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• December 20, 2006 in the Fairfield Weekly by me, Phil Maymin. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: The Puritans gradually lost power and influence. It could be argued that the Salem witch trials were their last hurrah, as they conjured an enemy out of nothing in order to enhance the Puritan’s power. Sound familiar? It should. In recent years, Washington has passed law after law taking away our hard-fought liberties, from the Patriot Act to the unconstitutional invasion of Iraq, to the Military Commissions Act, to all the hundreds and thousands of little “mince-meat pie” types of regulations we live under.

• December 12, 2006 in E-Touch, the newsletter of the American Massage Therapy Association, by Pete Reinwald. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin, 31, brought massage into his message this fall when he ran for incumbent Christopher Shays’s seat in Connecticut’s fourth Congressional district—producing perhaps the funniest and most bizarre political ad of the 2006 election season. The ad featured him getting a “massage” as a “therapist,” who lightly dabbed her fingers on his back, asked him about his candidacy. Maymin ended the ad by saying, “I’m Phil Maymin, and I approved this massage.”

• December 7, 2006 in the Fairfield Weekly by me, Phil Maymin. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: We could take a lesson from those British coffee drinkers of three centuries ago. They tried banning bad people, like we tried voting them out of office. Nothing changed, either for them or for us. For every banned politician or broker, another unscrupulous one would take his place... Ultimately we should look up for eagles, not down for ducks, for our candidates. Eagles are the symbol of our country and our Constitution. Eagles soar. Eagles are beautiful. If we ignore them, they’ll become endangered, and eventually disappear. And all we’ll be left with is a bunch of quacks in Washington.

• December 5, 2006 from Bloomberg TV by Lindsey Arent. (Cached copy of video.)
  Title: Hedge Funds to Face More Scrutiny From Regulators: Bloomberg TV
  Excerpt: The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter, will meet today to focus on hedge funds as pressure mounts on regulators to better police the investment pools for crimes, including insider trading. A federal court in June struck down a rule requiring hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission and open themselves to random inspections. Specter is circulating draft legislation that would require hedge funds accepting pension money to register with federal regulators. Bloomberg's Lindsey Arent reports from Washington.

• November 30, 2006 in the Fairfield Weekly by me, Phil Maymin. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Connecticut is known as the Constitution State because it was the home of the first written constitution in the history of the world, but it could also equally well be called the Thanksgiving State because it was the home of the first adoption of an annual day of general thanksgiving. The funny thing is, both happened in the same year. What was so special about 1639?

• November 16, 2006 in the Fairfield Weekly by me, Phil Maymin. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: People fear freedom. When you vote for a dictator, he is your dictator, and despite his faults, you feel you have some control. With freedom, who knows what will happen? People prefer the faulty familiar to the unknown. They got to know Farrell qua Democrat but not Farrell qua Farrell. They got to know me, but freedom is scary. But with Shays, even though he can make bad decisions, even if he makes worse decisions that Farrell or the Democrats, and far worse than the free market, at least he was familiar.

• November 9, 2006 Washington Post Video Documentary by Pierre Kattar.
  Title: Running for a Change
  Excerpt: Phil Maymin's family immigrated from communist Russia to America when he was five. They came for Reagan's promises of increased liberties, smaller government and lower taxes. But taxes have gone up and government got bigger. Phil Maymin wanted to change that so he ran for Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District as a Libertarian.

• November 8, 2006 from Talk of the Town on WICC600 with Jim Buchanan.
  Length of interview: 14 minutes. (Download full mp3.)
  

• November 8, 2006 from FactCheck.org by Michael Rebmann. (Cached copy.)
  Title: Best Send-up of an Ineffective Federal Mandate, Winner: Phil Maymin
  Excerpt: Libertarian House candidate Phil Maymin, running in Connecticut’s 4th district, ran a cable-only spot spoofing the “stand by your ad” provision of the McCain-Feingold campaign law. That’s the federal requirement that candidates appear in their own ads and say “I approve this message,” or words to that effect. The idea was to reduce the volume of distasteful attacks and false accusations by forcing candidates to take personal responsibility for them. Clearly, that hasn’t worked. In this ad Maymin gets a rubdown from a voter who’s clueless about who he is or what a Libertarian stands for, asking “You’re a librarian? . . . You’re Joe Lieberman?” Maymin explains, and then says “I approve this massage.”

• November 8, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Michael Dinan. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: In the midst of that, as leaders such as President Bush and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton made appearances to support Shays and Farrell, a third candidate emerged. Greenwich Libertarian and hedge fund founder Phil Maymin petitioned his way onto the ballot this summer. Saying taxes should be used only to protect personal property, enforce contracts or provide national security, Maymin called for the government to ban policies such as giving out foreign aid and providing services to undocumented immigrants. The Moscow native also supported limiting the reach of the government, including recalling troops from Iraq and eliminating the Patriot Act. Reached by phone last night, Maymin said that at least this year voters had a "real choice." "To be honest, I don't see a real difference between Shays and Farrell," Maymin said.

• November 7, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Title: Libertarian plans different kind of Election Night
  Excerpt: Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin thinks his Election Night should be a slam dunk. While the Republican and Democratic candidates in the tight race for the 4th Congressional District seat will sweat it out tonight at hotels, Maymin plans to break a sweat at Sportsplex in Stamford. Maymin has advised supporters and volunteers to dress in hightop sneakers and gym shorts because he has reserved a basketball court at the Sportsplex to use while awaiting results.

• November 6, 2006 from Reason Magazine by Brian Doherty. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Up in Connecticut, 4th district congressional candidate Phil Maymin, a Russian immigrant, Harvard-educated, quantum computation expert and hedge fund manager, got himself on Tucker Carlson’s MSNBC show because Carlson dug his comedic TV ad playing off lack of public understanding of the LP and the ridiculous “I approve this message” campaign finance requirements. The ad shows him receiving a massage from an uncomprehending would be voter, who asks him: “You’re a librarian? You’re Joe Lieberman?”

• November 6, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Donna Porstner. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: As in the Senate race, the Iraq war has been a theme, with Farrell saying the war was a mistake and Shays, who has been a longtime supporter of the war, saying he would only support a timeline for withdrawal if the opposing sects do not start making progress. Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin of Greenwich supports pulling out of Iraq by the Fourth of July.

• November 6, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Neil Vigdor. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Democrats are hoping to pick up the 4th Congressional District seat held by Republican Christopher Shays, who was trailing in some polls to former Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell. Greenwich Libertarian Phil Maymin is also running.

• November 5, 2006 from WSTC1400/WNLK1350 with Erik Campano.
  Length of show: 25 minutes. (Download full mp3.)
  

• November 5, 2006 from MSNBC News Live (video clip) with David Shuster. (Cached copy.)

