May 24, 2012 – Steve Collett, first-year graduate student in public policy, knows the odds are stacked squarely against him.
Running for Congress as a Libertarian is hard enough. Running against an 18-term incumbent with a war chest of nearly $1 million is tougher still. And running on a platform where the legalization of marijuana is the signature issue may be the toughest sell yet.
But Collett isn't mounting a campaign for federal office just to sway the debate.
He thinks he can win.
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Steve Collett, a graduate student at the Luskin School of Public Affairs, is currently running for Congress. Last week, Collett participated in a debate hosted by the Santa Monica Law Club at UCLA with four other candidates seeking to win a seat for the 33rd Congressional District.
