NEWS ARTICLES

The Affiliate Support Committee of the Libertarian Party is pleased to announce the winner of the first LP Everywhere Contest! In its inaugural year, the contest was created to promote activism, community engagement & team work. Voters were asked to judge entrants...

Gideon Oakes, the chair of the South Dakota Libertarian Party and who in 2018 received the third-best result ever for a Libertarian Party legislative candidate running in a three-way race with a Democrat and Republican (18.2%), was featured in an article on...

Two elected libertarians on the Burnsville, Minnesota City Council were featured in an article on the HometownSource.com website on April 15, 2020, as they helped reverse a decision by the city government to keep open a city playground during a contentious meeting:...

Two Wisconsin Libertarian Party candidates were elected to office on April 7, 2020, and two already serving were reelected to their seats. Wisconsin LP vice-chair Brian Defferding was unopposed in running for reelection to the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors in...

From a press release from Marquis' Who's Who on April 14, 2020: Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present John D. Nash Jr. with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Nash...

I'm coming to you today, the final day our first quarterly FEC deadline of 2020, with an important request: I'm asking you to start your Libertarian Party membership before tonight's deadline. This crisis has made it clearer than ever: Our country is hurting due to...

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on March 27, 2020: In a time of “social distancing” and the coronavirus, third-party candidates shouldn’t have to go door to door collecting over 20,000 signatures to get on the ballot in Georgia, according to a federal lawsuit...

Alabama Libertarian Party chair Laura Lane was quoted in an article on Al.com, the website of the Birmingham News, the city's main newspaper, on March 24, 2020. Alabama businesses, employees, and consumers are scrambling to adjust to closed schools and restaurants,...

In this time of fear, chaos and uncertainty, a choice must be made in the heart of every individual — to abandon one’s principles to fear, or to hold firm to them. The Libertarian Party seeks always to lead by example, and we choose to hold firm to ours. One of the...

While millions of Americans are practicing social distancing in a COVID-19 outbreak, delivery service companies like Amazon are right at our doorstep with food, supplies and necessities. Facebook is the largest social media platform in the world. We are seeing...

From KPAX.com, the CBS television affiliate in Western Montana, on March 19, 2020: Lewis and Clark County Commissioner Susan Good Geise said Wednesday she’ll be the Libertarian Party’s new candidate in Montana’s U.S. Senate race – replacing a last-minute withdrawal....

Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe show on March 17, 2020, to discuss the coronavirus, and how to balance public health while protecting civil liberties. “You don’t need to have draconian measures from the government...

From Ballot Access News on March 11, 2020: The New Mexico Libertarian Party has 12 candidates for State House on its June primary ballot, and 6 candidates for State Senate. That is the highest number of legislative candidates that any party, other than the Democratic...

There will be a meeting of the National Platform Committee this evening March 16, 2020 at 7:00pm eastern. All members are welcome to attend. Please mute your microphones and edit your names to start with "zz" so that it will be easy to identify committee members from...

The Maryland Libertarian and Green Parties are calling on the General Assembly, Governor, and Board of Elections to place them on the ballot for the November general election, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Both parties have been petitioning throughout the state to...

There is a national Platform Committee meeting tonight, March 10, 2020 at 9:00pm eastern time.  You can log-in via zoom using this link: https://zoom.us/j/708820559  This does require downloading a small app on your computer.  The meeting ID is 708 820 559.  Or you...

The Libertarian Party issued the following press release today For Immediate Release 2020.03.10 Libertarian Party Statement on COVID-19 Outbreak Across the United States, COVID-19 testing supplies are being rationed, resulting in patients being refused testing or...

From County10 in Fremont County, Wyoming on March 3, 2020: In 2018, Riverton’s Bethany Baldes came up 53 votes short of defeating House District 55 incumbent David Miller. The Libertarian told the 10Cast Network she planned to run for Wyoming House again in 2020 the...

The following awards will be presented during the 2020 LP National Convention in Austin, Texas: Thomas Jefferson Leadership Award — will be presented to the LP member whose achievements demonstrate outstanding leadership, impeccable character, and dedication to the...

From KCRG, the ABC television affiliate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on February 17, 2020: In 2016, Libertarian Gary Johnson earned nearly 4.5 million votes nationally in the presidential election, and since then, the party whose ticket he led has seen tremendous growth in...

Students For Liberty is delighted to confirm that our annual LibertyCon will be hosting an official Libertarian Party Presidential Debate. This will be held at the Marriott Marquis, in Washington, D.C., on the second day of LibertyCon, Saturday, April 4, 2020, at...

Voting has closed!!! Hey Libertarian!!  We need you to vote! In the election of course, but also in the Affiliate Support Committee contest!  There's $1000 on the line! The Affiliate Support Committee has narrowed down the submissions from LP Affiliates around the...

BREAKING: a bill has finally been introduced to rein in the worst parts of the PATRIOT Act and put basic limits on mass government surveillance. Call Congress at (202) 919-7073 and tell your lawmakers to support the Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act now....

Join us for the “Black Tie Event” of the Libertarian Party and celebrate with us as we kick off our 2020 presidential campaign. There are a number of Libertarian presidential candidates running for delegate approval, and at this year’s convention in Austin, Texas, we...

From the Albuquerque Journal on January 27, 2020: For the second consecutive statewide election cycle, New Mexico will have three major political parties. That’s because the state Libertarian Party was determined to have met the minimum requirements – by the narrowest...