Libertarian Party of Connecticut
| Libertarian Party of Connecticut | |
| General Information | |
| Chartered: | May 1972 |
| Region: | 8 - NorthEast |
| Officers | |
| Chair: | Daniel Reale |
| Vice-Chair: | Jonathan Johnson |
| Secretary: | Stephen Dincher |
| Treasurer: | Jesse Brohinsky Justin Perry (assistant) |
| Contact | |
| Address: | PO Box 4069 Yalesville, Connecticut 06492 |
| Website: | Website |
| Social Media | |
| Facebook: | |
| Twitter: | |
The Libertarian Party of Connecticut (LPCT) is the Connecticut affiliate of the Libertarian Party
Current and Past Officials
State Central Committee
Fran Moore was Chair in 1973-1974. In 1974 LP News Fran Moore and Robert Loomis are listed as co-chairs.
Walter Gengarelly served as Vice-Chair at some point.
Robert Loomis is listed as chair in the August/September 1975 convention guide. Listing him as 1975-1976 is a guess based on an assumption of when he was elected.
Director of Communications
Michael Cadden, Director of Communications (1995-?)
Michael Ciulla, Director of Communications (c. 1996)
James A Madison, Director of Communications (c. 2001)
Mark Tuniewicz, Director of Communications (?-1995)
Others
Ridgely Brown, Judicial Committee (c. 2000)
William A Hamilton, Newsletter Editor (c. 2001)
John M Joy, Newsletter Editor (c. 1995), Deputy Treasurer (c. 2001), Deputy Director of Communications (c. 2001)
Joseph G Knott Jr, Political Director (c. 2001)
James A Lewis, Membership Director (c. 1996)
Rich Loomis, Deputy Treasurer (c. 1995), Ballot Access Coordinator (c. 1995)
George Smith, Judicial Committee (c. 2000)
Don W Whelan, Information Systems Director (c. 1995)
Conventions
| Year | Date | Venue | City | Speakers | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | May 16 | The Elks Club | Middletown | Joe Markley | |
| 2018 | March 10 | The Deck | Westbrook | Larry Sharpe, Darryl Perry, Caleb Dyer, Brandon Phinney, Joseph Stallcop, Joe Horvath, John Woodcock, Daniel Fishman | LNC Vice-Chair Debate featuring: Alex Merced, Steve Sheetz, & Arvin Vohra |
| 2017 | March 11 | The Deck | Westbrook | ||
| 2016 | |||||
| 2015 | September 19 | Cabela's | East Hartford | Devin Carney, Richard Adelstein, Richard Lion, Robert Lombardo, Joshua Katz | |
| 2014 | April 26 | UConn Babbidge Library | Mansfield | ||
| 2013 | October 19 | Cabela's | East Hartford | Scott Wilson, Joshua Katz, George Phillies, Andrew Schneider | |
| 2012 | April 7 | Ramada Inn | Hartford | ||
| 2011 | May 7 | VFW Post 189 | New London | Michael Badnarik, Tom Sheehan, Julian Heicklen, Joshua Katz, Robert Jones | |
| 2010 | |||||
| 2009 | May 30 | Holiday Inn | Bridgeport | Peter Schiff, Katherine Albrecht, Karen Kwiatowski | |
| 2008 | May 4 | The Belvedere | New Haven | Bob Barr, George Phillies, Mary Ruwart | |
| 2007 | |||||
| 2006 | September 24 | ||||
| 2005 | October 18 | Andover Pizza | Andover | ||
| 2004 | April 24 | The Colony Hotel | New Haven | Gary Nolan, Fred Martens | |
| 2003 | July 12 | The Colony Hotel | New Haven | Gary Nolan | Forum Panel: Civil Liberties in the Post-911 Era |
| 2002 | September 7 | Old State House | Hartford | Ralph Sherman, Walter Theissen, Howard Grayson, Walter Gengarelly | |
| 2001 | October 6 | Masonic Temple | Meriden | Sharon Harris, Elias Israel, Michael Costanza, Dawn Barry, Larry Cohen, | |
| 2000 | |||||
| 1999 | |||||
| 1998 | |||||
| 1997 | October 18 | Holiday Inn | Hartford | Ray Dunaway, Ned Vare | |
| 1996 | |||||
| 1995 | September | Stamford | Jo Jorgenson, Mike Ginsberg, Perry Willis | Presidential debate featuring: Harry Browne, Rick Tompkins, Irwin Schiff 2nd Amendment panel discussion |
2018 Candidates
US Senate: Richard Lion
US House 2: Daniel Reale
Governor: Rod Hanscomb
Lieutenant Governor: Jeffrey Thibeault
Comptroller: Paul Passarelli
Secretary of State: Heather Gwynn
Treasurer: Jesse Brohinsky
General Assembly 9: Anthony Armetta
General Assembly 65: Kent Johnson
General Assembly 83: Roger Misbach
General Assembly 91: Gary Walsh
Public Officeholders
Gordon Haave is believed to be the first Libertarian elected to public office in the state of Connecticut.[1] He was elected as a Greenwich Representative Town Meeting member in November, 1995.
