He's running for President of the United States under the Libertarian Party. He represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. He was a republican for the longesst time, until he realized that his party was abandoning its original theme of smaller government and more personal rights. He was appointed by President Reagan to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (1986-90), and served as President of Southeastern Legal Foundation (1990-91). He was an official with the CIA from 1971-78. Besides his experience, he's a terrific guy personally and is a real straight-talker, unlike a certain presidential candidate (you know who you are, you flip-flopper).