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LP Election 2020 Live Blog

Welcome to the Libertarian Party Live Blog of election 2020.  We will be posting election updates as we know them here, so keep coming back for more news. November 04, 2020 12:00pm (EST): In Kansas, James Doyle has been elected to the Belleville City Council. 11:15am (EST): In California, Wendy Hewitt has been elected to […]

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Book review: 2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty

Would you like to spend a few minutes each day thinking about Libertarian political solutions in order to sharpen one’s own views on timely issues and be equipped for those water cooler discussions? Of course you do, and Gary Johnson’s 2012 running mate and contender for the 2020 Libertarian presidential nomination Judge Jim Gray has […]

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Condolences

9/2/2020 Washington D.C. The Libertarian Party joins me in offering our deepest condolences to Dr. Jo Jorgensen on the passing of her mother today. As anyone who has lost a parent can understand, it can be challenging to mourn while carrying out full daily obligations. As she takes some time to be with her family, […]

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LP Texas Elects All Women Officers

The Libertarian Party is proud to share this Press Release from the Libertarian Party of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Whitney Bilyeu, Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas Email: whitney.bilyeu@lp.org Approaching 100 years since the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment which affirmed a woman’s right to vote, the Libertarian Party of Texas (LPTexas) has […]

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Libertarian Party Condemns Federal Court Decision Restricting Ballot Access In Pennsylvania

20200722 PA Ballot Access P… by Executive Director on Scribd  July 22nd, 2020 For Immediate Release:   Libertarian Party Condemns Federal Court Decision Restricting Ballot Access In Pennsylvania The Libertarian Party is dismayed at the decision handed down by a federal court in Pennsylvania last week denying ballot access relief to minor parties. On […]

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LNC Election Results

Congratulations to the newly elected At-Large members of the Libertarian National Committee: Laura Ebke, Valerie Sarwark, Joshua Smith, Richard Longstreth, and Erik Raudsep! And congratulations to the newly elected Judicial Committee: Mary Ruwart, Tom Arnold, Jim Turney, D. Frank Robinson, Chuck Moulton, Vermin Supreme, and Alicia Mattson! Full results from the election are below. You […]

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Libertarian Party Press release on recent unrest

Posse Comitatus by Executive Director on Scribd  June 2, 2020 For Immediate Release:   President Trump’s implication that he will deploy the American military on American soil to battle Americans is yet another failure in leadership. Given the opportunity to act as peacemaker, the president chose instead to escalate the division across the country, […]

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LP calls for charges in Minneapolis

Minneapolis Murder by Executive Director on Scribd   May 27th, 2020 For Immediate Release: The Libertarian Party calls for murder and accessory to murder charges to be filed against the officers present at the time of the killing of George Floyd. Libertarian Party of Minnesota chair Chris Holbrook issued the following statement: “Justice is due. […]

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Libertarians Nominate Jo Jorgensen for President!

In a historic virtual presidential nominating convention Libertarian Party delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia nominated Dr. Jo Jorgensen for President of the United States Saturday evening. The party, which achieved 50-state ballot access in 2016, is working diligently to do so again in 2020. With the nomination, Americans will have an […]

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20200421_BA_Presser (1) by Executive Director on Scribd FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE press@lp.org April 21, 2020 The Libertarian Party, America’s third party, announces a major victory in the fight for 50 state ballot access. U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, a Clinton appointee, today discussed the substantial relief she intends to order for minor party and independent […]

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LP Calls For End of Defense Production Act

20200424_DPA_Presser by Executive Director on Scribd FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE press@lp.org April 24, 2020 For Immediate Release:    “Heroes don’t always wear masks. Sometimes they make them,” Libertarian Party Executive Director Daniel Fishman said when commenting on the amazing 28 day 24-hour shift worked by the employees at the Braskem petrochemical plant in southeastern Pennsylvania. 43 […]

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