Scott Boman

Scott ("Scotty") Avery Boman (born April 14, 1962) Kestenbaum, Lawrence. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#RX50TJTYK "Index to Politicians: Bola to Boncoraglio"] . "http://politicalgraveyard.com" (website).] Edited by WDIV Staff. [http://www.clickondetroit.com/decision2006/10113579/detail.html "Information On Lieutenant Governor Candidates"] . "http://clickondetroit.com" (website).] has been one of Michigan’s most visible (and most votedSecretary of State [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/00gen/12000000.html] "http://mi.gov" (website)] for) Libertarian politicians since the late 1990s. Boman was the 2006 running mate of Gubernatorial candidate Gregory Creswell in the 2006 Michigan gubernatorial election, and has been a candidate in every state-wide partisan election since 1994 when he ran for State Representative in the 7th district. While his birth name is “Scott” he has gone by “Scotty” on his literature and in ballot listings. [Land, Terri (Secretary of State). [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/cgi-bin/cfr/can_search.cgi "Candidate Committee Search (note: to get results enter last name Boman, Libertarian Party, all committees)"] . "http://mi.gov/sos" (website).] Also, he became the second Libertarian to be endorsed by the Detroit News, when he competed in the 1997 Detroit City Council general election.cite news | last = Editorial | first = Staff | url = http://www.detnews.com | title = Detroit City Elections | work = Detroit News | date = 1997-08-31 | accessdate = 1997-08-31 [http://www.lpmich.org/news/DetNews_clipping_0831_1997.pdf] ] [cite news | first=Greg | last=Stempfle | coauthors= | title=Scotty Boman for State Board of Education | date=May 7, 2002 | publisher = LPM Online
url=http://michiganlp.org/ENewsletters/N20020507.htm#MI1 | accessdate = | language =English ] [cite news | first=Greg | last=Stempfle | coauthors= | title=Election Results By The Numbers | date=November/December, 2002 | publisher = Michigan Libertarian
url=http://michiganlp.org/Past%20Newsletters/Michigan%20Libertarian%20Newsletter%20Nov-Dec%202002.pdf | accessdate = | language =English ] [cite news | first=Greg | last=Stempfle | coauthors= | title=Boman Campaign Falls Short For Major Party | date=November/December, 2002 | publisher = Michigan Libertarian
url=http://michiganlp.org/Past%20Newsletters/Michigan%20Libertarian%20Newsletter%20Nov-Dec%202002.pdf | accessdate = | language =English ]

As of January, 2008, Boman has been a member of the Republican Party, and has been actively promoting Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul by participating in interviews with local media, writing opinion columns, and being an assistant meetup organizer.cite news | first=Laura | last=Berman | coauthors= | title=Paul eyes the cranky Mich. vote | date=January 3, 2008 | publisher = "The Detroit News" | url=http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080103/OPINION03/801030346 | accessdate = | language =English ] cite news | first=Scott | last=Boman | coauthors= | title=Why Michiganders Should Vote for Ron Paul in Primary | date=January 3, 2008 | publisher = "The Muslim Observer" | url=http://muslimmedianetwork.com/mmn/?p=1639 | accessdate = | language =English ] Organizer Albert [http://ronpaul.meetup.com/1085/ "The Wayne County Ron Paul Meetup Group"] . "ronpaul.meetup.com/1085"(Website)]

Early life

Boman was son of Democratic politician, and precinct delegate, Ray Howard Boman. Scott Boman went to grade school at the Detroit Waldorf School [Jauernig, Christof [http://www.diewaldorfs.waldorf.net/listengl.html "The International List of Famous Waldorf Alumni (...and Waldorf Parents)"] "diewaldorfs.waldorf.net" (website)] , and graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School in 1980. He earned a bachelors of Science in Physics and Philosophy (with a minor in mathematics) from Western Michigan University in 1985. Boman returned to Western Michigan University where he earned his Master of Arts in Physics, and participated in scholarly research [cite news | first=S. A. | last=Boman | coauthors=E. M. Bernstein, and J. A. Tanis | title=Single-electron capture and loss cross sections versus target Z for 1 MeV/u oxygen ions incident on gases | date=January 19, 1989 | publisher = Physical Review A | url= http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v39/i9/p4423_1 | accessdate = | language = ] . In 1999 he earned a MAT in Secondary Education at Wayne State University.

