Erik Viker

LIBERTARIAN

Member of Borough Council

Selinsgrove, PA 17870

Contact:

534 8th Street

Selinsgrove, PA 17870

Telephone 570-274-2040

e-mail eviker@ptdprolog.net

My pledge to the citizens of Selinsgrove:

I will support government action that intends to protect the people from violence, coercion and fraud.

I will not support government action for anything we can take care of ourselves as independent citizens in a free market economy.

About the Councilman:

Erik Viker was elected to Selinsgrove Borough Council on November 6, 2007 as a Libertarian Party candidate, taking office in January 2008. "As a Libertarian, I will represent the interests of my fellow residents from a perspective of fiscal responsibility, self-reliance and minimal government intrusion into citizens' lives," says Mr. Viker. Mr. Viker believes the Libertarian Party embodies the best of American politics, supporting fiscal conservatism and positions on social issues promoting individual liberties.

Born in 1965 on Long Island, Mr. Viker has been a resident of the borough of Selinsgrove since 2003. He and his wife Brenda are employed by Susquehanna University, where Mr. Viker is an Associate Professor of Theatre and faculty Technical Director. He teaches courses in Theatre Production, Stage Management and Dramatic Literature and his articles on theatre safety, management and education have appeared nationally in Stage Directions magazine, Teaching Theatre and the quarterly journal Theatre Design and Technology. His experience with government agencies includes thirteen years as a family services counselor in the state of Florida, specializing in child abuse prevention and intervention. He is an active member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 636. As a freelance production manager, Mr. Viker provides operations and technology consulting to civic theatres and performing arts organizations nationwide. "In my former career as a freelance technician I lived in small municipalities in several states, and I closely follow local government and national trends affecting towns such as Selinsgrove," he states. "As a union member, I am always concerned about labor issues and how local economic matters affect our citizens."

Mr. Viker holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Florida. He attends St. Pius X Catholic Church in Selinsgrove and is an active member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, where he serves on the national Publications Committee. As a Susquehanna University faculty member, he has served on the committees for Admissions and Student Life. "I teach efficient business operations, safety and project coordination every day," says Mr. Viker, "and I hope my resource management experience, problem-solving skills and practical worldview will be of service to the borough of Selinsgrove."

Items of interest (click to follow links):

The Libertarian Party Platform

National Libertarian Party Website

The United States Constitution

The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

The former are idealists acting from highest motives for the greatest good of the greatest number.

The latter are surly curmudgeons, suspicious and lacking in altruism.

But they are more comfortable neighbors than the other sort.

- - Robert A. Heinlein