Eric Garris was born on December 24,1953 and is an activist in the libertarian movement in the United States, reaching back to the Vietnam War.
14 Facts About Eric Garris
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Eric Garris is the founder and webmaster of a daily nonpartisan, news source Antiwar.
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Eric Garris became politically active at an early age, organizing rallies and distributing leaflets in his Los Angeles high school and actively resisting the Vietnam war and draft.
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Eric Garris considered himself a leftist for most of his early years, but that political position changed by the time he turned 20.
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On November 5,2018, Eric Garris married Susana Simon Pio from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Eric Garris cites his antiwar stance as the one constant throughout the evolution of his political point of view and has said that being antiwar led him to libertarianism.
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Eric Garris was one of the four plaintiffs who filed a breach of contract against Briggs, litigated by Newport Beach attorney David Bergland.
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In 2000, Eric Garris described his history with the Libertarian Party as follows:.
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Eric Garris first ran for public office in 1972 when he ran as a Peace and Freedom Party candidate for the California State Assembly in district 61.
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In 1983, Eric Garris ran as a libertarian in the special election for California's 5th congressional district.
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In 1990, Eric Garris ran as a Republican for the California State Assembly in the 21st district.
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Early on, Eric Garris saw the potential of the internet to advance his political beliefs.
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From 1999 to 2012, Eric Garris was the webmaster for LewRockwell.
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Eric Garris is webmaster for Ballot Access News, a news site published by activist Richard Winger that raises awareness of restrictive ballot access laws.