Charlie Earl | |
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Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 80th district | |
In office October 7, 1981 – December 31, 1984 | |
Preceded by | Mike Oxley |
Succeeded by | Lynn Wachtmann |
Personal details | |
Born | Fostoria,Ohio | June 6,1946
Political party | Libertarian (2010–present) |
Other political affiliations | Republican (before 2010) |
Spouse | Pat |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | College of Wooster (B.A.) Bowling Green State University (M.A.) |
Profession | Radio broadcasting Mass communication professor |
Website | Campaign website |
Charles R. Earl (born June 6,1946) is an American politician and former member of the Ohio House of Representatives 80th district from 1981 to 1984 when he declined to seek reelection. A member of the Libertarian Party,he received enough signatures to obtain ballot access and become a candidate for Governor of Ohio in the 2014 election. [1]
Earl was born in Fostoria,Ohio,a town near Findlay. Charlie attended public schools in Sycamore,Ohio and then enrolled at College of Wooster graduating in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Later,Earl enrolled at Bowling Green State University graduating in 1992 with a Master of Arts in mass communication but stayed for two more years pursuing doctoral studies. [2]
With Mike Oxley elected to Congress in a special election following the death of Congressman Tennyson Guyer,Earl was appointed to serve the remainder of Oxley's term in the Ohio House of Representatives. [3] In 1982,Earl won election to a full term. In 1984,Earl opted not to run for another term,and was succeeded by Lynn Wachtmann. He subsequently returned to the private sector.
In 2010,Earl decided to run for office,this time as a Libertarian. While initially looking to obtain his seat back in the Ohio House of Representatives,he decided to instead run for Ohio Secretary of State. [4] He lost the election,and has since again returned to private life.
Earl has announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio. [5] [6] Earl has achieved enough valid signatures to obtain ballot access in the election. [7] However,he was barred from the ballot because of technical faults in the signatures collected. The decision was appealed in federal court but the court determined the signatures were not collected by Libertarian Party or independent petitioners as required by law. [8]
Election results | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Office | Election | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||||
2010 | Ohio Secretary of State | General | Charlie Earl | Libertarian | 179,495 | 4.9% | Jon Husted | Republican | 1,973,422 | 54.0% | Maryellen O'Shaughnessy | Democratic | 1,500,648 | 41.1% | ||||
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