Robert Haines

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Robert Haines is a Republican Party politician from the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Haines has ran in Republican primaries in 1992, 1996, 2004, and 2008. On October 15, 2007, he filed as a candidate in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, however his application was ultimately rejected due to problems with his application fee.[1]

Haines gained some notoriety in 1994 for his role in halting a gunman who had opened fire on the White House. He served time in state prison for pulling a gun on a man while campaigning in the 1996 primary.

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  1. ^ Nickulas, Jennifer (2007-12-31), “Candidate arrested for assault on police dog”, Manchester Daily Express: ppg 1,2, <http://www.manchexpress.com/express123107.pdf>