That's how he found out about the Libertarian Party, eventually deciding to switch affiliations after he said the GOP abandoned the values he held dear — like smaller government and fewer taxes.

"More Republicans were straying away from the values, like smaller government, that they used to hold," he said. "This year's election was just a culmination of that."

Reilly has been the head of the Lancaster Libertarian Party since October, spearheading activism previously unseen in the party in Lincoln.

From June 25 to July 2, the party held Freedom Week, devoted to discussing and highlighting libertarian ideals.

Such as smaller government, less taxation, legalization of more recreational drugs, and less bureaucratic meddling in people's lives.

In short, fiscally conservative but socially liberal, Reilly said.

The week culminated in the Rally for Liberty on the north steps of the Capitol, in which around 60 people gathered to discuss and celebrate the libertarian platform.

It's a platform that it is not totally new to Nebraska politics.