Libertarian Party of New Mexico

[Free] Libertarian Party of New Mexico
General Information
Chartered:	1972
Region:	LNC Region 6
Officers
Chair:	Frank Martin
Secretary:	Rudolph Kohn
Treasurer:	Tyler Askin

NOTE:  Information on the  affiliate Free Libertarian Party of New Mexico will be re-directed here until the legal trademark issue between the disaffiliated group which is still using the name Libertarian Party of New Mexico is straightened out.  This page is intended to document the history of the official affiliate, no matter what name it is called.

The Libertarian Party of New Mexico (LPNM in party bylaws) is the New Mexico affiliate of the Libertarian Party. It was affiliated on 11/25/72 at the LNC Meeting 25 November 1972 as per Document:LP News 1972 November Issue 11.

Founding

The Libertarian Party of New Mexico articles of incorporation were filed with the State of New Mexico on June 27, 1972 with Diana Amsden, Maurice McDonald and Sidney Light listed as incorporators and original directors. It filed its rules and regulations on August 8, 1972. On January 12, 1978, it was removed as a qualified party due not participating in the 1976 and 1978 elections.

The first convention of the Libertarian Party of New Mexico took place in Albuquerque, NM on July 22, 1972 at the Western Skies Hotel. Diana Amsden was interim chairman at the convention, but Gail Tawney presided.

The convention elected Maurice McDonald as Chair, Diana Amsden as Vice-Chair for Administration, Edward Carlson as Vice-Chair for Platform, Robert White as Treasurer, Gail Tawney as Secretary, Robin Tawney as Publicity Committee Chair, and Rick Talley as Membership Committee Chair.

Disaffiliation and Re-Affiliation

• See Libertarian Party of New Mexico 2022 Disaffiliation and Re-Affiliation

Logos

• August 8, 1996 Filing of Emblem with Secretary of State

Governing Documents

• Bylaws dated October 29, 2022

For historical governing documents see:

• Index of New Mexico Libertarian Party Bylaws and Constitutions
• Index of New Mexico Libertarian Party Platforms

Chapters

• Libertarian Party of San Juan County

Newsletters

• Free Libertarian Party of New Mexico Newsletter

Elections

See: Libertarian Party of New Mexico Historical Election Results

Size and Influence

Year	Minimum Unique Voters	Minimum Percent Of Voters	Registered Voters (Oct/Nov)	Percent of Registered Voters	Signature Members (Dec)	Signature Members Per Million Population	LNC Total Donors 2004 - Present Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec)	LNC Donors Per Million Population	State Rank Of Total LNC Donors (Of 51)
2018	107,201	15.28%	9,440	0.75%	1,178	562	150	71.58	31
2017			7,162	0.59%	1,202	576	141	67.53	32
2016	74,541	9.27%	5,714	0.44%	1,218	585	198	95.15	30
2015					1,117	536	99	47.48	33
2014			3,129	0.24%	1,111	533	98	46.99	33
2013					1,107	530	132	63.25	30
2012	27,788	3.53%	3,541	0.28%	1,091	523	171	82.03	28
2011					1,015	488	120	57.74	32
2010	524	0.08%	2,240	0.19%	1,005	487	121	58.60	32
2009					1,005	493	118	57.93	32
2008	2,428	0.29%	2,172	0.18%	971	483	137	68.14	31
2007					941	473	141	70.85	30
2006			2,805	0.26%	919	468	102	51.98	30
2005					875	453	152	78.66	31
2004	2,382	0.31%	4,974	0.45%			223	117.13	30
2003							170	90.54	30
2002	827	0.16%	4,974	0.52%			198	106.72	29
2001							247	134.85	31
2000	5,534	0.90%	3,787	0.39%			299	164.18	29
1999							279	160.36	30
1998	35,878	6.93%	1,183	0.13%			254	146.52	30
1997							187	108.54	31
1996	6,064	1.05%	1,407	0.17%			181	106.09	30
1995							114	67.76	31
1994	3,697	0.76%					111	67.14	28
1993							81	50.16	31
1992	6,987	1.18%					89	56.30	30
1991							79	51.06	29
1990	3,806	0.89%					92	60.53	27
1989							82	54.52	27
1988	3,839	0.72%					64	42.94	24
1987
1986	402	0.10%
1985
1984	4,459	0.85%	190
1983
1982
1981
1980	4,365	0.94%	123
1979
1978	3	0.00%
1977
1976	1,110	0.26%
1975
1974
1973
1972

Past Officials and Staff

• Diana Amsden, chair (1972), LNC secretary (1972)
• Maurice McDonald, chair (1972-1974)
• Ronald Bjornstad, chair (1997 - 1999)
• Mike Blessing, chair (2011 - 2015)
• Christa Bolden, chair (1982 - ?)
• Robert "Burly" Cain, chair (April 2017)
• Ken Cavanaugh, chair (April 2009 - October 2009)
• Attila Csanyi, chair (1993 - 1997)
• Stephen P Curtis. chair (1980 - 1982)
• Ginger Grider, second vice chair (c 2019)
• Elizabeth Hanes, chair (April 2017 - ?)
• Elizabeth Honce, chair (February 2017 - April 2017)
• Joseph Knight, chair (1999 - 2003)
• Bill Lyne, chair (c 1976)
• Mayna Meyers, secretary {c 2019)
• Richard Obergfell, chair (2003 - 2005)
• Kay Stone, chair (1989 - 1994)
• Carl "Marty" Swinney, chair (2015 - February 2017)
• Jay Vandersloot, chair (2005 - 2009, October 2009 - 2011)