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For Immediate Release March 14, 1998 Contact: Anne Zelnosky (814) 942-2723 "Pennsylvania's the cradle of liberty. It's time to rock the cradle." With that Statement, Peg Luksik closed the kickoff event for the 1998 convention of the Constitutional Party of Pennsylvania last night. Today, Luksik announced that she is a candidate once again for governor of Pennsylvania. Conservative stalwarts, Joseph Sobran and Paul Weyrich, were in attendance at the convention to give Luksik their endorsement. "Peg has a potentially historic candidacy," said Sobran to an enthusiastic luncheon crowd of about 150. "Today, we have politicians in both political parties who believe in virtually nothing...and that crisis of belief translates into what we have now. Peg distinguishes herself from other politicians because she has fundamental beliefs," said Weyrich. In her announcement, Luksik cited sanctity of life, school choice, protection of family farms, local law enforcement, family selection of health care, and second amendment rights as among the issues she and the party support. Attendance at this year's Convention has increased two and one half times since the party's first convention in 1995. Attendees also heard from Ken Odette, Americans for Fair Taxation and Howard Phillips, former candidate for U.S. President from the United States Taxpayers Party in 1996. Attorney Charles Gerow, Republican candidate for the 19th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, a seat currently held by Bill Goodling, reminded the audience that "Our government was established by people who understood that our rights come from God...not from government." Gerow called for smaller government budgets which would produce larger family budgets. Luksik's running mate, Attorney James Clymer of Lancaster County, said America is having a "crisis of the soul." Clymer cited the highest rate of bankruptcies in Pennsylvania history in his criticism of the incumbent administration. "Even with good intentions...the tentacles of government reach into our lives and take away our freedoms." The state party also nominated a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Arlen Specter. Dean L. Snyder of York, PA, said, "Specter supports President Clinton more than his own party, supporting Clinton 59% of the time." Party members also voted to pass a resolution prohibiting party support for "any candidate who does not pledge to defend and promote the inviolable right to innocent human life from the moment of conception through natural death, without exception." It was unanimous. Luksik made history with two previous gubernatorial runs. In 1990 she garnered 46% of the vote in the Republican primary against Barbara Hafer. In 1994 she was the first person in this century to receive a double-digit vote count as a third party candidate for Governor in the general election. Said Luksik, "If you go into the voting booth and you believe in X and you vote for Y, you've used your vote to tell a lie." |
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