Christine Smith's Blog

Announcement of My Decision to Seek Political Office in 2010

NOTE: The “christine@christinesmith.us” email malfunctioned. Those interested in contacting me regarding my political campaign may telephone (719) 966-4788. If you have previously sent an email within the last three days to email above I will not have received it. The campaign website (and email) will be available shortly.

I share the following letter which I wrote to Colorado Libertarians with my readers.

I welcome support from libertarians nationwide. Thank you!

Colorado Libertarians:

I am seeking the Colorado State House District 60 seat in the 2010 election representing the counties Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Park, Pueblo, and Saguache.

As a libertarian, I cherish individual liberty. I am devoted to freedom (rejecting the control of economic and social affairs by the state). Free markets, private property, and a greater ability to keep one’s earnings built this nation and this state, and I seek to help make Colorado better by working to restore the principle of limited government. I will not compromise libertarian principles. I believe all people should be able to live their lives as they choose, as long as they harm no other. This applies to every issue – no exceptions.

Having lived in Colorado for 24 years, I understand the concerns which matter to the people in my district as well as the rest of our beautiful state, and believe libertarian principles applied to every issue will bring freedom (and its fruit of greater prosperity and well being) to our citizens.

I will campaign diligently, as the key to this election will be meeting with as many citizens in this region as possible. Many in my district are receptive to ideas of liberty to extricate themselves from the bureaucratic, big spending, intrusive control of the government. People are upset about the taxation, greater fees, infringements of their rights, and regulations they currently suffer under. I will bring the message of libertarianism and its solutions to my district by campaigning to be a voice for liberty in our State House.

Simultaneously, I want to share the Libertarian Party of Colorado with them, as I believe libertarians joining together at the state/local level is the means to gain political power to advance liberty. I am one who believes that the sharing of ideas on liberty and the libertarian philosophy is very powerful, but I also know to affect political change we need to join together as a political party in our state to accomplish that. Friends of mine have urged me to differentiate between what we libertarians joining together in our state through the LPCO can accomplish, and my disillusionment with the National Libertarian Party/Libertarian National Committee in past years. I agree, and realize that together we have an opportunity to accomplish so much for individual liberty through the LPCO, and I want to join with my fellow Colorado Libertarians to see what we can do together to make this a freer state. I realize that each state LP chapter is an autonomous entity which can be a powerful tool to work for individual liberty. (Formerly, I was a candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 2008. During my campaign, I was gratified to receive support from many Libertarians nationwide (including receiving a landslide victory over the other LP candidates in the California primary on Super Tuesday,) and appreciated the opportunity to speak at LP conventions in eight states.)

I have spent the past three weeks speaking with others about issues in my region, and the strategy my campaign will pursue. I (and others I have spoken with) believe my campaign for this office is winnable. There are many libertarian-leaning voters here, they might not (yet) have an “L” by their name, but they desire greater freedom and liberty – and that’s what I promise to work for in the Colorado State House of Representatives.

In the month of January 2010 my campaign website will be up and running. It will be a well-made political website focusing upon my platform in regards to issues of concern in my district and my statement of principles, and will be able to accept monetary contributions to my candidate campaign committee.

I seek to now hear from all Libertarians who are interested in helping achieve this goal. I welcome your input and assistance. I want to learn from you. And, those who may be interested in volunteering – please let me know your ideas, suggestions, and availability to share your talents and abilities with my campaign. I want to listen to your ideas, and answer your questions. Throughout this campaign, I want to work together with fellow Colorado Libertarians, and I welcome hearing from you now. You may telephone me at (719) 966-4788. Thank you!

Meanwhile, to learn more about me, I invite you to my personal website: http://www.christinesmith.us
(Again, shortly I will be announcing the campaign website, but meanwhile, as an introduction to you, I share my personal website. As soon as the campaign website is functional, an announcement will be placed upon my personal website homepage linking to the campaign site.)

I begin campaigning throughout the six counties of my district in January (and could use your help in those counties!). I welcome your volunteer assistance, ideas, advice and financial support.

I look forward to working with individual Libertarians and the Libertarian Party of Colorado throughout this campaign.

I want to fight for our liberties in Colorado as a Libertarian in the State House of Representatives. Will you help?

Thank you,
Christine Smith
From personal website (brief bio, audio & video clips, articles):
I invite you to visit the “About Christine” page.