Thornton for U.S. Senate

Mark Thornton, economist

Libertarian Party's Candidate for the United States Senate

Born: June 7, 1960 in Geneva, New York

Mother: Constance K. Ryan Thornton (deceased)

Father: Carroll F. Thornton (deceased)

Brothers: John H. and C. Michael Thornton

Education: St. Bonaventure University, B.S. Economics, 1982

Auburn University, Ph.D. Economics, 1989

Employment: Teacher, Auburn University

Academic Coordinator, Ludwig von Mises Institute

Economic Consultant to corporations and

non-profit organizations.

Political experience:

Chairman of the Alabama Libertarian Party, 1996

Delegate to the Libertarian National Convention, 1996

Elected Constable of Lee County, District 79, 1988

*First elected Libertarian in Alabama

Delegate to the Libertarian National Convention, 1987

Vice-Chairman, Alabama Libertarian Party, 1985

Libertarian Candidate for Congress, 3rd District, 1984

*One of the youngest to ever run for Congress in Alabama. Received one of the highest percentage vote of all third party or independent candidates.

District Representative, Alabama Libertarian Party, 1983

Political goal:

I want to go to the United States Senate and get things undone in Washington, D.C. The central government takes more than 40% of our income, interferes in our lives, and is destroying the American way of life. Both of my opponents are for the status quo. They want more of the same. I want to represent the majority of Americans who are fed up with Washington and want meaningful reductions in government. Supporters of Ross Perot and independent voters have tried to fix the system, but they now recognize that "government doesn't work." The libertarian philosophy that "government that governs least, governs best" is the real solution. In the Senate, I will vote to eliminate or cut the budget of every government program and every federal tax.

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