 In 1999 Friedline spearheaded an exploratory committee for the Presidential run of Donald Trump.In 2001 Friedline took the role of campaign manager for Libertarian Party Candidate Mark Edgerton, who was running for governor of New Jersey after Friedline had moved from his native Minnesota to Chappaqua, New York.When the candidate was denied support from the national Libertarian Party, Friedline left to become campaign manager of recent independent NJ Gubernatorial candidate Bill Schluter, who had been recognized as a long time New Jersey Republican State Senator.