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'''Henry B. Krajewski''' (July 15, 1912 – November 8, 1966) was an American [[pig farmer]], and [[perennial candidate]] who ran for [[president of the United States]] in [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]] (for the Poor Man's Party) and in [[1956 United States presidential election|1956]] (for the American Third Party). He was also an American Third Party candidate for [[United States Senate]] from [[New Jersey]] in [[1954 United States Senate election in New Jersey|1954]]. He also ran for [[governor of New Jersey]] three times, in [[1953 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1953]] (Jersey Veterans Bonus), [[1957 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1957]] (American Third Party), and [[1961 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1961]] (Veterans Bonus Now).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/11/the_nj_pig_farmer_who_ran_for_president.html#incart_river_home|title=The true story of the N.J. pig farmer who ran for president|publisher=}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], Krajewski had an imposing stature; he stood six feet tall (1.83&nbsp;m) and weighed 240 pounds (109&nbsp;kg). In 1952, he owned and ran a 4,000-pig farm in [[Secaucus, New Jersey]]. With printing-press operator Frank Jenkins as his running mate, his platform included a one-year tax moratorium for every taxpayer with an annual income below $6,000, and one free pint of milk a day in school for every child. He won 4,203 votes. In 1956, Krajewski's running mate was Anna Yezo, he got 1,829 votes.

==See also==
* [[Jeff Boss]]
* [[Ed Forchion]]

== References ==
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716015641/http://www.cresswellslist.com/gubern/nj_gub.htm |date=July 16, 2007 |title=New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates }}
* {{cite news
  | title = It's a Free Country
  | pages = 
  | work = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]
  | date = 1952-09-01
  | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,816859,00.html
  | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120630064817/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,816859,00.html
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = June 30, 2012
  | accessdate = 2006-10-03 }}
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[[Category:1912 births]]
[[Category:1966 deaths]]
[[Category:Politicians from Jersey City, New Jersey]]
[[Category:People from Secaucus, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Candidates in the 1952 United States presidential election]]
[[Category:Candidates in the 1956 United States presidential election]]


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