It's really quite simple--Chard Reid is a sinner saved only by the grace of Jesus Christ.

Chard and his wife, Kristina, have been married for six years. Last summer, they celebrated the birth of their first child, Karis.

Chard was born in Evansville, and he has been a Hoosier ever since. As a young boy growing up in Newburgh, Chard's parents taught him about the value of hard work and the importance of education.

These childhood lessons enabled Chard to graduate from Anderson University with a perfect 4.00 grade point average. His diligence in the classroom also earned him distinction as the "Marketing Student of the Year" in 2004. Although he was an accomplished student of marketing, his real passion was for his minor--economics.

Chard was blessed with the opportunity to teach economics at Heritage Christian from 2005 - 2010. Since that time, he has spent countless hours studying economic theory on his own. He is particularly fond of the Austrian school of economic thought, which advocates that economics growth is best promoted through increasing productivity in the private sector, not through government spending.

Chard now teaches a sequence of courses called the Finance Academy at Plainfield High School.

In 2008, Chard earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Indianapolis.

In 2009, Chard was awarded the "Key to Lawrence Township" for his outstanding service to the students of Belzer Middle School through the ministry Young Life. Through Chard's experiences in Young Life, he had the opportunity to serve countless children from poverty-stricken neighborhoods and broken homes.

As a candidate for U.S. Congress in 2010, Chard won nearly 8% of the vote in Indiana's 5th district. Despite competing in a four-way race, Chard still managed to earn the second highest percentage among all federal Libertarian candidates across the United States. In addition, Chard became the first Libertarian candidate to ever be endorsed by the Indianapolis Star.

In 2011, Chard was nominated as "Candidate of the Year" by the Libertarian Party of Indiana. He is strongly considering another run for office in 2012.