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|chartered = December 11, 1971 | |chartered = December 11, 1971 | ||
|region = | |region = | ||
|chair = [[ | |chair = [[Steven Nekhaila]] | ||
|vice-chair = [[ | |vice-chair = [[Paul Darr]] | ||
|secretary = [[Caryn Ann Harlos]] | |secretary = [[Caryn Ann Harlos]] | ||
|treasurer = [[ | |treasurer = [[Bill Redpath]] | ||
|phone = | |phone = | ||
|address = 1444 Duke St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314 | |address = 1444 Duke St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314 | ||
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|website = http://www.lp.org | |website = http://www.lp.org | ||
|meetup = | |meetup = | ||
}} | |instagram=https://www.instagram.com/libertarianpartyofficial/}} | ||
The '''Libertarian Party''' is a United States political party founded in {{Event|year=1971|event=Founding}}. The LP is the largest third party in the United States. | The '''Libertarian Party''' is a United States political party founded in {{Event|year=1971|event=Founding}}. The LP is the largest third party in the United States. | ||
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==Current LNC Officers== | ==Current LNC Officers== | ||
''Main Article: [[Libertarian National Committee]]'' | ''Main Article: [[Libertarian National Committee]]'' | ||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | {| class="wikitable" border="1" | ||
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! Position !! Name | ! Position !! Name | ||
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| Chair|| [[ | | Chair|| [[Steven Nekhaila]] | ||
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| Vice Chair || [[ | | Vice-Chair || [[Paul Darr]] | ||
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| Secretary || [[Caryn Ann Harlos]] | | Secretary || [[Caryn Ann Harlos]] | ||
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| Treasurer || [[ | | Treasurer || [[Bill Redpath]] | ||
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| At-Large || [[Travis Bost]] | |||
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| At-Large || [[Adrian F Malagon]] | |||
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| At-Large || [[Robert Vinson]] | |||
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| At-Large || [[Andrew Watkins]] | |||
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| At-Large || [[Kathy Yeniscavich]] | |||
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| Regions || ''(see below)'' | | Regions || ''(see below)'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Regional Representatives== | |||
[[File: | [[File:lnc regions 2024-2026.png|thumb|right|LNC Regions 1-6 2024-2026<br> | ||
''Light Blue- [[LNC Region 1|Region 1]]''<br> | |||
''Light Green- [[LNC Region 2|Region 2]]''<br> | |||
''Light Yellow- [[LNC Region 3|Region 3-North]]''<br> | |||
''Dark Yellow- [[LNC Region 3|Region 3-South]]''<br> | |||
''Red- [[LNC Region 4|Region 4]]''<br> | |||
''Purple- [[LNC Region 5|Region 5]]''<br> | |||
''Dark Blue- [[LNC Region 6|Region 6]]''<br> | |||
''Grey- No region ([[Libertarian Party of Illinois|Illinois]], [[Libertarian Party of Iowa|Iowa]], [[Libertarian Party of North Dakota|North Dakota]], [[Libertarian Party of South Carolina|South Carolina]], [[Libertarian Party of South Dakota|South Dakota]], [[Libertarian Party of Utah|Utah]], [[Libertarian Party of Washington|Washington]], [[Libertarian Party of Wyoming|Wyoming]])'']] | |||
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! Region !! Representative !! Alternate !! States/Areas | ! Region !! Representative !! Alternate !! States/Areas | ||
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| '''[[LNC Region | | '''[[LNC Region 1_(2024-2026)|1]]''' || [[Andrew Chadderdon]] • [[Aron Lam]] || Open • Open || [[Libertarian Party of Alaska|AK]], [[Libertarian Party of Arizona|AZ]], [[Libertarian Party of Colorado|CO]], [[Libertarian Party of Hawaii|HI]], [[Libertarian Party of Idaho|ID]], [[Libertarian Party of Kansas|KS]], [[Libertarian Party of Kentucky|KY]], [[Libertarian Party of Michigan|MI]], [[Libertarian Party of Minnesota|MN]], [[Libertarian Party of Montana|MT]], [[Libertarian Party of Nebraska|NE]], [[Libertarian Party of Nevada|NV]], [[Libertarian Party of New Mexico|NM]], [[Libertarian Party of Oregon|OR]], [[Libertarian Party of Wisconsin|WI]] | ||
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| '''[[LNC Region | | '''[[LNC Region 2_(2024-2026)|2]]''' || [[Jonathan McGee]] || [[Matt Johnson]] || [[Libertarian Party of Alabama|AL]], [[Libertarian Party of Florida|FL]], [[Libertarian Party of Georgia|GA]], [[Libertarian Party of Mississippi|MS]], [[Libertarian Party of Tennessee|TN]] | ||
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| '''[[LNC Region | | '''[[LNC Region 3_(2024-2026)|3]]''' || [[Dustin Nanna]] • [[Keith Thompson]] || [[Greg Hertzsch]] • [[Jessi Cowart]] || [[Libertarian Party of Arkansas|AR]], [[Libertarian Party of Indiana|IN]], [[Libertarian Party of Louisiana|LA]], [[Libertarian Party of Missouri|MO]], [[Libertarian Party of Ohio|OH]], [[Libertarian Party of Oklahoma|OK]], [[Libertarian Party of Texas|TX]] | ||
