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The state was abuzz last night with the results of the primary election runoffs. The abysmal turnout of a mere 15% of eligible voters underscores the notion that Alabamians are fed up with politics as we have come to know it. If the back-and-forth attacks that have become so commonplace in political ads werent enough, we heard more of the same in concession speeches.<\/p>\n
For the 85% of Alabamians who didnt vote yesterday, the Libertarian Party of Alabama (LPA) presents a glimmer of hopea beacon of light in political darkness. The LPA announces its slate of candidates for the November 8, 2022, general election.<\/p>\n
The biggest race yesterday by many accounts is the GOPs US Senate primary runoff. For those disinterested in the result, meet the LPAs US Senate candidate, John Sophocleus.<\/p>\n
Instructor Sophocleus began his career at Ford Motor Company as a Warranty & Policy Administrator for a decade where he earned enough to devote most of his professional time to research and teaching; first at Clemson in 1989 then at Auburn (including AUM and Southern Union at times) beginning in 1992.<\/p>\n
Recognized among the top 2% of college instructors in Whos Who Among American Teachers, he was also adjunct faculty at the Mises Institute and occasionally lectured there, usually on US tariff history. He considered it a great honor to lecture at the Air War Colleges International Officer School each summer at Maxwell AFB and also found teaching honor students a wonderful teaching experience. Perhaps most rewarding was his time teaching economics to prisoners as APAEP [Alabama Prison Arts & Education Project] faculty. Instructor Sophocleus generally taught Microeconomics classes and is published in leading economics journals such as Quarterly Journal of Economics, Public Choice, and more noteworthy to local folks as a columnist for the Alabama Gazette since 2009.<\/p>\n
Instructor Sophocleus first run as a candidate was part of a project with the AU Student Libertarians. Some may recall the 2002 Libertarian Gubernatorial Campaign where Candidate Sophocleus beat the margin of victory leaving the outcome unknown for weeks.<\/p>\n
Learn more about the LPAs full slate of candidates at lpalabama.org\/candidates.<\/p>\n
I am a graduate of Midfield High School and Bessemer State Technical College (now Lawson State CC). I am a lifelong resident of State Senate District 19. I am an automotive technician by tradea welcome divergence from the lawyers and corporatist businessmen that we have come accustomed to in politics.<\/p>\n
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