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Speaker Update   The 2016 Libertarian National Convention is sure to be an exciting one, with the nomination of our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, the election of our party's officers, other important business, and compeling speakers including the...

Mississippi and Alabama Libertarian Parties host Presidential Debate BILOXI, MS -- On February 27, 2016, between 10:00 AM and 2:30 PM, the Libertarian Parties of Alabama and Mississippi will host the Gulf Coast Business and Entrepreneurship Seminar in the Magnolia...

How to register for the 2016 National Convention   Step 1: Click here to purchase a registration package. I encourage you to choose the $459 Gold Package which includes special meal events and the Presidential Banquet. But options as low as $95...

This article was originally published in the Sept. 2015 issue of LP News (page 9). By Elizabeth C. Brierly Eric Blitz Law: Maryland LP vice chairman Eric Blitz can’t get enough of it. Monitoring it, testifying about it, and partnering with coalitions to repeal it, are...

​On February 12, the Libertarian Party of Illinois won a lawsuit filed in 2012 against a state law requiring that new parties run full slates of candidates. This prevented parities which may not have a candidate qualified to run for attorney general, for example, from...

The 2/10/16 episode of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, with guests: Phil Gray, candidate for the US House 1st district in Texas Rhett Smith, candidate for the Libertarian Presidential nomination Ruben...

Dr. James Lark Libertarian National Committee Regional Representative and Virginia LP vice-chair Dr. James Lark addressed the Young Americans For Liberty (YAL) group at Virginia Tech on February 5. Click here to read the article on the event.

Dear Libertarian, I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of hearing about the "wasted vote syndrome". And I'm desperately trying to do something about it. I'm desperately trying to get the Libertarian Party on the ballot in every single...

Carla Howell being interviewed on RT International (RT TV). 1/12/16 Libertarian National Committee Political Director Carla Howell was interviewed by Tyrel Ventura on January 13 on “RT International” (RT TV), discussing the Libertarian response to President Obama's...

Austin Petersen, a candidate for the Libertarian Party 2016 Presidential nomination, appeared on the John Stossel show on the Fox Business Network last Friday (2/5/16). Click here to watch.

Ron Paul advised voters not to get behind any of the remaining candidates in either the Democratic or Republican primaries on two Fox Business Network shows this week: Kennedy and Varney & Co. Host Stuart Varney asked Ron Paul, now that his son Rand has suspended...

Dear Libertarian, I need your your help to fund the petition drives in South Dakota, and now Connecticut, too. Click here to donate. I'm happy to report that we have well over 40,000 signatures in hand for our Oklahoma petition drive. Barring surprises, we're pretty...

The 2/3/16 episode of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, with guests: Heather Marcus, candidate for the 100th legislative district in Texas Mark West, candidate for the US House of Representatives...

Claire Ball with her trademark jelly beans; her "bean counting" credentials were cited in the Chicago Tribune's campaign coverage. This article was originally published in the Dec. 2015 issue of LP News (page 7). Claire Ball, who has a master’s degree in accounting...

Austin Petersen, a candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party Presidential nomination, was interviewed on January 27 by Joshua Cook of the website TruthInMedia.com. Click here to view the clip.

Austin Petersen, a candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party Presidential nomination, was interviewed on January 27 by Joshua Cook of the website TruthInMedia.com. Click here to view the clip.

The Libertarian Party of Connecticut won a legal victory Wednesday (1/27/16) that allows them to hire out-of-state contractors to collect signatures for candidates petitioning their way onto the ballot. Before the ruling, only Connecticut residents were permitted...

Jack Seaman Jack Seaman, who ran for the US House of Representatives in 2014 as a Libertarian in North Dakota, is running for the same seat this November. Seaman finished third in his 2014 race, with 5.8% of the vote. “I’m very excited to get this campaign under way....

Kevin Bradley The Minnesota Libertarian Party has hired Kevin Bradley to serve as the new Executive Director. Mr. Bradley is filling the vacancy left by former Executive Director Andy Burns, who now works for the national party as the State Affiliate Development...

Dr. David Moran John Buckley John Buckley, who ran as a Libertarian for the US Senate in West Virginia in 2014, will run for Secretary of State this November. Buckley, who was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1979 and served one term as a...

Much more in-depth and relevant than a government-issued list of holidays, the below list of dates compiled by LNC member Dr. Jim Lark marks important events - good and bad - of interest to Libertarians. January: 6:  Pres. Franklin Roosevelt...

Don’t miss this chance! Register by January 24 for the best price on the first California session of... Participants have raved... Please do it more often. It was inspiring and I hope I can fire up my people at home like you’ve helped to fire me up. —Mary Phelps,...

LP Chair Nicholas Sarwark LP Chair Nicholas Sarwark was interviewed on Liberty Talk Radio hosted by host Joe Cristiano on January 14. “Libertarian policies just make more sense. And when you put Republican and Democratic policies in plain language, they don’t make...

Lily Tang Williams Lily Tang Williams, the former chair of the Colorado LP, has announced that she is running for the US Senate as a Libertarian in 2016. Ms. Williams states, “I chose to come to America to be free and to escape China’s one-party police state. I am a...

The 1/13/16 episode of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, with guests Mark Miller, who is running for Railroad Commissioner for the Texas LP, and Rich Purtell, who is running for the State Senate...

Nicholas Sarwark being interviewed on RT TV about President Obama's Jan. 12th State of the Union address. In response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, Nicholas Sarwark's remarks on RT TV included these points: “[The U.S. has] a military that spends...

LP national chair Nicholas Sarwark responding on video to President Obama's State of the Union address. (1/12/16) The state of our union is strong because the American people are strong. It's not strong because of the Big Government policies of...