November 16, 2009 Dear Friend of Liberty, It was so nice to see 167 people respond within two days to last week’s call for candidates. I’ll remind you again that expressing interest is an important first step in the process of working with our state and local affiliates to get candidates onto the ballot.
Press Releases and Party News
Joe Kennedy running for Massachusetts Senator
Joe Kennedy, a member of the Libertarian Party, is running to fill the unexpired Senate term of the deceased Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy. The special election will be held on January 19, 2010. David Blau, chair of the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts, says, "While [Mr. Kennedy] will appear on the ballot as an Independent due […]
LP Monday Message: Here’s how to Run for Office
November 9, 2009 Dear Friend of Liberty, I want you to run for office.
Thanks from Libertarian candidate in Virginia
From Virginia Libertarian candidate Matt Cholko: Friends, As you probably know by now, our campaign received 3.14% of the vote yesterday. I tried hard not to set any specific goal for electoral performance, but I can safely say that we did better than I was thinking that we would. Of course, no matter […]
November 3 election results for Libertarian candidates
These are partial results for Libertarians who were candidates in the November 3, 2009 elections. We will post more results as we learn them. In Georgia: Karen Richardson was re-elected to the John’s Creek City Council. Chris Neill, running for Mayor of Marietta, got 14%. Richard Segal, running for City Council in Douglasville, got 41%. […]
LP Monday Message: Help us Oppose Health Care Plan
November 2, 2009 Dear Friend of Liberty, The Republicans had control of the federal government for years, and they used their power to greatly increase the size, scope, and burden of government. Now the Democrats are in charge and they’re doing it too. Their health care plan currently in the works is a serious threat […]
More Bailout MADNESS!! Are you fed up enough to run for Congress?
I can’t believe Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wants to hand out billions more bailout money to GMAC! And who knows if we’ll be able to stop the Obama government health care takeover? We couldn’t stop Bush and the Republican Congress from passing the $400 billion (later $1.2 trillion!) Medicare drug plan. Are you mad enough […]
LP Monday Message: Libertarian candidates on November 2009 ballot
October 26, 2009 Dear Friend of Liberty, This coming November 3 is Election Day in many places throughout the U.S. Since it’s an odd-numbered year, there are relatively few races. Nevertheless, dozens of Libertarians are on the ballot for various positions.
Matt Drew in North Carolina runoff
Libertarian Matt Drew is running for city council in Durham, North Carolina. He placed second in a five-way primary on October 6, and will appear on the November ballot. According to the Durham Herald-Sun:
Libertarians attend the National Equality March in D.C.
By: Ivy Wisner and Ashley O’Donnell On October 11, 2009, Libertarian Party interns joined over 150,000protesters at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. The marchwas organized to show support for the LGBT community and came in responseto the Obama administration’s negligent attitude towards gay rights. Afternine months of serving as president, Obama failed to […]
Social Media Updates
The Libertarian Party has a new addition to our social networking sphere. In order to allow members to submit their own photos of LP meetups, meetings, and other events, we decided to use the popular photo sharing site Flickr. Please feel free to view our Flickr page ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/lpnational ), and submit photos to lpnflickr@yahoo.com […]
Libertarians pleased by new federal marijuana policy
For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 20, 2009 WASHINGTON – The Libertarian Party (LP) today expressed its approval of the Obama administration’s new, more laissez-faire policy toward medical marijuana. The policy appears to end the practice of federal prosecution of medical marijuana patients and providers in states where medical marijuana is legal. Wes Benedict, LP executive […]