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Marceaux was born in [[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=foxnews> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=You Decide 2002 Bio: Basil Marceaux, Sr.| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,68593,00.html|work=[[Fox News]] |publisher= |date=2002-10-31 |accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref> He received an [[associate's degree]] in [[business administration]] from [[Edmondson Junior College]]<ref name=knoxnews/> and served as a [[United States Marine]].<ref name=ctfp/> He has listed his professions as an [[inventor]], [[entrepreneur]], importer-exporter and [[historian]].<ref name=knoxnews/> He is married to Getona Deaver and has two children.<ref name=knoxnews/> |
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Revision as of 06:41, 31 July 2010
Basil Marceaux Sr, (born May 26, 1952) is an American Republican politician, currently a candidate for governor in the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election.[1] He is also a simultaneous candidate for the US House in Tennessee's 3rd congressional district in 2010.[2] He has previously run unsuccesfully as a candidate for United States Senate and House of Representatives[1] and unsuccesfully for Tennessee governor in 2002 as an independent candidate.[3]
Biography
Marceaux was born in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.[3] He received an associate's degree in business administration from Edmondson Junior College[1] and served as a United States Marine.[2] He has listed his professions as an inventor, entrepreneur, importer-exporter and historian.[1] He is married to Getona Deaver and has two children.[1]
2010 candidacy for governor
A 2010 Republican candidate for governor, Marceaux has campaigned for a recall of gun permits and the banning of law enforcement officers from charging suspects for anything except vehicle moving violations.[1] He has promised to emphasize phonics in public schools and would require high school students to read the minutes from the United States House of Representatives.[1]
His official campaign website on freesitenow.com states "VOTE FOR ME AND IF I WIN I WILL IMMUNE YOU FROM ALL STATE CRIMES FOR THE REST OF YOU LIFE!" and is riddled with other spelling and grammatical mistakes. His campaign video became a viral hit in late July 2010,[2] airing on MSNBC[2], The Colbert Report, and The Soup. Marceaux welcomed the extra attention this brought his campaign, but refuted rumors that he was intoxicated when the video was filmed. He stated that his speech is slurred because he has only three teeth and the news program's producers forced him to modify and shorten his statement as he was delivering it. [4]
Marceaux will face Bill Haslam, Joe Kirkpatrick, Ron Ramsey and Zach Wamp in the Republican gubernatorial primary election on 5 August 2010. A Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. poll, taken before the popularity of Marceaux's video became widespread, projected Marceaux as receiving one percent of the vote in the upcoming primary.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Basil Marceaux biography". Knoxville News Sentinel. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ a b c d e Shur, Andy (2010-07-29). "Web hit: Marceaux goes viral with views". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ a b "You Decide 2002 Bio: Basil Marceaux, Sr". Fox News. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Basil Marceaux undaunted by mockery of gov's bid", Chattanooga Times Free Press , 29 July 2010. Retrieved on 2010-7-30.
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