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| '''[[LNC Region | | '''[[LNC Region 4_(2024-2026)|4]]''' || [[Meredith Hays]] ||[[Trendalyn Hallesy]] || [[Libertarian Party of California|CA]] | ||
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| | | '''[[LNC Region 5_(2024-2026)|5]]''' || [[Otto Dassing]] || [[Paul Bracco]] || [[Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia|DC]], [[Libertarian Party of Delaware|DE]], [[Libertarian Party of Maryland|MD]], [[Libertarian Party of North Carolina|NC]], [[Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania|PA]], [[Libertarian Party of Virginia|VA]], [[Libertarian Party of West Virginia|WV]] | ||
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| | | '''[[LNC_Region_6_(2024-2026)|6]]''' || [[Pat Ford]] || [[Ben Weir]] || [[Libertarian Party of Connecticut|CT]], [[Libertarian Party of Massachusetts|MA]], [[Libertarian Party of Maine|ME]], [[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|NH]], [[Libertarian Party of New Jersey|NJ]], [[Libertarian Party of New York|NY]], [[Libertarian Party of Rhode Island|RI]], [[Libertarian Party of Vermont|VT]] | ||
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These voter registration statistics are not year end numbers. Although some states report statistics monthly, others only report them in even years, in the three week period between mid October and the November general election. In order to create the most accurate snapshot of the number registered Libertarians nationally, all numbers come from within that three week period. If more than one number was reported within that period, the number closest to the general election was used. | These voter registration statistics are not year end numbers. Although some states report statistics monthly, others only report them in even years, in the three week period between mid October and the November general election. In order to create the most accurate snapshot of the number registered Libertarians nationally, all numbers come from within that three week period. If more than one number was reported within that period, the number closest to the general election was used. | ||
Some states report both active voters and inactive voters. The numbers below | Some states report both active voters and inactive voters. The numbers below only include active voters, when that number is known. | ||
There are 32 jurisdictions that allow registration by party. | There are 32 jurisdictions that allow registration by party. Rhode Island is the only state to allow voter registration by party, but has never allowed Libertarian registration. | ||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | ||
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!colspan="23"| Party Registration by Year | |||
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! | ! | ||
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! 2016 | ! 2016 | ||
! 2018 | ! 2018 | ||
! 2020 | |||
! 2022 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Alabama|Alabama]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Alabama|Alabama]] | ||
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| align=right|7,557 | | align=right|7,557 | ||
| align=right|7,442 | | align=right|7,442 | ||
| align=right|6,958 | |||
| align=right|7,009 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Arizona Libertarian Party|Arizona]] | | [[Arizona Libertarian Party|Arizona]] | ||
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| align=right|31,358 | | align=right|31,358 | ||
| align=right|31,583 | | align=right|31,583 | ||
| align=right|38,385 | |||
| align=right|32,148 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Arkansas Libertarian Party|Arkansas]] | | [[Arkansas Libertarian Party|Arkansas]] | ||
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| align=right|322 | | align=right|322 | ||
| align=right|403 | | align=right|403 | ||
| align=right|618 | |||
| align=right|725 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Libertarian Party of California|California]] | | [[Libertarian Party of California|California]] | ||
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| align=right|139,805 | | align=right|139,805 | ||
| align=right|149,095 | | align=right|149,095 | ||
| align=right|196,108 | |||
| align=right|231,459 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Libertarian Party of Colorado|Colorado]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Colorado|Colorado]] | ||
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| align=right|37,880 | | align=right|37,880 | ||
| align=right|39,979 | | align=right|39,979 | ||
| align=right|41,803 | |||
| align=right|41,052 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Libertarian Party of Connecticut|Connecticut]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Connecticut|Connecticut]] | ||
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| align=right|2,561 | | align=right|2,561 | ||
| align=right|2,980 | | align=right|2,980 | ||
