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Revision as of 13:14, 18 July 2014
Carla A. Howell is a Massachusetts former chair, candidate, and organizer who presently serves as the national party Executive Director, taking over from Wes Benedict on 14 December 2011.
She is a co-founder of the Center for Small Government.
She served as chair of the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts from 1997-1999.
She has been on hundreds of televised interviews and debates since 2000.
Harry Browne Campaign
In 1996 she filled Faneuil Hall and Parker House for a Harry Browne fundraiser -- the same place John F Kennedy announced his 1960 run.
Petition Drives
She successfully headed five petition drives in 1998, 2000, and 2002.
Tax Initiatives
2002 Statewide Ballot Question 1
Heavily opposed by various groups, the petition to end the state income tax came very close to succeeding at 45%.
2008 Statewide Ballot Question 1
Facing even more opposition, the second attempt to eliminate the state income tax was less successful than the first, with 30%.
2010 State Sales Tax Rollback
She and Michael Cloud proposed rolling back the state sales tax from 6.25% to 3%. It got 966,973 votes.
Campaigns
1998 -- State Auditor
- Recieved a mainstream endorsement from the Boston Herald.
- Got 102,198 votes
2000 -- US Senate
- Raised $821,000
- Recieved 308.860 votes -- 12% -- in a three way US Senate race, the highest in party history
2002 -- Governor
- Ran against Mitt Romney
- Got 23,044 votes in a six-way race.
Media
She wrote and performed the song How Could I Live Without Filing Taxes in 2001.
| Preceded by: Stephen Gordon |
Libertarian Party Political Director 2013-present |
Succeeded by: |
| Preceded by: Wes Benedict |
Libertarian Party Executive Director 2011-2013 |
Succeeded by: Wes Benedict |
| Preceded by: Dean Cook |
Libertarian Party of Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidate 2002 |
Succeeded by: |