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Mark Elworth Jr. Libertarian Mark Elworth Jr., running for governor in Nebraska, is suing to stop the Republican Party from replacing the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor after the deadline. Republican Secretary of State John Gale has violated Nebraska law by allowing the Republicans to replace Lavon Heidemann after the Sept. 2 deadline. Heidemann has […]

Chad Monnin From the Libertarian Party of Ohio: The Libertarian Party of Ohio is proud to announce its endorsement of Chad Monnin, candidate for Ohio House of Representatives, District 19. Monnin has been a life member of the Libertarian Party of Ohio since 2010, and his campaign represents the best chance that a Libertarian will […]

Nicholas Sarwark Thirteen years ago, terrorists crashed planes into buildings, killing thousands of innocent Americans. I was working in Arlington, Va., on that day and remember rushing home past the smoking Pentagon. I will not and cannot forget that day. But while terrorists killed innocent Americans that day, they did not kill America. They did […]

Libertarian Jeffrey Carson, running for Congress in northern Virginia, appeared in a candidate debate on Sept. 2, 2014. ARLnow reported: A former U.S. Army captain, Carson decried the nation’s “meddlesome, haphazard and dangerous interventionist foreign policy; our failed and unconstitutional drug war; NSA domestic spying; militarized police forces and the erosion of our civil liberties.” […]

Gigi Bowman According to the Huntingtonian, New York state Sen. Carl Marcellino has filed a lawsuit to remove Libertarian Gigi Bowman from the November ballot. Bowman is opposing Marcellino in the election. New York LP Chair Mark Axinn commented, “The Republican Party will stop at nothing to prevent choice on the ballot. Neither the Board […]

From the Georgia LP: Atlanta GA — Labor Day is viewed as the official start of the political campaign season leading up to the November general election. To kick off the season, the Libertarian Party of Georgia has produced a television ad designed to introduce its gubernatorial candidate Andrew Hunt and remind voters there is […]

Dear friend of liberty, In Illinois, the Republicans have actually hired gun-carrying investigators to intimidate Libertarian petitioners and petition signers, hoping to get us thrown off the ballot. Read about it. We’ve spent a bunch of money on ballot access in states where the old parties put up ridiculous ballot hurdles (e.g. Kentucky, Illinois, New […]

Libertarian Adrian Wyllie, running for governor of Florida, has completed his 30-day campaign tour of Florida craft breweries. In a story about Wyllie’s visit, Panama City’s News Herald writes: At the heart of his campaign, Wyllie strives to uphold constitutional basics and minimize government intervention across the board on all economic and social issues. Read […]

Dr. Lee Hieb Libertarian Dr. Lee Hieb was recently interviewed by the Omaha World-Herald about her campaign for governor of Iowa. Lee Hieb recalled the day when members of Iowa’s Libertarian Party asked her to run for governor. “I’m not a politician,” Hieb told them. To which they responded, “That’s your best qualification.” Hieb is […]

In an op-ed at Cleveland.com, Ohio LP chairman Kevin Knedler writes: In March, President Obama signed a bill ending the direct federal aid that gave each of the old parties about $18.2 million for their 2012 conventions. But that doesn’t end the gravy train of tax money. A July 16 article on cleveland.com notes that […]

Wallace Redd Libertarian Wallace Redd, who has been serving on the Clarksville, Tenn., city council since 1996, was elected to the Montgomery County Commissioners in the 16th district on Aug. 7. Redd garnered 384 votes for 61 percent of the vote in the nonpartisan one-on-one race, and defeated Loretta Bryant, a former commissioner. Bryant had […]