Howard Phillips (activist)

Howard Phillips
Phillips in 2008
Personal details
Born
Howard Jay Phillips

(1941-02-03)February 3, 1941
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 2013(2013-04-20) (aged 72)
Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 1974)
Democratic (1974–1991)
Constitution (1991–2013)
SpousePeggy Blanchard (1964–2013)
Children6, including Doug
Alma materHarvard University
WebsiteOfficial website

Howard Jay Phillips (February 3, 1941 – April 20, 2013) was an American politician and activist. A political conservative, Phillips was a United States presidential candidate who served as the chairman of The Conservative Caucus, a conservative public policy advocacy group which he founded in 1974. Phillips was a founding member of the U.S. Taxpayers Party, which later became known as the Constitution Party.