Some contend his campaign stole votes from the Ken Cuccinelli for Governor campaign last year. And many wonder why Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis is now running for the U.S. Senate when his poll numbers pale compared to his Democratic and Republican rivals.
38-year-old Robert Sarvis, of Northern Virginia, is an attorney, a software developer, and a math teacher. He says his campaign is about gaining momentum to fix a broken system, and he says the Libertarian party has gained more ground than any other third party.
Sarvis maintains that protecting the entire Bill of Rights means fewer gun restrictions on law-abiding citizens.
On fiscal responsibility, Sarvis says there's way too much federal overreach, bureaucracy, and overspending. He says the financial crisis and recession were the fault of years of bad regulation, the creation of a very fragile banking system, and bad monetary policy at the hands of the two major parties.
Regardless of the outcome of the senate race, Sarvis says he’ll continue working to get more Libertarians front and center. He says if he can get more than 10-percent of the vote, the Libertarian Party will become an official 3rd party in Virginia. And since many elections go uncontested, his momentum could pave the way for more Libertarian challengers.
Sarvis is vying for the seat of Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Warner. His Republican rival is Ed Gillespie.
