by Libertarian Party | Oct 24, 2011 | News
The state of Louisiana held a gubernatorial election on October 22, 2011. There were ten candidates on the ballot: Libertarian Scott Lewis, a Republican, four Democrats, and four independents. Lewis received 12,517 votes (1.2%). Ballot Access News notes that the...
by Libertarian Party | Oct 24, 2011 | News
October 24, 2011 Dear Libertarian Party supporter, I’d like your help. The lease on our national Libertarian Party headquarters is up at the end of February 2012. The landlord has indicated they’ll be raising the rates 10% to almost $140K per year. The...
by Libertarian Party | Oct 22, 2011 | News
We have received news that Ed Thompson, a noted Wisconsin Libertarian, died of pancreatic cancer today at the age of 66.Ed Thompson was the 2002 Libertarian Party candidate for Wisconsin Governor, receiving 11% of the vote. He also served as Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin,...
by Libertarian Party | Oct 21, 2011 | News
On August 10, 2011, LP Executive Director Wes Benedict released a video statement targeted at presidential candidate Rick Perry. In the video, Benedict said, "Rick Perry, I support amnesty and I think you do too. You supported a guest worker program to help...
by Libertarian Party | Oct 19, 2011 | News
A recent Gallup poll finds that 50% of Americans favor the legalization of marijuana. This is a record high among Gallup polls going back to 1969. View the poll results. LP Executive Director Wes Benedict comments, "The Libertarian Party has supported legalizing...
by Libertarian Party | Oct 19, 2011 | News
"In fact, I just talked to the Governor of Vermont and he said it’s one of his top priorities." – Rob Kampia, Executive Director, Marijuana Policy Project.
