Over 50 Hoosiers gathered in Wayne County on St. Patrick’s Day to re-elect Rex Bell as Chairman, and to hear Libertarian candidates speak. Bell presided over the event, and introduced presumed LPIN candidates Jeremiah Morrell (HD-54) and Mark Brim (HD-56), and Rupert Boneham for Governor. Bell is also running for Congressional District 6. Mark Hoelscher was nominated for Wayne County Council at-large seat.
The event was covered by the area’s largest paper, the Pal-Item. Read that write-up here.
Two local Libertarians have announced that they will seek their party’s nomination to run for office in 2012. Rex Bell, of Hagerstown, hopes to receive the nod for U.S. House of Representatives District 6 seat, currently held by Mike Pence. Jeremiah Morrell, of New Castle, will be going after the recently re-configured District 54 seat of the Indiana House, currently held by Thomas Saunders. Bell has previously been the Libertarian candidate for the District 54 seat. This is Morrell’s first run for office.
The Libertarian Party selects it’s state and federal candidates at it’s spring convention.
“Libertarians have made some significant gains in east central Indiana and across the state in the last few years”, said Bell. “In the District 54 race in 2010, the Libertarians managed to win a few precincts, and even finish ahead of the Democrat overall in Wayne County. The new District 54 still contains some of our strongest areas in Wayne County, and also encompasses the newly organized LP in Rush County, which made an excellent showing in the 2011 elections. Henry County also had a strong Libertarian presence in the 2010 election. I believe all of that, combined with the voters growing dissatisfaction with “politics as usual”, gives Jeremiah an excellent shot at being the first Libertarian in Indiana to be elected at the state level.”
Bell also emphasized the importance of having a Libertarian presence in Washington. “We are seeing more and more legislation from the states exercising their 10th Amendment protections from an over-reaching federal government. It’s necessary to have some allies in Congress who will respect and protect not only the 10th Amendment, but all of the Constitution, especially in the wake of the continued growth of both the federal debt and bureaucracy. I hope the people of the 6th District will trust me to be one of those allies.”
Jeremiah Morrell works as a project coordinator for Gerdau, in Muncie. Morrell is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University with a degree in business. He serves on the Henry County 4-H Association and as a 4-H project leader, and is active with the Libertarian Party.
Morrell on the run for office “I am excited to make the case for freedom. I have watched our government fail to protect our most basic freedoms, and in many cases overstep their authority. I am looking forward to making the case to the people of Henry, Rush, and Wayne counties, demonstrating why there is a true need for something different.”
While it wasn’t a first, it still may have qualified as somewhat unique. On 1/1/11, at 1:11 P.M., a judge performed a swearing in ceremony for 2 other officials. One of the things that made it unique is that the judge was an elected Libertarian, and the officials that were sworn in were elected Libertarians. Susan Bell became the first elected Libertarian judge ever in Indiana in 2003 when she was elected to the Hagerstown Town Court. She was re-elected in 2007. On January 1st, at the Hagerstown City Building, two more recently elected Libertarians stopped by to repeat the oath of office. Steve Coffman was re-elected to the Liberty Township Advisory Board in the 2010 election, and Cheryl Heacox was elected to the Clay Township Advisory Board.
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“Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”…. Galatians 6:9
Back in 2004, when the Libertarian Party was still new in these parts, the Wayne County party had three solid candidates for the county council seats that were up for election that year. Two were business managers, and one had worked in production in Wayne County for over 30 years. A couple of weeks before the election, one of the Democratic Party candidates for council was arrested for shoplifting cold medicine at a local drugstore.
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Rex Bell, a candidate for Indiana House District 54 has launched radio spots for Wayne County (Richmond) and the surrounding counties through multiple radio stations. Between now and election day, Bell intends to run hundreds of spots before the November 2, 2010 elections. This adds to the 10 billboards, hundreds of yard signs and banners, and multitude of volunteers canvassing for Bell throughout the district in the close of this Election cycle. Learn more about Rex at his website: http://www.electrexbell.com/
Hear the Rex Bell ad by clicking here: Elect Rex Bell!
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From Rex Bell, Libertarian Party of Wayne County Chairman and nominee for Indiana House District 54.
Greetings Wayne County Libertarians and Friends,
Just a reminder of our convention this Saturday evening. The Libertarian Party of Wayne County will hold its 2010 Convention on Saturday, March 20th, at 7:00 P.M., at the Jefferson Township Office Building, 47 East Main Street, Hagerstown.We will be electing officers for 2010, and nominating candidates for the 2010 November elections. Along with general business, we will also be discussing outreach and fundraising projects for the upcoming year.If you are tired of politics as usual by the old parties, and if you or someone you know would like to work for real change by running for office, or helping another Libertarian run for office, or if you just like to hang out with freedom-loving people for the evening, please join us.We’re going down the street to Dale’s Pizza for victuals and discussion afterwards.
RSVP at (765) 969-0086 or lpwc@msn.com
Thanks,
Rex