| align=right|3,270 | |||
| align=right|3,351 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Libertarian Party of Delaware|Delaware]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Delaware|Delaware]] | ||
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| align=right|1,519 | | align=right|1,519 | ||
| align=right|1,716 | | align=right|1,716 | ||
| align=right|1,977 | |||
| align=right|2,211 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia|D. C.]] | | [[Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia|D. C.]] | ||
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| align=right|918 | | align=right|918 | ||
| align=right|1,374 | | align=right|1,374 | ||
| align=right|2,079 | |||
| align=right|2,406 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Libertarian Party of Florida|Florida]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Florida|Florida]] | ||
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| align=right|28,287 | | align=right|28,287 | ||
| align=right|32,843 | | align=right|32,843 | ||
| align=right|39,538 | |||
| align=right|39,451 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Libertarian Party of Georgia|Georgia]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Georgia|Georgia]] | ||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Hawaii|Hawaii]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Hawaii|Hawaii]] | ||
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| align=right|5,229 | | align=right|5,229 | ||
| align=right|7,425 | | align=right|7,425 | ||
| align=right|10,450 | |||
| align=right|11,356 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Illinois|Illinois]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Illinois|Illinois]] | ||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Indiana|Indiana]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Indiana|Indiana]] | ||
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| align=right|8,366 | | align=right|8,366 | ||
| align=right|13,018 | | align=right|13,018 | ||
| align=right|13,013 | |||
| align=right|12,100 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Kansas|Kansas]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Kansas|Kansas]] | ||
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| align=right|15,556 | | align=right|15,556 | ||
| align=right|17,618 | | align=right|17,618 | ||
| align=right|20,353 | |||
| align=right|24,230 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Kentucky|Kentucky]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Kentucky|Kentucky]] | ||
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| align=right|7,456 | | align=right|7,456 | ||
| align=right|9,099 | | align=right|9,099 | ||
| align=right|13,511 | |||
| align=right|15,572 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Louisiana|Louisiana]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Louisiana|Louisiana]] | ||
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| align=right|14,088 | | align=right|14,088 | ||
| align=right|14,730 | | align=right|14,730 | ||
| align=right|15,000<br><small>estimate</small> | |||
| align=right|16,180 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Maine|Maine]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Maine|Maine]] | ||
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| align=right|5,616 | | align=right|5,616 | ||
| align=right| | | align=right|6,255 | ||
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| align=right|1,227 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Maryland|Maryland]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Maryland|Maryland]] | ||
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| align=right|19,343 | | align=right|19,343 | ||
| align=right|22,190 | | align=right|22,190 | ||
| align=right|14,848 | |||
| align=right|17,712 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] | ||
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| align=right|8,846 | | align=right|8,846 | ||
| align=right|15,787 | | align=right|15,787 | ||
| align=right|19,097 | |||
| align=right|17,493 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Michigan|Michigan]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Michigan|Michigan]] | ||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Minnesota|Minnesota]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Minnesota|Minnesota]] | ||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Mississippi|Mississippi]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Mississippi|Mississippi]] | ||
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| [[Missouri Libertarian Party|Missouri]] | | [[Missouri Libertarian Party|Missouri]] | ||
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| [[Montana Libertarian Party|Montana]] | | [[Montana Libertarian Party|Montana]] | ||
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| align=right|1,790 | | align=right|1,790 | ||
| align=right|3,402 | | align=right|3,402 | ||
| align=right|4, | | align=right|4,716 | ||
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| align=right| | | align=right|472 | ||
