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Libertarian . Chem?
. Mary Lourse Hanson
Vice Chairwoman
Sylvia Sanders
Secretary
2300 WISC- AVE S. Dal?as Cooley
WASHINGTON 0c. 2000? Treasure,
[202} 333-3209 William D. Burt
National Drrecfm

October 6, 1980

David H. Koch

200 Central Park SOuth
Apt. 25?0

New York, NY 10019

Dear David:

After all you've done for the campaign this year,
I'm almost embarrassed to ask you to consider con-
tributing to another important Libertarian campaign,
one that looks like a winner in southern California.

And yet I feel you'd want to make sure that we don't
miss the boat on this one.

To make a long story short, $20,000 is what stands
between us and electing Roberta Rinehart, a very
credible, attractive Libertarian, to the California
Assembly. You know the huge strides we've made in
Alaska, with a $250 million income tax repeal under
our belt. Then imagine electing a Libertarian to the

California legislature--that ?great stage" of politics
in the nation's largest state.

Roberta is electable--indeed, she's running neck and
neck and we expect her to win provided she has the
money to pay for a massive mailing to the 100,000
registered households in her district. She has already
raised several thousand dollars for her race locally,
and will be raising an additional $5,000 or so locally

for a last minute targeted mailing. I have worked with
her campalgn managers--the same people who spearheaded
California's success

ful ballot access drive-?to uarantee
that Roberta has hun 

dreds of volunteers on the street
for her. And she does.

All of the elements of a win a
$20,000 needed to pay for??
mailing to the

I'd like to ask

re here except the

. . general get-out?the vote
district as a whole. This is the amount

you to contribute, either through the

 

 

 

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Libertarian National Committee or directly to

the Rinehart for Assembly Campaign. Contributions
from sources outside California, and even from
corporations, are quite legal under California law.
and I can produce a legal opinion by attorney Ray
Hendrickson verifying this if necessary.

As we recently discussed, the Libertarian Party has
other big ?winning" races this year, too. But aSide
from the Alaska Libertarians' House races?-for whom
we recently raised several thousand dollars--there
is no other state-level race as important in terms
of w1nnability and impact as the Rinehart campaign.

I strongly urge your support, and encourage you to
talk with Dallas Cooley, Chris Hooker, or Roberta
Rinehart should you wish to verify my impressions
of this exciting opportunity. I've enclosed details
about the campaign, and of course I remain at your
disposal to answer any questions you might have.

Thanks for considering this urgent request.

For?yiberty,

Wil;;:m D. Burt

National Director

WDBI
enclosures: Rinehart prospectus
brochure