Full Name:
Barry Evan Short
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Theresa
Birth Date:
08/19/1955
Birth Place:
Pomona, CA
Home City:
Cedar City, UT
No education information on file.
Vice Chair, Libertarian Party of Utah, 2017-present
Candidate, Utah State Lieutenant Governor, 2020
Candidate, Utah State House of Representatives, District 72, 2014, 2018
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Utah, 2014
Candidate, Utah House of Representatives, District 72, 2012
Candidate, Utah House of Representatives, District 72, 2010
No caucus information on file.
Executive Vice president, San Diego Comic Convention, 1984-85
Owner, 21st Century Comics, 1985-2003
Member, Utah Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, present
Founding Member, The Society of the War of 1812 in Utah
Member, Sons of the American Revolution, 2015-current
Person Most Want to Meet (Dead or Alive):
My fourth great grandfather, Thomas Leland Jr. He was a member of the Grafton, MA militia that took part in the Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775. I wonder if he knew how momentous that day would be.
I would also like to talk with my great grandfather Henry W. Short Jr, who as a lawyer won an important civil rights case before the Nebraska Supreme Court in the 1880s, firmly establishing that when a person pays their court-ordered bail, a sheriff has no right or discretion to refuse to release them from jail.
Pets (include names):
2 cats: Lenin and Trotsky
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
We need a change of direction, to fiscal responsibility and personal freedom. I don't see it coming from my opponent.