Political activities prior to 2006

Scott Boman has run for several public offices, and has been elected to leadership positions in a few organizations.

In 1984 Boman was the founding President of a student social organization at Western Michigan University called ‘’Fellowship of the Purple Cube.’’cite news | first=Scott | last=Boman | title=Police disturb quiet gathering | date=November 21, 1986 | publisher = Western Herald | url=http://Westernherald.com | accessdate = | language = [http://purplecube.info] ] Fellowship of the Purple Cube. [http://fellowshipofthepurplecube.org "Organization Webpage Description"] . "fellowshipofthepurplecube.org" (website).] The organization also organized a protest in support of students who wished to hold an outlawed street party. [cite news | first=Jacqueline | last=Mitchell | coauthors= | title=19 arrested at party in taboo Lafayette area | date=July/August, 2006 | publisher = Kalamazoo Gazette | url=http://www.kalamazoogazette.com | accessdate = | language =English [http://purplecube.info] ] Boman also wrote for the "Western Herald" [cite news | first=Nichole | last=Allen | title=WMU alum running for Lt. Governor | date=November 1, 2006 | publisher = Western Herald | url=http://media.www.westernherald.com/media/storage/paper881/news/2006/11/01/News/Wmu-Alum.Running.For.Lt.Governor-2415318.shtml | accessdate = | language =English ] on this issue and other topics.

In 1994 Boman ran for 7th District State Representative to the Michigan Legislature. [Kestenbaum, Lawrence. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep1990s.html "Michigan: U.S. Representatives, 1990s Index of Politicians by Office Held or Sought"] . "http://politicalgraveyard.com" (website).] In the same year Boman (along with Emily Salvette and Barb Vozenilek) headed a successful effort to collect 40,700 signatures to restore the Libertarian Party of Michigan's ballot access. [cite news | last = Editorial | first = Staff | url = https://www.lp.org/lpn/9404-affiliates-MI.html | title = Affiliate News: Michigan | work = LP News Archive | date = April, 1994 | accessdate = ]

In 1996 Boman ran for the United States House of Representatives 14th District position [Federal Election Commission. [http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe1996/hrmi.htm "1996 U.S. House of Representatives Results"] . "http://www.fec.gov" (website).] [Houghton Mifflin. [http://college.hmco.com/polisci/resources/psn/students/documents/96_fed_stats.html "STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 5, 1996"] . "http://college.hmco.com" (website).] [Parker, Randy (collaborative). [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29546 "MI District 14"] . "http://www.ourcampaigns.com" (website).] [Libertarian Party (United States). [http://www.lp.org/lpn/9612-results.html "1996 Libertarian Party election results"] . "http://lp.org" (website).]

In 1997 Boman became the second Libertarian to be endorsed by "the Detroit News", when he ran for member of the Detroit City Council.

In 1998 he ran for the Wayne State University Board of Governors. [Terri Lynn Land, Secretary of State. [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/cgi-bin/cfr/com_det.cgi?com_id=508948 "Committee Statement of Organization (1998)"] . "Michigan.gov" (website).]

