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Dear friend, Generations of Libertarians have dreamt of what we saw this year: major leaps in Libertarian votes, major coverage by news outlets nationwide, and major strides for the LP. Please pause with me to thank and acknowledge all that have come before us. Our founders. Our activists. Our donors. Our candidates. Our voters. Each […]

Dear Libertarian, As I shared with you on Monday, we made tremendous progress on Election Day when we retained or gained ballot access in 37 states plus D.C., the highest ever after an election in the party’s history. The previous best was 31, after the November 2012 election. This is a huge leap forward for […]

Dear Libertarian, We are still collecting election results for our six hundred Libertarian candidates and will have detailed reports to share with you in the coming days. Some highlights follow, but, first, a couple of announcements. Party at Headquarters! The Libertarian Party will host a party at our headquarters in Alexandria, VA to celebrate 2016 successes. […]

I wanted to pause for a moment to thank Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld for running for President and Vice President. Running for office as a Libertarian can be a very rewarding activity, but it’s also very challenging. I am so glad to have two such highly qualified people representing the Libertarian Party at […]

The Libertarian National Committee is seeking to hire an intern or two for the Fall semester, but preferably someone who can start working right away. Sales at our web store https://lpstore.org/ have skyrocketed in recent weeks beyond our wildest imaginations, and using existing staff and volunteers to pack and ship the items simply has not […]

Libertarians, we’re hiring and paying $3 per signature in Illinois, $2.50 in Pennsylvania, $2.50 in Connecticut, and need volunteers in Ohio too, right away! There are no donation links in this email (for once). Only instructions on how to get hired. Some of the work may last until September. I need to hire a lot […]

From The Daily Caller on May 4: “The Libertarian Party has experienced massive growth in both membership and donors over the past year as it heads into a presidential election hoping to get record support. “Is it the perfect situation for the third-party? ‘In many ways it is,’ Wes Benedict, executive director of the Libertarian […]

From the Washington Examiner on May 4: “In the hours after the polls closed in Indiana and it was announced that businessman Donald Trump had won the Republican presidential primary — thereby ending Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign — the Libertarian Party saw a doubling of its new membership applications.   “Between 7 p.m. Tuesday […]

From the Washington Times on April 22: “Wes Benedict, [Executive Director] of the national Libertarian Party, is reminding the politically minded that they can still declare their intent to run for office in 35 states. Filing deadlines for the formal paperwork have not passed in scores of states, ranging from Alabama to Wyoming. ‘It’s not too […]

Dear Libertarian,   It’s official!   There will be a debate of Libertarian presidential candidates on TV this year!   Many thanks to John Stossel and FOX Business Network for making this happen. A nationally televised debate is long overdue and we are delighted that it is finally happening.   You may be aware that the Libertarian […]

Dear Libertarian, Last year we got 300 students to join the LP for free and handed out over $2,500 worth of Libertarian T-shirts, books, and hats at the International Students For Liberty conference.    Will you donate to help me do it again?     I’ve got a supply of shirts and things ready to go, but […]