Pat Choate

Pat Choate
Choate in 2021
Born (1941-04-27) April 27, 1941
Maypearl, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas at Arlington (BA)
University of Oklahoma (MA, PhD)
OccupationEconomist
Known forBeing the 1996 Reform Party candidate for Vice President of the United States
Political partyReform
SpouseKay Casey

Patrick Jeffrey Choate (/ʃoʊt/; born April 27, 1941) is an American economist who is most known for being the 1996 Reform Party candidate for Vice President of the United States, the running-mate of Ross Perot. Following the 1996 election, the Federal Election Commission certified the Reform Party as a national political party eligible for federal campaign matching funds, a historic first.

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