U.S. Senate candidate David Patterson said what he likes about the Libertarian Party is that it holds that individuals should be able to live their lives the way they see fit.

Speaking to members of the Bowling Green Southern Kentucky Tea Party on Thursday, the Harrodsburg police officer said he is a Christian, and that informs how he lives his life.

I dont expect anyone to tell me how to live my life, and Im not going to tell anyone how to live theirs, Patterson said.

Patterson is a third-party candidate in a Senate race that has garnered national attention as Democratic candidate and Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes challenges Minority Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.

He said the the rise of a third party will encourage compromise in politics.

The two-party system is broken, Patterson said.

The whole thing doesnt work anymore, he said.

Patterson said he really started paying attention to political issues during the 2012 presidential election and getting both Republican and Democrat perspectives on issues.

As I became painfully aware that Ron Paul was getting pushed out of the election, I knew that I was not going to vote for Mitt Romney, he said.

Instead, he decided to vote for former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate.

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