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| Affiliation | Libertarian |
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| Name | Richard J. Piotrowski |
| Address | 1500 Parklawn Dr
Charleston, South Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
September 09, 1959
(64 years)
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Mar 31, 2016 12:55pm |
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| Info | Having spent most of my adult life in Pennsylvania, I feel truly honored to call myself a "Pennsylvanian."
To me, being a Pennsylvanian is more than just about just where you live. It is about being part of the rich cultural and political history that we are lucky to have in this state. Over the years, I have resided in three different counties in PA (Monroe, Bucks and Northampton) so I have seen, first hand, the diversity of ideas, people, and lifestyles that we represent. In addition, Pennsylvania's political history is probably the most well known of all of the states. We can see that history all around us, in places such as Philadelphia to Gettysburg, and from Quakertown to Bethlehem.
As an active member of a new political party, my goal has always been to continuing to build on Pennsylvania's rich heritage that has added so much to our states history. This party, the Libertarian party, in many ways seeks to return to the very roots of the founding of this great state.
I joined the Libertarian Party in 1992 when I first became active in politics. Previously I was registered as an Independent. I was "politically homeless" - I didn't identify with any political party. Being able to find my political home has led me to being dedicated to help other people find it too. Like so many people I was frustrated at seeing my limited choices - often just the old parties, the Democrats and Republicans - and not wanting to vote for either of them!
In 1996, after being a volunteer on several campaigns, I decide to take the plunge and run for office. I entered the race for Congress in the 8th District in Bucks County. I came in third in a four-way race. The sad reality was that on Election Day, most of the voters never knew I was on the ballot, or even who I was. In those days, most people never heard of the LP.
Since that time, many things have changed with society. The majority of people have Internet access, where literally thousands of online pages get millions of visitors a year, which inform an ever increasing number of voters that we are here! In 1996, it wasn't possible to inform tens of thousands of voters about us and our campaign, without spending hundreds of thousands of dollars. Today we can.
In 1997, I was elected to serve as the Minority Inspector of Elections in Richland Township. The following year I ran for State Representative in the 145th district, again in Bucks County, and won almost 10% of the vote. I was heartened to know that people were happy with having choices at the polls, and that they were becoming more aware of the Libertarian Party and my intentions to improve the lives of the people of Pennsylvania.
After taking several years off from political activity to focus on my family, and my career, I am returning to run an aggressive, full time, campaign for Congress in the 15th district, where I currently reside with my wife, Ellen.
Although we are in this race to win for the people of Pennsylvania, to represent them in Congress, win or lose I will be proud to have added to the history of this great state.
It is often said that, "freedom is not free", and that is exactly what we are fighting for: our very freedom from a government that is out of control.
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