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GETTING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Overheard at Party Politics...
The Jackson Citizen Patriot (By Chris Gautz): October 31st, 2008

Last night at Party Politics I worked my way through the crowd, striking up conversations with politicians and business owners, while trying my best to overhear everyone else... I also talked with Scotty Boman, Libertarian candidate for Senate, and I was able to ask him about the Michigan Third Parties Coalition which I learned he helped form [...]

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Candidate get-together features a straw poll that favors Republicans
The Jackson Citizen Patriot (By Holly Klaft): October 31st, 2008

For Wayne and Kelly Sowers, the candidates -- even those in local races -- can seem larger than life as they pepper the airwaves and stuff mailboxes with campaign advertisements in an electrifying election year... Candidates attending included: 7th District congressional candidates Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, Democrat Mark Schauer, Libertarian Ken Proctor and independent write-in candidate Sharon Renier; and Libertarian U.S. Senate contender Scotty Boman [...]

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Former WSU Student Council member runs for U.S. Senate
The South End (By Ilissa Gilmore): October 28th, 2008

For nearly 14 years, Libertarian and former Wayne State Student Council member Scott Boman has represented his party in almost every Michigan statewide election. This year, he petitions for the highest office he’s attempted to attain: U.S. Senator. [...]

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Four Michigan US Senate candidates endorse Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty four point agenda
Independent Political Report: October 24th, 2008

The Natural Law Party in Michigan has endorsed Ralph Nader for President. The Taxpayers (Constitution), Green and Libertarian parties are the other ballot qualified parties in the state. Here, they have recreated what the Ron Paul press conference was meant to achieve with the unanimous presence of the four candidates on enough state ballots to win the election - Barr, Nader, McKinney and Baldwin - before it was sidelined by the controversy surrounding what has been dubbed snubgate. Unlike on the national level, the Libertarian Party candidate, Scotty Boman, was there and in full support [...]

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Debate night for Levin and Hoogendyk
WKZO News (by John McNeill): October 20th, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS -- Michigan Senator Carl Levin and Challenger Jack Hoogendyk of Portage squared off in the first of their two debates last night...There was a handful of protestors at the event last night…supporting Libertarian Candidate Scotty Boman [...]

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Senate candidates clash on economy, war, health care
WOOD 24 Hour News 8 (Tony Tagliavia | AP): October 20th, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D) & challenger State Rep. Jack Hoogendyk (R-Texas Township) debated Sunday night in Grand Rapids. [Video features Scotty Boman protest]

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Senate Candidates Debate: Carl Levin and Jack Hoogendyk Offer Differing Views
WZZM-TV13 (Tim Geraghty | AP): October 19th, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP/WZZM) - Michigan's two major party candidates for the U.S. Senate offered voters a sharp contrast during their first debate Sunday... Libertarian Scotty Boman is outside of the debate, protesting the fact that he and the other three candidates were not invited to participate [...]

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Libertarian candidate protests Senate debate
MSNBC (by Tony Tagliavia): October 19th, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- As his two major-party opponents debated how to fix the economy and what to do in Iraq, Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Scotty Boman and a handful of supporters stood outside in protest. Boman says given that the debate took place at WGVU-TV, a television station partially supported by tax [...]

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Libertarian candidate protests Senate debate
WOOD TV (by Tony Tagliavia): October 19th, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- As his two major-party opponents debated how to fix the economy and what to do in Iraq, Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Scotty Boman and a handful of supporters stood outside in protest. Boman says given that the debate took place at WGVU-TV, a television station partially supported by tax [...]

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Energy costs a factor in Michigan US Senate race
Michigan Elections News (Tim Martin | AP): October 12th, 2008

LANSING - A gallon of gas costs more than twice what it did six years ago, the last time...Michael Nikitin of the U.S. Taxpayers Party and Scotty Boman of the Libertarian Party say they would allow more offshore drilling and would not make the Alaska refuge off limits to drilling [...]

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Scotty Boman chimes in on Fannie/Freddie
Independent Political Report: July 24th, 2008

“While I don’t necessarily follow the party line 100% of the the time, I think the recent press release by the Libertarian Party was right on the mark,” says Scotty Boman, in reference to the “Let Them Fail” press release issued by the LP in response to the impending bankruptcy of government-sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae [...]

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Mary Ruwart endorses Scotty Boman for U.S. Senate
Independent Political Report: July 23rd, 2008

A media release from Michigan Libertarian for U.S. Senate Scotty Boman says he’s proud to announce he’s been officially endorsed by “libertarian icon” Mary Ruwart.
“It is a great honor to be endorsed by a person of Dr. Ruwart’s caliber; she is a superb writer, philosopher, and Michigan native,” says Scotty, who was the chairman of [...]

