- NEW CANDIDATE JULY 9, 1996 TRANSCRIPT Richard Lamm, the former Democratic governor of Colorado, announced today he was running for the Presidential nomination of Ross Perot's Reform Party and held a news conference this afternoon at the University of Denver. Here are some excerpts. RICHARD LAMM, Reform Party Presidential Candidate: I believe we have nation threatening problems that both parties ...www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/election/july96/lamm_7-9.html