Prohibition Party Presidential Candidate Dies
November 12th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Cox
Earl Dodge, a perennial presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party, has died at age 74, the Summit (Co.) Daily News reported Nov. 8.
Dodge, a resident of Lakewood, Co., was involved in the Prohibition Party since the 1930s. He won the party’s nomination for president in every campaign since 1984, and was preparing for the 2008 campaign when he died.
In addition to his presidential campaigns, Dodge also ran unsuccessfully for a number of other government posts, including city council in Kalamazoo, Mich., vice president, governor of Colorado, senator from Kansas, and University of Colorado regent.
“He firmly believed in the party, more so than many people believe in anything,” said Howard Lydick, Dodge’s running mate in 2004. “He was very concerned about personal integrity.”
In 2004, Dodge only managed to get on the ballot in Colorado, where he garnered 140 votes. Lydick, 78, said he and Dodge were working on a plan to get on more state ballots in 2008.