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Later, on the same site, Jackson expressed interest in creating a new party which combined elements of both major parties; a few hours later he received a private message asking whether or not had ever heard of the Libertarian Party. The message also contained a link to www.lp.org. After a thorough review of the Libertarian Party Platform, Jackson switched his registration to “Libertarian,” and voted for Former Governor Gary Johnson in the 2016 Presidential Election. | Later, on the same site, Jackson expressed interest in creating a new party which combined elements of both major parties; a few hours later he received a private message asking whether or not had ever heard of the Libertarian Party. The message also contained a link to www.lp.org. After a thorough review of the Libertarian Party Platform, Jackson switched his registration to “Libertarian,” and voted for Former Governor Gary Johnson in the 2016 Presidential Election. | ||
== Political Activism == | |||
=== 2016 === | |||
Jackson's attended his first political event in October of 2016, this event was a presentation by Candidate Tom Arnold in Honolulu, Hawaii. There he met fellow Libertarians for the first time. Aside from this event Jackson was not politically active (Facebook posts not withstanding) in 2016 or 2017. | |||
=== 2018 === | |||
In January of 2018 Jackson returned to the United States following a military deployment, now having the time to participate in political activism, he searched for the local party on Facebook and attended a meeting of the "Greater Boston Area Libertarians." There he met several inspiring individuals: Daniel Fishman, Jeff Liatháns, Callum Melrose, and Derek Newhall among others. He would later work closely with these men on the Petition Drive Campaign (a movement designed to get Libertarian candidates on the ballot). Their efforts were successful, two of the three campaigns Jackson participated in gained ballot access in 2018. | |||
One of the most notable events he attended was "Liberty Hour with Bill Weld," where the Former Governor and Vice Presidential candidate officially endorsed Daniel Fishman's campaign for Auditor of Massachusetts. At that event Jackson volunteered to work with an organization called Voter Choice Massachusetts to help spread awareness of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Since then he has attended three events as a representative of that organization, most notably the 2018 GOP Convention in Massachusetts. | |||