Charles R. Earl (born June 6, 1946) is an American politician and former member of the

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80th district from 1981 to 1984 when he declined to seek reelection. A member of the

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, he received enough signatures to obtain ballot access and become a candidate for Governor of Ohio in the 2014 election.

Early life, education, and family

Earl was born in

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, a town near Findlay. Charlie attended public schools in Sycamore, Ohio and then enrolled at

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graduating in 1975 with a

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in English. Later, Earl enrolled at

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graduating in 1992 with a

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in mass communication but stayed for two more years pursuing doctoral studies.

Ohio House of Representatives (1981–1984)

With

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elected to

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in a special election following the death of Congressman

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, Earl was appointed to serve the remainder of Oxley's term in the

. In 1982, Earl won election to a full term. In 1984, Earl opted not to run for another term, and was succeeded by Lynn Wachtmann. He subsequently returned to the private sector.

2010 Ohio Secretary of State election

In 2010, Earl decided to run for office, this time as a Libertarian. While initially looking to obtain his seat back in the

, he decided to instead run for

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. He lost the election, and has since again returned to private life.

2014 gubernatorial election

Earl has announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio. Earl has achieved enough valid signatures to obtain ballot access in the election. However, he was barred from the ballot because of technical faults in the signatures collected. The decision was appealed in federal court but the court determined the signatures were not collected by Libertarian Party or independent petitioners as required by law.

Electoral history

References

External links

Campaign website

Speeches and Interviews
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