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Kolstee has an interest in history and genealogy. He served on the Board of Trustees at his local history center, the Fenton History Center from 2015 to 2022, in which also served as Secretary (2017-2021; 2022) before he began work there as Office Manager in 2022. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, of which he served as Trustee from 2018 to 2024. He has given several presentations on genealogical research and also runs his own freelance genealogical research business, The Family Historian. He was also active in his church until 2019, and volunteered in the church's media department from 2014 to 2019 and with the youth group from 2009 to 2019. He also operates a digital marketing business, Kolstee Media, since 2015. | Kolstee has an interest in history and genealogy. He served on the Board of Trustees at his local history center, the Fenton History Center from 2015 to 2022, in which also served as Secretary (2017-2021; 2022) before he began work there as Office Manager in 2022. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, of which he served as Trustee from 2018 to 2024. He has given several presentations on genealogical research and also runs his own freelance genealogical research business, The Family Historian. He was also active in his church until 2019, and volunteered in the church's media department from 2014 to 2019 and with the youth group from 2009 to 2019. He also operates a digital marketing business, Kolstee Media, since 2015. | ||
===Interest in Libertarian Party=== | ===Initial Interest in the Libertarian Party (2009-2015)=== | ||
Kolstee had been somewhat interested in politics in High School, but had not yet looked into the Libertarian Party while following the 2008 Presidential election. He first heard about the Libertarian Party because his maternal grandfather, John Widegren (1940-2021), was an enrolled member of the party, after learning about the party at a gun show. Kolstee registered to vote in 2009 and enrolled a member of the Libertarian Party. The 2010 election was the first election in which he voted, in which New York was holding its gubernatorial election. When researching for that election, he learned more about the Libertarian Party when he followed the Libertarian Party's candidate, [[Warren Redlich]], and then voted for the Libertarian Party slate. After the 2010 election, he didn't pay much attention to politics. In 2012, Kolstee's interest in libertarianism increased when he started to follow the Presidential campaign of [[Ron Paul]]. When Paul didn't get the Republican nomination, Kolstee threw his support behind [[Gary Johnson]] and from that point forward, he began to learn more about libertarianism and the Libertarian Party, especially learning about Austrian Economics through Learn Liberty videos. As early as 2013, he thought about getting more involved in the party. | Kolstee had been somewhat interested in politics in High School, but had not yet looked into the Libertarian Party while following the 2008 Presidential election. He first heard about the Libertarian Party because his maternal grandfather, John Widegren (1940-2021), was an enrolled member of the party, after learning about the party at a gun show. Kolstee registered to vote in 2009 and enrolled a member of the Libertarian Party. The 2010 election was the first election in which he voted, in which New York was holding its gubernatorial election. When researching for that election, he learned more about the Libertarian Party when he followed the Libertarian Party's candidate, [[Warren Redlich]], and then voted for the Libertarian Party slate. After the 2010 election, he didn't pay much attention to politics. In 2012, Kolstee's interest in libertarianism increased when he started to follow the Presidential campaign of [[Ron Paul]]. When Paul didn't get the Republican nomination, Kolstee threw his support behind [[Gary Johnson]] and from that point forward, he began to learn more about libertarianism and the Libertarian Party, especially learning about Austrian Economics through Learn Liberty videos. As early as 2013, he thought about getting more involved in the party. | ||