This is the first of three stories about candidates for Indiana governor. Todays story looks at Libertarian Rupert Boneham. <\/p>\n
INDIANAPOLIS Libertarian Rupert Boneham remembers getting caught by police with a six-pack of beer at age 18. <\/p>\n
They made him dump it out and followed him back home to tell his parents. He wasnt cited or arrested but that didnt matter. <\/p>\n
The lesson was learned, Boneham recalls. And my life wasnt ruined. <\/p>\n
This is a key message he wants to spread while campaigning for governor the need to reform the criminal justice system so young people arent permanently punished by minor miscues. <\/p>\n
Jail should be used for people who are hurting others, Boneham said. He has generally followed a theme of less government intervention in society, including his opposition to passage of a new law by Republicans that bars certain agreements between unions and private companies. <\/p>\n
Boneham, 48, has an uphill battle, though, in his race to be the states top executive. He is facing six-term U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, a Republican, and former Indiana House Speaker John Gregg, a Democrat. <\/p>\n
In recent polls, he received between 3 percent and 5 percent of the vote, a number Libertarian candidates in various races usually hover at. <\/p>\n
Andy Downs, director of the Downs Center for Indiana Politics at IPFW, said he is surprised the number isnt higher given Bonehams relative fame. <\/p>\n
Boneham competed on several seasons of TVs Survivor and became known for his bushy beard and tie-dye apparel. He won the $1 million prize based on audience votes in 2004. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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