The fact that Chad Monnin is chatting in his second-story campaign office in Gahanna is a sign that the 19th Ohio House District race will be anything but typical this year.…
Posts published in July 2014
The Daily Beast: Candidates in Maine, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., Challenge Republicans and Democrats Alike

This article in The Daily Beast, written by Linda Killian, profiles independent candidates Jeff McCormick, Jim Jenkins, Nick Troiano, Eliot Cutler, & David Catania, as well as United Independent Party candidate Evan Falchuk.…
Thomas Ravenel Says He Will Qualify as an Independent Candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina

From Ballot Access News:
Thomas Ravenel, a former State Treasurer of South Carolina, says he will submit over 10,000 valid signatures by the July 15 deadline.…
Libertarians Respond to Hobby Lobby Ruling

Tuesday, July 1, 2014
In response to yesterday’s Hobby Lobby ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict made the following statement:
It’s strange that liberals and conservatives are making this ruling out to be a huge deal.
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Thomas Knapp: If Not NOTA, Who?
Workers World Party: We March in Pride

By Greg Butterfield
Year after year, many among the million-plus people who line the streets to watch the Pride parade in New York City crave a fightback perspective along with the celebration of their sexual and gender identities.…
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Libertarian Sarvis Sues Elections Board over Ballot Placement

By Markus Schmidt
Robert C. Sarvis, the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate, several of the party’s congressional candidates and an independent have filed a federal lawsuit against the Virginia State Board of Elections.…
Peace and Freedom Party: June Results Now Final – Adam Shbeita Advances

Final results of the June 3 statewide election are now available from the Secretary of State. Here are the results for the candidates and measures endorsed by the Peace and Freedom Party.…



