Dave Wood

§1On the ballot

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§2Who they are

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Dave Wood was born in Rockford, Illinois, in 1944, moved to Boulder in 1953, graduated from Boulder High School, and attended the University of Colorado Boulder and the Berklee College of Music.² His campaign website says that in 1966 he refused to be drafted in order to challenge the morality and constitutionality of the military draft, that an appeals court upheld his conviction and the Supreme Court declined to hear his case, and that he served 13 months in federal prison; it also notes that in 1977 President Carter pardoned all those who had refused the draft.² After moving back to Colorado in 1976 he owned a TV repair shop and played saxophone in bands, and he later spent 28 years at an internet marketing company before retiring in 2018.² He ran for mayor of Superior, Colorado, about a year after buying a home there in 1978.²

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running on the Libertarian Party ticket to spread the message that libertarian principles can bring peace and prosperity, and to reduce Washington's role in people's lives.^2,3

Websites and accounts

• Campaign websitedavewood4colorado.com^3,4

§3What they've said on the issues

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