What would happen if Libertarian candidates got the same type of training as the big parties and enough money to get out their message? Ohio is about to find out.
The Libertarian Party of Ohio hired Robert Butler as executive director, and he started work last Monday, March 1st. He's had experience fundraising for the Republican National Committee and the Libertarian Party of Indiana. He's also run his own businesses in Taiwan and most recently, an English-language school near Cancun, Mexico.
Butler anticipates the inevitable question: "You left sunny Cancun for Ohio? Willingly?"
"There's just one reason I'm here in Ohio, and that's to help more Libertarians win their races. The Libertarian Party is the future of America, and only the Libertarian Party has the solution for the new economy and the new world we live in," Butler said.
When Butler lived abroad, he learned an uncomfortable truth: It?s often easier to start a new business in countries such as Taiwan and Mexico than in the United States.
"We have such a high burden of regulations," Butler said. "Small businessmen have great ideas, but they have to fill out too many forms and jump through too many regulatory hoops. This has become a costly obstacle to our most creative citizens. Adding insult to injury, they face ever-increasing taxes. And more taxes equal fewer jobs. Surely there's a better way."
He sees Libertarians as those who are serious about making needed political changes that will free businesses and help them flourish.
More Libertarians must get elected, and he will be starting a Libertarian training center to help them get there, borrowing techniques he witnessed while he worked for the RNC. He will establish incentive programs and new opportunities for members to get involved. He will work with county chairmen to help them with fund-raising and communications.
"Knowing all the things that Ohio Libertarians have been able to do without a staff and on a shoestring budget, it will be amazing what we can do with a full-time director and a fully funded budget," Butler said.
Jason Hallmark, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Ohio, believes that Butler's experience meshed perfectly with what the party needs to take its next big step.
"Adding Robert Butler's skills to those of our volunteers will give the Libertarian Party a staff that will be the envy of the Republicans and Democrats. What we lack in size, we make up for in talent and determination," Hallmark said. "Now that we have someone who can devote his full attention to our growing statewide organization, we should be seeing a huge leap in election results."
The Libertarian Party of Ohio hired Robert Butler as executive director, and he started work last Monday, March 1st. He's had experience fundraising for the Republican National Committee and the Libertarian Party of Indiana. He's also run his own businesses in Taiwan and most recently, an English-language school near Cancun, Mexico.
Butler anticipates the inevitable question: "You left sunny Cancun for Ohio? Willingly?"
"There's just one reason I'm here in Ohio, and that's to help more Libertarians win their races. The Libertarian Party is the future of America, and only the Libertarian Party has the solution for the new economy and the new world we live in," Butler said.
When Butler lived abroad, he learned an uncomfortable truth: It?s often easier to start a new business in countries such as Taiwan and Mexico than in the United States.
"We have such a high burden of regulations," Butler said. "Small businessmen have great ideas, but they have to fill out too many forms and jump through too many regulatory hoops. This has become a costly obstacle to our most creative citizens. Adding insult to injury, they face ever-increasing taxes. And more taxes equal fewer jobs. Surely there's a better way."
He sees Libertarians as those who are serious about making needed political changes that will free businesses and help them flourish.
More Libertarians must get elected, and he will be starting a Libertarian training center to help them get there, borrowing techniques he witnessed while he worked for the RNC. He will establish incentive programs and new opportunities for members to get involved. He will work with county chairmen to help them with fund-raising and communications.
"Knowing all the things that Ohio Libertarians have been able to do without a staff and on a shoestring budget, it will be amazing what we can do with a full-time director and a fully funded budget," Butler said.
Jason Hallmark, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Ohio, believes that Butler's experience meshed perfectly with what the party needs to take its next big step.
"Adding Robert Butler's skills to those of our volunteers will give the Libertarian Party a staff that will be the envy of the Republicans and Democrats. What we lack in size, we make up for in talent and determination," Hallmark said. "Now that we have someone who can devote his full attention to our growing statewide organization, we should be seeing a huge leap in election results."