John Richard Rarick (born January 29, 1924 in Waterford, Indiana)) is a lawyer, former Congressman, and former Presidential candidate. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ...

After graduating from Louisiana State University, he served in the United States Army for three years during the Second World War. During that time he was captured and later escaped from a German prison camp and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, or simply Louisiana State University (LSU) is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... US Army Seal The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... Prisoner of War camps Contents // Categories: Substubs | Prisons and detention centres ... The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ... The Purple Heart is a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those who have been wounded or killed while serving in or with the U.S. military after April 5, 1917. ...

Rarick went on to graduate from Tulane University School of Law in 1949 and was admitted to practice law in Louisiana later that year. Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ...

He was elected a district judge in 1961 and resigned his judgeship in 1966 to declare his candidacy for Congress. Rarick was an elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1967 until his defeat in 1974. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Seal of the Congress. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

Following that loss, Rarick defected to the American Independent Party and was an unsuccessful candidate for that party's presidential nomination in 1976. After losing the nomination fight, later that same year he sought to return to Congress as an Independent candidate, however his attempt was unsuccessful. American Independent Party is a United States American political party. ...

In 1980, Rarick was nominated as the American Independent Party's candidate for United States president. He finished in seventh place with 40,906 votes (or just 0.05%). His most respectable showings were in his home state of Louisiana where he polled 10,333 votes (0.67%) and in Alabama where he captured 15,010 votes (1.12%). For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Other U.S. States Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Official languages English Area 84,360 mi²/135,765 km² (30th)  - Land 81,664 mi²/131,426 km²  - Water 2,696 mi²/4,338 km² (3. ...