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Christopher Sullivan
Christopher Sullivan was a 2013 Libertarian candidate for District 55 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Biography
Sullivan graduated from Newtown High School in Connecticut in 1998 before finishing school at the Virginia Military Institute in 2002. He entered the United States Marine Corps, serving as an intelligence officer until 2011, when he left the service as a captain after three tours of duty. After his service, he worked as a project manager and intelligence analyst for a government contractor.[2]
Campaign themes
2013
Sullivan’s website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
- Nullify Unconstitutional Laws
Excerpt: "In a constitutional republic, it is the duty of the States to defend the freedoms of their people under the ninth and tenth amendments of the U.S. Constitution. If elected to serve as your delegate, I will fight tirelessly to stand up to federal government’s encroachment into your lives and mine and will hold Richmond accountable for being derelict in doing so thus far."
- Maximize Individual Liberty
Excerpt: "No one knows how to live your life better than you. No one can possibly know the infinite wants and needs of the market. Yet government at every level, the State level included, claims that the thousands of codes they put in place will keep you safe, protect the environment, and provide for the base functions of government. The reality, however, is that every government restriction on peaceable people and peaceful actions serves only to restrict your liberty."
- Cut taxes and Spending; Abolish the Virginia Income Tax
Excerpt: "Government cannot create wealth; it can only confiscate wealth from the market through taxes and inflationary borrowing, redistributing benefits largely to the connected few. In these uncertain economic times, government is overly concerned with keeping the status quo (funded by increased “revenue”) rather than improving market conditions through lower taxation and reductions in spending."
- One Subject at a Time
Excerpt: "As your delegate, I will sponsor a bill that will require future bills to be tightly constrained to one topic, and that each bill must state precisely what clause under the Constitution of Virginia allows for such legislation."
- Defending the Right to Self-Defense
Excerpt: "Our right to self-defense comes not from the government, nor from the Constitution. It comes from our nature, our existence, and our Creator, and can logically be derived from the notion that you (and no one else) own yourself."
Elections
2013
Sullivan ran in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 55. He was defeated by Buddy Fowler (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[4]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Buddy Fowler |
56.8% | 15,334 | |
| Democratic | Toni Radler | 37.5% | 10,123 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Sullivan | 5.6% | 1,500 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.2% | 41 | |
| Total Votes | 26,998 | |||
Additional reading
Personal
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Sullivan and his wife, Anna, have three children, Abigail, Julia, and Emily. They live in Beaverdam, VA.[5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Christopher + Sullivan + Virginia + House"
External links
- Campaign website (dead link)
- Candidate Facebook page
- Candidate LinkedIn page
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Virginia Public Access Project profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2013 Official Candidates List for House of Delegates by District," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ (dead link)about.html Christopher Sullivan: Libertarian For Virginia, "About," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ (dead link)issues.html Christopher Sullivan: Libertarian For Virginia, "Issues," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Christopher Sullivan - Biography," accessed September 5, 2013
