Fostoria-born Charlie Earl spoke to North Central Ohio Conservatives about his candidacy for Ohio governor at a meeting Thursday.

Earl attended Mohawk High School and served in the Ohio House of Representatives as a Republican. He said he had worked with Sen. Sherrod Brown and Gov. John Kasich and said that after 30 years, Ohio government has not improved.

Earl is running for governor as a Libertarian.

"One of the reasons I became a Libertarian ... was that I liked the concept of 'Do what you want to do, as long as you don't harm others or their property,'" he said. "Do you need a law for every little thing we do? Why not have a law that says if you mess up somebody's life or somebody's property, you're responsible, regardless of the reason?"

Earl said it takes years to make a difference, but he said "the key was to turn it in the right direction."

He said Ohioans must be bold and have the "courage to say no" to the federal government.

He said he has a "triple vision" for Ohio.

"The first part is capturing and recapturing ... that vision of our Founders," he said. "They were idealists. They were pragmatists."

His second vision included internal and eternal vision. "That's the sense in your heart ... that I believe is God-given," he said.

Earl said all citizens are allowed by law to search for "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" and that it offers a sense of fulfillment.

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