Career
Daly was a Republican primary candidate for Governor of Illinois in both 1956 and 1964. He was the "Tax Cut" and "America First" candidate in the 1960 elections for President of the United States. He stood in primaries for United States Senator from Illinois, as a Democrat in 1962 and as a Republican in 1966, 1970, and 1978.
He also ran for United States Representative from Illinois, in a special election in the 7th District in 1973, as a Republican.
Lar Daly is best known today for using the Federal Communications Commission"s "Equal Time Rule" to force radio and television news broadcasts to give him equal coverage with John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon during the 1960 Presidential campaign (which led to a particularly bizarre appearance on National Broadcasting Company"s Tonight Starring Jack Paar) and later with Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley during the Chicago mayoral campaigns.