In 1999 Boman was elected to the Wayne State University Student Council. [cite news | first=Paul | last=Gallagher | coauthors= | title=BEST slate sweeps Student Council election | date=April 9, 1999 | publisher = The South End | url=http://web.archive.org/web/19990422165259/www.southend.wayne.edu/ | accessdate = | language =English ] [cite news | first=Katie | last=Yonushewski | coauthors= | title=Former Student Council member vying for the governor’s office | date=November 2, 2006 | publisher = The South End | url=http://thesouthend.typepad.com/tsenews/2006/11/former_student_.html | accessdate = | language =English ]

He ran again for the Wayne State University Board of Governors in 2000, [Terri Lynn Land, Secretary of State. [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/cgi-bin/cfr/com_det.cgi?com_id=510027 "Committee Statement of Organization (2000)"] . "Michigan.gov" (website).] earning more votes than any other minor party candidate, in that election, for any office.cite news | first= | last=Campaign | coauthors= | title=Elect Scotty Boman Libertarian for State Board of Education | date=July/August, 2002 | publisher = Michigan Libertarian | url= http://michiganlp.org/Past%20Newsletters/Michigan%20Libertarian%20Newsletter%20Jul-Aug%202002.pdf | accessdate = | language = ] [Terri Lynn Land, Secretary of State. [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/00gen/12000000.html "Election Results GENERAL ELECTION November 07, 2000. Member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors 8 Year Terms (2) Positions"] . "Michigan.gov" (website).] His vote total (130,176). This is 46,000 votes more than those cast for the well-known Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who's vote total was (84,165). [Terri Lynn Land, Secretary of State. [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/00gen/01000000.html "Election Results GENERAL ELECTION November 07, 2000. President of the United States 4 Year Term (1) Position"] . "Michigan.gov" (website).]

In 2002, Boman ran for the State Board of Education [Terri Lynn Land, Secretary of State. [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/cgi-bin/cfr/com_det.cgi?com_id=511295 "Committee Statement of Organization (2002)"] . "Michigan.gov" (website).] [cite news | first=Erica | last=Berg | coauthors= | title=A ‘different’ state board may await winners | date=October 2, 2002 | publisher = Lansing City Pulse | url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/021030/votersguide/boardofed.html | accessdate = | language =English ]

In 2004 the perennial candidate made another run for the State Board of Education [Terri Lynn Land, Secretary of State. [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/cgi-bin/cfr/com_det.cgi?com_id=512039 "Committee Statement of Organization (2004)"] . "Michigan.gov" (website).] [cite news | first=Scott | last=Boman | coauthors=LSJ Editorial Staff | title=LSJ Voting Guide: Candidate Detail | date=October, 2004 | publisher = Lansing State Journal | url=http://www.vgt2004.org/a-lansing/candidate-detail.go?id=1377058 | accessdate = | language =English ] [Banks, Nancy L. M. (Southfield City Clerk). [http://www.cityofsouthfield.com/Government/CityDepartments/AC/CityClerksOffice/ElectionResults/GeneralElection2004/tabid/671/Default.aspx "City of Southfield Election Results. General Election. Tuesday, November 2, 2004"] . "http://www.cityofsouthfield.com" (website).] [cite news | first=Scotty | last=Boman | coauthors=LSJ Editorial Staff | title=General Election 2004 | date=October, 2004 | publisher = Traverse City Record-Eagle | url=http://www.record-eagle.com/election2004/08-11_state-ed.pdf | accessdate = | language =English ]

In 2005 he was Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Michigan.cite news | first= | last=Staff | coauthors= | title=Libertarian Party of Michigan, Officers and Directors | date=August, 2005 | publisher = Michigan Libertarian | url= http://michiganlp.org/Past%20Newsletters/Michigan%20Libertarian%20Newsletter%20Aug%202005.pdf | accessdate = | language = ]

In 2006 Boman was elected to be Chair of the Libertarian Party of Michigan.

