Senate election in Georgia, Oliver faced off against the incumbent Democratic Raphael Warnock and Republican Party challenger Herschel Walker. Senate campaign Īfter becoming the Libertarian nominee for the 2022 U.S. He won 2% of the vote and was eliminated during the blanket primary. Oliver first ran for public office in 2020, as the Libertarian nominee for the 2020 Georgia's 5th congressional district special election to replace John Lewis, who had died from pancreatic cancer earlier that year. Oliver joined the Libertarian Party in 2010 after meeting several members of the party at an Atlanta Pride Festival. presidential election but later left the Democratic Party due to his own anti-war views, which he felt were not being adequately represented by the party.

Oliver was previously a Democrat and had supported Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. He also advocated for the Atlanta City Council to improve existing training facilities instead of clear-cutting forests that had previously been designated by the City Council as public open space. Oliver spoke out against the over-militarization of police and qualified immunity. During his speech, Oliver highlighted the growing distrust between people and governments and their police forces. On May 15, 2023, Oliver spoke at the Atlanta City Council meeting to oppose Cop City. He advocated for the Columbia City Council, and other city councils across the country, to address regulatory barriers to feeding and supporting homeless Americans. On September 5, 2023, Oliver spoke at the Columbia, South Carolina City Council meeting in opposition to regulatory hurdles that prevent people from feeding the homeless.

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