Harry L. Sears
| Harry L. Sears | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 16, 1920 Butler, New Jersey |
| Died | May 17, 2002 Denville, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Attorney and politician |
Harry Lloyd Sears (January 16, 1920 – May 17, 2002) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served for 10 years in the New Jersey Legislature. He was the New Jersey chairman for the 1972 re-election campaign of President Richard Nixon and was later indicted on charges of bribery and conspiracy stemming from the secret delivery of $200,000 from financier Robert Vesco to Nixon's campaign. He was given immunity in return for his testimony.
Sears was born in 1920 in Butler, New Jersey. He graduated in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee. During World War II he served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy. He received his law degree from Rutgers School of Law—Newark.
Sears was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly from Morris County in 1961 and was re-elected in 1963 and 1965. He was elected to the New Jersey Senate in 1967. In 1969, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey. He lost the Republican primary to William T. Cahill, also finishing behind U.S. Rep. Charles W. Sandman, Jr., and ahead of State Sen. Frank X. McDermott and Board of Public Utilities Commissioner William E. Ozzard.
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