What is Michael Badnarik?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Michael Badnarik |image = SI-MichaelBadnarik1.JPG |birth_date = {{birth date|1954|8|1}} |birth_place = [[Hammond, Indiana|Hammond]], [[Indiana]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2022|08|11|1954|8|1}} |birth_name = Michael J. Badnarik |death_place = [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], [[Texas]], U.S. |party = [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] |alma_mater = [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University,<br />Bloomington]] }} '''Michael J. Badnarik''' ({{IPAc-en|b|æ|d|ˈ|n|ɑː|r|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|bad|NAR|ik}}; August 1, 1954 – August 11, 2022) was an American [[Software engineering|software engineer]], political activist, politician, and [[Talk radio|radio talk show]] host. He was the [[United States Libertarian Party|Libertarian Party]] nominee for [[President of the United States]] in the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 elections]]. In 2006, Badnarik unsuccessfully ran as the Libertarian candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[Texas's 10th congressional district]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Badnarik Sets Eyes on Congress |work=What's New: National Libertarian Party |url=http://www.lp.org/fp/article_178.shtml |access-date=2006-03-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060214104301/http://www.lp.org/fp/article_178.shtml| archive-date = February 14, 2006}}</ref> Badnarik died on August 11, 2022 in [[San Antonio, Texas]], ten days after his 68th birthday.<ref>[https://libertarianinstitute.org/blog/rip-michael-badnarik/ RIP Michael Badnarik]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.liberalinstitute.com/MichaelBadnarikInterview.html Liberal Institute interview with Michael Badnarik] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516192100/http://liberalinstitute.com/MichaelBadnarikInterview.html |date=2021-05-16 }} from April 2005 * {{C-SPAN|1006550}} * [http://www.constitutionpreservation.org/ Website for Michael Badnarik's class on the Constitution