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Rep Caleb Q. Dyer Today Rep. Caleb Dyer, who was elected to the New Hampshire legislature in 2016, announced at a press conference his switch to the Libertarian Party. Dyer was one of eleven candidates out of twenty who won at-large seats in the Hillsborough 37...

Sharon Dubois Vice Chair, LP Kansas From a column by Sharon DuBois, vice chairwoman of the Kansas LP, published in the Kansas City Star: With the turmoil surrounding the new administration escalating, this seems to be a good time to remind the public that their...

Seven Libertarians in Montana are vying to be the LP nominee for an anticipated special election for the state’s at-large congressional seat this spring: Rick Breckenridge, Josiah Loven, Rufus Peace, James White, Mark Wicks, Chris Colvin, and Brad Molnar. The winner...

Libertarian Angela McArdle is running in a special election for U.S. House for California’s 34th District, which includes most of downtown Los Angeles. The primary election is set for April 4. The top two vote-getters will advance to the general election on June 6....

Delaware Libertarian Joe Lanzendorfer is running in a special election on February 25 for the state senate 10th district seat. Delaware Online, part of the USA Today network and the daily news outlet for the northern part of the state, describes Lanzendorfer as "a...

LPKS Chair Rob Hodgkinson Taking advantage of a rare opportunity, the Kansas Libertarian Party (LPKS) will hold a convention in U.S. House District 4 on February 11 to nominate a candidate for the congressional seat vacated by Congressman Mike Pompeo, who has been...

John W. Barclay was nominated by the Libertarian Party this week to run for House of Delegates in a February 7 special election for Virginia's 71st District, which includes downtown Richmond. Barclay is in a three-way race against Democratic nominee Jeff Bourne and...

Please Apply by February 13, 2017 The Libertarian National Committee is seeking volunteers to serve on its recently created ad hoc Historical Preservation Committee. The duties of this Committee will include the organization and oversight of the preservation of Party...

From the Picayune Item on January 27: “Daniel Wise, chair of the Pearl River [Mississippi] County Libertarian Party, spoke to members of the Rotary Club of Poplarville on Wednesday about his party’s platforms. “‘Don’t hit people and don’t take their stuff,’ is a...

Dear Libertarian, In Ohio, election law is the rule of the land and applied equally to all....except Libertarians. Let me tell you more... Last Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected our lawsuit over the Secretary of State's improper decision to prevent our ballot...

Dear Libertarian, In Ohio, election law is the rule of the land and applied equally to all....except Libertarians. Let me tell you more... Last Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected our lawsuit over the Secretary of State's improper decision to prevent our ballot...

Commentary from Arvin Vohra, Vice Chair of the LNC: This Saturday, I will not be attending the protest march on Washington, although I live only a few minutes away from that location. This march suggests that Donald J. Trump's inappropriateness is somehow worse than...

From the Antiwar.com blog on January 6: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s latest report on the alleged 'election hacking' by Russia includes a substantial section focused around the idea that Russian government-funded channel RT is overtly...

The final 2016 Libertarian Party candidate vote results are now posted online. 2016-election-results

Laura Ebke, a legislator from Nebraska who switched to the Libertarian Party last year, was chosen to head the judicial committee on January 4, the opening day of the state assembly. "In a legislative body dominated about two to one by Republicans, elected on a...

Laura Ebke, a legislator from Nebraska who switched to the Libertarian Party last year, was chosen to head the judicial committee on January 4, the opening day of the state assembly. "In a legislative body dominated about two to one by Republicans, elected on a...

Dear Libertarian, Last week, I emailed you about an opportunity to double your gift to the Libertarian Party. Right now we have a rare opportunity where every dollar given to our David F. Nolan Memorial Building Fund will be DOUBLED! Last week, thanks to many generous...

From Bloomberg News on January 5: "A constitutional challenge to restrictions on campaign contributions to a political party has been given a go-ahead by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. ( Libertarian Nat’l Comm. v. Federal Election Commission, D.D.C., No....

The Liberty Link Media Group has produced several videos on Libertarianism. Click here to view the introductory video on the Libertarian Party. Click here to watch the other Liberty Link Media Group videos.

From Nick Gillespie of Reason Magazine on January 3: Before we completely flush 2016 down the memory hole, let us pause to remember Gary Johnson, the former two-term governor of New Mexico who generated a record number of votes as the Libertarian Party's candidate for...

Dear Libertarian, A few years ago, the Libertarian Party began work to purchase a headquarters. Rent in the DC area is extremely high and purchasing a headquarters was sure to save valuable resources and build equity. In 2014, the Libertarian Party purchased a modest...

From Jim Bacon, author of the blog Bacon's Rebellion:   Unless you read the LP News, you probably didn’t realize that 2016 was a record-breaking year for the Libertarian Party. The national news media tuned out Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson after he...

Below is a list of dates in 2017 of interest to libertarians, provided by Libertarian National Committee regional representative Dr. James Lark. January: 6:  Pres. Franklin Roosevelt delivers his “Four Freedoms” speech (1941) 16:  Ratification of the 18th Amendment...

Dear Libertarian, As you consider your end-of-the-year charitable giving, please consider giving to the Libertarian Party. 2016 was a record-breaking year for the Libertarian Party because generations of Libertarians such as you have been investing faithfully in our...

Dear Libertarian, As you consider your end-of-the-year charitable giving, please consider giving to the Libertarian Party. 2016 was a record-breaking year for the Libertarian Party because generations of Libertarians such as you have been investing faithfully in our...

Did 2016 election polls provide reliable information about who American voters wanted to be President of the United States? The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which is a bipartisan organization staffed entirely by Republicans and Democrats, decided to use...

Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark was interviewed on the Lions of Liberty podcast on December 28. In the podcast Nicholas discusses the state of the Libertarian Party after the November election, the Johnson - Weld 2016 presidential campaign, and...

Libertarian Jared Grifoni, who has fought for low taxes, repeal of regulations, and home rule in the southern Florida city of Marco Island, was the first-place finisher among eight candidates, winning one of four seats up for grabs on the nonpartisan city council. He...