• November 5, 2006 from WTNH. (Cached copy.)
  Title: Shays & Farrell challenged to an 8th Debate
  Excerpt: The two major party candidates running in the State's 4th Congressional District have been challenged to another debate. Libertarian Candidate Phil Maymin wants another chance to face off with Republican incumbent Chris Shays and Democrat Diane Farrell. The candidates have already met for seven debates in the past month. This is a race that is going to be tight.

• November 4, 2006 from the Boston Globe, Stamford Advocate, and Newsday by John Christoffersen of the Associated Press. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Farrell got a boost last week when the Green Party candidate agreed to withdraw from the race and support Farrell. A Libertarian candidate, Phil Maymin, remains in the race.

• November 4, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginnochio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin has not received any major endorsements, though he was not surprised. "Libertarians oppose special interest groups," Maymin said. "Unions and other groups would want more regulations and bigger government."... Maymin's campaign has received a $2,100 boost from Peter Lewis, chairman of the Progressive Insurance Cos. and a frequent political contributor. 

• November 3, 2006 from Fin Alternatives (free registration required) by Jonathan Shazar. (Cached copy.)
  Title: Hedge Fund Manager Shakes Up Key House Race
  Excerpt: The anti-tax, anti-war Maymin is taking aim at both of his opponents, calling Democratic challenger Diane Farrell “a phony anti-war candidate” and incumbent Republican Chris Shays “a phony small-government candidate.” In a politically polarized nation, Maymin has things to offer both sides. To conservatives, he offers a low-tax, small government, anti-gun control and anti-illegal immigration platform. To liberals, he offers a stridently anti-war message and a pledge to pull American troops out of Iraq by next summer. In a race as tight as this one, neither Farrell nor Shays can afford to ignore Maymin’s appeal.

• November 3, 2006 from the Blogger News Network by Craig Dimitri. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Could control of the U.S. House be determined, by the third-party candidacy of a 31-year-old Harvard graduate, in the affluent Connecticut suburbs of New York City?... Although many independent polls have been taken in this district - it’s a genuine swing district and its proximity to New York City has increased its profile - none of them have included the Libertarian long shot in their surveys. But perhaps they should have. Objective, intelligent observers of the political environment in Connecticut, believe that Maymin may in fact be the X-factor in this district.

• November 3, 2006 in the Hometown Publications by the editors. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Phil Maymin believes that the purpose of American government is to secure the rights and liberties of Americans. He supports a deadline for Iraq within the next year. He would secure the borders and opposes amnesty for illegal aliens. He would slash taxes, phase out spending and pay down the debt. He also would shrink the government to its Constitutional functions, eliminate special privileges for special interests and bring freedom back to Americans.

• November 3, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Neil Vigdor. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Greenwich Libertarian Phil Maymin, the other candidate in the race, said he also has been the target of robo calls discouraging would-be voters from supporting him. "They offend and they intrude on people's privacy, just like Democrats and Republicans typically do," Maymin said.
  Farrell's campaign said it just recently put out its first robo call of the campaign featuring a testimonial from actor Paul Newman, a Westport resident. Maymin questioned the effectiveness of the ad, however. "I buy his salad dressing, if it helps," Maymin said of Newman, who recorded a similar message for Senate hopeful Ned Lamont during his Democratic primary campaign.

• November 2, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Andrew Shaw. I actually said that my website here is interactive, e.g. the forum, not my Facebook profile, which of course also is.
  Excerpt: Perhaps no local candidate has taken advantage of Facebook's capabilities more than Libertarian Phil Maymin, a congressional candidate in the 4th District. The Greenwich resident updates users on his upcoming events, offers links to his television campaign ads, and lists personal information his background and interests. "You avoid it at your own peril," Maymin said of the social network sites. He said it helps that at 31, he is closer to the age of most Facebook users than his opponents. He said he often responds personally to messages from other users. "My (profile) is interactive," he said. Maymin points to the Internet's ability to give immediate feedback, something he experienced after giving a speech at the University of Connecticut's Stamford branch last month. "As soon as I got back, someone posted something on Facebook about it," Maymin said. "It's a great way to communicate with students."

• November 2, 2006 from the Darien News-Review by their staff. (Cached copy.) They underestimate the electorate.
  Excerpt: But our country needs change. Libertarian Phil Maymin has good ideas the elimination of income taxes in favor of a tax system based entirely on consumption is intriguing but the electorate is not ready for that radical a departure.

• November 1, 2006 from Tucker (video clip) on MSNBC. (Cached copy.)
  Libertarian: breath of fresh air?
  Phil Maymin, who is running for Congress in Connecticut’s fourth district, says there really is no difference between his Democratic and Republican opponents. Is Connecticut ready for a Libertarian representative? MSNBC’s Tucker Carlson talks to Maymin.

• November 1, 2006 from Talk of the Town on WICC600 with Jim Buchanan.
  Length of interview: 17 minutes. (Download full mp3.)
  Also, after the interview, Jim answers a caller's question about the "wasted vote" myth. Listen to Jim's response here. This is not an endorsement for me, just good audio about why you should vote how you want on Election Day.
  

• November 1, 2006 from the Weston Forum by Kimberly Donnely. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian Phil Maymin of Greenwich is also vying for the 4th District seat. Mr. Maymin, a Harvard graduate, is a computer programmer and manages his own hedge fund, Maymin Capital Management LLC, in his hometown of Greenwich.

• November 1, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Hoa Nguyen. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Stevie Hollopete, 16, of Greenwich, said he based his voting on listening to the candidates, including Libertarian Phil Maymin, who is running against Shays and Farrell for the congressional seat. Hollopete, who is friends with Maymin's younger brother, said the Libertarian impressed him as "a representative who wouldn't get lost in the politics of it all."

• October 31, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate and the Greenwich Time by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Added to the mix is Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin, a Greenwich hedge-fund founder. After petitioning his way onto the ballot in July, Maymin launched a mostly self-financed campaign aimed at painting both candidates as virtually the same -- supporting war, taxes and the elimination of people's liberties... Days after officially announcing his candidacy, Maymin held a forum in Greenwich to discuss his exit strategy from Iraq -- a July 4 deadline. Maymin has criticized both major party candidates for not having a date-certain exit plan.

• October 29, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Independents may be a key vote for Farrell and Shays, but one candidate who also is targeting those voters, and who could be a spoiler for the incumbent, is Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin. Maymin, who petitioned his way onto the ballot in July, participated in more than half of the 11 congressional debates, surprising observers with his knowledge of the issues and personality.
     "He's a player," Rose said of Maymin. "He has an impact, especially in a race so tight. He may be able to steal enough support from the laissez-faire Republican vote to affect Shays."
     To gain more recognition, Maymin said he's targeting college students and other groups who typically don't turn out to vote. "Some people don't turn out because they want to send a message," Maymin said. "I'm telling them there's a way to send a more powerful message."
     Maymin thinks he can attract unaffiliated voters because "Libertarianism is not just a label. When people hear what I have to say, that I'm about freedom and small government, they love the message."

