Elvena Lloyd-Duffie

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Elvena Lloyd-Duffie
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Born (1932-06-08) June 8, 1932 (age 91)
Blytheville, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitician and economist

Elvena E. Lloyd-Duffie (born June 8, 1932) was an American economist and politician and a candidate for the 1996 Democratic Party presidential primaries. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

Elvena Lloyd-Duffie was born June 8, 1932, in Blytheville, Arkansas. [4]

She got her MBA in marketing/management, at John Q. Adams University, in 1963. [4] In 1968 she got her PhD in Madras, India, and in 1973 she got her DD in Theology. [4]

She has had many jobs including being a gate agent in the United Airlines at Chicago O'Hare, a paralegal, an oil dealer, a politician and an accountant. [4]

She married author Jimmie Duffie on May 5, 1977, later separating from him; [5] he was also her running mate in the 1996 United States presidential election. [6]

1996 presidential election

Elvena was a candidate in the 1996 Democratic Party presidential primaries, running on a platform that included free unlimited college tuition to anyone who wanted it. [7] She reportedly raised $50.1 million for her presidential bid. [6] She was on the ballot in five states [7] and finished third behind incumbent Bill Clinton and Lyndon LaRouche with a total of 92,324 votes. [8] [9]

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