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His political interests started at a young age. During the Vietnam War, he went on strike at Princeton Middle School when the United States resumed bombing Haiphong. (During this time, there was a mass walk out at Princeton High School.) At the age of fourteen, he worked as a volunteer for the McGovern Presidential campaign. | His political interests started at a young age. During the Vietnam War, he went on strike at Princeton Middle School when the United States resumed bombing Haiphong. (During this time, there was a mass walk out at Princeton High School.) At the age of fourteen, he worked as a volunteer for the McGovern Presidential campaign. | ||
Starting in the early 1980s, he began to vote for and donate money to Libertarian candidates. On August 18, 1998, he formally joined the Libertarian Party. | Starting in the early 1980s, he began to vote for and donate money to Libertarian candidates. On August 18, 1998, he formally joined the Libertarian Party. Since that time, he has generally been registered as a Libertarian, although he has occasionally changed his registration in order to support a libertarian leading candidate of a major party during the party primaries. (Florida is a closed primary state.) | ||
In 2017, after some concerns about the direction and leadership of the [[Libertarian Party]], he decided to become more active in the party. He joined the [[Libertarian Party of Volusia County]], the local affiliate. After attending a couple of meetings, he was appointed to the Executive Council as an At-Large representative. When the County affiliate was asked for volunteers for various committees of the [[Libertarian Party of Florida]], they recommended his addition to the Libertarian Party of Florida's Convention Committee. He has subsequently been serving as an active member of the committee organizing the [https://conf.lpf.org state's 2018 Annual Convention]. At the November 2017 meeting of the Libertarian Party of Volusia County, he was appointed to their Legislative Affairs Committee, which has been tasked with updating the county affiliate's governing documents. In addition, he is acting as Deputy Treasurer for a non-libertarian candidate for the Volusia County Council At-Large position for the 2018 election. | In 2017, after some concerns about the direction and leadership of the [[Libertarian Party]], he decided to become more active in the party. He joined the [[Libertarian Party of Volusia County]], the local affiliate. After attending a couple of meetings, he was appointed to the Executive Council as an At-Large representative. When the County affiliate was asked for volunteers for various committees of the [[Libertarian Party of Florida]], they recommended his addition to the Libertarian Party of Florida's Convention Committee. He has subsequently been serving as an active member of the committee organizing the [https://conf.lpf.org state's 2018 Annual Convention]. At the November 2017 meeting of the Libertarian Party of Volusia County, he was appointed to their Legislative Affairs Committee, which has been tasked with updating the county affiliate's governing documents. In addition, he is acting as Deputy Treasurer for a non-libertarian candidate for the Volusia County Council At-Large position for the 2018 election. | ||