American politician (1952–2022)
Nancy Theresa Lord (February 8, 1952 – February 14, 2022) was an American attorney and medical researcher who was the vice-presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in the 1992 presidential election , as the running-mate of Andre Marrou . Marrou and Lord placed fourth in the popular vote with 290,087 votes (0.3%).[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Lord was the Libertarian candidate for Mayor of the District of Columbia in 1990 .[ 1] She also unsuccessfully ran for Nye County, Nevada District Attorney as a Republican in 2010.[ 2] [ 5]
Lord completed undergraduate and M.D. degrees at the University of Maryland . She earned her J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center . Until 1983, Lord was employed by Abbott Laboratories , where she authored the successful new drug application for benzodiazepine hypnotic ("ProSom ").[ 2] After leaving Abbott, Lord worked as an independent consultant in the areas of pharmaceutical development, medical malpractice , and toxicology .[ 6] [ 7]
She served on the boards of directors for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML ) and for the Fully Informed Jury Association [ 2] and wrote the introduction to the original edition of You and the Police by Boston T. Party .[ 8] [ 9] She was married to J.J. Johnson, an African-American organizer of the American militia movement.
Lord died on February 14, 2022, in Show Low, Arizona , following a bout with COVID-19 .[ 1]