Jeremy Ervin

jervin@jconline.com

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Libertarian John Pickerill announced Friday he will join the race for Indiana House District 41. His opponents include incumbent Republican Timothy Brown and Democrat Howard Pollchik.

District 41 includes most of Montgomery and Boone counties and Lauramie Township in Tippecanoe County.

A press release received by the Journal & Courier outlined Pickerill's stances on state authority, individual liberty, property rights, drug enforcement and other issues.

"My vision is to restore the freedom to live the American dream," Pickerill said in the written statement. "And 'freedom' must be more than a buzzword."

Pickerill used to be chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party but recently left to join the Libertarian Party, the statement said.

Pickerill lives in Crawfordsville with his family and works as a manufacturing engineer at RR Donnelley, the statement said. Pickerill's platform is available on his Facebook page.

Contact J&C city and county government reporter Jeremy Ervin at 765-420-5393. Follow him on Twitter @ErvinJeremy.

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