Christopher Shawn Powell (September 30, 1971) is a former state chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and a current candidate for Governor of Oklahoma.
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Personal life
Powell was born in Midwest City to Cliff and Sharon (Swinhart) Powell. Raised in Choctaw, Powell was a U.S. Marine who saw combat service in the First Gulf War as a member of Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines. He and his wife have three children and live in Bethany.
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Political career
After joining the Libertarian Party in 2000, Powell ran for Oklahoma House of Representatives, receiving 14.72% of the vote. This was the best percentage for any alternative party candidate in the state since George Wallace's presidential campaign in 1968. In 2002 Powell was a candidate for Bethany City Council, finishing with 34.4% of the vote in the non-partisan race.
Powell served as Vice-Chair and as Chairman of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party.
After the OKLP regained ballot access in 2016, Powell ran for Oklahoma County Clerk, amassing over eighty-nine thousand votes to beat LP presidential candidate Gary Johnson's statewide total of 83,481. Powell's vote total and vote percentage, 36.43%, make him the most successful Libertarian candidate in the Sooner state.
In July Powell announced he would seek the Libertarian nomination for Governor. Since that time he has been campaigning throughout the state.
Positions
Powell favors local control of public education, is a supporter of criminal justice reform to reduce the state's high incarceration rate, and has called for prioritization of state spending to fund core services, including elimination of hundreds of millions of dollars various incentives and subsidies, as a first step before considering tax increases.
Having long been a supporter of decriminalization and/or legalization of cannabis, Powell has called on Oklahomans to vote yes on State Question 788 which would make medical marijuana legal in the state.
References
External links
- PowellforGovernor.com
Source of article : Wikipedia
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