{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = <!-- Deleted image removed: 180px --> | name = Charlie Earl | state_house = Ohio | state = Ohio | district = 80th | term = October 7, 1981 – December 31, 1984 | preceded = Mike Oxley | succeeded = Lynn Wachtmann | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|6|6}} | birth_place = Fostoria, Ohio | party = Libertarian (2010–present) | spouse = Pat | children = 2 | alma_mater = College of Wooster (B.A.)<br>Bowling Green State University (M.A.) | profession = Radio broadcasting<br> Mass communication professor | website = [http://www.EarlAndClarkForOhio.com/ Campaign website] | other_party = Republican (before 2010) }}
'''Charles R. Earl''' (born June 6, 1946) is an American politician and former member of the Ohio House of Representatives 80th district from 1981 to 1984 when he declined to seek reelection. A member of the Libertarian Party, he received enough signatures to obtain ballot access and become a candidate for Governor of Ohio in the 2014 election.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gomez|first=Henry J.|last2=clevel|last3=.com|date=2014-02-18|title=Ed FitzGerald faces only primary among statewide candidates; Libertarians fail to field full slate|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2014/02/ed_fitzgerald_faces_only_prima.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=cleveland|language=en}}</ref>
==Early life, education, and family== Earl was born in Fostoria, Ohio, a town near Findlay. Charlie attended public schools in Sycamore, Ohio and then enrolled at College of Wooster graduating in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Later, Earl enrolled at Bowling Green State University graduating in 1992 with a Master of Arts in mass communication but stayed for two more years pursuing doctoral studies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.earlandclarkforohio.com/charlie-earl.html |title=Charlie Earl – Biography |access-date=2013-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113043231/http://www.earlandclarkforohio.com/charlie-earl.html |archive-date=2013-11-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Ohio House of Representatives (1981–1984)== With Mike Oxley elected to Congress in a special election following the death of Congressman Tennyson Guyer, Earl was appointed to serve the remainder of Oxley's term in the Ohio House of Representatives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nhNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3087,5235553&dq=charles+earl+ohio+rep+michael+oxley&hl=en|title=Toledo Blade |via= Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref> In 1982, Earl won election to a full term. In 1984, Earl opted not to run for another term, and was succeeded by Lynn Wachtmann. He subsequently returned to the private sector.
==2010 Ohio Secretary of State election== In 2010, Earl decided to run for office, this time as a Libertarian. While initially looking to obtain his seat back in the Ohio House of Representatives, he decided to instead run for Ohio Secretary of State.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/national-govt-politics/3-vying-for-ohio-secretary-of-state-1/nNJBB/ |title=3 vying for Ohio secretary of state |publisher=www.daytondailynews.com |accessdate=2013-01-15}}</ref> He lost the election, and has since again returned to private life.
==2014 gubernatorial election== Earl has announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio.<ref>{{cite news|last=McAvoy|first=John|title=Earl for Ohio Governor Campaign Launch|url=http://toledoteaparty.com/ai1ec_event/earl-for-ohio-governor-campaign-launch/?instance_id=295|accessdate=8 September 2013|date=6 September 2013|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022164406/http://toledoteaparty.com/ai1ec_event/earl-for-ohio-governor-campaign-launch/?instance_id=295|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gomez|first=Henry J.|title=Charlie Earl, Ohio's libertarian candidate for governor, saddles up for his 'last rodeo'|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2013/09/charlie_earl_ohios_libertarian.html|accessdate=13 September 2013|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|date=13 September 2013}}</ref> Earl has achieved enough valid signatures to obtain ballot access in the election.<ref name="qualify1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/02/ed_fitzgerald_faces_only_prima.html|title=Ed FitzGerald faces only primary among statewide candidates; Libertarians fail to field full slate|last=Gomez|first=Henry J.|work=The Plain Dealer|date=February 18, 2014|accessdate=March 3, 2014}}</ref> However, he was barred from the ballot because of technical faults in the signatures collected. The decision was appealed in federal court but the court determined the signatures were not collected by Libertarian Party or independent petitioners as required by law.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vardon|first=Joe|date=9 March 2014|title=Libertarians angry at GOP while acknowledging faults|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/03/09/libertarians-angry-at-gop-while-acknowledging-faults.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120144/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/03/09/libertarians-angry-at-gop-while-acknowledging-faults.html|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
== Electoral history ==
{|class="wikitable collapsible" |-bgcolor=#cccccc !colspan=19 style="background: #ccccff;" |Election results |- !'''Year''' !'''Office''' !'''Election''' ! !'''Subject''' !'''Party''' !'''Votes''' !'''%''' ! !'''Opponent''' !'''Party''' !'''Votes''' !'''%''' ! !'''Opponent''' !'''Party''' !'''Votes''' !'''%''' ! |- |2010 |Ohio Secretary of State |General | |{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Charlie Earl |{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian |{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |179,495 |{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |4.9% | |{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Jon Husted''' |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{Party shading/Republican}} |1,973,422 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |54.0% | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Maryellen O'Shaughnessy |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |1,500,648 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |41.1% | |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== <!-- {{commons category}} --> * [http://www.earlandclarkforohio.com/ Campaign website] * [http://www.charlieearlradiotvinterviewandspeeches.com/?m=1/ Speeches and Interviews]
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