Carla A. Howell (b. 1956) is President of the Center for Small Government. She was the MassachusettsLibertarian Party candidate for U.S. Senate in 2000 and for Governor in 2002. In 2000, she received 11.9% of the vote (a total of 308,860 votes) in a U.S. Senate race won by Ted Kennedy, making Howell's the most successful third party Senate race in America in 2000, according to Campaigns and Elections magazine. In 2002, she ran in the gubernatorial race won by Mitt Romney while she campaigned for a ballot measure that would end the income tax in Massachusetts. It was the boldest tax cut proposal ever placed on the ballot in the United States history, yet it almost won with 45.3% of the vote in a state viewed to be pro-Big Government. In 2004, Howell declined to run for President of the United States. In 2001, she released her spoof tax song which she composed and sang called How Could I Live Without Filing Taxes 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th) - Land 20,317 km² - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party created in 1971. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward Moore Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, having served since 1963. ... In any two-party system of politics, a third party is a party other than the two dominant ones. ... Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney, JD , MBA , BA is a Republican politician from Massachusetts by way of Michigan and Utah, who has been the Governor of Massachusetts since 2003. ... In political science, the initiative (also known as popular or citizens initiative) provides a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote on a proposed statute, constitutional amendment, charter amendment, or ordinance. ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ...
Howell emphasized her “small government is beautiful” motto during the speech, which was sponsored by the MIT Society for Political Awareness.
Howell is a big advocate of privatizing property wherever possible, “equality under the law” for gay rights, and the free market economy instead of government funding.
Howell concluded her speech to the mostly libertarian audience by encouraging people to vote for her and thanking them for their attendance.
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