Arizona Libertarian Party

	Arizona Libertarian Party
	General Information
Region:	1
	Officers
Chair:	Michael McFarland
Vice-Chair:	Cory Tallman (1st Vice-Chair); William "Bill" Yeniscavich (2nd Vice-Chair)
Secretary:	Roman Garcia; Nicole Giver (assistant)
Treasurer:	Steven Bigelow; Gail Thompson (assistant)
	Contact
Phone:	1-833-843-2957
Address:	6890 E Sunrise Dr. #120-250, Tucson, AZ 85750
Website:	Website
	Social Media
Facebook:	Facebook
Twitter:	Twitter

The Arizona Libertarian Party, Inc. ("AZLP" in party bylaws^[1]) is the Arizona affiliate of the Libertarian Party.

History

The Arizona Libertarian Party has had a contentious, controversial history. For a time in the 1990s, there were two organizations claiming to be the official state party, one basing its claim on recognition by the national LP and the other on state laws governing the organization of recognized political parties given that the state LP had recently qualified for recognition. A petition from Arizona was rejected, after evidence was presented that there were irregularities in that state's temporary organization at the LNC Meeting 25 November 1972.

Controversies

In the 2000 election, the Arizona Libertarian Party recognized by Arizona but disaffiliated by the national LP, declined to endorse the national LP's presidential nominee, Harry Browne, instead placing L. Neil Smith on the ballot as its presidential nominee. See Libertarian Party of Arizona Affiliate Controversy 1995-2000.

Governing Documents

For historical governing documents see:

Leadership

Current

Libertarian Party of Arizona State Board^[2]
Position	Name
Chair	Michael McFarland
Vice-Chair	Cory Tallman
2nd Vice-Chair	William "Bill" Yeniscavich
Secretary	Roman Garcia
Assistant Secretary	Nicole Giver
Treasurer	Steven Bigelow
Assistant Treasurer	Gail Thompson

Former

Chair

Freeman Fox (temp 1972)
David Fowler (elected 1972)
Nathan H. Stevens (elected 1973)
Ken LaFave (c. 1974)
Michael Thompson (c. 1975)
Rick Tompkins (1994)
Peter Schmerl (?—2003)
Jason Auvenshine (2003—2005)
Michael Kielsky (2005—2011)
Warren Severin (2011—2015)
Michael Kielsky (2015—2017)
Howard Blitz (2018-2020)
Emily Goldberg (2020-2022)


Secretary

James T. Kirk (1975)
Michael Kielsky (2003—2005)
Emily S. Goldberg (2013—2017)
Sheila Reid-Shaver (2022-2022)


Treasurer

Areta Goetzke (1973)
Areta Johnson (1975)
David Euchner (2003—2005)
Joe Cobb (2009—2017)
Robert Allen Pepiton (2017—2022) Notice of resignation in July of 2022.
Sarah Riggle (2022-2022)


1st Vice-Chair

Michael Kielsky (2011—2015)
Barry Hess (2020-2022)


2nd Vice-Chair

Assistant Secretary

Sheila Shaver (Resigned 2022 to assume Secretary Vacancy)

Kimberly Ruff, (appointed 2017, resigned 2017)

Assistant Treasurer

Sarah Riggle (Resigned 2022 to assume Treasurer Vacancy) Steven Bigelow (2022-2022)

Committees

Names Listed are Chairing the Committee

Bylaws/Platform - Vacant
County Development - Cory Tallman
Information Technology - Eric Fowler
Candidate Recruitment/Support - Cory Tallman
Policy (Temporarily decommissioned by order of Chairman McFarland) - David Morris
Audit - Kathy Yeniscavich
Communications - David Thomas
Fundraising - Vacant
Events - Vacant

Affiliates

The Arizona Libertarian Party include (current, inactive, or defunct):

