peace." Arguing for a new paradigm, he concluded by asking the audience whether they wanted to be remembered as bombers of weddings and hospitals, or as peace makers. He has cited its anti-war stance as one of the primary reasons he joined the Libertarian Party, calling it “the party of peace” in a Boston Globe op-ed. Endorsements Chafee endorsed George W. Bush in the 2000 U.S. presidential election, but declined to endorse Bush in the 2004 contest. In 2008 Chafee endorsed Barack Obama for U.S. president during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, and went on to serve as national co-chair of Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. During the 2014 election for governor of Rhode Island, which Chafee did not contest, he endorsed Clay Pell in the Democratic primary. Personal life Chafee and his wife, Stephanie Birney (Danforth) Chafee, married in January 1990. They have three children: Louisa, Caleb, and Thea. Louisa qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in sailing. He is a member of The Episcopal Church. , he lives in Teton Village, Wyoming. Electoral history See also List of American politicians who switched parties in office 2016 Democratic Party presidential candidates Republican and conservative support for Barack Obama in 2008 Rockefeller Republican Lowell Weicker, another liberal Republican senator who was elected governor of his home state (Connecticut) as a third-party candidate. References External links Lincoln Chafee for President 2020 Website Lincoln Chafee at Libertarians for National Popular Vote Guide to the Governor Lincoln D. Chafee records from the Rhode Island State Archives |- |- |- |- 1953 births Living people 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians American expatriates in Canada American University of Beirut trustees Brown University alumni Brown University faculty Candidates in the 2016 United States presidential election Candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election Chafee family Democratic Party governors of Rhode Island Farriers Governors of Rhode Island Independent state governors of the United States Mayors of Warwick, Rhode Island Montana State University alumni Non-interventionism People from Teton County, Wyoming Phillips Academy alumni Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island Politicians from Warwick, Rhode Island Progressivism in the United States Republican Party United States senators from Rhode Island Rhode Island city council members Rhode Island Democrats Rhode Island Independents Rhode Island Libertarians Rhode Island Republicans Wyoming Libertarians