physician Steve Sauerberg (Republican), retired teacher Kathy Cummings (Green), and Chad Koppie (Constitution). 
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