Life Member

Life Member (or Lifetime Member) is a category of membership in the national Libertarian Party (and some state & local parties). The terms can differ by party. The first Lifetime Member was Luke Zell.

National-party membership

By the terms of the national Libertarian Party, this is 1 of of the 10 tiered levels of membership (not counting 'Other'). Lifetime Members receive a lifelong subscription to the LP News & Lifetime Member pin. The due is $1,500 in a 12-month period.

The amount of $1,500 per year began July 1, 2012. Prior to that it was $1000 per year. When the party started charging $1000 for Life Members is not known.

When the Party was first formed, there were two levels of Life Membership: Life and Sustaining Life. Tim Barrus was the first Life Sustaining Member. Luke Zell was the first Life Member. Although not entirely clear what else may be involved, becoming a Life Sustaining Member involved the payment of $250.

1972 Life and Life Sustaining Members

• Anmatoloy Arutunoff
• Tim Barrus
• William Contos
• Vincent A. Drosdik
• Joan Kikel
• Jean McGuire
• Barbie Merriman
• Frank Merriman
• Ned Nolte
• Luke Zell

1973 Life and Life Sustaining Members

• Karl Bray
• Bruce J. Cameron
• Ed Clark
• Edmund Contoski
• William Fischer
• Freeman Fox
• Roger MacBride
• Wad Malisch
• Tonie Nathan (listed as Patron Member)
• Jane Rehmke
• Bob Steiner

1974 Life and Life Sustaining Members

• Dale Wilson
• Troy Lindsay
• Robert Lehman
• John F. Fox
• One preferred anonymity
• Mark Hinkle

State-party membership

(under construction) See Libertarian Party Membership.