List of Manhattan Libertarian Party Leaders

This article shows the leadership of the Manhattan Libertarian Party.

List

Chairs

Name	Term start	Term end
John Caulfield (temporary)		1974
Bill Miller	November 1974	1975
Howard Katz	c October 1975	1976
Ludwig Vogel	October 8, 1994	Unknown
Jak Karako	August 31, 2000	January 11, 2003
Gary Snyder	January 11, 2003	January 10, 2004
Jim Lesczynski	January 10, 2004	Unknown
Joseph Dobrian	Unknown	Unknown
Ron Moore	2008	2009
Unknown	2009	c 2011
Ron Moore	c 2011	c 2011
Janet Hopf	c 2012	c 2012
Unknown	2012	2013
Vacant	2013	2014
Brian Waddell	January 2014	March 2016
Ron Litchman	March 2016	May 8, 2018
Aaron Commey	May 8, 2018	September 11, 2019
Ilya Schwartzburg	September 11, 2019	June 18, 2021
Rebecca Lau	June 18, 2021	October 10, 2023
Chance Haywood	October 10, 2023	present

Vice-Chairs

Name	Term start	Term end
John Caulfield	1974	1975
Vicki Kirkland	1994	Unknown
Rebecca Lau	September 11, 2019	June 18, 2021
Jason Clifton	July 13, 2021	September 13, 2022
Vacant	September 13, 2022	October 10, 2023
Rob Power	October 10, 2023	present

Secretaries

Name	Term start	Term end
John Caulfield	1975	1976
Robert Eikel	August 31, 2000	January 10, 2001
Gary Snyder	January 10, 2001	?
James Eisert	January 11, 2003	2005
Unknown	2003	2017
Gilbert Midonnet	2017	September 11, 2019
Rob Power	September 11, 2019	September 9, 2020
Devin Balkind	September 9, 2020	September 14, 2021
Lisa Gansky	September 14, 2021	March 2022
Unknown	March 2022	September 13, 2022
Jason Clifton	September 13, 2022	present

Treasurers

Name	Term start	Term end
John Caulfield	1975	1976
Robert Eikel	August 31, 2000	January 10, 2001
Gary Snyder	January 10, 2001	?
James Eisert	January 11, 2003	2005
Bob Armstrong	c 2006
Mark Axinn	2017	September 9, 2020
Michael Morrise	September 9, 2020	September 14, 2021
Alycya Miller	September 14, 2021	September 13, 2022
Chance Haywood	September 13, 2022	October 10, 2023
Gary Greggory	October 10, 2023	present

Mark Axinn stated he was Treasurer about 10 years as of 2018

Other

Director of Media Relations

• Jim Lesczynski (August 31, 2000—?; January 11, 2003—?)
• Joseph Dobrian (January 10, 2004—2005)
• Brian Waddell (January 2013-January 2014)
• Alex Merced (2016—?)
• Aaron Commey, Director of Media/Special Events (?)
• Rebecca Lau (April 9, 2019—October 13, 2023)

Political Director

• Brian Waddell (?—2019)

State Representative

• Unknown (August 31, 2000—2003)
• Tom Stevens (2003—2006)
• Unknown (2006—2008)
• Ron Ramo (2008—2009)
• Dodge Landesman (2009—2010)
• Eric Sundwall (2010—2011)
• Janet Hopf (2011—2014)
• Unknown (2014—2015)
• Helene Jnane (2015—Mar/Apr 2016)
• Rob Power (Mar/Apr 2016—May 9, 2017)
• Christopher Hollinger (May 9, 2017—February 13, 2018)
• Ron Litchman (February 13, 2018—May 8, 2018)
• Ilya Schwartburg (May 8, 2018—present)

Other positions

• Travis Pahl, Director of Commerce Issues (August 31, 2000—January 10, 2001)
• Kevin Smith, Director of Personal Freedom Issues (August 31, 2000—January 10, 2001)
• Travis Pahl, Director of Personal Freedom Issues (January 10, 2001—?)
• Charles Eppler, Director of Economic Freedom Issues (January 10, 2001—?)
• Buck Crutchfield, Fundraising Director (January 11, 2003—January 10, 2004)
• Joseph Dobrian, Membership Director (January 11, 2003—?)

• Theron Burrough, Fundraising Director (January 10, 2004—?)
• Josh Michelman, Membership Director (January 10, 2004—?)

As of April 13, 2002

Manhattan LP Officers: Membership Development Director - Travis Pahl
Fundraising Director - Ron Moore
Media Relations Director - Jim Lesczynski
Drug Reform Director - Bob Armstrong
Social Director - Joyce Ilson
Activism Director - Jim Lesczynski
Elections/Candidate Recruitment Director (merged) - Scott Jeffrey
Webmaster - James Eisert
Newsletter Editor - Sam Sloan
Gun Rights Director - James Eisert
Education Director - Thomas Ruks
Landlord/Tenant Director - Gary Snyder
Tax Reform Director - Ron Moore

Table of Officers

Manhattan Libertarian Party Officers
Election Date	Year	Chair	Secretary	Treasurer	State Representative
Aug 31, 2000	2000	Jak Karako	Robert Eikel	Robert Eikel
Jan 10, 2001	2001	Jak Karako	Gary Snyder	Gary Snyder
Apr 13, 2002	2002	Jak Karako	James Eisert	James Eisert
Jan 11, 2003	2003	Gary Snyder	James Eisert	James Eisert	Tom Stevens
Jan 10, 2004	2004	---	---	---	Tom Stevens
---	2005	---	---	---	Tom Stevens
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---	2008	---	---	---	Ron Ramo
---	2009	---	---	---	Dodge Landesman
---	2010	---	---	---	Eric Sundwall
---	2011	---	---	---	Janet Hopf
Jan 2012	2012	Janet Hopf	---	---	Janet Hopf
Jan 2013	2013	---	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	Janet Hopf
Jan 2014	2014	Brian Waddell	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	---
---	2015	Brian Waddell	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	Helene Jnane
Mar 2016	2016	Ron Litchman	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	Rob Power
May 9, 2017	2017	Ron Litchman	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	Christopher Hollinger
Feb 13, 2018		Ron Litchman	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	Ron Litchman
May 8, 2018	2018	Aaron Commey	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	Ilya Schwartzburg
Apr 9, 2019	2019	Aaron Commey	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	Ilya Schwartzburg
Election Date	Year	Chair	Secretary	Treasurer	State Representative

Interim County Organization
Election Date	Year	Chair	Vice-Chair	Secretary	Treasurer	State Representative
Sep 11, 2019	2019	Ilya Schwartzburg	Rebecca Lau	Rob Power	Mark Axinn	Ilya Schwartzburg

Party Directorships

Manhattan Libertarian Party Directorships
Election Date	Year	Director of Media Relations	Political Director	Director of Events
Aug 31, 2000	2000	Jim Lesczynski	---	---
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Apr 9, 2019	2019	Rebecca Lau	Anthony Pellegrino	David Fite
Interim County Organization / Country Committee
Election Date	Year	Director of Media Relations	Political Director	Director of Events
Sep 11, 2019	2019	Rebecca Lau	Aaron Commey	---