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Star-Ledger affiliate NJ.com reported on Jan. 25 that author and Ramapo College finance professor Murray Sabrin has declared he will run for U.S. Senate, and credited him as the first candidate to announce a 2018 challenge to Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez (D–NJ), who was...

Star-Ledger affiliate NJ.com reported on Jan. 25 that author and Ramapo College finance professor Murray Sabrin has declared he will run for U.S. Senate, and credited him as the first candidate to announce a 2018 challenge to Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez (D–NJ), who was...

by Starchild At-large Representative,  Libertarian National Committee Attending Libertarian National Committee meetings can be a fun opportunity to see different cities and meet local Libertarians while helping the party, but it does take a bite out of the budget, so...

by Starchild At-large Representative,  Libertarian National Committee Attending Libertarian National Committee meetings can be a fun opportunity to see different cities and meet local Libertarians while helping the party, but it does take a bite out of the budget, so...

The Flathead County Libertarian Party in Montana hosted a community event on Feb. 9 to explore the history, application, and importance of jury nullification. The guest speakers were Kirsten Tynan, executive director of the Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA), who...

The Flathead County Libertarian Party in Montana hosted a community event on Feb. 9 to explore the history, application, and importance of jury nullification. The guest speakers were Kirsten Tynan, executive director of the Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA), who...

Luke Brumfield, chairman of the Libertarian Party of West Virginia (LPWV), was interviewed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail on plans to nominate between three and six candidates for the Charleston city council, when the LPWV holds its annual convention in April. From...

Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark appeared as the featured guest on the “1A” radio show on WAMU 88.5 FM, American University Radio, a National Public Radio affiliate based in Washington, D.C. Host Joshua Johnson interviewed Sarwark for the full...

Former Libertarian Party Chair Bill Redpath, a leader in Libertarian ballot-access efforts nationwide, was interviewed for the Washington Times, to comment on several states’ drop in voter registrations for both Democrats and Republicans. From the Dec. 27 article by...

The following is a list of dates of interest to Libertarians in 2018, compiled by Dr. James Lark, Libertarian National Committee regional representative and former LNC chair.   January 6 Pres. Franklin Roosevelt delivers his “Four Freedoms” speech. (1941) 15...

Libertarian National Committee Chair and candidate for mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, Nicholas Sarwark, was interviewed by Lindsay France, host of “The Business of Politics,” an IVN podcast, on Jan. 10. In the interview, Sarwark discusses his campaign goals, the...

On Feb. 8, the Observer newspaper conferred their endorsement on Alison Foxall, the Libertarian candidate for Florida state house, district 72. It was the race’s only media endorsement to date. Foxall also participated in a televised debate on ABC 7 on Jan. 30. ...

Lloyd Princeton announced on Jan. 8 that he is seeking the Libertarian nomination for U.S. Congress in New Mexico’s 1st district. The Associated Press ran a story on Princeton’s announcement, which was published by several media outlets around the country. From the...

Two county affiliates of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania (LPPA) nominated Libertarian attorney and homeless advocate Drew G. Miller to run for U.S. Congress there. From the Jan. 10 coverage by the Observer-Reporter, the daily newspaper of southwest Pennsylvania:...

AZ Central, the online presence of the Arizona Republic, the largest daily newspaper in the state, published an interview with Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark on his run for mayor of Phoenix. From the Jan. 23 article by Jessica Boehm: Sarwark...

On Jan. 27, Aubrey Dunn, New Mexico’s land commissioner, switched his voter registration from Republican to Libertarian, making him the first ever Libertarian statewide elected official, according to Ballot Access News. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Dunn’s...

The PanAm Post recently ran a feature story about the campaign of California Libertarian candidate for governor Nickolas Wildstar. He explained in the interview some of the changes he would like to make as governor. From the Jan. 19 article by Mamela Fiallo: Though...

When the Republican Party attacked Libertarian Senator Laura Ebke (Neb.) for hosting Christmas movie screenings in her district, the Lincoln Journal Star reported on the Libertarian Party’s return fire. From the article, “GOP attacks Christmas movie showings;...

Elected Libertarian Mayor Jeffrey Hewitt, the Region Four representative to the Libertarian National Committee, has taken a bold step toward shrinking big government in his city of Calimesa, Calif. He has led the charge to replace the town’s dependence on the...

Television journalist John Stossel recently interviewed Libertarian Party Chair Nicholas Sarwark about the 2016 election and whether 2018 could be “the year of the Libertarian Party.” Here are highlights from the Jan. 2 episode of “Stossel on Reason”: “Many of us...

Voters who are fed up with the two dominant political parties often decide not to vote out of protest at the lack of choices being offered at the ballot. Choosing not to participate in any election is a fundamental aspect of the right to vote, but failing to vote in...

Illinois Libertarian Party activists’ project to reduce the size of their county government caught the attention of the Pantagraph, a daily newspaper in Bloomington. From the Dec. 20 article by reporter Derek Beigh: “McLean County residents tired of having two...

On December 15, Bill of Rights Day, the Jefferson Area Libertarians assembled to pay tribute to the document that America’s founders installed to protect what they recognized as human beings’ natural rights. Spearheaded by John Munchmeyer, the organization’s chair,...

The December 2017 issue of LP News has hit mailboxes and is now ready to view on our website. Inside, you can read coverage of Libertarian Party victories and other notable outcomes in the 2017 election; the LP’s ambitious plan to run 2,000 candidates for public...

The Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times recently featured an interview of Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania 2018 candidate for U.S. Senate Dale Kerns, a former borough councilman. Below is an excerpt from the Dec. 3 article by Kathleen E. Carey: Kerns is the Libertarian...

Libertarians Jon Stewart, Kash Jackson, and Matthew Scaro participate in a gubernatorial candidates' debate on Dec. 6 at the University of Illinois. Three Libertarian Party candidates for Illinois governor participated in an election debate held on Dec. 6 at the...

2016 Libertarian Party presidential candidate Steve Kerbel is spearheading efforts to qualify a ballot initiative to redirect monies collected from traffic tickets and fines to charity instead of to the issuing government agencies. From an article in Colorado Politics...

Jennifer Harper of the Washington Times discusses a recent poll on millennials’ desire for a third party, and the 2018 Libertarian Party convention, in her December 7 “Inside the Beltway” column: “A recent NBC News poll revealed that 71 percent of millennials — now...

The Red Dirt Report, an independent online newspaper in Oklahoma, featured interviews of three prospective 2018 Libertarian Party candidates for governor on November 27. As the only three recognized parties in Oklahoma, the Libertarian, Democratic, and Republican...