Pending

No Pending Affiliates

Unorganized

Publications

Elections

See: Arizona Libertarian Party 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 - 2016 Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec)	LNC Donors Per Million Population	State Rank Of Total LNC Donors (Of 51)
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018	365	0.02%	31,583	0.85%	3,204	447	354	49.36	15
2017			31,941	0.87%	3,249	463	330	47.03	16
2016	106,327	4.00%	31,358	0.87%	3,390	489	438	63.19	17
2015			27,099	0.82%	3,198	468	285	41.74	15
2014	57,337	3.73%	26,589	0.82%	3,151	468	300	44.57	15
2013			25,845	0.80%	3,072	463	323	48.68	16
2012	112,490	4.84%	22,086	0.71%	2,998	457	356	54.30	15
2011			23,392	0.76%	2,893	447	339	52.37	16
2010	95,771	5.47%	24,382	0.77%	2,840	443	350	54.59	15
2009			24,842	0.80%	2,780	438	326	51.39	15
2008	61,100	2.63%	18,153	0.61%	2,683	427	354	56.37	16
2007			18,631	0.69%	2,604	422	376	60.96	13
2006	91,684	5.90%	17,446	0.68%	2,472	410	277	45.94	13
2005			18,241	0.68%	2,240	384	359	61.48	18
2004	394,078	19.34%	18,261	0.69%			427	75.54	18
2003			15,628	0.70%			333	60.43	19
2002	51,100	4.07%	14,259	0.64%			418	77.46	17
2001			14,976	0.69%			503	95.38	17
2000	73,808	4.73%	12,576	0.58%			640	124.02	16
1999			15,265	0.73%			781	163.45	15
1998	171,769	16.56%	17,466	0.77%			698	149.55	15
1997							482	105.88	16
1996	54,961	3.84%	18,418	0.82%			516	116.42	16
1995							322	74.76	15
1994	207,710	18.00%	7,574	0.37%			280	67.51	14
1993							220	55.09	15
1992	273,943	18.07%	5,299	0.27%			258	66.71	15
1991							184	48.91	16
1990	1,696	0.15%	4,632	0.25%			186	50.56	15
1989							154	42.52	14
1988	37,119	3.08%	4,937	0.27%			129	36.49	15
1987
1986	1	0.00%
1985
1984	38,364	3.65%	3,965	0.27%
1983
1982	36,649	4.93%	3,721	0.33%
1981
1980	43,989	4.90%	2,839	0.25%
1979
1978	35,083	6.37%
1977
1976	32,100	4.20%
1975
1974	1,273	0.23%
1973
1972

Conventions

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Year	Date(s)	Venue	City	Keynote Speaker(s)
2025
2024	January 13	Savoy Opera House	Tuscon, Arizona	Sheriff David Hathaway (Santa Cruze County Sheriff)
2023	January 28th	Grid Works	Phoenix, Arizona	Chase Oliver
2022	January 15	Omni Tuscon National Resort	Tucson, Arizona	Jo Jorgensen, Dave Smith & ~~Spike Cohen~~ (Mr. Cohen was absent due to illness)
2021	January 23	Aunt Chiladas	Phoenix, Arizona	Germinal G. Van
2020	TBD	TBD	Tucson, Arizona	TBD
2019	TBD	TBD	Phoenix, Arizona	TBD
2018	TBD	TBD	Tucson, Arizona	TBD
2017	January 21	The Claredon Hotel	Phoenix, Arizona	Maggie McNeill^[3]
2016	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2015	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2014	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2013	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2012	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2011	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2010	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2009	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2008	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2007	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2006	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2005	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2004	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2003	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2002	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2001	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2000	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
1999	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
1973	February 24	TBD	TBD	TBD

External links

Official Arizona Libertarian Party website

Arizona Libertarian Party

Affiliates:	Apache • Cochise • Gila • Greenlee • Graham • Maricopa • Navajo • Pima • Pinal • Yavapai • Yuma

Pending affiliates:

Conventions:	1973 • 1974 • 1996 • 2018 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

National Delegations:	2022 • 2024

Documents:	Bylaws • Constitutions • Policies

Other:	Election Results • Arizona Libertarian • Arizona Libertarian Party Newsletter • Chairs

State Organizations of the National Libertarian Party

References

↑ Bylaws, Arizona Libertarian Party (AZLP), https://www.azlp.org/bylaws, retrieved 2 April 2019
↑ https://azlp.org/about/leadership/
↑ https://www.facebook.com/events/171513659978374/permalink/209422082854198/

[AZLP_Bylaws-1] Bylaws, Arizona Libertarian Party (AZLP), https://www.azlp.org/bylaws, retrieved 2 April 2019

[2] ttps://azlp.org/about/leadership/

[3] ttps://www.facebook.com/events/171513659978374/permalink/209422082854198/

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