▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁president ial ▁campaign s ▁of ▁Ross ▁Per ot ▁and ▁Bob ▁Bar r . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Ver ney ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁State ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁party ' s ▁executive ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁state . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁joined ▁Ross ▁Per ot ' s ▁campaign ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁candidate ' s ▁sp okes man ▁and ▁top ▁ad visor , ▁helping ▁the ▁candidate ▁win ▁ 1 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁and ▁participation ▁in ▁a ▁three - way ▁president ial ▁debate . ▁After ▁the ▁campaign , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁coordin ator ▁and ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁Per ot ' s ▁organization ▁United ▁We ▁Stand ▁America , ▁which ▁opposed ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁National ▁Executive ▁director . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁group ▁helped ▁form ▁the ▁Reform ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Ver ney ▁l abeled ▁this ▁" the ▁most ▁significant ▁thing ▁that ' s ▁happened ▁in ▁American ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 ▁years ." ▁▁▁▁ ▁Ver ney ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁first ▁chairman ▁and ▁as ▁director ▁for ▁Per ot ' s ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁president ial ▁campaign . ▁Under ▁the ▁party ' s ▁b