2006 Lieutenant Governor candidacy

Gubernatorial co-candidacy

The Granholm and Devos campaigns normally only included a brief mention of the Lieutenant Governor candidate, but Boman shared visibility with the Gubernatorial Candidate Gregory Creswell;cite news | first=Bob | last=Campbell | coauthors=Dawson Bell and Zachary Gorchow | title=POLITICALLY SPEAKING: Scotty Boman is running again | date=May 22, 2006 | publisher = Detroit Free Press | url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060522/NEWS06/605220367 | accessdate = | language =English [http://michiganlp.org/Shared%20Documents/LibertariansInTheNews.aspx] ] signage contained both of their names in the same Font sizes, [Photo. [http://www.michiganlp.org/Pictures/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=28&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emichiganlp%2Eorg%2FPictures%2FForms%2FAllItems%2Easpx&RootFolder=%2FPictures "October 16 Debate"] . "Michiganlp.org" (website).] they would both make their candidate profiles available whenever possible, and their hadbills would profile each of them. [Committee to Elect Greg Creswell [http://www.webcitation.org/5XFWweHGH "Handbill"] . "http://scottyboman.lpwm.org" (website).] They also participated jointly on radio interviews and in radio commercials. [Committee to Elect Greg Creswell [http://www.webcitation.org/5XFXDW9my "Radio Commercial In Use"] . "http://scottyboman.lpwm.org" (website).] Vote-USA Project. [http://www.webcitation.org/5XMSyhAIM "Connecting Voters and Candidates"] . "vote-usa.org" (website).]

In addition to sharing ballot space and votes, Boman shared many positions on issues with Creswell. This is in some ways predictable since Boman was Chaircite news | first=Scotty | last=Boman | coauthors= | title=Full Exec. Committee elected at convention | date=July/August, 2006 | publisher = Michigan Libertarian
url=http://michiganlp.org/Past%20Newsletters/Michigan%20Libertarian%20Newsletter%20July-Aug%202006.pdf | accessdate = | language =English ] of the Libertarian Party of Michigan, at the time, and both candidates closely follow their party’s platform. [Libertarian Party of Michigan. [http://michiganlp.org/Shared%20Documents/Platform.aspx "Platform (as revised in convention, May 5, 2007)"] . "http://michiganlp.org" (website).]

Boman claims to have had the same opinion on many of these issues since he first ran for office as a Libertarian.Boman, Scotty. [http://www.webcitation.org/5W8QJmW4t "Scotty Boman for Lt. Governor"] . "http://scottyboman.org" (website).]

Racial preferences

Like Creswell, Boman said his support of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) was consistent with his opposition to all forms of state-sponsored racial or sexual discrimination. Like Creswell, he spoke in radio commercials that contrasted Libertarians from Democrats and Republicans, by supporting an end to what they called, “racial preferences.”cite news | first= | last=League of Women Voters | coauthors= | title=League of Women Voters 2006 Voters Guide | date=November, 2006 | publisher = The Saginaw News | url=http://www.mlive.com/sanews/saginaw_voters_guide.pdf | accessdate = | language =English ]

Civil liberties, prisons and non-violent crime

Boman, like Creswell, held to the notion that people should be free to act as they wish so long as they don’t initiate force against others. He was endorsed by the “Stonewall Libertarians” [Stonewall Libertarians [http://www.randyforgovernor.com/stonewall/endorsements.html "STONEWALL LIBERTARIANS ENDORSEMENTS"] . "http://www.stonewalllibertarians.com/" (website).] for openly supporting equal rights for gays. [Boman, Scotty. [http://www.webcitation.org/5XFX5DaaV "Marriage, Family, and Custody"] . "http://scottyboman.lpwm.org" (website).] Boman also argued that a respect for civil liberties would eliminate the need for replacing Michigan’s single-business tax. Boman’s alternative was to save money by pardoning people in prison for what he called “victimless crimes,” and an end to state enforcement of drug prohibitions. He focused on medical marijuana as one example of civil liberties worthy of being respected. He was also a member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), but choose not to renew his membership in 2006 because of the ACLU opposition to MCRI. [Kestenbaum, Lawrence. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aclu.html "American Civil Liberties Union Politician members"] . "http://politicalgraveyard.com" (website).] [cite news | first=Leonard | last=Schwartz | coauthors= | title=The ACLU & MCRI | date=July/August, 2006 | publisher = Michigan Libertarian
url=http://michiganlp.org/Past%20Newsletters/Michigan%20Libertarian%20Newsletter%20July-Aug%202006.pdf | accessdate = | language =English ] [cite news | first=Scotty | last=Boman | coauthors= | title=The ACLU chooses racism | date=July/August, 2006 | publisher = Michigan Libertarian | url=http://michiganlp.org/Past%20Newsletters/Michigan%20Libertarian%20Newsletter%20July-Aug%202006.pdf | accessdate = | language =English ]

