Rob LeGrand

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Rob LeGrand
Chair
Tom Green County
2024—2026
Predecessor: Cuatro Jones
Personal Details
Education: Ph.D., computer science, Washington University, St. Louis
Occupation: college professor
Residence: Texas
Party: Libertarian
Media
Website: https://rob-legrand.github.io/

Rob LeGrand is a computer scientist and a longtime member of the Libertarian Party of Texas.  In 2002, he ran for State Representative, District 50.  In 2003, he worked for Michael Badnarik's presidential campaign as Badnarik's personal assistant and driver across the country.  In 2024, after serving in various officer positions over the previous few years, he was elected county chair of the Tom Green County Libertarian Party.

LeGrand's research is primarily in the analysis of voting systems and how they can be manipulated by strategic voters.  He has long advocated for the use of Approval Voting in single-winner elections.  In 2002, with Rock Howard and Steven Brams, he founded Citizens for Approval Voting and Americans for Approval Voting, which later became The Center for Election Science.

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