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Shawn Quinn, candidate for governor.

Shawn Quinn did not get into politics expecting to run for governor of Maryland.

Instead, the 52-year-old Lusby resident who ran unsuccessfully in 2010 for the House of Delegates in District 29C said he was looking to be a lieutenant governor candidate.

But the Libertarian party convinced Quinn that his energy and ideas were what the party needed in a governor.

Theyre like, You are our candidate, he said.

Quinn accepted his partys nomination and is running for Maryland governor as a Libertarian along with his running mate Lorenzo Gaztanaga. Of the two, Gaztanaga has more experience in politics and running for office, but likes to help more than he likes to lead, Quinn said.

Quinn faces Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown (D) and Larry Hogan (R) in the Nov. 4 election.

He might not have intended to run for governor, but Quinn has hit the campaign trail hard, traveling across the state speaking to as many groups and individuals as possible.

Quinn is running on a five-point plan that includes eight-year term limits for all elected officials, lowering the state sales tax to 3 percent, legalizing marijuana, reviewing the states regulations and condensing the laws on the books.

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