• October 28  2006 from Westport News in a letter to the editor by Alan Hall. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: There is a quiet, intellectual candidate that has a power of presence lacking in the others. Phil Maymin. I believe Mr. Maymin would do us proud if/when elected. Those of you who remember me from my 10 years as a Cub Scoutmaster in town, will know that I "call them as I see them", and I urge all of you to visit his website (www.MayminForCongress.com) as he doesn't get the media coverage given to the big political machine parties.

• October 27, 2006 from Tucker Carlson's show on MSNBC, called "Video: Outrageous Political Ad." Watch the video.

• October 27, 2006 from Westport News by Don Casciato. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Meanwhile, Maymin announced in a press release "Maymin endorses Maymin as other candidates drop out." "When Shays and Farrell withdraw from the race, they will have to consider who to endorse," said Maymin. "I do not mind if they endorse me. It is a free country and as a Libertarian, I believe people should be able to endorse whoever [sic] they want, so long as the candidate they are endorsing will in fact uphold the Constitution. I am the only candidate in the race to meet that requirement."

• October 26, 2006 from the Greenwich Post by Kenneth Partridge.
  Excerpt: Club member Xander Fraum said Mr. Maymin's stance has some attractive elements, particularly as Democrats and Republicans continue to polarize the country. "A lot of his views on the international crisis are very poignant," Xander said. "I think there needs to be a middle ground somewhere between the points of view of the two parties we have now."
  "I think America is primed for a third-party candidate," he added. "I think this guy has a chance."
  Eftychis said he also sees the benefits of bringing more parties into the fray. "America wasn't founded on a two-party system," he said. "That's why it's great to get someone like Mr. Maymin."

• October 25, 2006 from the Washington Post by Pierre Kattar. (Video)
  Watch this 6.5 minute documentary on Connecticut's 4th Congressional District race.

• October 25, 2006 from Education Week by Alyson Klein. They don't mention my position on education, which is that we should separate school and state and abolish the federal Department of Education to let parents and teachers make the choices that affect your child's education the most, and not have their curriculum and values determined from Washington, D.C.
  Excerpt: U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., right, makes a point during a debate in Stamford, Conn., this month as his challengers, Diane Farell, a Democrat, and Phil Maymin, a Libertarian, listen.

• October 24, 2006 from the Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin of Greenwich continued to criticize the polling methodology because the questions do not mention him by name. "Other" only received only 1 percent of the vote. "This is a two-party push-poll," Maymin said. "From my perspective, the undecided voters are most receptive to my message."

• October 24, 2006 from the Hersam-Acorn papers by Maggie Caldwell. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Phil Maymin, the Libertarian candidate, released a statement calling for both Ms. Farrell and Mr. Shays to withdraw from the race. In the Oct. 17 debate held in Wilton, both Mr. Shays and Ms. Farrell called for further regulation on the right to bear arms. Mr. Maymin says they should withdraw from the race because of “their inability to cite constitutional authorization for their scheme to regulate gun ownership.”

• October 21, 2006 from Lunch with Lisa on WSTC/WNLK with Lisa Wexler.
  Length of interview: 19 minutes. (Download full mp3.)
  

• October 20, 2006 from the Fairfield Citizen-News by Holly M. Pullano. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin then took the stage, explaining to the crowd that the Libertarian Party "is known as the party of principle." "What is the principle? The principle is freedom or liberty," Maymin said. "You know what to do with your life better than the government knows what to do with your life. The problem we have is not the Republican or Democratic government, there is virtually no difference between them. A Libertarian always votes for smaller government, fewer taxes, more freedom, happiness for everybody."

• October 20, 2006 from the Greenwich Citizen by Patricia McCormack. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: The normally soft-spoken Maymin, a hedge fund guru who came to America from Russia when he was 5, started his print contribution to the forum sarcastically. "You will soon see, or have already seen, a replay of speeches from 2004," he wrote, referring to the forum spotlighting Farrell and Shays. "It's not deja vu." Main points made by Maymin:
  * I am the only choice in this election for many voters who are otherwise disenfranchised because of the basic similarity between my two opponents. For example, I am the only choice for those who are pro-life, anti-war or against amnesty for illegal aliens.
  * I believe abortion is a state decision, like murder or other crimes, while my opponents believe it is a federal decision.
  * I am the only candidate who would not have voted to invade Iraq...

• October 19, 2006 from the Fairfield County Weekly by Lorraine Gengo. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Farrell hasn’t been completely transparent about her war views, either, as was illuminated by Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin at the fourth debate, hosted by the Jewish Center for Community Services at the Congregational B’nai Israel in Bridgeport on Oct. 11. When Farrell claimed that she never would have voted for the war had she been a freshman in Congress in 2002, it was Maymin who reminded everyone that back then Farrell had said that she would have voted for the Spratt Amendment, which authorized the use of force against Iraq, providing the U.N. Security Council sanctioned it.

• October 19, 2006 from LP.org by the Libertarian Party. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: During a recent candidate debate in Connecticut's 4th Congressional District, Republican incumbent Representative Chris Shays and Democratic challenger Diane Farrell spent considerable time going arguing with each other about how each major political party has reacted to allegations of scandal in the opposition party. "There have unfortunately been plenty of Democrats and plenty of Republican members of Congress that have been involved in scandals," Libertarian Phil Maymin quipped during the televised debate. He concluded, "There has not been a single Libertarian congressman involved in any [final syllable(s) not intelligible due to loud applause from audience]."

• October 19, 2006 from the Wilton Bulletin by Robin Walluck. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Mr. Maymin said that no matter which party is in power, the natural tendency of both Democrats and Republicans is to build a bigger, more invasive government. A Libertarian would fight such growth tooth and nail, he said.
  Excerpt: Mr. Maymin received the most applause during the debate, something the moderator had attempted to discourage until the end of the debate. He sat in between Ms. Farrell and Mr. Shays, calling their discussion “bickering” and evidence of why there should not just be Republicans and Democrats in Congress, but more parties because more could get accomplished. “It’s one person whining that the other is whining,” Mr. Maymin said to laughter. “It’s like an old married couple.” His stance during the debate was, that as the third-party candidate, he could make a change. During a question about the Patriot Act — which he vehemently opposes — Mr. Maymin summed up his belief about big government. “If lawmakers cannot protect our rights, then we need less lawmakers, not less rights,” he said.

• October 19, 2006 from the Bridgeport News by Brad Durrell. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin wants a smaller role in government... "I'm the only one saying maybe government is the problem and we should get rid of regulations," said Maymin, a Russian immigrant who is an impressive speaker...

