Austin Petersen, a candidate for the Libertarian Party 2016 Presidential nomination, appeared on the John Stossel show on the Fox Business Network last Friday (2/5/16). Click here to watch.
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Ron Paul: No one for libertarians to vote for in Republican or Democratic primaries
Ron Paul advised voters not to get behind any of the remaining candidates in either the Democratic or Republican primaries on two Fox Business Network shows this week: Kennedy and Varney & Co. Host Stuart Varney asked Ron Paul, now that his son Rand has suspended his bid for the presidency, who of the remaining […]
Oklahoma, South Dakota & Connecticut ballot access
Dear Libertarian, I need your your help to fund the petition drives in South Dakota, and now Connecticut, too. Click here to donate. I’m happy to report that we have well over 40,000 signatures in hand for our Oklahoma petition drive. Barring surprises, we’re pretty confident we’ll have 25,000 “good” signatures, which is enough to […]
Libertarians Working For You show, with Heather Marcus, Mark West, Thomas Howell, and Cecil Anderson
The 2/3/16 episode of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, with guests: Heather Marcus, candidate for the 100th legislative district in Texas Mark West, candidate for the US House of Representatives first district in Arkansas Thomas Howell, candidate for the 46th legislative district in North Carolina Cecil Anderson, candidate for the third legislative district in Arkansas […]
Republican presidential candidates refuse to talk about the toughest issue: cutting government spending
For Immediate Release Thursday, February 4, 2016 Source: www.cbo.gov/publication/51129 Despite a lot of tough talk about going after ISIS and immigrants, or taking on the D.C. establishment, the Republican candidates vying for the GOP’s presidential nomination are chickening out on the toughest issues: ever-increasing government spending and massive government debt. In seven GOP debates, not […]
Libertarian Party: The Only Presidential Choice for Liberty Still Standing
For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 3, 2016 With Sen. Rand Paul’s announcement today that he is suspending his campaign, the Libertarian Party nominee will be, indisputably, the only choice for small government in the 2016 race for President of the United States. Many “small l” libertarians hoped Rand Paul would win the GOP nomination. But […]
Claire Ball for comptroller seeks government transparency
Claire Ball with her trademark jelly beans; her “bean counting” credentials were cited in the Chicago Tribune’s campaign coverage. This article was originally published in the Dec. 2015 issue of LP News (page 7). Claire Ball, who has a master’s degree in accounting and finance and works as a corporate accountant, is running for Illinois […]
Austin Petersen interviewed by TruthInMedia
Austin Petersen, a candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party Presidential nomination, was interviewed on January 27 by Joshua Cook of the website TruthInMedia.com. Click here to view the clip.
Connecticut LP wins court case to overturn ban on out-of-state petitioners
The Libertarian Party of Connecticut won a legal victory Wednesday (1/27/16) that allows them to hire out-of-state contractors to collect signatures for candidates petitioning their way onto the ballot. Before the ruling, only Connecticut residents were permitted to collect signatures. Professional circulators from out-of-state firms, which are often hired by candidates, had to be accompanied by […]
Seaman to run again for the US House in North Dakota in 2016
Jack Seaman Jack Seaman, who ran for the US House of Representatives in 2014 as a Libertarian in North Dakota, is running for the same seat this November. Seaman finished third in his 2014 race, with 5.8% of the vote. “I’m very excited to get this campaign under way. We ran a solid campaign in […]
Minnesota LP selects new Executive Director
Kevin Bradley The Minnesota Libertarian Party has hired Kevin Bradley to serve as the new Executive Director. Mr. Bradley is filling the vacancy left by former Executive Director Andy Burns, who now works for the national party as the State Affiliate Development Specialist. Mr. Bradley ran for the St. Paul City Council as a Libertarian […]
Former West Virginia statewide candidates running again this November
Dr. David Moran John Buckley John Buckley, who ran as a Libertarian for the US Senate in West Virginia in 2014, will run for Secretary of State this November. Buckley, who was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1979 and served one term as a Republican, finished third out of five candidates in his 2014 […]
