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Do you file your taxes each year with a spring in your step and a song in your heart? The Libertarian Party may not be able to help out with the former, but here’s a tune that you’ll be humming all the way to April 15. It’s a little reminder that filing taxes is a […]

Carla Howell, executive director of the Libertarian National Committee, was quoted by Press TV on Mar. 5, 2013 Far from being a set of real spending cuts, the sequester amounts to phony political showmanship that only hikes taxes and spending further, said Carla Howell, executive director of the Libertarian National Committee, from a Press TV […]

Part of a series highlighting significant stories from the 2012 election Ed Tidwell,City CouncilLago Vista, TX Libertarian Ed Tidwell of Lago Vista, Texas, won his race for City Council Place 2, defeating incumbent Bob Bradley by 1,296 votes (53 percent) to 1,146 (47 percent). He will serve a two-year term. “Canvassing has gone very well,” […]

Part of a series highlighting significant stories from the 2012 election Dan Cox,2012 candidate forU.S. Senate in Montana With the balance of power in the Senate at stake, the 2012 Republican and Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Montana spent an average of $41.61 per vote — one of the highest of any federal race […]

Part of a series highlighting significant stories from the 2012 election Bruce Majors,2012 candidate forD.C. delegate to U.S. House Following the 2012 election, the Libertarian Party has ballot access in 30 states and, for the first time ever, the District of Columbia. The LP: Retained party status in Alaska, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, […]

Dan Fishman,announced senatorial candidatein Massachusetts Libertarian candidate Dan Fishman has announced his candidacy to fill the recently vacated seat of Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, who was recently appointed as secretary of state. LP candidates have historically netted some of the party’s highest vote totals in races for an open seat, where no competitor possesses the […]

Part of a series highlighting significant stories from the 2012 election Tim Menger,2012 candidate for CO House Tim Menger won an impressive 41 percent (13,951 votes) in his race for Colorado’s 54th House district — with a little help from Republicans, who can’t seem to keep their records clean. The incumbent, Republican Laura Bradford, was […]

The Libertarian Party is making new inroads in Bucks County, Penn., as reported in the Warminster Patch: [Pennsylvania Libertarian Party Chairman] Dr. Tom Stevens suggests that, if you generally follow the fiscally conservative/socially liberal philosophy, you are most likely a Libertarian. It’s a realization that has expanded exponentially in the past, politically charged year. “We […]

Throughout its 41-year history, the Libertarian Party has benefited from the hard work and tireless activism of members throughout the country — people who have invested their time and resources in running candidates to advance liberty at every level of government. LP News, the national party’s publication of record, has been there to celebrate its […]

Adrian Wyllie,Florida LP Chairand candidate for governor With the 2012 election behind us, candidates have begun preparing for races in 2014. One of the earliest Libertarian Party candidates to declare is Adrian Wyllie, chair of the Florida LP, who announced earlier this month that he would run for governor. He plans to distinguish his campaign […]