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Austin Petersen, a candidate for the 2016 LP Presidential nomination, will be on the John Stossel show this evening at 9pm ET on FOX Business Network (FBN), to offer commentary on Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate. Click here for more details on Mr. Petersen’s appearance. Note: The Stossel show was preempted the evening of the debate. It will be […]

The Libertarian National Committee meets in Orlando, FL, Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15. Location and hotel details: https://www.lp.org/lnc-budget-meeting-1115 Preliminary schedule (subject to change): Saturday, November 14, 2015: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Sunday, November 15, 2015: 9:00 a.m. till finished. Agendas are usually modified after the start of the meeting. The […]

Yesterday’s episode (11/11/2015) of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra on last week’s elections is now available online, with guests Carl Loser, Virginia LP candidate in the state Senate 10th district, and Washington LP chair Steven Nielson. Click here to listen.

Melinda Bradley Mitchell Melinda Bradley Mitchell, an Indiana Libertarian Party candidate for town council in Newburgh, is only six votes behind the front-runner in her race. She is considering requesting a recount for the results from last Tuesday’s election (11/3/15). Click here to read the article on Independent Political Report.

At least eleven Libertarian Party candidates were elected or reelected to office yesterday, Election Day (11/3/15). In Indiana, Larry Walters was elected to the Dublin Town Council in a partisan race. Susan Bell was elected to another term as judge in Hagerstown. And Dennis Denney was reelected to another term in Shirley. In Pennsylvania, five candidates […]

From Ballot Access News: “On October 29, the Commission on Presidential Debates said it won’t change the 15% poll rule that it has used throughout this century.” “Two lawsuits are pending against the 15% rule, both in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. They are Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, and Johnson […]

The Washington Times quotes LP Chair Nicholas Sarwark from this press release in a column about a John Stossel show featuring libertarian commentary which will air on the Fox Business Network late in the evening after the next GOP debate scheduled for November 10.   The debate will focus on jobs, taxes, and the general […]

Today’s episode (10/28/2015) of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, with guests Father Larry Beane of the Louisiana LP on helping the poor, and Andy Craig, 2016 LP of Wisconsin candidate for the US House of Representatives fourth congressional district, on immigration. Click here to listen.

The Arkansas Libertarian Party, forced to nominate candidates earlier than any other state, selected 23 candidates for 2016 office at a convention last Saturday (10/24/15). The LPAR nominated candidates for the US Senate, all four US House seats, ten legislative races, and eight local positions. The state legislature passed a law requiring parties that nominate by […]

The Libertarian Party of Massachusetts held a debate among candidates vying for the party’s Presidential nomination at their state convention last Saturday (10/17/15). Participating in the debate were Marc Feldman, Steven Kerbel, Darryl Perry, and Derrick Michael Reid. Click here to read the J. W. Evans’ article about the convention. Click here to view the debate.