PLYMOUTH, IN -- Ryan Liedtky is new to Indiana politics. The soft-spoken writer, college student and baseball coach is up for the challenge. He has filed to run as Marshall County's first libertarian candidate.
For a county established in 1836, that's quite a few years without a libertarian choice. So why now?
Consider Liedtky is one of four candidates running for the best of three at-large positions for the County Council. Consider he's the only candidate in the field not directly employed by the county or area municipal governments. And, consider he's the only candidate vowing to give proper scrutiny to county expenses.
"Looking through the Council minutes, every vote has gone uncontested," Liedtky explains. "There are no questions being asked. None."
The lack of inquiry and due diligence has proven costly to Marshall County taxpayers, also.
"They've gotten themselves into a couple contracts where they went with the lowest bidder, but did not look into the company," he continued. "They ended up getting shoddy work and having to have it redone. So, they end up spending twice as much as they would have if they'd gone with a more reputable company from the start."
There's great opportunity in Marshall County after 172 years.
"There is some serious lack of oversight in this county that is costing taxpayers millions of dollars," Liedtky concluded.
