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Alexander Snitker is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate seat in Florida being vacated by George LeMieux. Snitker propses the Fair Tax, a repeal of the 16th Amendment, and a balanced federal budget. He is a proponent of a Constitutionally-limited federal government, individual liberty, and a non-interventionist foreign policy, and is a strong proponent of citizen and states rights under the 10th Amendment.

His specific proposals include the repeal of the 16th Amendment (income tax) in favor of the Fair Tax, a national sales tax on end-user goods and services. He also proposes a balanced budget amendment, term limits, and eliminating Congressional perks and pensions.

Snitker placed second behind Republican Marco Rubio in the Orlando Tea Party Straw Poll in February 2009, where he defeated both Republican Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek.

Though he has received little mainstream media coverage, he has a larger following on the Internet than most of his major party competitors. He is endorsed by former U.S. Senate candidate Dennis Bradley, The Tenth Amendment Center, Liberty Candidate, 912 Candidates, and Retake Congress.

Snitker was born Waukon, Iowa on August 6th 1975 to Patricia and Dennis Snitker and lived on the family farm until age 5. He moved to New Port Richey, Florida when he was 8 years old and graduated from Gulf High School. While in high school he was a member of the School Naval Recruit Officer training corps. During this time he commanded the school's drill team. While attending high school he also trained and taught Isshinryu Karate achieving a black belt.

He served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he was deployed in Haiti and Norway, and served aboard the USS Tortuga. He is married to Kelly Snitker, and has a young son. He currently works for AXSA Document Solutions, and considers himself a "citizen-statesman" in the tradition of the U.S. founding fathers.