Cool Moose Robert Healey dead at 58 (Providence: island, race, party)

[ormari]

Perennial candidate for Lt. Governor and Governor and founder of the Cool Moose Party, has died. In my estimation, Healey has played an important role in RI politics. He managed to garner 21% of the vote in the most recent gubernatorial race with a campaign war chest of $35 (a fact state Republicans rue to this day). And his efforts to open up the RI political process are notable; his Cool Moose party fought to open up the two party system in RI:

Originally Posted by Providence Journal

In 1998, the party successfully sued the state of Rhode Island to change its primary election laws to allow third-party candidates, setting a standard here and across the country.

[Snowball7]

cause of death is under investigation.

[ormari]

Any news here? I didn't find any through the google. Last I knew, they suspected heart attack.