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Presidential candidates not protecting freedom
Port Huron Times Herald: July 15th, 2008

You can show freedom matters by voting in November for candidates who not only oppose the FISA bill today, but also will oppose the FISA bill when it comes up for a vote next time. Presidential candidate Bob Barr and U.S. Senate candidate Scotty Boman are vocal opponents of the FISA bill and other violations[...]

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Scotty Boman attacks Democratic incumbent as both ‘anti-choice’ and ‘anti-life’
Independent Political Report: July 14th, 2008

Libertarians are divided over the issue of abortion: Is abortion the initiation of force? Those who believe it is are typically “pro-life” and those who think it’s not are typically “pro-choice.” Non-libertarian politicians, though less philosophical, can normally be grouped into one of these two categories, as well. But not Democratic Senator Carl Levin, says [...]

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Scotty Boman heads to ‘Revolution March’
Independent Political Report: July 11th, 2008

Libertarian for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Scotty Boman, will be joining thousands of Ron Paul “R3VOLutionaries” in a march on D.C. this weekend. Boman, who met and voted for Ron Paul in 1988, was very active in the Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign, despite his strong Libertarian pedigree. Boman chaired the effort to get the [...]

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Libertarian Party, third-party and independent candidates for U.S. Senate react to FISA
Independent Political Report: July 10th, 2008

In a press release issued yesterday, the Libertarian Party said Barack Obama had a chance to stand for liberty bud didn’t. “Civil liberties were violated, and only 28 senators cared to see justice served,” said Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis, “and Barack Obama was not one of them.” The party is referring, of course, to Obama’s [...]

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Third-party candidates attack Federal Reserve System
Independent Political Report: June 26th, 2008

Constitutionalists and Libertarians have always been opposed to the Federal Reserve System. However, in the wake of Ron Paul’s unprecedented exposure of the issue — and the public’s surprising enthusiasm for his anti-Fed rhetoric — CP and LP candidates are giving the issue more prominence in their campaign platforms. Here are what two leading third-party [...]

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Constitution Party candidate for U.S. Senate in conflict with party platform
Independent Political Report: June 26th, 2008

The three confirmed candidates to replace Carl Levin as U.S. Senator from Michigan are all courting Ron Paul supporters. The Republican Jack Hoogendyk has his problems from the Paulian perspective, and he seems to be pursuing Paul supporters less aggressively than the Libertarian (Scotty Boman) and the Constitution Party candidate (Mike Nikitin), who are both [...]

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July 4 ‘money bomb’ for Munger, Buckley, Boman, and Gatties
Independent Political Report: June 25th, 2008

Steve Newton of the Delaware Libertarian blog is encouraging Libertarians to part with $40 this Independence Day, and donate $10 each to four candidates he finds most deserving: Michael Munger, Allen Buckley, Scotty Boman, and Jason Gatties.
Send $10 to Dr. Michael Munger to support his campaign for Governor of North Carolina (but I’m sending it [...]

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Libertarian Scotty Boman debuts new Web site; endorsed by Ron Paul state coordinator
Independent Political Report: June 23rd, 2008

Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate, Scotty Boman, debuted his new Web site on Saturday. The site prominently features Ron Paul and the “R3VOLution” logo, and the Boman campaign says it hopes to build on Ron Paul’s Michigan momentum in a statewide campaign. More than 10,000 MIchiganders signed up to volunteer for Ron Paul and donated [...]

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Michigan Libertarian convention features pair of contested races; full slate of congressional and statewide candidates
Independent Political Report: June 7th, 2008

The nomination for U.S. Senate was contested at today’s Michigan Libertarian Party convention. Leonard Schwartz, the 2006 nominee for the same office and 2008 vice-presidential hopeful, ran against seven-time Libertarian candidate, Scotty Boman. Boman, an active Ron Paul supporter from the Detroit area, had been campaigning for the Senate nomination for the past two months. Schwartz [...]

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Ron Paul Libertarian for U.S. Senate in Michigan
Independent Political Report: May 30th, 2008

Scotty Boman, an active Ron Paul r3VOLutionary in the Detroit area and long-time Libertarian activist, will be seeking the Libertarian Party of Michigan’s nomination for U.S. Senate. The LPMI’s convention is June 7th in Romulus. Boman has nearly universal name recognition in the Wolverine State, and not just because he’s run for statewide office at least [...]

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