| align=right| | | align=right|333 | ||
| align=right|3, | | align=right|3,164 | ||
| align=right|5,719 | | align=right|5,719 | ||
| align=right|11,214 | | align=right|11,214 | ||
| align=right|14, | | align=right|14,707 | ||
| align=right|17,882 | |||
| align=right|18,370 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Nevada|Nevada]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Nevada|Nevada]] | ||
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| align=right|13,381 | | align=right|13,381 | ||
| align=right|15,588 | | align=right|15,588 | ||
| align=right|17,833 | |||
| align=right|16,330 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] | | [[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] | ||
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| align=right| | | align=right|689 | ||
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| [[New Jersey Libertarian Party|New Jersey]] | | [[New Jersey Libertarian Party|New Jersey]] | ||
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| align=right|5,405 | | align=right|5,405 | ||
| align=right|11,040 | | align=right|11,040 | ||
| align=right|18,709 | |||
| align=right|23,522 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of New Mexico|New Mexico]] | | [[Libertarian Party of New Mexico|New Mexico]] | ||
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| align=right|5,714 | | align=right|5,714 | ||
| align=right|9,440 | | align=right|9,440 | ||
| align=right|12,390 | |||
| align=right|14,828 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of New York|New York]] | | [[Libertarian Party of New York|New York]] | ||
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| align=right|362 | | align=right|362 | ||
| align=right| | | align=right|941 | ||
| align=right|1, | | align=right|1,395 | ||
| align=right|2, | | align=right|2,419 | ||
| align=right|3,874 | | align=right|3,874 | ||
| align=right|5,376 | | align=right|5,376 | ||
| align=right|7,128 | | align=right|7,128 | ||
| align=right|7,675 | | align=right|7,675 | ||
| align=right|20,298 | |||
| align=right|19,420 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Libertarian Party of North Carolina|North Carolina]] | | [[Libertarian Party of North Carolina|North Carolina]] | ||
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| align=right|32,333 | | align=right|32,333 | ||
| align=right|37,431 | | align=right|37,431 | ||
| align=right|46,363 | |||
| align=right|50,205 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of North Dakota|North Dakota]] | | [[Libertarian Party of North Dakota|North Dakota]] | ||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Ohio|Ohio]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Ohio|Ohio]] | ||
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| align=right|3,599 | | align=right|3,599 | ||
| align=right|8,675 | | align=right|8,675 | ||
| align=right|14,902 | |||
| align=right|19,780 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Oregon|Oregon]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Oregon|Oregon]] | ||
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| align=right|12,929 | | align=right|12,929 | ||
| align=right|16,971 | | align=right|16,971 | ||
| align=right|15, | | align=right|15,306 | ||
| align=right|13,736 | | align=right|13,736 | ||
| align=right|13,469 | | align=right|13,469 | ||
| align=right|15, | | align=right|15,157 | ||
| align=right|17, | | align=right|17,460 | ||
| align=right| | | align=right|18,432 | ||
| align=right|19,944 | | align=right|19,944 | ||
| align=right|21,932 | |||
| align=right|21,021 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] | ||
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| align=right|48,966 | | align=right|48,966 | ||
| align=right|44,848 | | align=right|44,848 | ||
| align=right|40,324 | |||
| align=right|44,915 | |||
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| [[Rhode Island Libertarian Party|Rhode Island]] | | [[Rhode Island Libertarian Party|Rhode Island]] | ||
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| [[South Carolina Libertarian Party|South Carolina]] | | [[South Carolina Libertarian Party|South Carolina]] | ||
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| align=right|1,620 | | align=right|1,620 | ||
| align=right|1,835 | | align=right|1,835 | ||
| align=right|2,324 | |||
| align=right|2,801 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Tennessee|Tennessee]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Tennessee|Tennessee]] | ||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Texas|Texas]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Texas|Texas]] | ||
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| align=right|4,110 | | align=right|4,110 | ||
| align=right|5,494 | | align=right|5,494 | ||
| align=right|7, | | align=right|7,226 | ||
| align=right|11,728 | | align=right|11,728 | ||
| align=right|13,815 | | align=right|13,815 | ||
| align=right|18,445 | |||
