Mike ter Maat

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In this Dutch name, the family name is ter Maat, not Maat.

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Mike ter Maat
File:Mike Ter Maat on the "LibertyDad" Podcast.jpg
Personal details
Born (1961-06-20) June 20, 1961 (age 63)[citation needed]
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political party Libertarian (2010–present)
Education Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS, MBA)[citation needed]
George Washington University (MA, PhD)[citation needed]
Website Campaign 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

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

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]

In an interview with Tamarac Talk regarding his run for Congress, ter Maat said, "one of the biggest problems we have as a nation is our deepening political divide and that as a Libertarian, I am particularly well-positioned to contributing to bridging this chasm."[7]

He began his campaign seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for president in June 2022. At the 2024 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.[8][9][non-primary source needed]

After being eliminated for president, ter Maat endorsed Chase Oliver for president and accepted Oliver's offer to run as his vice president.[10] ter Maat received 51.3% in the second round of voting, defeating runner-up Clint Russell who received 47% of the vote.[11][non-primary source needed]

Austrian Economist

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.[12][13][14] He is an Austrian Economist who advocates for a shift in monetary policy to a more laissez-faire model during times of recession.[15]

In a one-on-one debate with Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, The Korea IT Times reports that ter Maat said, "The problem is that a collapse of the federal government will lead to a collapse of financial markets all over the world, especially if the bond market dips and the US dollar collapses.[16]

Books

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, December 30, 2023.[17]

References

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  14. ↑ US6282522B1, Davis, Virgil M.; Suzanne C. Cutino & Michael J. Berg et al., "Internet payment system using smart card", issued 2001-08-28 
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Party political offices
Preceded by Libertarian nominee for Vice President of the United States
2024		 Most recent

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