American politician (1952–2022)
Nancy Theresa Lord (February 8, 1952 – February 14, 2022) was an American attorney and medical researcher who was the vice-presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in the 1992 presidential election , as the running-mate of Andre Marrou . Marrou and Lord placed fourth in the popular vote with 290,087 votes (0.3%).[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Mayor of the District of Columbia in 1990 .[ 1] Nye County, Nevada District Attorney as a Republican in 2010.[ 2] [ 5]
Lord completed undergraduate and M.D. degrees at the University of Maryland . She earned her J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center . Until 1983, Lord was employed by Abbott Laboratories , where she authored the successful new drug application for benzodiazepine hypnotic ("ProSom ").[ 2] medical malpractice , and toxicology .[ 6] [ 7]
She served on the boards of directors for NORML and for the Fully Informed Jury Association [ 2] You and the Police by Boston T. Party .[ 8] [ 9]
Lord died on February 14, 2022, in Show Low, Arizona , following a bout with COVID-19 .[ 1]
References
^ a b c "Nancy Lord obituary , Legacy.com . Originally published in The Washington Post ^ a b c d Waite, Mark (March 17, 2010) "Local activist, Vegas attorney seek Nye County DA's chair" , NewsBank .com. Originally published in Pahrump Valley Times
^ "Our History" . Libertarian National Committee , Inc. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015 .^ "US President National Vote" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 14, 2015 .^ "Nancy Lord Loses Republican Nomination for Nye County, Nevada, District Attorney, by 86 Votes" , Ballot Access News ^ Server, Charles. "ProGenaCell Physicians" . ProGenaCell. Retrieved September 14, 2015 . ^ "Somerset Pharmaceuticals v. Kimball" . Justia. Retrieved September 14, 2015 .^ Editorial staff "The NORML Legislative Bulletin (Board of Directors)" (PDF) . National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws . Spring 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2015 .
^ "Case Info: Alaska vs Frank Turney" . Fully Informed Jury Association . Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015 .
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Party political offices
Preceded by
Libertarian nominee for Vice President of the United States 1992
Succeeded by
International National Other