| align=right|20,433 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Vermont Libertarian Party|Vermont]] | | [[Vermont Libertarian Party|Vermont]] | ||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Virginia|Virginia]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Virginia|Virginia]] | ||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Washington State|Washington]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Washington State|Washington]] | ||
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| align=right|4,679 | | align=right|4,679 | ||
| align=right|6,431 | | align=right|6,431 | ||
| align=right|8,797 | |||
| align=right|10,026 | |||
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| [[Libertarian Party of Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] | | [[Libertarian Party of Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] | ||
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| align=right|1,615 | | align=right|1,615 | ||
| align=right|2,183 | | align=right|2,183 | ||
| align=right|2,012 | |||
| align=right|2,228 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Total''' | | '''Total''' | ||
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| align=right|'''224,676''' | | align=right|'''224,676''' | ||
| align=right|'''207,489''' | | align=right|'''207,489''' | ||
| align=right|'''259, | | align=right|'''259,439''' | ||
| align=right|'''235, | | align=right|'''235,850''' | ||
| align=right|'''242, | | align=right|'''242,456''' | ||
| align=right|'''278, | | align=right|'''278,740''' | ||
| align=right|'''330, | | align=right|'''330,510''' | ||
| align=right|''' | | align=right|'''399,843''' | ||
| align=right|''' | | align=right|'''500,521''' | ||
| align=right|'''567, | | align=right|'''567,838''' | ||
| align=right|'''679,219''' | |||
| align=right|'''739,561''' | |||
|- | |||
| Change From Preceding Period | |||
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| align=right|<span style="color:#FF0000">-14,602 | |||
| align=right|<span style="color:#FF0000">-4,992 | |||
| align=right|<span style="color:#FF0000">-18,454 | |||
| align=right|2,535 | |||
| align=right|2,763 | |||
| align=right|40,551 | |||
| align=right|1,737 | |||
| align=right|60,247 | |||
| align=right|19,968 | |||
| align=right|42,163 | |||
| align=right|<span style="color:#FF0000">-17,187 | |||
| align=right|51,950 | |||
| align=right|<span style="color:#FF0000">-23,589 | |||
| align=right|6,606 | |||
| align=right|36,284 | |||
| align=right|51,770 | |||
| align=right|69,333 | |||
| align=right|100,678 | |||
| align=right|67,317 | |||
| align=right|111,381 | |||
| align=right|60,342 | |||
|- | |||
| % In Reporting Jurisdictions | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| align=center|0.21% | |||
| align=center|0.23% | |||
| align=center|0.28% | |||
| align=center|0.32% | |||
| align=center|0.34% | |||
| align=center|0.34% | |||
| align=center|0.30% | |||
| align=center|0.30% | |||
| align=center|0.26% | |||
| align=center|0.30% | |||
| align=center|0.33% | |||
| align=center|0.40% | |||
| align=center|0.45% | |||
| align=center|0.50% | |||
| align=center|0.57% | |||
| align=center|0.62% | |||
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==Incorporation== | |||
The [[Libertarian National Committee]] which is the current governing arm of the Party (preceded by the [[Libertarian Party Executive Committee]]) was incorporated in {{MediaNewTab|AOI_1995_LNCINC.pdf|1995}}. | |||
==Trademark== | |||
The party hold multiple trademarks as follows: | |||
* TANSTAAFL logo (trademark registration not found-mentioned in early [[LP News]] issues) | |||
* {{MediaNewTab|Libertarian Party Trademark.pdf|Libertarian Party}} | |||
* {{MediaNewTab|Party of Principle TM.pdf|Party of Principle}} | |||
* {{MediaNewTab|Torch Eagle Trademark.pdf|Torch Eagle Logo}} | |||
==National Conventions== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!colspan=4|Yearly Conventions (1972-1979) | |||
|- | |||
! Year !! Date(s) !! Venue !! City | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1972|1972]] || June 15-18 || || Denver, Colorado | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1973|1973]] || June 8-10 || || Strongsville, Ohio | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1974|1974]] || June || || Irving, Texas | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1975|1975]] || August || Statler-Hilton Hotel || New York, New York | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1976|1976]] || September 23-26 || || Washington DC | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1977|1977]] || July 12-17 || Palace Hotel || San Francisco | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1978|1978]] || September || Copley Plaza Hotel || Boston, Massachusetts | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1979|1979]] || || Bonaventure Hotel || Los Angeles, California | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=4|Biannual, Odd Years (1981-1993) | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1981|1981]] || || || Denver, Colorado | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1983|1983]] || || Sheraton Centre || New York, New York | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1985|1985]] || || || Phoenix, Arizona | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1987|1987]] || September || || Seattle, Washington | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1989|1989]] || || Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel || Seattle, Washington | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1991|1991]] || August || || Chicago, Illinois | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1993|1993]] || || || Salt Lake City, Utah | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=4|Biannual, Even Years (1996-present) | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1996|1996]] || July 3-7 || Hyatt Regency || Washington DC | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 1998|1998]] || || || Washington DC | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2000|2000]] || June 30-July 4 || || Anaheim, California | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2002|2002]] || July 3-7 || || Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2004|2004]] || May 27-31 || Mariott Marquis Hotel || Atlanta, Georgia | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2006|2006]] || July 1-2 || Hilton Portland & Executive Tower || Portland, Oregon | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2008|2008]] || May 22-26 || Sheraton Denver || Denver, Colorado | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2010|2010]] || May 28-31 || Renaissance Hotel || St. Louis, Missouri | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2012|2012]] || May 4-6 || Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino || Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2014|2014]] || June 26-29 || Hyatt Regency || Cleveland, Ohio | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2016|2016]] || May 26-30 || Rosen Centre Hotel & Resort || Orlando, Florida | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2018|2018]] || June 30-July 3 || Hyatt Regency || New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2020|2020]] || May 22; July 8-12 || Orange County Convention Center || Orlando, Florida | |||
|- | |||
| [[National Convention 2022|2022]] || May 26-29 || Nugget Casino Resort || Reno/Sparks, Nevada | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} |
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Libertarian Party | |
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General Information | |
Chartered: | December 11, 1971 |
Officers | |
Chair: | Steven Nekhaila |
Vice-Chair: | Paul Darr |
Secretary: | Caryn Ann Harlos |
Treasurer: | Bill Redpath |
Contact | |
Address: | 1444 Duke St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314 |
Website: | Website |
Social Media | |
Facebook: | |
Twitter: | |
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The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded in 1971. The LP is the largest third party in the United States.
The Libertarian Party was founded on the basic ideas of Libertarianism. This philosophy is rooted in the Non-Aggression Principle and ideas such as Self-Ownership, The Ownership of Property, and the Objectivist notion of man as a heroic being.
Founded by David Nolan and several of his colleagues, the LP has grown to considerable size, reaching more than 4 million votes in the 2016 presidential election, and is the first party to have a female candidate on its presidential ticket receive an electoral vote. In 2006, over 13,400,000 votes were cast for Libertarian candidates.
The LP runs on a grassroots Jeffersonian ideal where individuals take the stand. The party has people from all political breeds, and has many variations on it's main ideas, yet the major ideas hold true.
Founding and Early Years
In 1971, the Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party was established to determine if a new political party was needed, or if one of the existing political parties was suitable. It has been documented that Richard Nixon's 90 day price and wage freeze in August of that year was a deciding factor in the decision to form the LP.
On 11 December, the committee pulled the trigger, and the committee was replaced by the Libertarian Party. Notice was published in Reason Magazine[1] and possibly other places, which helped efforts to bootstrap the party going into its First National Convention.
At the Denver convention, Ed Carlson proposed a Statement of Principles, and the final draft was a minor variation of one proposed by John Hospers. It was expected that other planks would be routinely removed from the platform as they ceased to be timely or relevant. The Libertarian National Committee was set up, Susan Nolan was elected national chair, and the first national ticket was John Hospers for President and Tonie Nathan for Vice President.
While the Libertarian Party soon discovered the hard way how difficult it was to get on ballots, its presence on two states was adequate to attract the attention of an unhappy Republican elector, Roger MacBride, who gave the Hospers/Nathan ticket his vote, making Tonie Nathan the first woman and the first ethnic Jew to receive an electoral vote.
