For awhile now I've been a big fan of The Liberty Restoration Project and the work they're doing in Kansas City.
They were the loudest voice critical of Red Light Cameras.
They had a recent win locally with Urban farming legislation in Kansas City.
And the pink-hair sporting Tracy Ward is now a mainstay at some of the most important City Council meetings.
Yesterday afternoon, I was lucky enough to hang out with Ward and her fellow Libertarian activist Catherine Bleish for a bit as we talked about a vast array of local topics. What I liked is that they see a great deal of common ground in their work toward smaller government and the struggles of the urban core.
A bit of news that came out of the discussion:
KANSAS CITY LIBERTARIAN TRACY WARD IS CONTEMPLATING A CHALLENGE TO 6th DISTRICT INCUMBENT CATHY JOLLY!!!
From what I hear it'll be a grassroots campaign and a real departure from Jolly's "big money politico" way of doing things powered by some of the biggest names in local political consulting.
I'm eager to see what develops . . . The anti-incumbent mood sweeping the nation might make this interesting despite the fact that Jolly is my favorite cheerleader on the Council, she's very cute, well funded and connected but might not be taking her re-election seriously. Yet.
Developing . . .