James A. Lewis (politician)

"Jim" Lewis (April 20, 1933 – February 22, 1997, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut) was the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nominee in the 1984 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with David Bergland.

[2] Lewis, from his home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, made campaign stops across the United States during his campaign, and co-authored a book with Jim Peron, entitled Liberty Reclaimed.

Lewis finished behind nominee Ron Paul (51.3%) and Russell Means (31.4%).

[3] Lewis had earlier (1982) run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut as a Libertarian finishing fourth (receiving 8,163 votes (0.8%))[4] and had served from 1981 until 1983 as a representative to the Libertarian National Committee.

Lewis graduated from Babson College in 1958, and spent many years as a salesman for the General Book Binding Company of Cleveland, Ohio.