Background
Earl was born in Fostoria, Ohio, a farming town near Findlay.
Earl was born in Fostoria, Ohio, a farming town near Findlay.
Charlie attended public schools in Sycamore, Ohio and then enrolled at College of Wooster graduating in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in English.
Later, Earl enrolled at Bowling Green State University graduating in 1992 with a Master of Arts in mass communication but stayed for two more years pursuing doctoral studies. With Mike Oxley elected to Congress in a special election following the death of Congressman Tennyson Guyer, Earl was appointed to serve the remainder of Oxley"s term in the Ohio House of Representatives. In 1984, Earl opted not to run for another term, and was succeeded by Lynn Wachtmann.
He subsequently returned to the private sector.
In 2010, Earl decided to run for office, this time as a Libertarian. While initially looking to obtain his seat back in the Ohio House of Representatives, he decided to instead run for Ohio Secretary of State.
He lost the election, and has since again returned to private life. Earl has announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio.
However, he was barred from the ballot because of technical faults in the signatures collected.
The decision is being appealed in federal court.
A member of the Libertarian Party, he received enough signatures to obtain ballot access and become a candidate for Governor of Ohio in the 2014 election.