Lora Newell

Lora Newell
Treasurer Libertarian Party of New York
June 9, 2019—September 18, 2022
Predecessor:	Cruger Gallaudet
Successor:	Cody Anderson
Chair Schoharie County Libertarian Party
July 28, 2018—present
Predecessor:	Position Established
Successor:	Incumbent
Personal Details
Party:	Libertarian Party

Lora Newell is the current Chair of the Schoharie County Libertarian Party, having been elected in 2018. She was the Treasurer of the Libertarian Party of New York from 2019 to 2022.

Biography

Newell first attended a meeting of the Libertarian Party of New York on November 1, 2016 in Binghamton, in which she was appointed Temporary County Chair for the Schoharie County Libertarian Party. She organized the affiliate and was elected as its first Chair on July 28, 2018, and became the representative for the affiliate on the State Committee.

In 2019, when the Libertarian Party of New York was authorizing candidates, she notarized much of the paperwork. When Cruger Gallaudet resigned as Treasurer of the LPNY, Newell volunteer to take over, and was appointed as Treasurer by the Interim State Committee. She was elected to the State Committee in 2020 as a member representing Judicial District 3 and was also elected to Treasurer, which she served until 2022. She was also co-Chair of the Fundraising Committee alongside Gabrielle Cordova.

In 2022, she decided not to seek reelection as Treasurer. She filled a vacancy on the State Committee at the 2022 State Convention, and currently serves as a member of the State Committee as well as Chair of the Schoharie County Libertarian Party.

Organizational Positions

Libertarian National Convention

• Delegate (2020)

Libertarian Party of New York

• Treasurer (June 9, 2019—September 18, 2022)
• Judicial District 3 Representative, State Committee (September 26, 2020—present)

Schoharie County Libertarian Party

• Chair (July 28, 2018—present)
• Temporary County Chair (November 1, 2016—July 28, 2018)