Gatewood Galbraith

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The man himself

Gatewood Galbraith is a Kentucky lawyer. He has run for public office on the Democratic Party's ticket several times, and has written a book called The Last Free Man In America. About his book, Gatewood remarked "If you're a Democrat, you get it for free. If you're a Republican, it costs you $10."

Gatewood's book

While he usually runs on the Democratic ticket (he has also run at least once on the Reform Party ticket), his policies can be best described as borderline libertarian-socialist. In his 2007 gubernatorial campaign, "Gatewood" called for extensive education reform (including $5,000 in state aid to all college-bound high school students), extension of privacy rights, higher protection of civil liberties, and "clean government." Gatewood is also remembered for his support of marijuana legalization during his past campaigns, though he has turned away from this issue recently.^[1]

Gatewood has run for Governor four times (1991, 1995, 1999, 2007), Congress in 2000 and 2002, Attorney General in 2003, and Commissioner of Agriculture in 1983. When asked in 2007 about being a "perennial candidate", Gatewood responded by saying Kentucky has "perennial problems."^[2]

Democratic Primary Results, 2007 Governor's Race