Gary Johnson

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson speaks to supporters and delegates in May at the national Libertarian Party Convention, in Orlando, Fla. The Libertarian Party again nominated former New Mexico Gov. Johnson as its presidential candidate, believing he can challenge Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

(AP file photo / John Raoux)

To the Editor:

Like many Americans, I was looking for the third option for the 2016 presidential race, and I have found one.

Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party's nominee for president, was governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003. He won his elections as a Republican in a state where Democrats controlled both houses of the state legislature. He started a handyman business and built it into a 1,000-employee construction company. His running mate is William Weld, Republican governor of famously Democratic Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997.

There is no question that this is a third-party ticket of two substantive candidates. And more important, you can vote for this ticket with a clear conscience, instead of choosing from the lesser of two evils.

They are fiscally conservative and socially liberal. As the governors state; "We want the government out of your pocketbook and out of your bedroom."

Like all third-party candidates, Governors Johnson and Weld start out at a disadvantage compared to the Democratic and Republican nominees. Governors Johnson and Weld are the most viable third-party ticket in some years and they will be on the ballot in all 50 states. They deserve media coverage by the mainstream media and the American people deserve to hear them in the presidential and vice presidential debates.

Sharon Halpin

DeWitt