Republican Liberty Caucus Candidates - 2007
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Please contact Aaron. The below listing contains those that I, as an individual, are recommending to chartered RLC states and to the national RLC board for endorsement. Information about the candidates and the election are provided below. ALASKA RLC Chartered? No Jason Dowell Anchorage Assembly, Section 4, Seat F jason.dowell@gmail.com Date of Election: April 3, 2007 Opponents: Dan Coffey (Incumbent); Elvi Gray-Jackson. RLC Pledge Signer? No. Reason for endorsement: Jason indicated interest in being the RLC state contact after his term as LP state chair expires. ARIZONA RLC Chartered? Yes. Jared Taylor Gilbert Town Council Reason for Endorsement: See this article. CALIFORNIA RLC Chartered? Yes. Chris Norby Orange County Supervisor, District 4 chris.norby@ocgov.com Photo Available FLORIDA RLC Chartered? Yes. Andy Anderson Brevard County Commission, District 5 andrewanderson@bellsouth.net Mark Cross Osceola County Commissioner MarkCrossEA@prodigy.net Results: 10% (third of four) Gerard David, Jr. Lee County Commissioner, District 3 campaign@gerarddavidjr.com Photo Available Richard Selwach Gainesville City Council, District 4 bestpawn1@bellsouth.net ILLINOIS RLC Chartered? No. W. Guy Finley Round Lake Area Schools District 116 wgfinley@dynascope.com Photo Available Date of Election: April 17, 2007 RLC Pledge Signer? No. Reason for endorsement: Finley is a former LP state chair who now affiliates with the GOP. He is an incumbent member of the Board. INDIANA RLC Chartered? Yes. J. Davison Salem Mayor Reason for endorsement: He is for limited government and strong on personal freedoms. Don Heichel LaPorte City Council, Ward 3 dheichel@forestersfp.com Date of Election: Primary: November 6, 2007 Chance of Victory? Good. RLC Pledge Signer? No. Reason for endorsement: Heichel is a financial representative and former National Guard captain. He opposes Hometown Matters legislation, which would allow cities to raise taxes and wants to make city government more accessible to the public. He is a former candidate and county chair of the Libertarian Party who has since switched to the Republican Party. MASSACHUSETTS RLC Chartered? Yes. Karen Powell Springfield City Council karenpowell@verizon.net MICHIGAN Martin F. Howrylak Troy City Council mfhowryl@umich.edu NEW YORK RLC Chartered? Yes. Jon Levine Ardsley Mayor jbl293@nyu.edu Cicely Greaves-Vega Westchester County Board of Legislators, District 16 cgreavesvega2005@cs.com Photo Available Bill Schmidt Peekskill City Council councilmanschmidt@verizon.net councilmanschmidt@comcast.net Photo Available TEXAS RLC Chartered? Yes. Michael Berry Houston City Council At-Large atlarge5@cityofhouston.net Photo Available Joey Dauben Waxahachie City Council joeydauben@hotmail.com Robin Vaughan West Lake Hills City Council robin@completethechange.com WISCONSIN RLC Chartered? No. Ray Allen Madison Mayor stp@rayallenformadison.com Photo Available Date of Election: Primary: February 20, 2007; General: April 3, 2007 Chance of Victory? Good. RLC Pledge Signer? No. Opponents: Dave Cieszlewicz (Incumbent), Peter Munoz, Will Sandstrom. Reason for endorsement: Allen is a former school board member and owner of one of Madison's largest newspapers. He is dedicated to tax reduction and better city management. Bob Bowman Cross Plains Town Supervisor, District 2 rebshar@chorus.net Date of Election: April 3, 2007 Chance of Victory? Good. RLC Pledge Signer? No. Opponents: Loren Ziglin. Reason for endorsement: Longtime property rights advocate, Republican and former UW professor of psychology. Kirsten Dobbs Manitowoc County Clerk dobbsrobert@hotmail.com Date of Election: April 3, 2007 Chance of Victory? Poor. RLC Pledge Signer? No. Opponents: The winner of the Dem. primary. Reason for endorsement: Husband Robert Dobbs is on the RLC list-serve and recommended his wife for endorsement. We need to inquire more about her views on the issues. John Kirchberg Calamus Town Chairman jkirchberg@powerweb.net Date of Election: April 3, 2007 Opponents: None. RLC Pledge Signer? No. Reason for endorsement: John is a longtime Republican Party member. He has no opponent, but we should recognize him as an individual dedicated to our principles. He will be serving his eighth term as Calamus Chairman. Jeanne Krueger Menasha Town Supervisor, District 4 jkrueger27@new.rr.com Date of Election: April 3, 2007 Opponents: Dale Youngquist (Incumbent), Amos Mikkelson. Chance of Victory? Good. RLC Pledge Signer? Yes. Reason for endorsement: Jeanne is an RLC member and a former town clerk and town supervisor. Mark Mayer Menasha Joint School District Board mmayer1@new.rr.com Date of Election: April 3, 2007 Chance of Victory? Good. RLC Pledge Signer? No. Reason for endorsement: Mayer is a very popular Board member and the Treasurer of the School Board. He is a past member of the Libertarian Party's Executive Committee, but has since joined the Republican Party of Winnebago County. |
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