Andrew Hunt (politician)

Andrew Hunt is an American nanotechnology businessman who was the Libertarian Party of Georgia's candidate in the 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election. He is the grandson of H.L. Hunt[1] and has a PhD from Georgia Tech.[2] In August 2014, it was revealed that despite Hunt being a strong supporter of limited government, his own technology company received millions of dollars in research grants from the federal government. These grants "kept [Hunt's business] afloat and ultimately made it profitable," according to Nicholas Fouriezos of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[3] In the 2014 race, Hunt received 2.4% of the vote.[4]

References
  1. Gizzi, John (16 September 2014). "H.L. Hunt's Libertarian Grandson Could Force Runoff in Georgia's Gov. Race". Newsmax. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. Lee, Maggie (12 June 2014). "Meet the third candidate running to become Georgia governor". Creative Loafing. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. Fouriezos, Nicholas (27 August 2014). "Federal grants helped candidate prosper, but he wants spending cuts". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. "2014 Georgia Governor Election Results". Politico. Retrieved 12 May 2017.


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