Chris Cole is a United States Libertarian Party activist and was the party's candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2004 general elections, earning 2% of the popular statewide vote, and more votes than any other Libertarian candidate on the ballot. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States An election to choose the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004.
In 1996, Cole became the first openly gay candidate for the North Carolina General Assembly when he ran unsuccessfully as a Libertarian candidate against Speaker Jim Black. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U Dr James "Jim" Boyce Black (born March 25, 1935) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina A resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, Cole has also run unsuccessfully for the Charlotte city council.