Hoping to ride a tide of political conservatism washing over Cambridge, James E. Condit III has embarked on an unlikely struggle.

The man with the last name of the summer’s most hated politician has never held local office, is relatively new to the area, and has yet to rack up any endorsements.

Still, Condit aims to nab a seat for the Libertarians—on a City Council whose two main political slates this fall are run by the traditionally liberal activists of the Cambridge Civic Association and the gay rights group The Lavender Alliance.

But Condit, a computer programmer who is currently “between jobs,” is unapologetic about his unorthodox views.

“I just recently got married and I’m concerned about the education system,” Condit says earnestly. “I basically want to eliminate the public school system altogether—first move to charter schools and then move to entirely private schools.”