Margot Herzl
Margot Herzl (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 22. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Herzl completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Margot Herzl was born in Anchorage, Alaska. She received a bachelor's degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2016. Herzl's professional experience includes working as an administrator in a pediatric dental office and as a private music instruction. She homeschooled her four children.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Colin Larson defeated Mary Parker and Margot Herzl in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Colin Larson (R) | 51.3 | 26,421 |
 | Mary Parker (D)  | 45.5 | 23,467 | |
 | Margot Herzl (L) | 3.2 | 1,641 | |
| Total votes: 51,529 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 22
Mary Parker advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 22 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Parker | 100.0 | 12,464 |
| Total votes: 12,464 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gabriel McArthur (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Colin Larson defeated Justin Everett in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 22 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Colin Larson | 56.2 | 6,760 |
 | Justin Everett | 43.8 | 5,266 | |
| Total votes: 12,026 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 22
Margot Herzl advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 22 on April 13, 2020.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Margot Herzl completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Herzl's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My independent study of political and philosophical topics has led to my involvement in local politics, and in the Colorado Libertarian Party. I have served on the board of the Jefferson County LP Affiliate since its founding in April, 2019, first as Secretary, and currently as Vice Chair.
I graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2016 with a degree in Linguistics from the Metropolitan State University of Denver, and have spent most of my life in and around the Denver area. I worked 12 years as a private music instructor, and nearly 10 years as an administrator in a pediatric dental office.- Stop with the Crazy! We must all be able to speak openly with one another if we are ever to have a hope of being on the same page.
- Extend others the courtesy of assuming that they are motivated by a desire to make a better world, even (especially) when you disagree with them.
- It seems that Colorado law-makers are constantly struggling against our State and Federal Constitutions, rather than trying to uphold them. We need more accountability for our political leaders.
I also have an interest in long-term budgetary planning, and in fiscal and monetary policy more generally. We must learn to live within our means, so that citizens can make realistic, informed choices about their own lives, and so that our government is unshakably prepared to deal with disasters when they occur. If we borrow to the hilt and throw money around in good times, we have no safety net to fall back on when times get tough.
Like me, he started his political life believing that government was the answer to all of society's problems, but his persistent devotion to the truth finally led him to the understanding that the best way to make the world a better place is to leave individuals free to work towards making their own lives better, without onerous government interventions distorting and perverting natural human interactions and natural incentives.
I believe that no one can tell you how to live better than you can, and that the government's job is to protect your unalienable Rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, while leaving you free to be the architect of your own destiny.
I believe that the ends of human existence "consist in happiness," and that "happiness consists in virtue," as stated by John Adams (who in turn quoted Aristotle). I believe that there are many valid ideas of what virtue looks like, and as many versions of happiness as there are people. Therefore all people should be free to choose the path that they believe will lead them to a happy life.
I believe in the non-aggression principle: that there is never a valid justification for initiating force against a non-aggressor, and particularly against an innocent.
I believe in voluntarism, which means that none should be forced into a social or legal contract/exchange against their will, nor barred from any such contract or exchange into which they have entered voluntarily.
I believe in the separation of church and state, by which I mean that the institutions which are typically responsible for moral teaching, such as (but not limited to) the family and the church, cannot be permitted to make laws - and that the institution which makes our laws, meaning the government, must not engage in moral teaching.
I know this isn't really an answer in the spirit of the question, so I'll add peripherally that I think Iron Man is pretty great :)
But really, truly, I choose myself and my own life. I choose this time to live, and the struggles that come with it. I choose the life I have led and the sometimes painful lessons it has taught me. I have thought (and felt) carefully regarding what I want, I have seen that I can achieve it, and I have aligned my actions with manifesting the person I want to be, and the life I want to lead, into the world. I can see my steps carrying me forward on my chosen path a tiny bit each and every day.
I also think it is important to have legislators from all walks of life - parenting, military, private enterprise, wage-labor, education, and government all bring different experiences and specialized knowledge to the table, and you need a healthy mix from all of those backgrounds in order for the legislature to stay in-touch with the everyday experience of the American people.
While I do not approve of legislators trading favors or votes for any reason - and I believe that personal relationships can lead to this temptation - it is crucial for legislators to understand one another, and to work together to identify real problems and real solutions. This means deep and frank conversation, sometimes on inflammatory and sensitive topics. These conversations are very hard to have honestly with people with whom you disagree - unless you have first taken the time to gain respect for one another as well-meaning human beings.
I believe that the particular talents I have to offer my fellow man are best realized through government service, and I am unsure yet exactly which government role would be the best fit for me. I am interested in exploring other legislative and executive roles as opportunities for that present themselves. I would also love the opportunity to serve Coloradans at the Federal level in the future.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 7, 2020