• October 19, 2006 from the Greenwich Post by Ken Borsuk. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Potential wild cards in the race exist in the forms of Libertarian candidate Philip Maymin and Green Party candidate Richard Duffee. Neither was invited to participate in the forum, but they’re on the ballot in November and could certainly affect results. In fact, Mr. Maymin has objected to not being listed as an option in the Advocate’s poll.

• October 19, 2006 from Westport News by Woody Klein. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Westport's registered voters line up as follows: 6,064 Unaffiliated, 5,437 Democrats and 5,035 Republicans. Thus, it would appear that the Unaffiliated or "swing" voters, plus the voters who support Maymin or Duffee, hold the key to the outcome. It's anybody's guess who will prevail.

• October 19, 2006 from the Stamford Times by Jeremy Soulliere. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: And the third party candidate participating in the League of Women Voters-sponsored debate, Libertarian Phil Maymin, contended his opponents sounded like an "old married couple," bickering back and forth over issues they fundamentally agree upon. "What you heard today is one person whining that the other person is whining," he said, referring to Shays' rebuttals to Farrell's criticisms of the Bush administration. "Have you heard a fundamental disagreement [in their arguments]? If they were in different districts, wouldn't they be the best of friends?"

• October 19, 2006 from the Fairfield Mirror by Ben Doody. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin, who spoke with an ear-to-ear grin on his face, mocked both of the major party candidates, saying neither had a grasp for what the U.S. should do to get out of the conflict. "My opponents want a timeline without a time," he said. "That just leaves a line." Maymin said he advocates removing all American troops from Iraq by July 4, 2007.

• October 18, 2006 from the Westport News by Don Casciato. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: "Yes, I believe it is excellent," said Phil Maymin, the Libertarian Party candidate, on the U.S. economy. He credited that development to the character of Americans. "The only thing the government does is make it worse."

• October 18, 2006 from the Connecticut Post by Edward J. Crowder. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Much of the rest of the applause (verboten under house rules) was reserved for Libertarian Phil Maymin, who sought to portray his two opponents as flip sides of an overgrown, out-of-control government. He delivered his best-received zinger in response to a question about the USA Patriot Act: "If lawmakers cannot protect our rights, then we need new lawmakers, not less rights."

• October 18, 2006 from ToThePeople.com by Jackson Kuhl.
  Excerpt: Last night was also the seventh and final debate featuring Democrat Diane Farrell, Libertarian Phil Maymin, and Republican Chris Shays. Farrell and Shays will continue on from here, battling each other until November 7 and beyond, into perpetuity, like a one-legged sea captain and a white whale. But they'll do it without Maymin.

• October 17, 2006 from LP.org by Stephen Gordon.
  Excerpt: Maymin pulled off some good laugh lines in his first debate. "If you're in your forties or your fifties or your sixties, like my opponents, then you should be entitled to every retirement benefit that you would get," joked Maymin when discussing Social Security reform in the first debate. Of course, Iraq is a much more serious topic. "I don't want our guns or our lives or our money in Iraq. I want to come home," Maymin said strongly during the second debate.

• October 17, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio.
  Excerpt: Libertarian Phil Maymin has presented himself as an alternative, favoring small government, eliminating income taxes and establishing an exit strategy from Iraq -- out by July 4. Maymin criticized Shays' plan to set a timeline and Farrell's call for a diplomatic solution with benchmarks for troop withdrawals. "My Republican opponent suggests a timeline without a time," Maymin said. "Now I know my math may be a little rusty, but I think that just leaves us with a line. My Democratic opponent wants benchmarks which are undefined. She wants everyone to sit around and say, 'Let's just stop fighting guys.' That's not an exit strategy."

• October 17, 2006 from the Connecticut Post by Susan Silvers and Linda Conner Lambeck.
  Excerpt: On Korea, Libertarian Philip Maymin, of Greenwich, argued for neutrality, suggesting that the U.S. has funded the problem by historically offering aid to induce deferment of nuclear testing... On the question of Internet gambling, Maymin said government should not tell citizens when they could roll dice. But Farrell agreed with a recent vote by Shays to scuttle Internet gambling.

• October 16, 2006 from Westport Now by Jennifer Connic. (Cached copy.) I am the only candidate to call for a specific deadline. My opponents use the terms "benchmarks" and "timelines" but there is no substance behind their words.
  Excerpt: Maymin said he is the only candidate who wouldn’t have gone into Iraq under any condition. He too thinks there should be a deadline for withdrawal, he said, and it should be July 4, 2007. It sends a message to the insurgents that the Americans are leaving, he said, so new insurgents would want to join the cause to get rid of the Americans. It also sends the message that Americans will leave on their own terms, he said. 

• October 15, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: "They're spending most of their money on slick mailings degrading the other," Maymin said in a telephone interview yesterday. "They're doing my job for me."

• October 14, 2006 from ToThePeople.com by Jackson Kuhl. I am the only candidate who immediately disagreed with Shays during Wednesday night's debate. I said Abu Ghraib was torture, despite what my Republican opponent says.
  Title: When I Said It Wasn't Torture, I Meant That It Was
  Excerpt: Republican Congressman Chris Shays is backing away from some of the absurd comments he made at Wednesday night's debate. He had said Abu Ghraib was not torture but a sex ring, whatever that means.

• October 13, 2006 from the Greenwich Citizen by Azia Li Forrest.
  Excerpt: "Now the public has a real choice. We can send a message to both parties that they better shape up or ship out by sending in the only candidate who will bring freedom back to America rather than exporting it to Iraq on the back of our taxes."

• October 11, 2006 from Talkovishche with Seva Kaplan (in Russian).
  Length of interview: 20 minutes. (Download full mp3.)
  

• October 12, 2006 from ToThePeople.com by Jackson Kuhl.
  Excerpt: Afterwards, I asked Jeff, a congregation member sitting beside me, what he thought of Shays' and Farrell's naked pandering. He seemed less offended by it than I was. They each want to show they're the better friend of Israel, he said. It's what politicians do. He also told me he had come to see Farrell but wasn't impressed. Now he was leaning toward Maymin. 

• October 13, 2006 from the Westport News by Don Casciato. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: In an interview, Maymin said he believes it is time for third-party representation because he doesn't see a difference between his Republican and Democratic foes.

• October 13, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin challenged Shays on his Abu Ghraib statements Wednesday and continued to disagree with him yesterday. "You know torture when you see it," Maymin said. "It was just degrading. It was torture." 

• October 12, 2006 from the Norwalk Citizen-News by Lauren Garrison. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin criticized both of his opponents for advocating "political solutions," which he feels would never be effective in the current atmosphere in Iraq. "You won't find a political solution for Iraqis halfway around the world with America's tax money," he said. He also expressed outrage at Farrell's stated concern for the safety of all Iraqi citizens. "You don't say you can't afford to lose because then Iraq might be in trouble. Our responsibility is not to the Iraqis, our responsibility is to the Americans, and we need to get home," he said. Maymin proposed that the United States set a date, July 4, 2007, and simply leave. "We cannot suffer the irony of supporting our troops halfway around the world to fight a battle that we shouldn't have gotten into in the first place while celebrating independence," he said.

