Mike ter Maat

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Mike ter Maat
Personal details
Born (1961-06-20) June 20, 1961 (age 62)[citation needed]
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyLibertarian (2010–present)
EducationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS, MBA)[citation needed]
George Washington University (MA, PhD)[citation needed]
WebsiteCampaign website

Michael ter Maat is an American politician, political candidate, former economist, and retired police officer. He is the running mate of 2024 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Chase Oliver in the 2024 United States presidential election.[1] [2] He is a member of the Libertarian Party.[3]

Early life[edit]

ter Maat (born June 20, 1961) was a financial economist for the White House Office of Management and Budget from 1989 to 1992. He served as a Senior Economist and Group Director, Information Products for the American Bankers Association from 1992 to 2002. He founded Foreward Financial and served as its program development director from 2002 to 2008. From 2008 to 2010, ter Maat served as an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University and Barry University. He served as a police officer for the City of Hallandale Beach, Florida from 2010 to 2021.[4][5]

Political career[edit]

ter Maat first ran for office as a Libertarian in 2022, in Florida's 20th Congressional District special election where he earned 0.7% of the vote.[6] He began his campaign seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for president in June 2022. At the Libertarian National Convention, he finished third for president among ten nominated candidates and several write-ins from among 39 candidates registered with the Federal Election Commission.[7][8]

After being eliminated for president, ter Maat endorsed Chase Oliver for president and accepted Oliver's offer to run as his vice president.[9] ter Maat received 51.3% in the second round of voting, defeating runner-up Clint Russell who received 47% of the vote.[10][better source needed]

Austrian Economist[edit]

After working for the American Bankers Association and the White House, ter Maat published The economics of e-cash in IEEE Spectrum, a journal published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in February 1997 and cited by publications including the Association for Computing Machinery and patents including for an internet payment system using smart card.[11][12][13] He is an Austrian Economist who advocates for a shift in monetary policy to a more laissez-faire model during times of recession.[14]

Books[edit]

ter Maat is the editor and author of:

  • ter Maat, M., Borders, M., Consorte, D., Mavrakakis, I., Sharpe, L., Sammeroff, A., Paige, R., Jiminez, A.. A Gold New Deal: The Government We Will Tolerate. Amazon, Independently published, 30 Dec. 2023.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Boehm, Eric (2024-05-27). "Chase Oliver is the Libertarian Party's Presidential Pick". Reason.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. ^ Robertson, Nick (2024-05-27). "Libertarian Party chooses Chase Oliver as presidential nominee". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  3. ^ "Mike ter Maat - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  4. ^ "Police Officer Running for Congress". forums.leoaffairs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  5. ^ Content, Contributed (2021-12-15). "Questionnaire: Mike ter Maat, Libertarian for U.S. House, District 20". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  6. ^ "Election Results Data Extract Utility". results.elections.myflorida.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  7. ^ "Browse Candidates for president". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  8. ^ Libertarian Party (2024-05-26). Libertarian Party National Convention 2024 Day 3. Retrieved 2024-05-28 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Pellish, Aaron (May 26, 2024). "Chase Oliver wins Libertarian Party presidential nomination". CNN. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Libertarian Party (2024-05-26). Libertarian Party National Convention 2024 Day 3. Retrieved 2024-05-28 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ ter Maat, Mike (May 27, 2024). "The economics of e-cash". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 34 (2): 68–73.
  12. ^ Subramanian, Hemang (2017-12-27). "Decentralized blockchain-based electronic marketplaces". Communications of the ACM. 61 (1): 78–84. doi:10.1145/3158333. ISSN 0001-0782.
  13. ^ US6282522B1, Davis, Virgil M.; Cutino, Suzanne C. & Berg, Michael J. et al., "Internet payment system using smart card", issued 2001-08-28 
  14. ^ "Workers worried about a 'looming recession' pick up more side hustles". Yahoo Finance. 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  15. ^ Maat, Mike ter; Borders, Max; Consorte, Dennis; Mavrakakis, Irene; Sharpe, Larry; Sammeroff, Antony; Paige, Russell O.; Jiminez, Adolfo (2023-12-30). A Gold New Deal: The Government We Will Tolerate. Independently published. ISBN 979-8-8726-2349-6.
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