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'''David Ernest Duke''' (born July 1, 1950, in [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]]) is a [[white supremacist]], a former Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]],<ref>[http://www.adl.org/poisoning_web/duke.asp David Duke: White Revolution on the Internet].</ref> and from 1989 to 1992 a [[Louisiana]] state representative for District 81 in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]]. Duke has run for office as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], as a [[Republican Party|Republican]], and for the 1988 presidential nomination of the [[Democratic Party]]. He also briefly held membership in [[Ross Perot]]'s [[Reform Party]].

'''David Ernest Duke''' (born July 1, 1950, in [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]]) is a [[white supremacist]], a former Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]],<ref>[http://www.adl.org/poisoning_web/duke.asp David Duke: White Revolution on the Internet].</ref> and from 1989 to 1992 a [[Louisiana]] state representative for District 81 in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]]. Duke has run for office as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], as a [[Republican Party|Republican]], and for the 1988 presidential nomination of the [[Democratic Party]]. He also briefly held membership in [[Ross Perot]]'s [[Reform Party]].

Duke is an ardent supporter of [[Minnesota]] Democrat [[Congresswoman]] [[Ilhan Omar]]<ref>https://twitter.com/DrDavidDuke/status/1103710728064847877/</ref> and endorsed Democrat Rep. [[Tulsi Gabbard]] for president.

Duke is an ardent supporter of [[Minnesota]] Democrat [[Congresswoman]] [[Ilhan Omar]]<ref>https://twitter.com/DrDavidDuke/status/1103710728064847877/</ref>.

Duke first surfaced to national attention when he was elected in 1989 to the state House of Representatives for Jefferson Parish. The next year he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate]]. In 1991, he lost the governor's race to Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]], who easily secured his fourth nonconsecutive term in the position. In that contest, Edward supporters used posters saying, "Vote for the Crook. It's Important." 

Duke participated in the "International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust" in 2006 held in [[Iran]]. This was is a holocaust denier.

Duke ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary in 1990 against the incumbent Democrat [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]] of [[Shreveport]]. In 1991, he lost the governor's race to Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]], who easily secured his fourth nonconsecutive term in the position. In that contest, Edward supporters used posters saying, "Vote for the Crook. It's Important." 

Duke announced his presidential campaign to win the Democratic nomination for the [[United States presidential election, 1988|1988 presidential election]]. Duke, a white supremacist hated the black civil rights activist [[Jesse Jackson]] and his "[[Rainbow Coalition]]" and he claimed to command his "Sunshine Coalition" in opposition.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Duke SPLC|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/david-duke|}}</ref> Duke lost in his home state of Louisiana to Jesse Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Duke is No Wizard at Politics|url=https://www.rollcall.com/politics/david-dukes-political-history|}}</ref> Duke won the 1988 New Hampshire Democratic Vice-Presidential primary in a landslide with 99.69% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=NH US Vice President - D Primary|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=393638|}}</ref>

Duke announced his presidential campaign to win the Democratic nomination for the [[United States presidential election, 1988|1988 presidential election]]. Duke, a white supremacist hated the black civil rights activist [[Jesse Jackson]] and his "[[Rainbow Coalition]]" and he claimed to command his "Sunshine Coalition" in opposition.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Duke SPLC|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/david-duke|}}</ref> Duke lost in his home state of Louisiana to Jesse Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Duke is No Wizard at Politics|url=https://www.rollcall.com/politics/david-dukes-political-history|}}</ref> Duke won the 1988 New Hampshire Democratic Vice-Presidential primary in a landslide with 99.69% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=NH US Vice President - D Primary|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=393638|}}</ref>