Lincoln Chafee Files to Run for President as Libertarian

Former Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee has filed to run for president as a Libertarian.

Former Gov. Lincoln Chafee (D-RI) announces his decision to drop out of the race for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination, at the Democratic National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum on Oct. 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Former Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee has filed to run for president as a Libertarian.

The former governor of Rhode Island on Sunday registered the “Lincoln Chafee For President” campaign committee with the Federal Election Commission, online records showed.