It wasn’t just the Democratic Party that did well on Election Day this year. The Libertarian Party won several notable local races.
In Renovo, Pennsylvania, voters elected Justin Lynn mayor. Lynn, a lifelong Libertarian, told WNEP, a local ABC affiliate, that he’ll prioritize fiscal restraint, saying Renovo is “four times the national average of poverty” and lacks the tax revenue of larger municipalities. He begins his term on January 1.
Elsewhere in Pennsylvania, 22-year-old Reece Smith won a seat on the Carlynton School Board, which serves the boroughs of Carnegie, Crafton, and Rosslyn Farms. Although the race was officially nonpartisan, Smith openly identified as a member of the Libertarian Party and the state and county parties publicly recognized his affiliation. On his website, Smith criticized the board’s decision making process, writing: “The School Board makes too many decisions behind closed doors.” He has pledged to push for greater transparency and public input, to conduct an audit of the budget, and to reevaluate the lunches that schools provide to students…