Josue Larose

Josue Larose is a political organizer from Deerfield Beach, Florida.[1] He has formed over 41 political parties,[2] at least 250 Super PACs,[1][3] and at least 340 state political action committees.[4]

In 2010, he unsuccessfully ran in the gubernatorial election in Florida, receiving 121 votes.[1] Larose is under investigation for over 2,000 counts of breaking election laws.[1] On May 3, 2012, he was featured on a segment of The Colbert Report.[5]

On December 12, 2008, Larose filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for President of the United States as a Republican in the 2016 presidential election, only to withdraw a month later.[6]

References
  1. "Josue Larose: 'PAC Man' faces 2,052 counts of breaking election laws". Sun Sentinel. February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  2. "Cedric Richmond draws mysterious challenger in person of Josue Larose". The Times-Picayune. August 17, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  3. Kim Barker (November 18, 2011). "Super PAC Man Gobbles Up Regulators' Time, Patience". ProPublica. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  4. Jon Burstein (October 5, 2010). "Self-styled 'billionaire' single-handedly doubles political parties in state". TCPalm. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  5. Kyle Munzenrieder (May 4, 2012). "Stephen Colbert Searches for Florida's Elusive SuperPAC Madman". Miami New Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  6. "The 2016 campaign that never was", saturnsrepository.wordpress.com, August 26, 2013.


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