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Gary St. Fleur doesn’t buy the idea that “you can’t fight city hall.” He’s taking on the powers that be in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, a small, depressed city that is wracked with high debt, high unemployment, and government profiteers who plunder overtaxed citizens. St. Fleur, who formed the advocacy group Save Scranton, says […]

From Ballot Access News on November 30: “On November 30, the Washington Secretary of State said the Libertarian Party is not a ballot-qualified party, even though 5% for president gains that status and even though her web page says Gary Johnson got 5.01%. Even though the Washington Secretary of State has not reported any presidential […]

From an op-ed piece by John Pickerill, a former Indiana GOP county chair who joined the Libertarian Party earlier this year, in the Lafayette (Indiana) Journal and Courier online on November 27: “Drug abuse in our community and in Indiana is worse than ever. Some media are now calling it an epidemic. Hospitals and our emergency responders are being overwhelmed with […]

I thought I’d share this recent commentary from Vice Chair, Arvin Vohra: The latest hypocritical argument from American media: Russia “interfered with” the 2016 elections by leaking facts about the Clinton campaign. At the same time, the press appears entirely ignorant of the exponentially larger levels at which the U.S. government interferes politically, economically, and […]

From an article by Peter Gemma posted at Independent Political Report on November 22: “The Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson’s share of the national vote is approaching 3.3 percent, better than any other presidential result in the party’s 45-year history. Arvin Vohra, Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee, asserted that, ‘During this election cycle, […]

From Jennifer Harper of the Washington Times on November 21: “Republicans and Democrats may be a little worse for wear following the 2016 election, but the Libertarian Party has never been better. The nation’s third party is basking in respectable showings at the polls, intense new media interest and greater credibility. They lost, but they’re […]

From the Arizona Capitol Times on November 21: Most Arizonans probably don’t know that their state is home to the chairman of a national political party. Since 2014, Nicholas Sarwark has chaired the Libertarian National Committee. An Arizona native, Sarwark returned home to Arizona several years ago after living in Colorado and Maryland, and planned […]

You are invited to an end of the year CELEBRATION! 2016 has been a record-breaking year for the Libertarian Party! Celebrate with fellow-Libertarians at Libertarian Party Headquarters 1444 Duke Street Alexandria, VA December 10 7 PM to 10 PM Barbecue, wine, beer, and desserts will be served. Tickets available here, $15 in advance or $20 […]

From the Smart Politics blog on November 20: The nation’s third largest political party notched by far its most successful election cycle in races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber. “While Alaska’s Joe Miller came up short for a third time in his bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2016, he nonetheless […]

The Libertarian National Committee is seeking volunteers to serve on its Convention Oversight Committee. Additionally, volunteers are needed to assist with the 2018 Libertarian National Convention. There will be three non-LNC members that will be selected by the LNC Chairman in addition to the four members selected from amongst LNC members and alternates. The seven […]

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 […]