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Standing up for Marcus and millions like him
Dear Libertarian, Yesterday, our chair Nicholas Sarwark, our executive director Wes Benedict, and I were sitting at the airport in Kansas City, waiting to fly home after this weekend's national committee meeting. We were talking about politics, race, and how the...
Missouri: Don’t execute Marcellus Williams
The Libertarian Party condemns the scheduled Aug. 22 execution of Marcellus Williams by the State of Missouri — both as a shocking miscarriage of justice for the individual and as another tragic example of the immorality that lies at the root of capital punishment and...
Libertarians condemn bigotry as irrational and repugnant
Libertarian National Committee Executive Director Wes Benedict issued the following statement: The Libertarian Party condemns bigotry as irrational and repugnant, and offers its condolences to the family of the woman killed in Charlottesville, Va. There is no room for...
Special Event – Outreach to Rural America
You are invited to a special conference call on Outreach to Rural America featuring Apollo Pazell & Brandon Lavy Tuesday, August 22 6 PM Pacific 7 PM Mountain 8 PM Central 9 PM Eastern Apollo Pazell is a political consultant based in Salt Lake City, Utah....
Libertarian Party registration surges, while Democrats and Republicans shrink
Libertarian Party registration has grown by nearly 25 percent in the past year while Republican and Democratic registration continues to shrink, according to a report in Ballot Access News. In 2016, the Libertarian Party increased to over 511,000 registrants. Ballot...
LNC hires radio and publishing veteran Richard Fields as press secretary
Richard Fields The Libertarian National Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Fields as LNC press secretary. “More than 40 people applied for the position,” said LNC Executive Director Wes Benedict. “LNC Chair Nicholas Sarwark and I interviewed...
Shirt SALE – standing with Lady Liberty!
Update: This offer expired on August 11th at midnight. You probably have heard this week's news story about the senior Trump aide who dismissed the Statue of Liberty's poem that welcomes immigrants. The poem famously says, Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled...
Will Republican failure to repeal Obamacare benefit Libertarians?
Last week, Senate Republicans trotted out three different prescriptions to the public-private boondoggle that is Obamacare, with each one failing despite a GOP majority in the upper chamber of Congress. President Donald Trump’s quite literal use of the bully pulpit...
Special Event – Basics of Campaign Management
You are invited to a special conference call on The Basics of Campaign Management featuring LNC Representative Sam Goldstein Monday, August 7 6 PM Pacific 7 PM Mountain 8 PM Central 9 PM Eastern To RSVP, click here, fill out the form, and we will send you the call-in...
Update from the chair
Dear Libertarian, This weekend, senior staff and I represented the national party at FreedomFest in Las Vegas. FreedomFest is best described as a libertarian and conservative trade show. It is a diverse event with multiple viewpoints represented on any given...