Libertarian "RINO" wins County Council seat in Erie, Pennsylvania

Total of 8 Libertarian Victories throughout Pennsylvania

Bill Beeman is a former Libertarian Party member. He recently switched parties to Republican, and became the non-establishment GOP nominee for County Council District 6 in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was staunchly opposed by the local establishment. From GoErie.com, Nov. 4:

The county executive contest may be the marquee race, but we repeat our concerns about Ebert "Bill" Beeman, the Republican-in-name-only candidate running for Erie County Council's 6th District seat. Beeman's radical anti-government views would make it difficult to achieve consensus on any projects to improve the region. Write-in candidate Dave Mitchell, the incumbent, has worked with the rest of Erie County Council for the common good. He deserves your support.

Final Vote:

(WITH 23 OF 23 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
GERALD D. PRICE, JR. (DEM). . . . . 1,851 28.93
EBERT G. BEEMAN (REP) . . . . . . 2,054 32.10
ALBERT Bert TAYLOR (GRN) . . . . . 169 2.64
STEVEN PORTER (IND) . . . . . . . 754 11.78
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1,570 24.54

Beeman runs a local Notary business in Erie. He is also a known Tax Protester. In the 1980s, Beeman spent some time in jail for refusal to pay back taxes and local fines for violations of various ordinances he believed to be unjust. From the Pennsylvania Notary Blog:

During his campaign, he stated his desire to eliminate mandated county goverment services, including the Erie County Public Library. Beeman also advocated the release of nonviolent offenders from the Erie County Prison and a 10 percent pay cut for all non-bargaining county employees.

(H/t IPR)

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