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-lsb- http://www.rootforamerica.com/ root for america -rsb- mount vernon , new york 200px republican again christian -lrb- pre-2007 , 2012 -- present -rrb- born 20 july 1961 wayneallynroot head.jpg wayne allyn root
 wayne allyn root
wayne allyn root

wayne allyn root -lrb- born july 20 , 1961 -rrb- is an american politician , entrepreneur , television and radio personality , author , television producer and political commentator .
he was the 2008 libertarian party -lrb- lp -rrb- vice-presidential nominee .
root is a former cnbc host and anchorman , and a columnist and commentator for foxnews.com .
root is a frequent guest on several nationally syndicated radio shows such as `` savage nation '' , `` the jerry doyle show '' , and `` mancow 's morning madhouse '' .
he makes frequent appearances on various programs on the fox news channel , and is a frequent speaker at tea party events across the united states .
root 's political columns appear on various conservative web sites , including foxnews.com , theblaze.com , `` humanevents '' .
com , townhall.com , breitbart.com , dailycaller.com , personalliberty.com , newsmax.com , as well as `` the washington times '' and `` las vegas review journal '' .
at the 2008 libertarian national convention , root was eliminated on the fifth ballot in a bid for the party 's presidential nomination .
he subsequently became the 2008 lp vice presidential candidate alongside libertarian nominee bob barr .
in 2010 , root was elected to the libertarian national committee -lrb- lnc -rrb- and re-elected in 2012 .
he resigned from that position later that year to rejoin the republican party .
he was later named as executive vice chairman of the conservative caucus -lrb- tcc -rrb- in washington d.c. root has announced he is exploring a run as a republican for u.s. senate in nevada in 2016 .
