Cathy L. Toole, March 15, 1961 -
VP candidate for Mississippi Reform Party (aka Reform Party of Mississippi) (2012, 2016)
Running mate with nominee (2012, 2016): Barbara Dale Washer (b. 1947)
Popular vote (2012): 1,016 (0.00%)
Popular vote (2016): 0 (0.00%)
Electoral vote (2012, 2016): 0/538
The campaign (2012):
Considered a rebel faction of the national Reform Party, the Mississippi Reform Party nominated their own Presidential ticket which appeared on the ballot in only one state-- Mississippi. Perennial Reform candidate for US Congress and state office Barbara Dale Washer of Hattiesburg was the standard bearer with Cathy L. Toole of Biloxi as the VP. They did not appear to have waged an energetic high-profile campaign.
Washer/Toole finished 6th out 6 on the ballot in Mississippi, with 0.08% of the vote. In the event of their victory there would have been a Constitutional problem since both Washer and Toole were residents of the same state.
The campaign (2016):
Ballot Access News reported on Sept. 9, 2016 the Mississippi Reform Party had once again nominated Washer/Toole. In addition to running for VP, Toole was also a candidate for US Congress.
A 2016 voter's guide covered Toole in the Congressional race--
Nationally, the Reform party favors fiscal conservatism and increased accountability for abuses of government power. It is hard to know the extent to which Ms. Toole agrees with the positions of her party’s national organization. The only readily available public records indicate that she does have personal experience attempting to hold the federal government accountable for its commitments to individual citizens. Ms. Toole has repeatedly filed suit against the US Department of Veterans Affairs seeking compensation related to her husband’s death. She claims that his death in 1997 was related to a 1958 basic training accident from his service in the US Army, when he was hit in the head by a rifle.
In 2015 Toole answered a questionnaire in her race for Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. She listed her priorities as--
Lower gas prices
Stop charging tax on food
Begin a state lottery
Pay teachers $4,000 per month/ $48,000 per year.
Accept billions of dollars from Washington: immediately insure over 100,000, additional, working poor Mississippians.
Fix the roads.
Repair and/or build new bridges
Cut the size of the state Senate to 15 Senators.
Cut the size of the state House of Representatives to 15 Representatives.
Pay college athletes money, plus, their college expenses.
God loves you. (John 3:14-21)
Jesus loves you. (Romans 10:9-13)
The Holy Spirit loves you. (Galatians 5:22-23)
Meanwhile it appeared Washer was a Trump supporter which might explain why she did not wage a big campaign of her own in 2016. Her Aug. 1, 2016 Facebook entry included a photo of a Trump sticker on the rear of a bashed in car. It read--
To me America looks like the back of my car---wrecked. It is my opinion that Trump is the man who can get us back on track, if anybody can. I believe it would take a businessman to help us with our national debt. What other kind of person could do it? If Trump can make our country wealthy like he has made himself, then that's the man we need. But, if he just reduces the debt, then he's done more than all the rest. TRUMP----Make America great again! I'm for Donald Trump!
Contrary to news accounts at that time, Washer/Toole were not listed on the ballot in 2016 and no votes for the ticket were reported.
Election history:
2011 - Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce (Mississippi Reform Party) - defeated
2015 - Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce (Mississippi Reform Party) - defeated 2016 - US House of Representatives (Miss.) (Mississippi Reform Party) - defeated
Other occupations: ?
Notes:
The Mississippi Reform Party could now be defunct, or at least their webpage is.