• October 12, 2006 from the Connecticut Post by Bill Cummings. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Phil Maymin, the Libertarian candidate for the 4th District congressional seat, said both candidates were wrong. Maymin said he believes in smaller government, period. "I believe in smaller government and more freedom. I do not believe in the forced redistribution of wealth. Any law is enforced at the point of a gun. Don't pay your income taxes and people with guns show up," Maymin explained.

• October 11, 2006 from Westport News by Erin Lynch. (Cached copy.)
  Title: Libertarians Choose Maymin in 4th CD
  Excerpt: "There is no real difference between Shays and Farrell everyone knew immediately after 2004 we were going to be seeing a rematch this year and it's a false rematch. It's the choice between one big government candidate and another big government candidate. They both raise taxes, they both increase spending, they both increase debt. They both feel that they are better at deciding how you should spend your money, your life and your time than you are. They feel if there is a problem, government will solve it. But I disagree and I think the majority of people in America disagree," Maymin said during a meeting with the editorial board of Brooks Community Newspapers. 

• October 9, 2006 from the Connecticut Post by Charles Walsh. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin claimed to be the only candidate of the three with an exit strategy for Iraq. That strategy was to set July 4, 2007 as the hard deadline day for U.S. troops to pull out. Such a deadline, he said, would force the divided Iraq government to find a way to work together... Maymin took Farrell to task for claiming to have been against the war from the beginning, saying she supports a U.N. resolution that would allow that organization "to dictate" to the U.S.

• October 6, 2006 from Westport News by Don Casciato. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: When it came to getting laughs, Phil Maymin, the Libertarian Party candidate, won hands down while still making points about his political philosophy. He gained the attention of the audience of several hundred people at the Stamford Marriott when he said in his closing statement that immigration wasn't mentioned at all... In the two-minute closing statement part of the debate, Maymin promised, "I will always vote to reduce the size of government."

• October 6, 2006 from ToThePeople.com by Jackson Kuhl.
  Excerpt: The second debate in Connecticut's 4th CD was last night, which I chose to sit out. Newspaper report here, with page-time for Maymin deeply buried but filled with the same amazement and wonder toward libertarians I saw on Wednesday. Example: "Maymin again took an unusual position, calling for the federal government to get out of regulating medical care." He's nutty like that!

• October 6, 2006 from Westport News by staff reports. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: What essential aspect of democracy is routinely denied to some candidates? The right to debate... Does that mean that Phil Maymin, the Libertarian Party candidate from Greenwich... should be excluded from the debates? Absolutely not!  Of the 11 scheduled debates involving Fourth District Candidates, Maymin is presently excluded from four... We need Libertarians reminding us about the importance of limiting the size and cost of government and its intrusion into our personal lives.

• October 6, 2006 from the Greenwich Citizen by Patricia McCormack. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: The widening Foley/Page scandal in the halls of Congress Wednesday fired up a debate among 4th Congressional District candidates Democrat Diane Farrell, Republican Chris Shays, the incumbent, and Phil Maymin, Libertarian... Maymin said: Everyone who broke a law should be punished to the full extent of the law... Maymin, of Greenwich, promised in Congress he would work to repeal the income tax and put in a national sales tax to fund a much smaller federal government. 

• October 6, 2006 from the Connecticut Post by Susan Silvers. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: "I am personally sick and tired of who said what, when," said Philip Maymin, a Libertarian. He chided Farrell for complaining that the war has put Iraqi citizens at risk, saying that was not the United States' concern. "We're in America," he said... Maymin again took an unusual position, calling for the federal government to get out of regulating medical care. He said people should be able to get any type of medical care they want and that everyone would have more money if the government stopped paying for expensive benefits. While Farrell and Shays endorsed efforts to make the nation less dependent on foreign oil, Maymin said much of the cost is because of high government taxes.

• October 6, 2006 from the Norwalk Hour by Patrick R. Linsey. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin blasted both candidates for supporting government health benefits, backing tax incentives for energy efficiency and concerning themselves with the security of Iraqi civilians... Both Shays and Farrell said the United States should promote reconciliation among Iraqis — a notion that disgusted Maymin, who supports an unconditional pullout of American troops by July 4, 2007. "We need to make sure that every citizen in Iraq is secure? In Iraq?!" Maymin shouted. "We're in America. We're supposed to elect representatives to secure the rights of Americans."

• October 6, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian Phil Maymin, a candidate for the 4th District's congressional seat, is calling some of these polls inaccurate because they fail to mention his candidacy by name to respondents. Instead, Maymin is putting stock in a survey conducted by social-networking Web site Facebook.com, which has the third-party candidate pulling in 9 percent of the vote.

• October 6, 2006 from the Wilton Villager, Stamford Times, and others by Patrick R. Linsey.
  Excerpt: Maymin focused on "the similarities" between his opponents, arguing for the abolishment of federal income tax and the phasing out of the Social Security program.

• October 5, 2006 from the Connecticut Post by Susan Silvers. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Phil Maymin, a Moscow-born Greenwich businessman running for the 4th District seat on the Libertarian line, called for the United States to leave Iraq next July 4.

• October 5, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin, advertising himself as the only candidate who would not have supported military action in Iraq under any circumstances, said the United States must set a strict July 4 deadline to withdraw troops. Setting benchmarks means "we stay potentially forever, or stay forever until we experience such a large number of casualties we pull out looking weak," Maymin said. "You set a deadline several months out, but less than a year, because it signals to the people of Iraq to get your affairs in order. We will not be writing a blank check." The debate was delayed at times because of crowd applause. Maymin earned perhaps the biggest laugh of the afternoon when he quipped that no Libertarian candidates had been involved in any recent scandals.

• October 5, 2006 from the Hartford Courant by Joel Lang. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: The room was largely quiet as the two major party candidates talked back and forth across the silent Maymin. The Libertarian standing between them was finally asked to jump in if he had anything to say about the Foley affair. Maymin, a 31-year-old Russian immigrant who runs a hedge fund, got a huge, genuine laugh by pointing out, "There has not been a single Libertarian congressman involved in a scandal."

• October 4, 2006 from ToThePeople.com by Jackson Kuhl.
  Excerpt: The first debate in the 4th District Congressional race was held today at the Stamford Marriott. Summarized in six words: Farrell: Nasty. Shays: Angry. Maymin: Funny

• October 4, 2006 from the Stamford Times by Patrick R. Linsey. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin focused on "the similarities" between his opponents, arguing for the abolishment of federal income tax and the phasing out of the Social Security program.

• October 4, 2006 from WTNH by Mark Davis. (Cached copy.) Davis was a moderator at the debate yet in his story about the debate, he did not mention me even once.

