New Hampshire

The State of New Hampshire boasts of Libertarian credentials that may well be the strongest of any US state. Certainly, the selection of the state as the eventual destination for the Free State Project's participants points to its reputation for Libertarian-friendliness. The state motto, "Live free or die", is often cited by natives as emblematic of a rugged individualism seen as setting NH apart from its New England neighbors -- a particular contrast with the communitarian ethos prevelant in neighboring Vermont or the reputation of Massachusetts as a haven for taxation and government spending.

New Hampshire's demographics have changed rapidly over the past couple of decades, with the expansion of the Boston, Massachusetts, metropolitan area now well over the border. In general NH voters tend to be younger, more suburban, and more affluent than was the case in past decades.

Libertarian Party

Main article: Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
LP of New Hampshire official site

Ballot access

Main article: New Hampshire ballot access

Executive Board circa 2007

John Babiarz, chair, past chair (c. 2007)
Seth Cohn, 2nd district vice chair (c. 2007)
Faith Cook, secretary (c. 2007)
Brenden Kelly, chair (c. 2007)
Avens O'Brien, 1st district vice chair (c. 2007)
Sandy Pierre, treasurer (c. 2007)
Source: as of State Convention - October 2007

Officeholders

• Rosalie Babiarz - Grafton Town Auditor
• Rosalie Babiarz - Grafton Supervisor of the Checklist
• John Babiarz - Grafton Cemetery Trustee
• Steve Bacon - Greenland Town Town Budget Committee
• Charles Carroll - Planning Commission, Rindge
• Stephen G. Davis - Wentworth Town Moderator
• Stephen G. Davis - Wentworth School District Moderator
• William Discipio - Sandown Budget Committee
• Eugene J. Donohue - Marlboro Town & School Budget Committee
• John Drabinowicz - Vice Chair, Hudson Town Budget Committee
• Jeffrey Emery - Wentworth Supervisor of the Checklist
• Mary Gere - Unity Selectman
• Don Gorman - Trustee of the Trust Fund, Deerfield
• Donald Gorman - Deerfield School Board
• Donald Gorman - former Chair, Deerfield Zoning Board of Adjustment
• David Marshall - Wilmot Supervisor of the Checklist
• Jim McIntosh - Assistant Chairman, Lisbon Regional School Board
• Susan M. Newell - Winchester Town Budget Committee
• Paul Pinette - Kingston Library Board of Trustees
• Regan Pride - Lisbon Selectman
• Boyd Quackenbush - Vice Chair, Antrim Zoning Board of Adjustment
• Finlay Rothhaus - Merrimack Budget Committee
• Dan Stafford - Canaan Planning Board
• Robert C. Stock - Stafford Regional Planning Commissioner
• David K. Sullivan - North Conway Town Budget Committee
• Rich Tomasso - Nashua Conservation Commission
• George P. Tyler - Laconia Airport Authority
• James K. Wallack - Londonderry Economic Development Committee
• Lisa M. Wilber - Weare Finance Committee
• Howard Wilson - Andover Budget Committee

Source: [1] - accessed 2005-05-23

Past candidates

2004

• Ken Blevins, US Senate - [2]
• Dan Belforti, US House, District 1 - [3]
• Rich Kahn, US House, District 2 - [4]

Source: [5] - accessed 2005-06-09