Libertarian Party of New York Field Development Committee

The Libertarian Party of New York's Field Development Committee is tasked with facilitating the creation and growth of local affiliates. The committee has been known as the Chapter Development Committee and Local Affiliate Development Committee and was created on April 25, 2015. This was the name that was used under the Free Libertarian Party, Inc. The current iteration of the committee was created on February 9, 2019.

History

In 2015, an effort to create new county chapters of the Libertarian Party of New York was the focus of the platform of the newly elected State Chair, Mark Glogowski. Phil Ricci was the first chair of the committee, but only served for a few months. Jim Rosenbeck became chair of the committee and expanded its role in building the party. Mark Potwora and Tony D'Orazio became members of this committee at this time. Rosenbeck served as Chair until 2018, when he was elected State Chair. Mark Potwora chaired the committee beginning on May 6, 2018. At one point, the committee was considered a subcommittee of the Outreach Divsion.

When the Libertarian Party of New York obtained ballot access at the 2018 election, the structure of the party changed. Since the party became a ballot access party, chapters would no longer be formed. When the Interim State Committee first convened on February 9, 2019, the committee became known under its current name, the Local Affiliate Development Committee. Potwora processed paperwork for counties to become Interim County Organizations. When the newly-elected State Committee took office in September 2020, Rob Arrigo was appointed chair of the Local Affiliate Development Committee, succeeding Potwora.

Current Members

• Andrew Martin Kolstee, Chair (member since November 10, 2020; Chair since October 2022)
• Jim Dayton, Member (since June 8, 2021)
• Justin Carman, Member (since November 10, 2022)
• Len Morlock, Member (since November 10, 2022)

Former Members

Chairs

• Phil Ricci, Chair (April 25, 2015—August 2015)
• Jim Rosenbeck, Chair (August 2015—May 6, 2018)
• Mark Potwora, Chair (May 6, 2018—September 29, 2020)
• Robert Arrigo, Chair (September 29, 2020—October 16, 2022)

Members

Name	Start	End	Notes
2015—2020 Interation
Phil Ricci	April 25, 2015	August 2015	Chair (April 25, 2015—August 2015)
Jim Rosenbeck	?????	May 6, 2018	Chair (August 2015—May 6, 2018)
Mark Potwora	bef. November 14, 2017	September 29, 2020	Chair (May 6, 2018—September 29, 2020)
Tony D'Orazio	bef. November 14, 2017	September 29, 2020
Daniel Donnelly	2019?	March 15, 2021
2020—2022 Interation
Rob Arrigo	September 29, 2020	October 16, 2022	Chair
Cody Anderson	September 29, 2020	October 16, 2022	ex-officio member as Chair
Paul Sechrist	November 10, 2020	September 28, 2021
Pietro Geraci	November 10, 2020	October 16, 2022
William VanHelmond	June 8, 2021	December 31, 2021

Model County Rules Subcommittee

• Andrew Martin Kolstee, Chair
• Mark Braiman
• Jay Carr
• Daniel Donnelly
• Pietro Geraci
• Mark Glogowski
• Paul Grindle
• Paul Sechrist

Meetings

Date	Time	Chair	Type	Minutes
November 10, 2020	7:00 PM	Rob Arrigo	Committee Meeting	Minutes (info)
November 25, 2020	7:00 PM	Rob Arrigo	Committee Meeting	Minutes (info)
December 9, 2020	8:00 PM	Rob Arrigo	Committee Meeting	Minutes (info)
December 29, 2020	7:00 PM	Rob Arrigo	Committee Meeting	Minutes (info)
January 5, 2021	7:00 PM	Rob Arrigo	County Contacts Meeting	Minutes (info)
February 1, 2021	7:00 PM	Rob Arrigo	County Contacts Meeting	Minutes (info)
February 9, 2021	8:50 PM	Rob Arrigo	Committee Meeting	Minutes (info)
March 9, 2021	8:30 PM	Rob Arrigo	Committee Meeting	Minutes (info)
April 13, 2021	8:30 PM	Rob Arrigo	Committee Meeting	Minutes (info)
June 8, 2021		Rob Arrigo	Committee Meeting	Minutes (info)
December 28, 2021	8:00 PM	Rob Arrigo	Committee Meeting	Minutes (draft) (info)
November 10, 2022		Andrew Kolstee	Committee Meeting