As of February, 2018, there are at least two Libertarians serving in office:
Robin Lasky - Branford Solid Waste Management Commission (Appointed June, 2016)
Matthew Radant - Plainfield Board of Education (Appointed November, 2017)
There have also been several known Libertarians elected to office by running as Republicans and Democrats. Most recently, in November, 2013 Joshua Katz was elected as a Republican to the Westbrook Planning Commission[2], and Sean Foley was elected as a Democrat to the Burlington Board of Finance.[3]
Elections
See: Libertarian Party of Connecticut Historical Election Results
Ballot Access
The Connecticut Libertarian Party has ballot access for the following upcoming elections:
2019
New Milford Town Council, 1 place
Norwich City Council, 5 places
Plainfield First Selectman
Plainfield Board of Education, 1 place
Cromwell Board of Assessment Appeals, 1 place
2020
President
US House District 2
General Assembly District 9
General Assembly District 65
General Assembly District 83
General Assembly District 91
2021
Norwich Mayor
2022
State Treasurer
Ballot access for all other elections requires petition signatures from within the district amounting to 1% of the vote for that office from the previous election, but not more than 7,500 for a statewide election or 2,500 for a U.S. House District. Candidates for statewide offices can share a joint petition. Typically, 75 - 150 valid signatures are needed for General Assembly and 300 - 400 for state senate.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 15,514 | 1.09% | 2,980 | 0.14% | 1,481 | 415 | 169 | 47.30 | 30 |
| 2017 | 1,513 | 422 | 169 | 47.10 | 28 | ||||
| 2016 | 48,676 | 2.90% | 2,561 | 0.12% | 1,596 | 446 | 239 | 66.83 | 25 |
| 2015 | 1,482 | 413 | 138 | 38.43 | 26 | ||||
| 2014 | 2,602 | 0.24% | 1,780 | 0.09% | 1,472 | 409 | 171 | 47.54 | 25 |
| 2013 | 1,684 | 0.08% | 1,448 | 402 | 171 | 47.51 | 27 | ||
| 2012 | 25,045 | 1.60% | 1,603 | 0.08% | 1,424 | 396 | 189 | 52.58 | 26 |
| 2011 | 1,375 | 383 | 201 | 55.98 | 24 | ||||
| 2010 | 10,328 | 0.90% | 1,295 | 0.06% | 1,349 | 377 | 193 | 53.92 | 26 |
| 2009 | 1,278 | 0.06% | 1,330 | 373 | 203 | 56.99 | 25 | ||
| 2008 | 2,059 | 0.13% | 987 | 0.05% | 1,276 | 360 | 216 | 60.92 | 24 |
| 2007 | 1,042 | 0.05% | 1,206 | 342 | 213 | 60.39 | 26 | ||
| 2006 | 23,688 | 2.04% | 840 | 0.04% | 1,160 | 330 | 154 | 43.78 | 26 |
| 2005 | 1,033 | 0.05% | 1,085 | 309 | 216 | 61.59 | 25 | ||
| 2004 | 9,188 | 0.57% | 789 | 0.04% | 278 | 79.52 | 25 | ||
| 2003 | 643 | 0.04% | 232 | 66.58 | 26 | ||||
| 2002 | 13,922 | 1.28% | 741 | 0.04% | 271 | 78.35 | 25 | ||
| 2001 | 704 | 0.04% | 330 | 96.13 | 25 | ||||
| 2000 | 8,773 | 0.60% | 653 | 0.03% | 391 | 114.60 | 25 | ||
| 1999 | 394 | 120.05 | 25 | ||||||
| 1998 | 11,375 | 1.11% | 149 | 0.01% | 380 | 116.12 | 24 | ||
| 1997 | 290 | 88.73 | 25 | ||||||
| 1996 | 5,788 | 0.41% | 70 | 0.00% | 304 | 93.05 | 23 | ||
| 1995 | 173 | 52.98 | 24 | ||||||
| 1994 | 1,976 | 0.17% | 150 | 45.89 | 22 | ||||
| 1993 | 110 | 33.62 | 24 | ||||||
| 1992 | 10,741 | 0.65% | 29 | 0.00% | 146 | 44.58 | 23 | ||
| 1991 | 109 | 33.14 | 25 | ||||||
| 1990 | 2,628 | 0.23% | 118 | 35.88 | 23 | ||||
| 1989 | 92 | 28.02 | 25 | ||||||
| 1988 | 14,071 | 0.96% | 76 | 23.23 | 22 | ||||
| 1987 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 5,733 | 0.56% | |||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 2,773 | 0.19% | |||||||
| 1983 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 10,497 | 0.94% | |||||||
| 1981 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 8,570 | 0.60% | |||||||
| 1979 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 225 | 0.02% | |||||||
| 1977 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 209 | 0.01% | |||||||
| 1975 | |||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||
| 1973 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 10 | 0.00% |
Finances
| Year | Contributions from Individuals |
Transfers from the National Committee |
Transfers from Presidential and other Committees |
Sales of Merchandise, Convention Tickets, Bank Interest, Lawsuit Payouts, etc. |
Total Receipts | Total Expenses | Cash Balance at Year End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21,147.00 | 10,000.00 | 0.00 | 34,450.00 | 65,597.00 | 57,021.54 | 9,209.83 |
