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Dear Friend of Liberty, You can find answers to the following six questions below (originally posted on our Ballot Access Fund page). Which state ran a candidate for governor in 2010, set a record high percentage in that race for a Libertarian, but fell a heart-breaking 1,614 votes short of the 50,000 votes needed to […]

Bruce Majors, D.C. Libertarian Party Candidate for Mayor Frederick Steiner, D.C. Libertarian Party Candidate for City Council Sara Jane Panfil, D.C. Libertarian Party Candidate for Congressional Delegate Three Libertarians today filed petitions with the D.C. Board of Elections with enough signatures to assure them places on the April 2014 primary ballot. Winners in the primary […]

Dear Friend of Liberty, Last Friday I asked for your help in raising $45,000 in 45 days. We’re off to a slow start, but I’d like to thank the 46 donors who contributed a total of $2,821. Please contribute today. $100 would make a big difference, but you can donate as little as $5. Every […]

Dear Friend of Liberty, Lucas Overby, LP Florida Candidate for U.S. Congress I’m encouraged by the enthusiasm I’m seeing around the country. John Stossel recently did a show titled “The Rise of Libertarians.” Here’s a link to part of it on YouTube and at Fox Business News. It’s not 100 percent positive about the Libertarian […]

Dear Friend of Liberty, I need your help for some upcoming ballot access battles. I want you to help me raise $45,000 for this online in 45 days. Please donate today. The Libertarian Party is considering petition drives for 2014 in Illinois and New York, and possibly will help in other places. The Libertarian National […]

Libertarians were elected in Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania to city councils and school boards, as mayor, and to other local offices on Nov. 5. A total of 11 Libertarians were elected, three of whom were reelected. Results for all 2013 electoral races including a Libertarian Party candidate are now available on […]

Of the 3,930 poll-takers who visited LP.org between Oct. 29 and Nov. 13, 63 percent believe that marijuana prohibition in the United States will be history within 10 years. 34 percent of those surveyed believe it will end within five years, including the 11 percent of respondents who believe it will be over within two […]

Jim Tomasik, LP Tennessee Candidate for state House Represented by Oklahoma Libertarian attorney Jim Linger, the Tennessee Libertarian Party (LPTN) and state chair Jim Tomasik won their case for ballot access in federal court on Oct. 31. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ordered election officials to list Tomasik as a […]

Dear Friend of Liberty, Today I visited the Vietnam War Memorial to observe a Veterans Day ceremony. I am thankful for the men and women, some of whom are Libertarians, who have been brave enough to fight for our freedoms. I’m also thankful for the men and women who have been brave enough to question […]

On Nov. 5, two Libertarians were elected to office in Georgia and one advanced to a runoff election. Brett Bittner was the top vote-getter out of three candidates, winning 56.5 percent of the vote in his reelection bid for Marietta City School Board. Karen Richardson finished second in a three-way race, winning one of two […]

The Libertarian Party of Ohio is fighting to protect third-party ballot access, and released the following statement on Friday with details of its lawsuit against the state: COLUMBUS—The Libertarian Party of Ohio filed suit against the State of Ohio in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Friday afternoon (Nov. 8, […]

Joshua Katz, LP Connecticut Elected, Westbrook Planning Board In a three-way race on Nov. 5 against a Democrat and Republican for two open seats on the Westbrook, Conn., Planning Board, Libertarian Joshua Katz placed first. Republicans currently have a 3-2 majority over the Democrats on the commission. Katz’ victory changes the split to 2-2-1, giving […]