Libertarian Party of New Hampshire Presidential candidate George Phillies today gained a running mate. Chris Bennett of Springfield, Illinois completes the Libertarian Party ticket. "I am delighted to have Bennett on board," Phillies said. "He is a wonderful campaigner. His fine Libertarian positions speak for themselves."

Bennett, speaking on his positions, said "I am strongly against the invasion and the 'police action' in Iraq. I am against a Fair Tax and I will continue to fight to decrease the tax burden for all Americans. I will continue to fight to restore our civil liberties and constitutional rights and fight to eliminate the Patriot Act, the Real ID Act, and the Military Commissions Act. As an African-American, I will use my candidacy to recruit more minorities and women into the libertarian movement. As a recent college graduate, I will continue to convince younger voters and non-voters that the Libertarian Party is the future."

Bennett has been a Libertarian Party volunteer since 1991. In 2004 he was active in the Libertarian Presidential campaigns of Aaron Russo and Michael Badnarik. He is currently the campaign manager for Larry Stafford, the Libertarian candidate for US Senate in Illinois, and is the Libertarian Party of Illinois Legislative Chair. He serves as a campaign adviser for the Boston Tea Party's Jay/Knapp Presidential Ticket.

Christopher Dean Bennett, 35 was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1972. He now lives in Springfield, Illinois with his wife Evonne and children Charity, 9, and Brandon, 7. Bennett was graduated from the University of Illinois at Springfield on May 10th, 2008, with a political studies degree with a minor in economics. He had previously attended Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado, class of 1990.

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To contact the candidates

George Phillies
508 754 1859
phillies@4liberty.net
http://ChooseGeorge.org/newhampshire1

Chris Bennett
blacknight_80751@yahoo.com

Chris Bennett's remarks are abridged from
http://chrisbennett2008.blogspot.com/2007/10/big-announcement.html

The so-called "Fair Tax" is a national Sales Tax.
http://www.fairtax.org