“New Mexico is 2-to-1 Democrat. I got elected as a Republican. I think I did a great job of showing people that government doesn't have to spend money to make you happy, that government really needs to be providing a level playing field.”

American businessman and politician

Gary Earl Johnson is an American businessman and politician. He served as the 29th governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003, first as a Republican, and later became a member of the Libertarian Party. Johnson became the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president in 2012 and 2016, and later its nominee for the 2018 U.S. Senate race in New Mexico. His public career is centered on business, state government, and Libertarian politics.