Carla Howell is a libertarian activist and president of the Center for Small Government. A renaissance woman, she’s also a singer-songwriter. She’s successfully placed initiatives on the ballot in her native Massachusetts to end the state income tax, and her efforts have won significant backing – in 2004, 45% of voters in her state supported the initiative.
The CSG has a compelling motto: “Small government is beautiful.”
Her work shows two things, among others – dedicated citizens can make a difference, and gender doesn’t matter. She’s thought about what she believes, researched the law, understands her state’s politics, and then acted on that effort.
Many places still have a ceiling beyond which women cannot easily rise for ‘serious’ political work. Howell ignored those barriers, joined with libertarian Michael Cloud as co-founder of the Center, and her state is better for it.