"Carla Howell ... her campaign
could catch fire, and eventually, maybe, just maybe, Massachusetts would be
represented by Sen. Howell. Stranger things have happened. Just ask
the people of Minnesota, where Jesse Ventura...is the governor."
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Carla Howell is shooting to be Massachusetts's
first female senator, but isn't making that a theme in her issues-driven
campaign. "I want to be elected for my ideas and commitments, not my
gender. I would be pleased to be the first woman US Senator from
Massachusetts, but I would rather be known as the first small government US
Senator from Massachusetts."
That draws quite a contrast between her and
long-time senator and liberal icon Edward Kennedy. "Small government is
beautiful," Howell says. "Small government makes our communities and our country
prosperous, generous, and tolerant. Small government means individual
liberty and personal responsibility."
In 1998 Carla Howell won 102,198 votes in her bid
for Massachusetts State Auditor. She was endorsed by the Boston Herald
who described her as a "serious, savvy, and well-qualified candidate . . .
well worth a vote". Ms. Howell also received endorsements from
Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby and Barbara Anderson, Director of
the Citizens for Limited Taxation.
Because of Carla Howell's vote total, the
Libertarian Party became the third major party in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. (There are over 12,000 registered Libertarian voters
in the Bay State.) Currently a management and strategy consultant, Carla
Howell worked in the private sector for twenty-four years. She's held
various engineering and marketing management positions in high technology and
health care.
Carla Howell earned an MBA from Babson College in
Massachusetts in 1986. A successful businesswoman, she's also a high-tech
management consultant and is active in social and political causes. She
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Math / Computer Science, and served as
Chair of the Massachusetts Libertarian Party from 1997 to 1999.
