Matt Gonzalez was named Nalph Nader's running mate as the Independent Party presidential candidate on Thursday.
Gonzalez, a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, ran for mayor of San Francisco as a Green Party candidate in 2003 but lost to current mayor Gavin Newsom.
"I want someone who shares my sense of justice and opposition to corporate state control over our society," Nader said Thursday at a news conference announcing his choice. Nader launched his White House bid last weekend.
Nader has been a presidential candidate during the last four election: on the Green Party ticket in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent in 2004.
On Thursday, he said he would not be seeking the Green Party nomination, noting that the party has four announced candidates.
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