17 Facts About Harry Braun

Harry William Braun III was born on November 6,1948 and is an American renewable energy consultant, researcher, and perennial candidate.

Harry Braun was a congressional nominee in 1984 and 1986, and has been a presidential candidate in 2004,2012,2016, and 2020.

Harry Braun has published papers on the hydrogen economy, solar power, and photobiology.

Since 1998, Harry Braun has been the principal of Mesa Wind LLC, which developed wind energy projects.

Harry Braun received a bachelor's degree in history and general science from Arizona State University in 1971.

Harry Braun is an Advisory Board Member of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy.

Harry Braun is the founder and senior scientist of the Phoenix Project Foundation, a non-profit 501 organization, which advocates for a hydrogen-based energy economy rather than the current fossil-fuel-based economy.

Harry Braun's published papers and books include material on solar power, the hydrogen economy, and photobiology; he has published several versions of his book about using renewable energy to generate hydrogen, entitled The Phoenix Project.

Harry Braun has not been elected to office, but was the nominee of the Democratic party for two congressional races in the 1980s.

In 1984, Harry Braun was the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 1st congressional district of Arizona, losing to incumbent Republican congressman John McCain.

In 1986, Harry Braun ran again, and was again the Democratic nominee for Arizona's 1st congressional district, losing to Republican nominee Jay Rhodes.

Harry Braun campaigned on a broader set of issues during October 1986, including irrigation and water-use policy.

Harry Braun participated in a Presidential Candidates Forum in 2004 in New Hampshire that was covered by C-Span.

Harry Braun did not run in 2008, but did run again in 2012, against incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama.

Harry Braun announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination again in 2020.

Harry Braun has proposed an amendment to the United States Constitution which he calls the Democracy Amendment.

Harry Braun has made this amendment a focus of past presidential campaigns.