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From a Nov. 27 article in the San Francisco Chronicle (via the Associated Press): “A Madison sports announcer will challenge Democratic Secretary of State Doug LaFollette next year. “Richard Kalafut Jr., who goes by the professional name of Rich Reynolds, announced...

Bryan Zemina, who is running in a special election for the 58th state representative seat in the Florida state legislature, participated in a candidate forum on WMNF radio 88.5 FM on November 27. The candidates discussed fracking, transportation, and local political...

Libertarian National Committee Press Secretary Richard Fields appeared on the “Freedom Works!” radio show with host Paul Molloy, broadcast on 1340 AM in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 20. They discussed Libertarian candidate Ron Bishop’s Alabama U.S. Senate race and the effect...

Libertarian National Committee Executive Director Wes Benedict was interviewed live on RT TV (formerly Russia Today) on November 15, on the issue of the news outlet’s being required by the U.S. government to register as a “foreign agent.” When their Moscow-based news...

A statewide officeholder is considering running in 2018 as a Libertarian for governor of New Mexico, where 2016 Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson served as a popular two-term governor. As reported by AP via U.S. News and World Report on November 13 (“New...

Libertarian Party candidates are on the ballot on Nov. 7 in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Visit this page throughout the evening for updates about election returns as information becomes available.

National LP Executive Director Wes Benedict and several Libertarian candidates and activists were interviewed for a Washington Examiner story about the influence of Libertarian Cliff Hyra’s campaign for governor in Virginia. From the Nov. 6 article: Virginia’s...

Virginia Libertarian candidate for governor Cliff Hyra has been making the rounds and earning consistent media coverage with his principled Libertarian platform. On Thursday, Nov. 2, he held a news conference at the state capitol to address his opponents’ “wild-eyed...

Typically, an odd-numbered year following a Presidential election cycle would be “exhale” time, but in Florida 2017 has been anything but for Libertarian candidates. Former LNC Chair Jim Turney (1985–88) filed and qualified for a non-partisan race for Altamonte...

Following two campaigns for Congress, Libertarian John Ordille is now applying his experience and his explicitly Libertarian platform to a run for local office. He is seeking a four-year, at-large seat on the Northfield, N.J. city council. Shore News Today has been...

Former Connecticut Libertarian Party Chair and three-time candidate for U.S. House Daniel Reale was interviewed for the Norwich Bulletin about his candidacy for first selectman in Plainfield. From the Oct. 27 article about the race (“Plainfield voters have plenty of...

Bill Redpath presents the Hall of Liberty Award to Richard Winger at the 2016 Libertarian Party National Convention in Orlando, Fla.(Click on the photo for a list of LNC award recipients over the years.) The Libertarian National Committee is inviting members to apply...

On Oct. 24, Libertarian activist Kevin Shaw garnered the support of conservative U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in his federal lawsuit against Pierce College over alleged violations of Shaw’s freedom of speech on campus. Sessions’s issuing of a statement of...

Ballot laws are usually designed to keep most political choices unavailable to the voting public. In a recent NPR affiliate interview at Illinois State University, the chair and vice chair of the McLean County affiliate of the Libertarian Party of Illinois, Bennett Morris and Christopher Howick, explained the injustice of the restrictive ballot access laws in Illinois:

Every year, Kingman, Ariz., hosts the Andy Devine Days Festival, named for the famous actor who originally hailed from the town. Mohave County Libertarians, a local chapter of the Libertarian Party of Arizona, set up an outreach table to talk with people about libertarian ideas amid the bustling parade, rodeo, vendors, and other live entertainment.

Cliff Hyra, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor of Virginia, spoke about a range of campaign issues in a recent interview with WTVR 6, the CBS affiliate in Richmond. “The two main issues are the economy, tax and regulatory reform, and criminal justice...

Libertarian candidates for office in Illinois shared their views on privatizing government services, reining in budgets, reducing taxes, legalizing marijuana, and more in an article published by Heartland Newsfeed:

Since the passage of California’s “top-two” elections law in 2010, all candidates other than president have been listed on the same primary ballot, with only the top two of those names for each position going on to the general election. This has the effect of...

Alison Foxall Alison Foxall became only the second Florida Libertarian to qualify for a special election by petition when her petitions were approved by the Board of Elections in September. Foxall is running for the state House of Representatives in the 72nd District,...

Communist countries have killed hundreds of millions of people during the past century, but still some activists on the far left idolize the communist leaders who launched those murderous political systems. A recent John Stossel interview for Reason features Lily Tang Williams, who ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate as a Libertarian in Colorado in 2016. In her interview, Tang explains how she grew up in China during the reign of Chairman Mao, and gradually learned that the more powerful government becomes, the more it abuses its power and harms citizens.

Richard Winger, the longtime editor of Ballot Access News and encyclopedic expert on ballot access topics procedures, has a message for the people of North Carolina. If you care about North Carolina’s ballot access laws, take a few moments to read this, then contact...

Puerto Rico is struggling to regain its footing after a disastrous hurricane, but it’s expensive to ship necessary supplies thanks in large part to the Jones Act, a piece of protectionist legislation left over from nearly a century ago that prohibits foreign ships...

Puerto Rico is struggling to regain its footing after a disastrous hurricane, but it’s expensive to ship necessary supplies thanks in large part to the Jones Act, a piece of protectionist legislation left over from nearly a century ago that prohibits foreign ships...

Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark recently appeared as a guest on the Wizardly Wisdom podcast, discussing many of the top issues in the Libertarian Party today, messaging strategy, and more. He started by outlining his personal background in the libertarian movement.

The September 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 participation at Independence Day celebrations and FreedomFest; who’s been running for office this fall, including special...

In the aftermath of the Las Vegas terrorist attack, as many of us search for something to blame, some will arrive at guns. That anger will apply both to guns and to your friends and acquaintances who support guns. Before reaching that conclusion in sadness and anger, however, I ask you to consider why millions of people, many of whom are in your own families, many of whom are your friends and neighbors, so deeply support gun rights. Why do so many intelligent people believe that blaming guns doesn’t make sense?

Brandon Reiser Voters in California’s 48th congressional district are dissatisfied with the political status quo, and their split loyalties provide an opportunity for Brandon Reiser, a 2018 Libertarian Party candidate for the 48th U.S. House seat long held by Rep....

For more than 85 years, Illinois law has declared that a newly qualifying political party must run a full slate of candidates or it is prohibited from running any candidates at all. On Sept. 23, reported Ballot Access News, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh...

What’s your favorite part of the Constitution? In a new video for Reason to commemorate Constitution Day on Sunday, Sept. 17, libertarian journalist John Stossel surveyed a variety of people to ask what they liked best about the Constitution. Interviews included...