This week, the Libertarian National Committee met its Wiener Rule obligation for 2019 to pay down the mortgage on the David Nolan Memorial Office Building. The Wiener Rule, named for former LNC member Dan Wiener, currently requires the LNC to pay at least $20,000 each odd-numbered year toward the mortgage on the headquarters building, so […]
Press Releases and Party News
Dan Fishman joins Libertarian Party staff as executive director
Dear Libertarian, Please join me in welcoming Dan Fishman as executive director of the Libertarian Party. Dan brings an impressive set of professional and political skills to the role. Professionally, he has a background in special education along with more than two decades of experience in computer science. Politically, he has run Libertarian campaigns for […]
2020 Libertarian National Convention registration Tax Day Deal!
Join us at the next Libertarian National Convention, May 21–25, 2020, in Austin, Texas! It’s 4/15. We feel your pain. It’s with that in mind — and because TANSTAAFL* — that we are releasing our TaxTheft Day Deal to help ease the pain. We are opening 2020 Libertarian National Convention registration by offering an exceptional […]
Libertarians stage nationwide Tax Day protests
Members of the Libertarian Party, along with state and local Libertarian Party affiliates, are holding at least 26 Tax Day protests across the country throughout the weekend leading up to April 15. The protest events are being held in 17 different states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New […]
Libertarian chair: Assange prosecution should be dismissed
Julian Assange was arrested this morning, April 11, at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. There were two reasons for the arrest, that he failed to appear on bail in United Kingdom courts in 2012 after seeking asylum in the embassy and that there was an extradition request from the United States on a conspiracy indictment. […]
Convention Theme Contest WINNER!
AND THE WINNER of the 2020 Libertarian National Convention Theme Contest is … The Libertarian Party! The 2020 Pay-to-Play Libertarian National Convention Theme Contest started with 58 unique themes. After multiple elimination rounds, we have a final theme after bringing in a total of $24,007 toward convention expenses! Our 2020 Libertarian National Convention theme: TANSTAAFL […]
Final Round of Convention Theme Contest: ‘Ancapistan’ vs. ‘TANSTAAFL’
This is the Championship round. Which theme will emerge victorious and become the official theme of the 2020 Libertarian National Convention? You can help determine that with your donation. You may be thinking to yourself, “What am I voting for? What is Ancapistan or TANSTAAFL?” “Ancapistan” is an embodiment of anarcho-capitalist ideals. It’s a version […]
LP Oklahoma chair elected to Choctaw City Council
Chad Williams, who was elected chair of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma as its convention in March, was elected to a 1st Ward seat on the Choctaw City Council on April 2, defeating the incumbent by two votes. Williams worked tirelessly before the election using a complete campaign plan that he had designed. He presumed […]
March 2019 issue of LP News now online
The March 2019 issue of LP News is now ready to view on our website. This issue includes a look at our annual report, explains why Americans are ready for the Libertarian Party, reports on our wildly successful national park cleanup events around the country during the partial federal government shutdown, highlights our 2020 Libertarian […]
4 more Libertarians elected to office in Illinois, Oklahoma
Four Libertarians were elected to local office on April 2, two each from Illinois and Oklahoma. Brandon Wisenburg was elected to be a trustee of Peoria Heights Village in Illinois, Aisha Pickett was elected to be treasurer of Harvey in Illinois, Chad Williams was elected to a Ward 1 seat on the City Council of […]
Help us elect local Libertarians in 2019
Dear Libertarian, There are countless opportunities to get Libertarians elected this year. While a couple of states have statewide and other large scale elections this year, most states have predominantly local elections. And indeed, local elections are where we have our best odds. Our team is working every day to recruit candidates to run, help […]
2 New Hampshire Libertarians elected to town budget committee
Two New Hampshire Libertarians, Richard Manzo and Spencer Dias, were elected to the Goffstown Budget Committee on March 12, 2019. Manzo had been appointed to the committee in 2018 to fill a vacancy. Both will serve a three-year term on the committee. The budget committee prepares the town budget. The residents of the town can […]