• October 3, 2006 from WTNH by Kirk Varner. (Cached copy.) The day before the debate, they advertised the fact that I would be participating.
  Excerpt: You've seen the political ads, but do you really know where the candidates for the 4th Congressional District stand on the issues? Now, News Channel 8 gives you an opportunity to see for yourself. Congressman Christopher Shays, Democratic challenger Diane Farrell and Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin will debate on Wednesday, October 4th at 1pm. 

• October 3, 2006 from the Hersam Acorn Papers by Maggie Caldwell. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Phil Maymin, the Libertarian candidate, has been invited to participate in seven of the 11 debates in the district, while Mr. Duffee only expects to participate in two.

• October 3, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Sixteen percent of likely voters polled in the 17 municipalities that comprise lower Fairfield County's 4th district said they remain undecided. In addition, 20 percent of Shays supporters and 15 percent of Farrell supporters said they may change their mind before Election Day on Nov. 7... Poll respondents were not asked about voting for Libertarian candidate Philip Maymin or Green Party representative Richard Duffee, prompting a rebuke of the numbers from Maymin... After their release, Maymin said the numbers were "statistically unsound."

• October 1, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Wednesday's 1 p.m. debate at the Stamford Marriott was organized by the Business Council of Fairfield County and sponsored by The Advocate and Greenwich Time and the League of Women Voters, among others. The three-way debate will feature Libertarian Candidate Phil Maymin

• October 1, 2006 from the Connecticut Post by Susan Silvers. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: But this year, Libertarian Philip Maymin of Greenwich and Green Party candidate Richard Z. Duffee of Stamford hope to share the campaign spotlight from the major candidates. Both minor party candidates have lobbied debate-sponsoring organizations vigorously for a chance to participate. They have had mixed success... Using state guidelines calling for evidence of campaign fundraising and volunteer participation, local League of Women Voters chapters have invited Maymin to join sessions in Norwalk on Wednesday and Wilton on Oct. 17, said Pauline Shamas, a coordinator from Darien. But Duffee's campaign, she said, is "not a viable candidacy."

• September 29, 2006 from the Fairfield Citizen-News by Lauren Garrison. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: The LWV also is looking for signs of an active campaign, she said. "There's significantly more evidence of campaigning on Mr. Maymin's part, at least from what we could see. There were campaign ads in the Greenwich and Stamford papers. There are yard signs. There are bumper stickers, etc." When asked if Duffee had any of those, she said no.

• September 29, 2006 from the Greenwich Citizen by staff.
  Excerpt: Libertarian Party candidate Phil Maymin, 31, will debate incumbent U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-4, and Democrat candidate Diane Farrell in at least seven of the October debates sponsored by independent, nonpartisan organizations applying objective standards of candidate eligibility.

• September 29, 2006 from the Westport News by Don Casciato. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: The first 4th Congressional District debate is scheduled for Wednesday at the Stamford Marriott Hotel. Besides incumbent U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays and Democratic Party challenger Diane Farrell, the Libertarian Party candidate Phil Maymin will also participate. The debate, the first of 11 to be held from Oct. 4 to Oct. 19, will be from 1 to 2 p.m., with a luncheon planned for noon. The cost is $55 and reservations are required. Call The Business Council of Fairfield County at 359-3230 for further information.

• September 29, 2006 from the Greenwich Citizen by staff.
  Excerpt: Incumbent Republican Christopher Shays will be debating his Democratic challenger, Diane Farrell, and the Libertarian candidate, Phil Maymin, in a cumulative time format, which is designed to allow candidates to elaborate freely on the issues they deem important, and enables the voters to see the difference between the candidates.

• September 28, 2006 from the Wilton Villager by Patrick R. Linsey. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Wednesday's debate will be preceded by a luncheon for paying guests, but 200 free seats will be provided for the public. Panelists will include Mark Davis, political reporter for WTNH Channel 8 News and Erik Campano, afternoon news anchor at WSTC/WNLK radio. The debate will also include libertarian candidate Phil Maymin.

• October, 2006 from the Libertarian Party of Connecticut Newsletter.
  Excerpt: But who am I to run against such established machine politicians as Shays/Farrell? Am I a spurned Republican or a disappointed Democrat? No. I’ve been a Libertarian my whole life, for as long as I can remember. My family immigrated from Communist Russia when I was five, because we were looking for liberty.

• September 28, 2006 from the Stamford Times by Patrick R. Linsey. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: The debate's organizers said that at the time they made their decision, Duffee had raised slightly more than $800, while Maymin had raised approximately $10,000. "The debate here is between Shays and Farrell. That's the race and it's a really close race," said Joe McGee, the business council's vice president for public policy. "We accepted Maymin because we wanted to show that third parties have a role to play, but they have to make an effort."

• September 26, 2006 from the Hersam-Acorn papers by Maggie Caldwell. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: In October, Phil Maymin, the Libertarian candidate, will join Mr. Shays and Ms. Farrell in at least seven of the 11 congressional debates. The first of these will take place on Sunday, Oct. 8, when the candidates will debate foreign policy at the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus. The debate will begin at 7 p.m.

• September 25, 2006 from ToThePeople.com by Jackson Kuhl.
  Excerpt: Maymin will be an integral part of shaping the Iraq conversation in the upcoming debates. Shays will brim with anecdotes from his 14 trips and Farrell will sputter at Shays because that's all she's good for (every mailer I receive is about Chris Shays -- regardless if it's from him or Farrell). But with Maymin filling the anti-war role, Farrell will melt into the shadows. The debates -- while they linger on Iraq at least -- will be between Shays and Maymin because they're the only two with anything substantial to discuss. The popular wisdom is that libertarians suck votes away from Republicans. But my suspicion is that Maymin may do more damage to Farrell than to Shays.

• September 25, 2006 from the Connecticut Post by the editors.
  Excerpt: There are already 11 debates scheduled in the 4th District race between incumbent Republican Christopher Shays and Democratic challenger Diane Farrell. Certainly, room can be found in some for Libertarian Phil Maymin and Green Party petition candidate Richard Duffee, although we would concede that Duffee didn't help his candidacy by listing a Stamford restaurant and bar as his campaign headquarters in applying for the first debate in that city. Maymin will be included.

• September 22, 2006 from the Connecticut Post by Charles Walsh.
  Excerpt: Maymin said he believes there are many philosophical libertarians in Connecticut reluctant to become formal party members. "Libertarians are people who believe in living free from government restrictions, and so listing themselves as party members is almost an oxymoron for them," he said.

• September 22, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian Phil Maymin, a Greenwich hedge fund founder, supports withdrawal by July 4, 2007.

