Saratoga County Libertarian Party
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| Saratoga County Libertarian Party | |
| General Information | |
| Jurisdiction: | Saratoga County, New York |
| Established: | June 16, 2019 |
| Chartered: | June 30, 2019 |
| Status: | Active |
| Officers | |
| Chair: | Naz Garabedian |
| Secretary: | Nick Smith |
| Treasurer: | Karyn Thompson |
The Saratoga County Libertarian Party is an affiliate of the Libertarian Party of New York.
History
The Saratoga County Libertarian Party first formed as a chapter of the Libertarian Party of New York. The chapter was chartered on December 7, 2014 and dechartered in 2016. In 2017, Brian McDonald attempted to revive the chapter, but his term as Temporary County Chair expired on January 7, 2018.
On December 2, 2018, Rob Arrigo was appointed Temporary County Chair, and worked to form an Interim County Organization. They held a convention on June 16, 2019, in which they elected officers. They were chartered on June 30, 2019 and have been active since.
Leadership
Current
- Naz Garabedian, Chair (since February 25, 2023)
- Nick Smith, Secretary (since March 26, 2025)
- Karyn Thompson, Treasurer (June 16, 2019—present)
Former
- Chair
- Chris Laing, Temporary County Chair (October 5, 2014—December 7, 2014)
- Brian McDonald, Temporary County Chair (2017—January 7, 2018)
- Rob Arrigo, Chair (June 16, 2019—January 8, 2023)
- Vice-Chair
- Craig Berndt, Vice-Chair (June 16, 2019—February 13, 2021)
- Brian Kissell, Vice-Chair (February 13, 2021—November 8, 2022)
- Craig Berndt (February 25, 2023—March 26, 2025)
The Vice-Chair position was eliminated on March 26, 2025.
- Secretary
- Ben Truax (June 16, 2019—2019/2020)
- John Janes (2019/2020—March 26, 2025)
- At-Large
- Carter Wanamaker, At-Large Member (June 16, 2019—2019) (resigned)
- Tina Seda, At-Large Member (June 16, 2019—February 13, 2021)
- John Janes, At-Large Member (June 16, 2019—February 13, 2021)
- Anthony Decubellis, At-Large Member (June 16, 2019—February 13, 2021)
- Eric Yanis, At-Large Member (June 16, 2019—February 13, 2021)
- Brian Kissell, At-Large Member? (as of 2020—February 13, 2021)
- Ben Truax, At-Large Member? (as of 2020—February 13, 2021)
- Chris Bergman, At-Large (February 25, 2023—May 19, 2023)
- George DeMers, At-Large Member (2019—March 26, 2025)
- Amanda Ellithorpe, At-Large Member (February 13, 2021—March 26, 2025)
- Fraser Thompson, At-Large (February 25, 2023—March 26, 2025)
- Amy Bergman, At-Large (February 25, 2023—March 26, 2025)
- Nick Smith, At-Large (?????—March 26, 2025)
- Other
- Chris Laing, State Representative (c 2014/2015)
- Jeffrey Russell, Parliamentarian (June 16, 2019—?)
Conventions
- 2014
- 2015
- June 16, 2019
- February 13, 2021
- February 25, 2023
- March 26, 2025
References