Candidate Code of Conduct

I will defend the Constitution and the rights it protects.

Government exists to protect life, liberty, and property—not to manage every aspect of our lives.

I will vote according to the principles of the Libertarian Party Platform, whether those positions are popular or unpopular.

You may disagree with me. You should never have to wonder where I stand.

I will not change my principles to obtain votes, money, endorsements, or political power.

I will not defend corruption, criminal conduct, or violations of the law simply because the person responsible is a member of my party or shares my political beliefs.

The standard applies to my side too.

If evidence of corruption or criminal conduct exists, I will not ignore it because it is politically inconvenient. The law must apply equally—regardless of party, position, wealth, or power.

I will not use race, sex, or identity as political weapons, or engage in other forms of political theater designed to divide Americans, manufacture outrage, or generate votes and clicks.

I will challenge bad ideas, bad legislation, political parties, and public officials.

I will not manufacture hatred toward Americans simply because it is politically useful.

I wish my opponents well. I do not want to bear the burden of hate or resentment.

I can fight their ideas without hating the people who hold them.

Plato warned about those who seek power for its own sake.

I believe there is wisdom in that warning: the desire to wield power is not proof that someone should wield it.

Public office should be a responsibility—not a prize.

I want to defend the Constitution, reduce the power of the federal government, protect individual liberty, and then get out of the way.

I want to go back to watching the Broncos, Nuggets, and Avs, and playing my guitar.

That is the point: I don't want to spend my life in Washington. I want to make government small enough that people can get back to living theirs.