• September 21, 2006 from the Norwalk Citizen-News by Lauren Garrison. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: ...Richard Duffee, the Green Party candidate for the 4th Congressional District, is not been invited to participate in the League of Women Voters' debates. The other candidates in the race Republican incumbent Christopher Shays, Democrat Diane Farrell and Libertarian Phil Maymin will take part in the debates... Also on Wednesday, Maymin said he had no comment about Duffee's exclusion. "I would debate any of my opponents any time if there was enough public support and an impartial moderator," he said.

• September 20, 2006 from the Fairfield Citizen-News by staff reports. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: On Tuesday, a spokesman for Maymin said he will be in most, if not all, of the debates. He has received confirmation from The Business Council of Fairfield County, the League of Women Voters, the Jewish Center for Community Services and Temple Israel, and discussions are continuing with others, who are expected to make their decisions by the end of this month.

• September 19, 2006 from the Ridgefield Press by Maggie Caldwell.
  Excerpt: Mr. Maymin last week released a list entitled "Ten Lessons of 9/11 that Republicans and Democrats don't want you to learn." It included calls to seal the borders, bring all the troops home, and expel the United Nations from New York City, calling the institution a "useless, expensive, security threat" that is a danger to "our sovereignty."

• September 15, 2006 from the nationally syndicated Rollye James Show.
  Length of interview: 20 minutes. (Download full mp3.)
  

• September 14, 2006 from the New Canaan Advertiser by Maggie Caldwell. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Phil Maymin, the Libertarian candidate in the Fourth Congressional District, doesn’t want voters to flush away their ballots this November, calling a vote for a Democrat or a Republican a “waste.” “If you’re unhappy with the course the country has been taking for the past 10 years, you have to realize that the Democrats and Republicans have made this mess,” he said at a meeting with reporters and editors from Hersam Acorn Newspapers Thursday, September 7.

• September 13, 2006 from the Westport News by Michael Juliano. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin said voters have a choice between coercion and freedom "There may be four candidates, but there's only one choice," he said. "You can either live life being controlled by government by voting for Farrell, Duffee or Shays, or you can live your own life free of coercion by choosing me."

• September 6, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: There will be no shortage of debate in the 4th Congressional District race as U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays announced yesterday he will participate in 11 debates with his challengers next month... The Libertarian candidate, Phil Maymin, a Greenwich hedge-fund founder, also will take part. Maymin, who is the only congressional candidate to propose a specific withdrawal date from Iraq, challenged Shays and Farrell to a debate last month, which was declined by both. Maymin said he will likely participate in all the debates except the Oct. 16 event in Bridgeport sponsored by the AARP. The organization told Maymin they would not invite him because they do not expect him to get at least 5 percent of the vote, he said. AARP representatives did not return calls seeking comment yesterday afternoon. Maymin said the large number of debates is "good for the people of the 4th District." His participation is also beneficial because "it will let the people hear another option."

• September 1, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Neil Vigdor. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: A Greenwich hedge fund pioneer who is running on the Libertarian party line against Farrell and Shays, Maymin had challenged his two opponents to a Town Hall debate Tuesday night on the Iraq war. Both declined the invitation. Maymin favors a July 4, 2007, troop withdrawal and said he would have never authorized the war under any circumstances unlike his opponents. "I'm surprised they didn't want to clarify their positions in front of their constituents," Maymin said.

• August 30, 2006 from ToThePeople.com by Jackson Kuhl. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: His only moment of political self-aggrandizement ("The Fourth Congressional District has always been a microcosm of America as a whole") was easy to forgive once he laid into his opponents: Farrell is a party-line follower without a single original idea in her head; Shays is a free-thinker who believes what he believes, moving beyond such earthly concerns as consequences or Constitutionality. Both judgments are dead-on.
  Excerpt: Being an immigrant himself, he's hardcore on illegal immigration.

• August 30, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Hoa Nguyen. (Cached copy.) Nguyen implied that a communist country doesn't "need" American help but in fact of course it does. It simply doesn't deserve American help, past a reasonable amount of time to help them transition to self-government. She also writes that Iraq mimics the tenets of the Communist party and lists public healthcare and education but doesn't mention the more blatant ones such as the right to employment and the right to housing.
  Excerpt: Libertarian candidate and Moscow native Phil Maymin declared Iraq to be a communist country last night at Town Hall, and as such, one that doesn't need American help... But though he criticized the country as becoming communist, Maymin said he does not believe in an immediate pullout of U.S. troops, but rather a deadline to leave of July 4, 2007. "It's a day that Americans are supposed to celebrate the fact that we're free people, a proud people, we're independent of other people," he said. "And, yet, on this day we have to be taxed both in money and lives to support a foreign country, a communist country halfway around the world against our will? That's not right."

• Letter to the Editor: August 29, 2006 from the Lawrence (Ma.) Eagle-Tribune by my grandmother Maria Maimina.
  Excerpt: Looking back at my life, I can say that I am a happy mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. I am especially proud of my grandson, Phil Maymin, because he is in one of the biggest Congressional races of the year... I am very proud that my grandson Phil is a Libertarian since we all left Russia because there was no freedom... Phil's success in life was possible because we came to a wonderful country, America. I am thankful for my children's and grandchildren's opportunities for good education and jobs.

• August 26, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Hoa Nguyen. (Cached copy.) Nguyen says staff at the Iraqi mission to the UN were unsure about the invitation. In fact they confirmed on Thursday that they received my fax as a follow-up to my email. She also quotes my "coincidence" comment out of context. The full context was that I noted Shays had been to Iraq 14 times and in the 1,245 days since the invasion began, he never once called for a deadline, yet he does so four days after I email him my six-page position paper. That is, indeed, quite a coincidence.
  Excerpt: Neither Shays nor Farrell has time to attend Maymin's debate, their campaign staff members said, because they have been invited to about a dozen other debates in October... "The last thing that Shays and Farrell want to do is give a platform to a third-party candidate," said Scott McLean, associate professor of political science at Quinnipiac University. A third-party candidate is easily shut out of debates because the major-party candidates can afford to snub him and they also can't risk including him, McLean said.

• August 24, 2006 from the Greenwich Post by Kenneth Partridge.
  Excerpt: "This is an important issue -- setting a deadline for Iraq," Mr. Maymin said. "In recent polls, about 50% of people support some kind of deadline. I represent those 50%. Shays and Farrell represent the other 50%."

• August 23, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio.
  Excerpt: Saying he is the only congressional candidate who unconditionally opposed invading Iraq, Greenwich hedge-fund founder and Libertarian Phil Maymin challenged his major-party opponents to debate his proposal for a specific troops withdrawal date. Maymin, who officially entered the 4th Congressional District race last week, said U.S. troops should be removed from Iraq by July 4 next year or Congress should declare war.

• August 22, 2006 from the Norwalk Hour by Patrick R. Linsey. (Cached copy.)
  Also available from the Stamford Times by Patrick R. Linsey. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Phil Maymin says he doesn't want to buckle your seat belt. Nor does he have any desire to make you order healthy food at a restaurant or tuck you into bed at night so you get enough rest. What Phil Maymin wants is to represent you in the House of Representatives. The Libertarian entered the 4th District race last week, and on Monday he challenged established candidates Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays and Democrat Diane Farrell to a debate on the Iraq war.

