Background

Our Families Coming together as one.

President:

Liberty Party nominee for president, Griffin Adair was born in Easton, Connecticut. Rising through the public elementary and middle school system, Griffin went away to the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut where his quest for societal balance and liberty began. Exposed to foreign cultures, ideals, and strategies, Adair began focusing on political involvement and bringing practical, effective ideas to the table. He went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania, attaining Bachelor’s degrees in International Relations and Law. Upon graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Adair worked in the Pennsylvania state house for four years as a legal consultant and political strategist.

While entering the political scene, Adair became friendly with California congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, and began working on her staff in Washington. Working with Sanchez, a vehement leader for minority rights amongst the Vietnamese culture, Adair worked to challenge the restrictions Vietnam imposed on the human rights of its citizens. Experiencing the 46th district of California under Sanchez allowed for Adair to get in touch with the diverse demographic from Anaheim to Orange County.

Stepping away from politics, Adair attended Harvard Law School, getting his Masters in Law and Government. Following graduation, he returned to his political roots in Pennsylvania, starting a family, and successfully running for U.S. Senator two years later — Pennsylvania’s first third party Senator in the post-reconstruction era.

Griffin is married to Eliza Denious Adair, current president and spokeswoman of Washington D.C.’s branch of Association for Women in Development. AWID prides itself on being, “a non-for-profit professional membership organization of women in development and gender and development researchers, practitioners, and policymakers committed to the full participation of women in forming a gender-equitable, just, and sustainable development process.” Eliza, who holds her masters from Tufts University in Gender Studies is also a guest lecturer at George Washington University for their Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies course. Griffin and Eliza have two sons. The eldest, Billy, is a graduate of the Naval Academy and veteran of the marine corps. He now runs a nonprofit to benefit veterans suffering from PTSD with his wife, Sanah, a daughter of Indian immigrants and graduate of Harvard. In order to spearhead the nonprofit with her husband, she left her director position at McKinsey Co. Global Consulting. Their second son, Alex — who followed in the footsteps of his father –, is a senior at UPenn and associate editor of the UPenn Law review. Alex will attend Harvard Law next fall.

Vice President:

The Liberty party candidate for Vice President, Stuyvie Coleman grew up in New York, New York. For high school, Coleman attended the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. After graduating cum laude, he went on to attend Washington and Lee. At Washington and Lee, Coleman received an excellent liberal arts education. After graduating at the top of his class, Coleman attended Oxford where he earned his MBA. Coleman began working for Goldman Sachs, furthering his experience in the economic world and exposing him to many different opportunities. Coleman, eager to contribute his time in any way possible, went back to school; this time to Harvard Law, where he reunited with his high school classmate, Griffin Adair. While earning his degree, Coleman joined a private equity firm. Coleman excelled both in his work and in school so much so that when he graduated, he created his own private equity firm under the Goldman Sachs umbrella. Through his extremely successful career, Coleman still felt that he needed to serve his community in New York and his country. Coleman then decided to run for mayor. Coleman became the NYC mayor and served for three terms. After his third term, Coleman ran for governor, wanting to further expand his commitment to his community. Coleman is now the Governor of New York and has decided to leave the red party to run as the vice president for the liberty party. Coleman has made this change because he believes that Americans shouldn’t have to choose between two extreme parties like he did most of his career.