COLUMBIA CITY-The Whitley County Libertarian Party passed a unanimous resolution Saturday morning endorsing Jarrad Lancaster for Congress. A longtime resident of Whitley and Kosciusko County, Lancaster is a retired third-generation firefighter and NFPA instructor, current volunteer Whitko wrestling coach, and Whitley County hobby rancher.
Lancaster’s research into discovering the truth concerning election integrity, the shady dealings of those in power, and the erosion of parental rights in schools (and Constitutional rights in general) brought him into the political arena. When a child relative was forced to choose between taking the experimental COVID vaccine or being denied life-saving medical treatment, Lancaster joined with a few other like-minded truck drivers and co-pioneered the American Freedom Convoy, taking a daring stance against the government overreach of mask mandates and forced vaccination. Lancaster later spoke at the Wisconsin State capital on the subject as well.
Lancaster is passionate about parental rights in schools and has been a vocal attendant at Purple for Parents meetings throughout Northern Indiana. According to their mission statement, “Purple for Parents of Indiana Inc. informs, advocates, and engages Hoosiers to protect children from harmful agendas saturating the education system. [They] believe the responsibility of teaching morals and values to children are the parents/caregivers and NOT a government institution.” Lancaster supports green energy and personal freedom; however, he opposes the use of taxpayer dollars to seed such businesses and/or keep them afloat.