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:MacBride achieves ballot status in 32 states, and receives over 170,000 votes. | :MacBride achieves ballot status in 32 states, and receives over 170,000 votes. | ||
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:First Libertarians are elected to public office: [[Elaine Lindsey]] is elected to the Circleville, Ohio City Council and [[Norman Betros Jr]] is elected to the Haldane, New York Board of Education. | |||
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:Presidential nominating convention held in Los Angeles. Ed Clark and [[David Koch]] named as presidential and vice presidential candidates. | :Presidential nominating convention held in Los Angeles. Ed Clark and [[David Koch]] named as presidential and vice presidential candidates. | ||
:Permanent ballot status achieved in California as more than 80,000 voters register Libertarian. | :Permanent ballot status achieved in California as more than 80,000 voters register Libertarian. | ||
==1980s== | ==1980s== | ||
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:[[Ron Paul]], on the ballot in 46 states and the District of Columbia, comes in third, receiving more than 430,000 votes nationwide -- almost twice the total of any other "third" party. | :[[Ron Paul]], on the ballot in 46 states and the District of Columbia, comes in third, receiving more than 430,000 votes nationwide -- almost twice the total of any other "third" party. | ||
:The Rev. Dr. [[James Walter Clifton]] became the first Libertarian in the State of Michigan to win partisan office when he defeated and outpolled a Democrat and Republican for the office of village trustee in Addison. | |||
==1990s== | ==1990s== | ||
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*January 25, 2018: '''[[Larry Sharpe]]'s''' campaign for Governor of New York raises $102,596, putting him as the second highest fundraiser in the race.<ref>https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/01/25/a-new-york-rarity-a-serious-libertarian-candidate-212763</ref> | *January 25, 2018: '''[[Larry Sharpe]]'s''' campaign for Governor of New York raises $102,596, putting him as the second highest fundraiser in the race.<ref>https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/01/25/a-new-york-rarity-a-serious-libertarian-candidate-212763</ref> | ||
*January 27, 2018: '''[[Aubrey Dunn]]''' switches to the [[Libertarian Party]], becoming the first elected official in New Mexico to join the party.<ref>http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/dunn-switches-to-libertarian-party/article_d7738457-695b-5b9b-a529-d6b424501be7.html</ref> | *January 27, 2018: '''[[Aubrey Dunn]]''' switches to the [[Libertarian Party]], becoming the first elected official in New Mexico to join the party.<ref>http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/dunn-switches-to-libertarian-party/article_d7738457-695b-5b9b-a529-d6b424501be7.html</ref> | ||
* | *March 1, 2018: Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska signs [[Laura Ebke|Senator Laura Ebke]]'s occupational licensing reform bill into law.<ref>https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/18/nebraska-just-passed-a-major-licensing-r</ref> | ||
*June 6, 2018: The Libertarian Party is set to become the first third party in the United States to field candidates for federal and/or statewide races in all 50 states in a mid-term election.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2018/06/16/for-first-time-libertarian-party-will-almost-certainly-have-at-least-one-candidate-for-a-partisan-office-on-the-ballot-in-all-states/</ref> | |||
*July 12, 2018: The [[Libertarian Party of Ohio]] submits enough petition signatures to be recognized as a political party in Ohio. <ref>https://www.sos.state.oh.us/media-center/press-releases/2018/2018-07-12B/#gref</ref> | |||
*August 6, 2018: Four Libertarians get elected to public office in Tennessee.<ref>https://www.lp.org/four-more-libertarian-officeholders/</ref> | |||
*November 7, 2018: 26 Libertarians get elected/re-elected to public office.<ref>https://www.lp.org/2018-elected-and-reelected-libertarian-officials/</ref> | |||
==Documents== | |||
* {{MediaNewTab|A shortHistory Of The Libertarian Party History - 1971 -2001.pdf|A Short History of the Libertarian Party - 1971 through 2001 - produced by the Party}} | |||
[[Category: | [[Category: Party Milestones]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||