Bill Shearer

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William Kennedy Shearer (January 21, 1931 - March 3, 2007) of California was the chairman of the Constitution Party from 1996 to 1999, and founded the American Independent Party in 1967 to support George C. Wallace’s presidential campaign.[1] In 1970 Shearer was the California AIP's first candidate for Governor, receiving 65,847 votes for 1% of the total vote. His daughter Nancy Spirkoff was the party’s state chair from 2004 to 2006. Shearer died on Saturday, March 3rd, 2007, at the age of 75, in San Diego. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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  1. ^ Candidate Biography
  2. ^ WILLIAM KENNEDY SHEARER CALIFORNIA STATESMAN PUBLISHER AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY FOUNDER
  3. ^ William Shearer Dies
  4. ^ William Kennedy Shearer (1931-2007)
  5. ^ Randall C. Stufflebeam on Bill Shearer
Preceded by
Ted Adams		 Chairman of the Constitution Party
1996–September 6, 1999		 Succeeded by
Jim Clymer