• August 21, 2006 from Institutional Investor Daily in Hedge Funds. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, another hedgie is making his play for Congress. Phil Maymin, founder of Greenwich, Conn.-based Maymin Capital Management, has managed to accumulate enough signatures to run in the state’s 4th Congressional District as a Libertarian candidate. Maymin is hoping voters will invest in him as an alternative for those “sick and tired of the stranglehold the two-part system has taken of our liberties.”

• August 18, 2006 from Bloomberg by Michael Forsythe. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian against big taxes, tiny toilets. Hedge-fund manager Phil Maymin is running as a Libertarian against U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, R-4th District, promising to tighten U.S. borders and do away with limits on how much water toilets can use with each flush.

• August 18, 2006 from the Westport News by Azia Li Forrest. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: The Libertarian Party stands for bolstering liberty. Specifically, Libertarians are for a government with less control over property, lifestyle and interests and for a "freer" society for Americans, according to Maymin. "Have we truly consented to the limitations on what food we eat, what pills we take, what medical treatment we can pursue?" Maymin asked. "I am here to represent new directions for those who believe we have not given our free consent."

• August 17, 2006 from WICC600 with Jim Buchanan on The Talk of the Town.
  Length of interview: 16 minutes. (Download full mp3.)
  

• August 17, 2006 from the Greenwich Post by Kenneth Partridge. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Mr. Maymin said he feels his party’s message of protecting personal freedoms and keeping government out of private affairs should appeal equally to those on the right and left of the political spectrum. He said he looked forward to a spirited campaign, dismissing the idea he’s running simply to get his party’s message out, not win. “It’s definitely going to be a close race,” he said. “All it takes is 40% to win; 34% might be enough.”

• August 16, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Hoa Nguyen. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Greenwich hedge fund founder Phil Maymin has collected enough signatures for the secretary of the state to recognize him as a Libertarian candidate for the 4th Congressional District.

• August 15, 2006 from Westport Now. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian Phil Maymin has entered the Fourth Congressional District election, making it a three-person race, he said today. He will face off against incumbent Republican Christopher Shays and Democratic challenger Diane Farrell, former Westport first selectwoman. 

• August 3, 2006 from the Greenwich Post by Kenneth Partridge. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Having collected roughly 75% more signatures than the 2,909 required to get on the ballot, Greenwich portfolio manager and Libertarian congressional hopeful Phil Maymin is gearing up for a run at Connecticut’s 4th District seat in Washington... He said he’s looking forward to the possibility of debating Rep. Shays and Ms. Farrell, and that he’s eager to go toe-to-toe with them on some of the day’s most pressing issues. “I think it’ll be great,” he said. “I’m relishing the opportunity. I think it’ll be wonderful. Debating is so easy when you’re passionate about a topic, and when you know you have truth, justice and the American way on your side.”

• July 21, 2006 from Alternative Investment News. They write that I am a former math professor, but I am not. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Politics aside, having a hedge fund manager represent the congressional district that includes Greenwich, Conn. (the unofficial hedge fund capital of the world) makes sense on many levels... While AIN neither endorses nor opposes Maymin's views, we do think that adding voices to the debate--and choices to the ballot--is something that has more benefits than liabilities.

• July 21, 2006 from HedgeWorld.com by Christopher Faille. He writes that I seemingly would not abolish the SEC given the chance, but as my quote actually said, I would keep the valuable functions, such as prosecution for fraud, which protect property. In principle, those functions could be delegated to the Justice Department. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: As to his campaign, some have expressed concern that he could split the Republican vote, helping Diane Farrell. He doesn't share this concern. "I don't think many people see much of a difference between Shays and Farrell," he said.

• July 21, 2006 from Westport News by Michael C. Juliano. He writes that I claim the minimum wage law requires employers to hire fewer workers. The law does not require that, nor do I claim that it does. But that is indeed typically the effect of the law. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Phil Maymin, a 31-year-old hedge fund manager from Greenwich, is close to garnering the 2,909 signatures needed to run as a Libertarian... In a recent press release, Maymin said he wants to see an end to minimum-wage requirements, claiming the law requires employers to hire fewer workers and deprive others of jobs. "Apparently, the officials of the two-party system [Shays and Farrell] want to keep people poor and unemployed," he said. "That way, they have a huge number of people willing to vote for whoever promises them the most grants."

• July 20, 2006 from the Norwalk Citizen-News by Leslie Hutchison. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Greenwich Libertarian Phil Maymin also is petitioning to be placed on the ballot for the 4th District race.

• July 18, 2006 from the Hedge Fund Daily by Institutional Investor. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Greenwich, Conn., hedge fund manager Phil Maymin reportedly is close to having enough signatures to run as a Libertarian candidate in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District.

• July 16, 2006 from the Stamford Advocate by Mark Ginocchio. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt:  Phil Maymin, a Greenwich Libertarian and hedge fund founder, also is trying to petition his way onto the ballot.

• June 14, 2006 from the Campaign Update of the Libertarian Party. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Libertarian candidate Phil Maymin's campaign is starting to generate some "buzz" in Connecticut’s hotly contested Fourth Congressional District, and the National Journal’s influential "House Race Hotline" is taking note.

• June 8, 2006 from the Greenwich Post by Kenneth Partridge. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: In matters of war, immigration and taxation, Greenwich portfolio manager Phil Maymin says the federal government is consistently guilty of one crime above all others: stealing. “Look at the government we have — it’s a mess,” he said. “It’s getting to the point where they don’t even try to hide the theft anymore.”

• June 8, 2006 on WCBS 880 with Fran Schneidau. (Cached copy.)
  Title: Unconventional Politics: A Greenwich man petitions to challenge for a Congressional seat.

• June 7, 2006 from the House Race Hotline of the National Journal. They title it "Good News For Farrell?" The question mark is key. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Hedge fund founder Phil Maymin is trying to petition his way onto the ballot as a Libertarian to run against Rep. Chris Shays (R) and ex-Selectwoman Dianne Farrell (D).

• June 7, 2006 from the Greenwich Time by Hoa Nguyen. She uses the term "undocumented immigrants" to refer to illegal aliens. (Cached copy.)
  Excerpt: Maymin said that taxes should be used only to protect personal property, enforce contracts or provide national security. He said the government should ban policies such as giving out foreign aid and providing services to undocumented immigrants. At the same time, he supports limiting the reach of the government, including recalling troops from Iraq and eliminating the Patriot Act, which gives the government unprecedented powers in tracking the movement of people suspected of terrorism. "The country is at a crossroads," Maymin said. "It's time for a change. It's time to come out with principles and say 'That's wrong.' "