| 2017 | 2,096.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,096.00 | 2,665.13 | 634.37 |
| 2016 | 6,544.00 | 41,057.59 | 0.00 | 70.00 | 47,671.59 | 50,885.36 | 1,203.50 |
| 2015 | 2,951.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,951.62 | 1,529.10 | 4,417.27 |
| 2014 | 474.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 478.00 | 531.12 | 2,994.75 |
| 2013 | 455.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 482.00 | 238.83 | 3,047.87 |
| 2012 | 63,283.63 | 0.00 | 21,422.44 | 0.00 | 84,706.07 | 83,762.71 | 2,804.70 |
| 2011 | 770.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 770.00 | 3,171.31 | 2,772.13 |
| 2010 | 1,471.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,471.00 | 3,039.28 | 4,873.44 |
| 2009 | 4,255.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4,255.00 | 5,249.81 | 6,441.72 |
| 2008 | 3,825.00 | 0.00 | 5,000.00 | 0.00 | 8,825.00 | 10,060.05 | 7,436.53 |
| 2007 | 1,870.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.00 | 1,948.00 | 927.40 | 8,671.58 |
| 2006 | 1,490.00 | 1,985.33 | 0.00 | 1,195.00 | 4,670.33 | 3,364.40 | 7,650.98 |
| 2005 | 305.00 | 4,433.00 | 0.00 | 289.64 | 5,027.64 | 822.00 | 6,345.05 |
| 2004 | 7,675.51 | 3,782.00 | 13,590.00 | 0.00 | 25,047.51 | 25,212.61 | 2,139.41 |
| 2003 | 1,795.00 | 3,706.50 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 5,502.02 | 4,154.72 | 3,124.51 |
| 2002 | 4,533.00 | 4,555.50 | 0.00 | 682.19 | 9,770.69 | 15,466.16 | 1,777.21 |
| 2001 | 4,121.37 | 6,672.00 | 0.00 | 206.21 | 10,999.58 | 5,906.98 | 7,472.68 |
| 2000 | 8,171.00 | 7,703.00 | 25.00 | 58.12 | 15,957.12 | 16,356.43 | 2,380.08 |
| 1999 | 3,932.00 | 6,258.00 | 131.99 | 563.19 | 10,885.18 | 9,309.54 | 2,694.39 |
| 1998 | 11,512.00 | 6,602.89 | 308.27 | 0.00 | 18,423.16 | 20,050.85 | 1,118.75 |
Publications
Governing Documents
Platform
None
Bylaws
Historical Governing Documents
Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award
The Connecticut Libertarian Party State Central Committee sometimes issues the Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award at its annual convention to a person who has exhibited a "sustained and selfless effort to support the cause of liberty" at "extreme sacrifice to him or herself."[5] Walter Gengarelly spent nearly three decades in service to the Connecticut Libertarian Party. In 1982 he was the party's first Gubernatorial candidate and he died in 2010 in the midst of a campaign for the 5th Congressional District.[6]
| Year | Award Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Chelsea Manning |
| 2010 | Michael Badnarik |
Sub Affiliates
Active Town Committees or regional committees that have held, or are planning to hold, at least six meetings per year and have at least five registered libertarians as voting members:
- Libertarian Party of the Naugatuck Valley Facebook
- Libertarian Party of Windham County
- Libertarian Party of Meriden
- Libertarian Party of the Housatonic Valley
Although no longer active, in years past there have been Town Committees in:
- [Oxford], run by John Joy
- [Stamford], run by Courtenay Hough
- Windham, run by Steven Edelman
Affiliate Addresses
- 156 Keeler Drive, Ridgefield, CT 06877, 1985
External links
- Official Libertarian Party of Connecticut website
- 2016 - present Twitter account
- 2011 - 2015 Twitter account
- 2012 - 2013 Campus Twitter account
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19990128232044/http://www.lpct.org:80/tcl/v2n1/ElectionVictory.html
- ↑ http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/westbrook.pdf
- ↑ http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/burlington.pdf
- ↑ http://seec.ct.gov/ecrisreporting/SearchingDoc.aspx
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131020040144/http://www.lpct.org/the-walter-gengarelly-jr-award/
- ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newstimes/obituary.aspx?n=walter-j-gengarelly&pid=145703369
| Libertarian Party of Connecticut | |
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| Affiliates: | Norwich • Plainfield • Meriden |
| Leaders: | Chairs • Vice-Chairs • Secretaries • Treasurers |
| Conventions: | 2008 • 1981 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 |
| Other: | Election Results |
| State Organizations of the National Libertarian Party | ||
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