Was given credit for forcing the two major party candidates in 1992, president george h. w. bush and governor bill clinton, to address the federal deficit, the amount by which annual government spending exceeds incoming revenue.

Ross Perot

Explanation:

Perot was a third-party candidate in the presidential election of 1992.  

His accusations about governmental overspending and his plan to reduce the national debt made him popular with the public and created awareness about the dangerous fiscal administration, forcing the other candidates to discuss the federal deficit in their campaigns.