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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Libertarian Enters Shays-Farrell Race
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.
The officials in the state’s Secretary of State’s office certified Maymin, 31, collected enough signatures on a nominating petition to appear on the ballot.
In his announcement speech, Maymin said the two ruling parties, and the two other candidates in the race, are “as different as night and later that night.”
Both increase spending, debt and taxes, he said.
“Even their stance on Iraq is not that different,” he said. “Both would have voted, as virtually every politician of both ruling parties
did, to allow the Iraqi invasion. Both want a gradual pullout of troops now based on achievable benchmarks.”
Maymin said he would have voted to cut spending, decrease the debt and slash taxes, and he would not have voted to go into Iraq in the first place.
“I am fiscally conservative and socially liberal,” said Maymin. “I am more of a Republican than my opponent Christopher Shays and I am more of a Democrat than my opponent Diane Farrell.”
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