UFC Fighter Chris Lytle Considering Run for State Office in 2012

Does anybody know if Ringside Revolution is going to be around this election season???
 
AquaBuddha2010 said:
Oh yeah. Lytle is really good on the ground too. I bet he submits Hardy. Either way, I know who I'm rooting for.:)
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You're right. I was confusing Lytle with someone else. He's more of a submission specialist.

The great thing is, his next fight is on free (well, cable) TV, so we can all watch.
 
andrew1229649 said:
Story also found on yahoo sports.... http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=mmaweekly-2f1a346514f126f318f0aca1d0dc75e8
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“That’s not how this should be in life. Until local people start getting in and normal people start get involved, we’re gonna have some huge problems.”


Although he’s obviously not a fan of the way the current two-party system operates in the U.S., Lytle does consider himself an “old-school” Republican, “like someone out of the 30s,” and would run as such.


Asked who he would identify with or maybe admire in today’s political climate, Lytle mentioned 2012 Republican Presidential Nominee candidate Ron Paul.

"There are certain things that I disagree with him on, but the one thing I like about him is no matter what, he’d never change. I believe what he says,” which is a key part of what Lytle sees in himself as a political candidate. “He’s a man of integrity and he stuck by his guns for the last 20-something years, even when he sounded foolish at times.


“He was never going to lie to people, he was never going to play the political game. That’s the type of thing we need.

“Right now people are just worried about getting re-elected and that’s all they’re doing. You can’t make real change when people are worried about that.”


If he is elected, the position is basically part-time, although he said he probably wouldn’t fight during the legislative session, which runs from January through April. The 36-year-old Lytle sees that as possibly the first time in his career that he might have an off-season in fighting, a chance to let his body recoup as he gets older.


“I had a couple of knee surgeries, had a lot of back problems. I’m always getting ready for a fight. I think it’s just slowly kind of taken its toll,” said Lytle. “My body could actually probably use the rest.”


Lytle doesn’t make a lot of promises heading into his possible candidacy, other than to serve with integrity.


“If I am fortunate to get in and people get rid of me in one term, that’s fine. I’m not gonna change what I do to try and get re-elected, I promise that.”
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This may be a guy we need to encourage and support.
 
Wow! His house district is where I live! I need to look into this guy and if he checks out I 'd love to give him a hand!
 
Liberty_Mike said:
That would be awesome if you had the opportunity to help out with his campaign!
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Yeah Definitely! I didn't know this but he lives like 5 minutes away from me! Some of my friends are big UFC fans, they had no idea either. Already got my gears grinding, I'd love to help some good liberty candidates, just need to see if he passes "the interview"! :D
 
Can you imagine Dr. Paul endorsing a UFC fighter? lol That would pretty cool, and I bet it would go viral as well.

Now contrast that with McCain who tried to get the sport banned.

 
Chris was a guest on The Peter Schiff Show on July 28th. Pretty good interview, Ron Paul comes up in the conversation around the 6:30 mark.
http://fetch.noxsolutions.com/schiff/audio/ChrisLytle_072811.mp3

He also set up a facebook page just recently for a possible run for office in the Indiana state legislature:
http://www.facebook.com/LytleForIndiana

Check out his favorite books:

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes - Peter Schiff
Economics In One Lesson - Henry Hazlitt
The Revolution: A Manifesto - Ron Paul
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I'm glad he's going into the state legislature. It's the best way to start a political career. It establishes a small local constituency & is a much smaller bite to take for a first time candidate.
 
Nate said:
I'm glad he's going into the state legislature. It's the best way to start a political career. It establishes a small local constituency & is a much smaller bite to take for a first time candidate.
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If he runs, he would be facing a 13 year or 23 year Republican incumbent in the primary.

House District 53
Incumbent: Rep. Bob Cherry (R)
Years in office: 13
Last general election results: Unchallenged
Last primary election results: Unchallenged

Senate District 28
Incumbent: Sen. Beverly Gard (R)
Years in office: 23
Last general election results: Won 67.2% - 32.8%
Last primary election results: Won 72.4% - 27.6%
 
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