LIBERTY
HIS GOALS WERE SIMPLE:
sharply cut income taxes
eliminate the Social Security tax
eliminate the capital-gains tax
protect the 2nd and 4th amendments
introduce choice into education
strengthen our intelligence-gathering capability
build a national missile defense system
STEVEN BURGAUER
was the
LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE
for UNITED STATES SENATE
from ILLINOIS in 2002
ENSURING TOMORROW'S PROSPERITY TODAY
POSITION PAPERS
An Armed Society Can Be a Polite Society
Limited Government -- A Quaint Idea?
A Sane Transportation Policy for Illinois
The Economic Slavery of our Children
From Each According to His Ability . . .
The Scam That is Social Security
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Campaign Kickoff Press Conference
University of Illinois at Chicago
BACKGROUND:
Avid hiker, Eagle Scout, founder of a successful mutual fund, winner of the Mathematics and Science Award from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Steven Burgauer lives in Illinois with his family. He has been happily married to the same woman for 27 years and together they have raised two fine children, now of college-age. A graduate of Illinois State University, Mr. Burgauer currently writes science fiction and teaches Business Economics for Eureka College, the alma mater of former President Ronald Reagan, and for Bradley University.
His community service includes:
President of the Friends of the Peoria Public Library -- helped to raise nearly $200,000 in private funds to buy the library a new Bookmobile
Board of Directors of the Libertarian Futurist Society -- helped them adopt a new set of by-laws and become a not-for-profit corporation
Scoutmaster of a local Boy Scout Troop -- established a High Adventure program for older boys at risk of dropping out of Scouting
Board of Directors of the local Girl Scout Council
Member Finance Committee, Father Sweeney School for the Academically Gifted
Cubmaster of a local Cub Scout Pack -- doubled the size of the Pack and brought Cubscouting to more boys
Member Capital Drive Committee charged with raising $2,000,000 to buy land for and build a new Boy Scout camp to serve central Illinois
Volunteer Professor to teach Economics to inmates at Pontiac State Penitentiary as part of a rehab program
Volunteer Commissioner -- MaKaJaWan Scout Reservation, Northeast Illinois Council, Boy Scouts of America
Scoutmaster -- Boy Scout Troop, Fairbury, Illinois
President, and later, Faculty Advisor to Illinois State University chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity
Co-Founder -- helped found the Blind Bowling League of Lake County in conjunction with the Grayslake Lions Club as part of his Boy Scout Eagle Service project
CREDENTIALS:
In addition to writing science fiction, Mr. Burgauer has written extensively on business topics in the fields of investment management, finance, and economics. Drawing on knowledge he gained as a former Certified Financial Planner and as a stockbroker, he recently completed work on an investment primer, THE WEALTH BUILDER'S GUIDE.
His work has been reviewed in many places, including LOCUS Magazine, SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE , the PEORIA JOURNAL STAR, and PROMETHEUS, the journal of the Libertarian Futurist Society. His book, IN THE SHADOW OF OMEN, was the Barnes & Noble online book of the week in October 1997.
Paid for by the BURGAUER FOR SENATE Committee
