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From Me To You

Hello from Indianapolis!

You’ve undoubtedly seen quite a few announcement about changes with the Advocates in recent weeks:

• One of my favorite libertarians, Sharon Harris, retired after 20 years of service as President.
• We’ve relocated from Cartersville, Georgia to Indianapolis, Indiana.
• I am the new Executive Director.

In each issue of the Liberator Online, I’ll be writing to you, our loyal subscribers, in this space about what’s happening in the organization, introducing our new initiatives, and sharing some of my favorite tips and techniques for communicating Liberty.

In this issue, however, I’d like to take some time to introduce myself to those who may not know me.

I am a lifelong libertarian. Politically and philosophically, I’ve never identified as anything else.

I am originally from Georgia, from a southern suburb of Atlanta. I went to the University of Georgia, majoring in Economics. After a few years of moving around the country for my first career, I returned to Atlanta and became heavily involved with the Libertarian Party of Georgia, serving as their Executive Director for four years.

During that service, I chaired the Libertarian State Leadership Alliance (LSLA), my local Libertarian Party affiliate, and led a nearly successful coalition effort to defeat a tax increase in Cobb County, Georgia. We were only shy by 90 votes out of 43,000 cast!

I also have some electoral politics success, having won election and re-election to the Marietta City School Board. During my tenure, we lowered the millage rate (the multiplier by which property taxes are calculated), renewed “Charter System” status, and adopted a framework to re-design teacher compensation.

For the last year, I’ve been heavily involved in the marketing efforts and setting a direction for the Advocates, and I could not be more excited about my new role and the opportunities it presents.

I hope that you share my enthusiasm and excitement as we embark on this journey together, and I encourage you reach out to me with your ideas, concerns, and even your congratulations. ;-)

In Liberty,

Walk the Walk

As libertarian philosophy gains popularity in response to the repeated failures of government, we need to define which type of libertarians we want to be. Our numbers are growing, and as we reach critical mass, we need to start to specialize our activities. In my mind, there are three kinds of libertarians: the candidates, the leadership, and the activists.

Libertarians will likely recognize this specialization as division of labor. Previously, libertarians had to “wear many hats,” because of how few our numbers were. Today, that is not the case.

Have you ever waved signs at a rally or a busy intersection for your favorite candidate or issue? Have you ever made statements to the press, defining an organization’s position on an issue? Have you ever run for office?

Read more about how we can be more effective libertarians by dividing the workload here...

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