List of New York State Party Chairs

This is a List of Chairs of the Libertarian Party of New York.

List

Note: Clark and Klasman chaired the party before it was officially chartered.

#	Name	Tenure began	Tenure ended
—	Edward E. "Ed" Clark	April 22, 1972	July 16, 1972
—	Jerome J. Klasman	July 16, 1972	April 1, 1973
1	Andrea Millen	April 1, 1973	March 31, 1974
2	H. Raymond Strong	March 31, 1974	April 5, 1975
3	Gary Greenberg	April 5, 1975	March 28, 1976
4	John Deane	March 28, 1976	November 14, 1976
5	Anne Weill	November 14, 1976	April 9, 1977
6	Carl Hastings	April 9, 1977	1978
7	Thomas Frederick	1978	April 9, 1978
8	Charles "Chuck" Steber	April 9, 1978	May 13, 1979
9	Gary Greenberg	May 13, 1979	April 10, 1983
10	John Francis	April 10, 1983	May 19, 1985
11	William "Bill" McMillen	May 19, 1985	1989
12	Norma Segal	1989	1990
13	Fran Poretto	1990	1990
14	Kevin Delaney	1990	May 18, 1991
15	W. Gary Johnson	May 18, 1991	May 3, 1992
16	Ludwig Vogel	May 3, 1992	April 23, 1994
17	Gail Bova	April 23, 1994	1995
18	Blay Tarnoff	1995	1996
19	Lloyd Wright	1996	March 1998
20	James "Jim" Harris	March 1998	April 1999
21	David "Dave" Harnett	April 1999	April 29, 2000
22	Richard Cooper	April 29, 2000	April 13, 2002
23	Albert Dedicke	April 13, 2002	December 1, 2002
24	Jak Karako	December 9, 2002	April 2003
25	John Clifton	April 2003	April 29, 2006
26	Richard Cooper	April 29, 2006	April 28, 2007
27	Jeffery "Jeff" Russell	April 28, 2007	April 26, 2008
28	Eric Sundwall	April 26, 2008	April 25, 2009
29	Christopher "Chris" Edes	April 25, 2009	April 24, 2010
30	Mark N. Axinn	April 24, 2010	April 25, 2015
31	Mark E. Glogowski	April 25, 2015	April 21, 2018
32	James "Jim" Rosenbeck	April 21, 2018	April 15, 2020
33	Anthony "Tony" D'Orazio	April 15, 2020	September 27, 2020
34	William Cody Anderson	September 27, 2020	September 18, 2022
35	Andrew Martin Kolstee	September 18, 2022	September 21, 2024
36	Duane James Whitmer	September 21, 2024	present

Note: Jim Rosenbeck was elected chair of the Interim State Committee on February 9, 2019. The Interim State Committee was recognized, by failing to adopt a resolution to the contrary, by the membership of the Free Libertarian Party, Inc. at its convention on May 4, 2019.

Libertarian Party of New York

Affiliates:	Chautauqua • Chemung • Columbia • Dutchess • Erie • Kings (Brooklyn) • Madison • Monroe • Nassau • New York (Manhattan) • Oneida • Onondaga • Orange • Queens • Putnam • Richmond (Staten Island) • Saratoga • Schoharie • Suffolk • Tioga • Ulster • Wayne • Yates

Unorganized Affiliates:	Albany • Allegany • Bronx • Broome • Cattaraugus • Cayuga • Chenango • Clinton • Cortland • Delaware • Essex • Franklin • Fulton • Genesee • Greene • Hamilton • Herkimer • Lewis • Livingston • Montgomery • Jefferson • Niagara • Ontario • Orleans • Otsego • Rensselaer • Rockland • St. Lawrence • Schenectady • Steuben • Sullivan • Warren • Washington • Westchester • Wyoming

Former Affiliates:	Active: Capital District • Hudson Valley • Defunct: Brooklyn-Queens • Buffalo • Central New York • Erie-Niagara • Genesee Region • Ithaca • Mid Hudson • New York City • North County Libertarians • Southern Tier • Westchester-Putnam • Western New York

Conventions:	1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2022 Nominating • 2022 • 2024 Nominating • 2024

Candidates:	By year (1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025) • U.S. House • State Assembly

State Committees:	1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2000 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 • 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • Transition (2019) • Interim State Committee (2019-20) • 2019-20 • 2020-22 • 2022-24 • 2024-26

Committees:	Communications • Delegate Selection • Fundraising • IT • Legislative Affairs • Local Affiliate Development • Platform • Rules

Former Committees:	Clipping Service • Convention • Election Law & Procedures • Historical • Judiciary • Librarian • Media Relations • Membership • Operations & Activities • Organizational Structure • Party Communications • Publicity & Editorial Reply • Speake's Bureau • Strategic Planning • Vacancy • Vetting • Volunteer

Documents:	Bylaws • Emails • Meetings • Financial Reports • Newsletters • Platforms • Press Releases

Indexes/Categories:	Campaigns • Court cases

Local Conventions:	2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020-21 • 2022-23 • 2024-25

National Delegations:	1974 • 1976 • 1981 • 1987 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 • 2024

Electors:	1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 • 2020 • 2024

Positions:	Chairs • Vice-Chairs • Secretaries • Treasurers • Communications Directors • Fundraising Directors • IT Directors • Legislative Affairs Directors • Outreach Directors • Political Directors • Volunteer Directors

Other:	Libertarian Advocates of New York • Local Chairs • Size and Influence • State Committee Elections: 2020 • 2022 • 2024 • Organization

State Officers

Chairs:	Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • District of Columbia • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

Vice-Chairs:	Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • District of Columbia • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

Secretaries:	Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • District of Columbia • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

Treasurers:	Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • District of Columbia • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

List of New York State Party Chairs

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