My Take, Ohio House of Representatives 20th District Race

This is an easier post to write than the last "My Take," mostly because of the absence of a strong 3rd party candidate.  It looks like the Lawrence Binsky campaign completely ran out of steam after getting it's candidacy certified on May 4th.  While I'm sure there's passion, good ideas, and thought-out positions in the person of Binsky, I have no way of knowing it.  This is exactly the sort of performance that leads major media to not even pay attention to most third party candidates.  At this point, I wouldn't even consider voting for Binsky.

Nancy Garland is the incumbent, and I'm not really fond of any Ohio Legislature member right now.  That being said, they can't ALL be a part of the problem, and I'm inclined to think Garland as a freshman legislator was more part of the solution.  I also like the "No" vote on transition funds...which seemed rather appropriate, given the context.  On the whole, I'm leaning towards giving Garland another shot at the Statehouse.

Matt Carle seems to be an extremely capable, accomplished person with a long history of political experience, albeit behind the scenes.  I'm sure his background would definitely enable him to be a successful legislator...but I'm not in favor of that happening, on an ideological level.  His experience working with so many prominent GOP candidates over the years just indicates to me a person who's values do not ideally match with mine, not to mention I've rarely agreed with a candidate endorsed by a Right to Life group on most social issues.  I really don't anticipate voting for Carle.

Ohio House of Representatives, 20th District: Lawrence Binsky

The Libertarian candidate for the 20th District is Lawrence Binsky, a small business owner in Bexley.

Binsky has lived in Bexley since he was nine, and now shares a home there with his wife and five children.  He attended OSU, and started Advantage Food and Beverage with one vending machine, and grew it to the current size of 21 employees.

Gleaning from his biography page, Binsky is running because of the obstacles put in front of small businesses.  He wants to make things easier for businesses, and thus create a better state.  He is also against the tax and fee burden and thinks a small government would be helpful in reducing that load.

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much to the Binsky campaign that I was able to determine.  Maybe this will change at the election date gets closer.