When Lloyd Bentsen ran for VPOTUS he did not resign from the Senate.
When LBJ ran for VPOTUS he also ran for re-election of his Senate
seat.
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> There has been much discussion of Ron Paul running for President.
> One of the biggest concerns people have is that the Libertarian/
Freedom/
> responsibility movement would loose it's best champion if he did
so.
>
> Many states do not require a person to resign to run for a higher
office.
> Liberman ran for both Vice President and Senator. He lost one but
retained his
> senate seat.
>
> I do know that when Paul ran for the US Senate he did resign his
house seat.
> And when he ran as a Libertarian for President he did resign
again.
> However what is Texas law on this.
> Does he have to resign just to be in the primaries or can he be in
the
> primaries and still retain his seat in congress?
> When is the qualifying date in relation to the presidential
primaries?
>
> I do not believe that it would be beneficial to him or the
movement if he had
> to resign to be in the primaries.
>
> Any help on this would be appreciated.
>
> John Wayne
>
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