David Wallace Croft
was born in 1968 to a military family with roots in Texas. After
graduating from high school in Abilene in 1986, he joined the Air Force,
receiving an engineering degree from the United States Air Force Academy
in Colorado and serving as a Lieutenant in California. Mr. Croft
left the service in 1993 to accept a graduate school fellowship to the
California Institute of Technology where he received a Masters degree in
engineering. After working for a number of years as a computer programmer
in West Virginia and California, Mr. Croft returned to Texas in 2000 to
be near his extended family in the Dallas area. Mr. Croft and his
wife, Shannon, have three children, Ada, Benjamin, and Thomas.
His belief that the only legitimate role of government is to protect the
rights of individuals from infringement by others -- but not from
themselves -- has led him to take vocal stances in front of the media in
opposition to paternalistic legislation such as anti-smoking regulations
for privately owned restaurants and government mandated video cameras in
convenience stores. While conservative with regard to economic
freedoms and the need for a strong national defense, Mr. Croft is
liberal when it comes to the right of competent consenting adults to
control their individual persons and property, so long as they do not
violate the equal rights of others. As such, Mr. Croft is an
advocate of the following initiatives:
- Marijuana Legalization for Adults
- School Choice
- Social Security Privatization
- Increased Pay for Military and Police
- Flat Tax of 10%
Mr. Croft has pledged that, if elected to Congress, he will never vote to
increase taxes or tax rates.
As a proponent of term limits, he has also pledged not to seek reelection as
an incumbent.
Mr. Croft is a dedicated member of the Libertarian Party, previously
serving as a State Secretary, County Chair, and House of Delegates
candidate in West Virginia and currently as a Member of State and County
Executive Committees in Texas.
