Stanley, 46, chief executive officer of Stanley Fasteners and Shop Supply, said he would work to ensure that citizens' rights are upheld. He said rights have been eroded through the war on drugs.

"The government is turning our country into a police state, and they're doing it by hammering all of the Bill of Rights, and the drugs issue is just one more part of it," he said.

Allard has not indicated whether he plans to run for a second term in 2002.