History
Main Article: History of the Libertarian Party
Current LNC Officers
Main Article: Libertarian National Committee
Position | Name |
---|---|
Chair | Steven Nekhaila |
Vice-Chair | Paul Darr |
Secretary | Caryn Ann Harlos |
Treasurer | Bill Redpath |
At-Large | Travis Bost |
At-Large | Adrian F Malagon |
At-Large | Robert Vinson |
At-Large | Andrew Watkins |
At-Large | Kathy Yeniscavich |
Regions | (see below) |
Regional Representatives

Light Blue- Region 1
Light Green- Region 2
Light Yellow- Region 3-North
Dark Yellow- Region 3-South
Red- Region 4
Purple- Region 5
Dark Blue- Region 6
Grey- No region (Illinois, Iowa, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)
Region | Representative | Alternate | States/Areas |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrew Chadderdon • Aron Lam | Open • Open | AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, KS, KY, MI, MN, MT, NE, NV, NM, OR, WI |
2 | Jonathan McGee | Matt Johnson | AL, FL, GA, MS, TN |
3 | Dustin Nanna • Keith Thompson | Greg Hertzsch • Jessi Cowart | AR, IN, LA, MO, OH, OK, TX |
4 | Meredith Hays | Trendalyn Hallesy | CA |
5 | Otto Dassing | Paul Bracco | DC, DE, MD, NC, PA, VA, WV |
6 | Pat Ford | Ben Weir | CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT |
Party Logos
Classical Statue Logo, used by the LNC from 1980 to 2007
"Torch Eagle" logo used by the LNC since 2015[2]
Party Registration
Voter registration statistics as reported by various state government web sites, Ballot Access News, and dehnbase.org/lpus/library/registration.html
These voter registration statistics are not year end numbers. Although some states report statistics monthly, others only report them in even years, in the three week period between mid October and the November general election. In order to create the most accurate snapshot of the number registered Libertarians nationally, all numbers come from within that three week period. If more than one number was reported within that period, the number closest to the general election was used.
Some states report both active voters and inactive voters. The numbers below only include active voters, when that number is known.
There are 32 jurisdictions that allow registration by party. Rhode Island is the only state to allow voter registration by party, but has never allowed Libertarian registration.
ExpandParty Registration by Year |
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Incorporation
The Libertarian National Committee which is the current governing arm of the Party (preceded by the Libertarian Party Executive Committee) was incorporated in 1995 (info) .
Trademark
The party hold multiple trademarks as follows:
- TANSTAAFL logo (trademark registration not found-mentioned in early LP News issues)
- Libertarian Party (info)
National Conventions
Yearly Conventions (1972-1979) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Year | Date(s) | Venue | City |
1972 | June 15-18 | Denver, Colorado | |
1973 | June 8-10 | Strongsville, Ohio | |
1974 | June | Irving, Texas | |
1975 | August | Statler-Hilton Hotel | New York, New York |
1976 | September 23-26 | Washington DC | |
1977 | July 12-17 | Palace Hotel | San Francisco |
1978 | September | Copley Plaza Hotel | Boston, Massachusetts |
1979 | Bonaventure Hotel | Los Angeles, California | |
Biannual, Odd Years (1981-1993) | |||
1981 | Denver, Colorado | ||
1983 | Sheraton Centre | New York, New York | |
1985 | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
1987 | September | Seattle, Washington | |
1989 | Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel | Seattle, Washington | |
1991 | August | Chicago, Illinois | |
1993 | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
Biannual, Even Years (1996-present) | |||
1996 | July 3-7 | Hyatt Regency | Washington DC |
1998 | Washington DC | ||
2000 | June 30-July 4 | Anaheim, California | |
2002 | July 3-7 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
2004 | May 27-31 | Mariott Marquis Hotel | Atlanta, Georgia |
2006 | July 1-2 | Hilton Portland & Executive Tower | Portland, Oregon |
2008 | May 22-26 | Sheraton Denver | Denver, Colorado |
2010 | May 28-31 | Renaissance Hotel | St. Louis, Missouri |
2012 | May 4-6 | Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada |
2014 | June 26-29 | Hyatt Regency | Cleveland, Ohio |
2016 | May 26-30 | Rosen Centre Hotel & Resort | Orlando, Florida |
2018 | June 30-July 3 | Hyatt Regency | New Orleans, Louisiana |
2020 | May 22; July 8-12 | Orange County Convention Center | Orlando, Florida |
2022 | May 26-29 | Nugget Casino Resort | Reno/Sparks, Nevada |
See Also
- Libertarians Stance on Issues
- Memoir Mickey, Me and the LP by D. Frank Robinson, regarding early formation of the party.
Notes
- ↑ http://lpedia.org/Mickey%2C_Me_and_the_LP
- ↑ Often referred to as the "Chicken on a Stick" or "Flaming Chicken"