Economy

Boman also supported a market economy. Both he and Creswell referred to the Mackinac Center [Braun, Kenneth M. [http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=8112 "From Worst to First: The Best Business Tax is None"] . "http://www.mackinac.org" (website).] when asked for specific ideas on practical economic reforms. In general Boman objected to all taxes, but conceded the need to phase them out carefully. [League of Women Voters. [http://www.lwvmi.org/Governor.htm "League of Women Voters of Michigan Nonpartisan Voter Guide – November 2006"] . "http://www.lwvmi.org" (website).]

Political activities since 2006

As of January, 2008, Boman has been a member of the Republican Party. He has been interviewed by Metropolitan Detroit’s major daily newspaper, the "Detroit News" about his support of Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul, and cites the Paul candidacy as a reason for becoming a Republican.

Boman has also encouraged voters to choose Ron Paul in his opinion column, and has served as an assistant meetup organizer for the "The Wayne County Ron Paul Meetup Group".

US Senate Candidacy

Boman is currently running for U.S. Senate for the Libertarian Party [cite news | first=Austin | last=Cassidy | coauthors= | title=Michigan Libertarian convention features pair of contested races; full slate of congressional and statewide candidates | date=June 7, 2008 | publisher = Independent Political Report | url= http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/06/michigan-libertarian-convention-features-pair-of-contested-races-full-slate-of-congressional-and-statewide-candidates/ | accessdate = | language = ] . He has been polling at 3% as of August 25, 2008. [cite news | first=WXYZ-TV | last=Staff | coauthors=Detroit News | title=EXCLUSIVE POLL: 7th & 9th Districts | date=August 25, 2008 | publisher = WXYZ-TV | url= http://www.wxyz.com/content/news/2008vote/story.aspx?content_id=b6fd9285-e8f6-4416-8b5c-b3bbe8a7ef56 | accessdate = | language = ] .

Boman joined every Libertarian candidate for the United States House of Representatives, publicly expressed disaproval for any bailout plan. A Libertarian Party of Michigan press release quotes Boman as saying "We must not tax, regulate and penalize them to bail out those on Wall Street and Main Street who have demonstrated they are not responsible, and will likely do the same thing again, and expect yet another bail out" [ ]

References

External links

* [http://scottyboman.org campaign page for Lieutenant Governor campaign]
* [http://www.webcitation.org/5XMSyhAIM Scotty Boman's Vote USA Posting]
* [http://www.vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?Id=MICreswellGregory Greg Creswell's Vote USA Posting.]
* [http://www.lsj.com/news/local/040111_affirm_1b-2b.html Gregory Creswell's early role in placing MCRI on the Ballot]
* [http://www.lwvmi.org/documents/LWVGuide06.pdf League of Women Voters Election Guide]
* [http://www.brassrootsusa.org/Pledge.htm Brass Roots Web page]
* [http://www.lsj.com/news/local/040111_affirm_1b-2b.html Article about early phase of MCRI effort]
* [http://thesouthend.typepad.com/tsenews/2006/11/former_student_.html Article about Creswell and his running-mate]
* [http://michiganlp.org Libertarian Party of Michigan Website]
* [http://www.lp.org National Libertarian Party website]
* [http://bentley.umich.edu/bhl/mhchome/parties/libertar.htm University of Michigan Library Reference]
* [http://www.vote-usa.org/BallotCandidates.aspx?Election=20061107GMI000000ALL Vote USA Michigan 2006 Election]
* [http://www.isil.org/network/mi/ International Society for Individual Liberty, Michigan Chapter]