Sam Robb | |
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| Born | Samuel J. Robb January 2, 1969 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University (BS) Western Pennsylvania Theological Institute (BS) |
| Known for | 2020 Libertarian Presidential Candidate |
| Notable work | Author of "My Dad Tweets Me Right" |
Sam Robb is an American software engineer, author, and presidential candidate. He is currently running for president in the 2020 Libertarian Presidential Primaries.[1]
Career
editRobb earned a BS in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at Carnegie Mellon University in 1991.[2] Upon graduating college, he spent four years as a US Naval Officer in Southern California until moving back to his home town of Pittsburgh to pursue a career as a software developer for startup companies.[3] In 1998, Robb co-founded Geek Night[4] in Pittsburgh which was a popular tech industry networking event that drew in sponsorship from companies like Google and Sun Microsystems.[5] He is also the author of "My Dad Tweets Me Right" which is a collection of 1,001 dad jokes in 160 characters or less.[6]
Sam Robb is currently a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft[7] and is also a Sunday school teacher at Harvest Baptist Church in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania.[8]
2020 Presidential Campaign
editRobb filed with the FEC in April 2019 to run for the office of President of the United States as a Libertarian in the 2020 election.[9] He supports decreasing the size and scope of the Federal governmnet, eliminating taxes for Americans and small businesses, and immigration and naturalization reform.[10] He has participated in the Novermber 9, 2019 Olean Libertarian debate[11], the January 11, 2020 Libertarian Pary of New Hampshire debate,[12] and the January 18, 2020 Libertarian Party of Georgia debate.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Libertarian Presidential Candidates 2020". Libertarian Party Website.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sam Robb - Experience - Education". Voter's Edge California.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Robb, Sam. "Sam Robb - About". Sam Robb 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Diana Nelson, Jones (November 16, 1998). "A Night Among the Geeks".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Fibbe, Kenneth (April 2, 2008). "Talking Shop".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "My Dad Tweets Me Right". Amazon.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Robb, Sam. "Sam Robb - Experience". Linkedin.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Robb, Sam. "Sam Robb - About". Sam Robb 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Robb, Samuel CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT ID: P00010983" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Voter's Edge - Sam Robb". Voter's Edge California.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Clark, Bob (November 8, 2019). "Olean Libertarian Presidential Debate". Olean Times Herald.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Libertarian Party of NH Presidential Preference Primary". Libertarian Party of New Hampshire.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "LP Georgia 2020 Libertarian State Convention". Libertarian Party of Georgia.
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