To the Courthouse

I’m off to the County Circuit Court in Goshen, Indiana to begin what I hope to be a long and successful journey toward public office. To be precise, I’m going to run for Indiana State House of Representatives in District 21, the seat being vacated by Jackie Walorski. Today’s visit will be to find out how many signatures I need for my get-on-the-ballot petition, as well as the precise geographical limits of the district and some information on campaign finance reporting. That last part, I’m hoping, will be an afterthought since I intend to spend as little money as possible.

However, before I leave, perhaps it’s best that I outline why exactly I am planning to run for office.

First and foremost, I actually care about a lot of political issues. As an ideological libertarian, I believe in a small-government, individual responsibility approach to politics. That message simply isn’t being echoed by other nominees for this position, so I feel I must step in and fill the void.

More importantly, I’m pretty sure I could do a fine job in the State House of Representatives because I actually care. Unlike my would-be opponents, I have ideas about politics that aren’t tied to party or donor interests. I’ll be able to offer the people of District 21 a fresh, independent voice in the campaign.

And to get the message out, I’ll be keeping a blog of the campaign all the way.