List of Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania statewide and federal candidates
This is a list of Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania statewide and federal candidates.
Candidates[edit]
Ken Krawchuk[edit]
IT consultant Ken Krawchuk ran in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1998 and in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2002, advocating separation of society and government.[1] He is also running in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2018.[2]
Chuck Moulton[edit]
Economist Chuck Moulton ran in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district in 2004 on an antiwar platform,[3] winning about 3,800 votes,[4] or 1.3 percent of the vote. Moulton served as state chair of the LPPA in 2006, chair of the Libertarian Party of Virginia from 2012 to 2014, and vice chair of the national LP during the 2006–2008 term. Moulton also served as chair of the bylaws committee at the 2014 Libertarian National Convention.[5] Moulton currently chairs the national LP's judicial committee.[6]
Edward Clifford[edit]
In 2016, accountant Edward Clifford III ran in the United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2016. His platform included deregulation, foreign noninterventionism, and closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.[7][8]
Shawn House[edit]
Hemp manufacturer Shawn Patrick House ran in Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district in 2016, saying, "My number one thing is we need to repeal the restrictions prohibiting farmers from growing cannabis hemp." He criticized his opponents for focusing too much on illegal immigration rather than other important issues.[9] House was also elected chair of the LPPA that year.[10]
Dale Kerns[edit]
In 2017, electrical contractor estimator Dale Kerns announced his run in the United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2018. He said that he was motivated to run because of seeing firsthand "the negative impact that the criminalization of addiction had on families and homes."[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Libertarian Ken Krawchuk to run for governor | News". dailyitem.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Ken Krawchuk". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Chuck Moulton for U.S. Congress". webarchive.loc.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Sunday Q and A: Chuck Moulton | Virginia Politics". richmond.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Character Matters - The 2014 Libertarian National Convention | Missouri Libertarian Party". lpmo.org. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Chuck Moulton". LPedia. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Libertarian candidate Edward Clifford offers another perspective in Pa.’s U.S. Senate race". thereporteronline.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Libertarian candidate Edward Clifford offers another perspective in Pa.’s U.S. Senate race". timesherald.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Libertarian Shawn House joins congressional race | Pennsylvania". lancasteronline.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ By Mark Gilger Jr. "Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania elects new leader - News". Republican Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Libertarian Jumps into Senate Race". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
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