Dear Libertarian, What a week! Earlier this week, County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt delivered the Libertarian Party’s State of the Union. It was a message about the tremendous human progress that has been enabled by institutions that protect property rights, contracts, and reining in arbitrary power. He also spoke about the need for reform in areas […]
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Vote Libertarian Today!
Dear Libertarian, I am asking you to vote today. Libertarians are notorious for not voting. This hurts our cause. I know all the lines about how “it is just one vote” and “it won’t make a difference.” But collectively, it does make a difference … sometimes a HUGE difference. The vast majority of you will […]
Because people should be allowed to pursue their own definitions of happiness
Dear Libertarian, My name is Aaron Aylward. I’m a Libertarian candidate for state house in South Dakota. I work as a recruiter in the agricultural industry. My wife, Callie, is a 7th grade math teacher and we have two awesome little boys, Jax and Kade. I am running for state house because I think that […]
Libertarian candidates are taking a stand
Dear Libertarian, I am proud to be one of the 827 Libertarian candidates on ballots across the country this November. Sometimes voters ask me, “Why are you running as a Libertarian and not an R or D?” There are many reasons but, for me, the most important reason is that the Libertarian Party consistently stands […]
Some big press endorsements!
Dear Libertarian, One of my greatest joys as national chair is bragging on our many, wonderful candidates. Let me take a quick minute to highlight two major press endorsements of Libertarian candidates. This week, Jeff Hewitt was endorsed by The Press-Enterprise and Daniel Fishman was endorsed by The Boston Globe! Kudos to both The Press-Enterprise and […]
20 days left until Election 2018
Dear Libertarian, We have 20 days until Election Day. Our team has been preparing for this moment for over a year. Over 800 Libertarian candidates will appear on ballots this November 6th. That’s a 35% increase from 2016! Your support and generosity has been instrumental in preparation for the midterm elections, and now we need […]
Ballot access and Brandon Phinney
Dear Libertarian, The national party works very hard throughout the election cycle to chip away at laws and other barriers that keep Libertarian candidates off ballots. There are countless stories about why this is important but allow me to share one with you today. Many Libertarians recognize Brandon Phinney’s name and know that he is […]
Meet one of the candidates you have helped!
Dear Libertarian, One of the goals of the national party this election cycle is to get more Libertarians elected to state house seats. There are several races in western states that are particularly opportune for us because they are in areas that require low vote totals to win, are cost-effective to campaign in, where we […]
Help elect Libertarians to state legislatures!
Dear Libertarian, We are on a mission to elect more Libertarians to state legislatures! There are several candidates running in Western states, in races that are particularly opportune for us. To help them campaign as aggressively as possible, we’ve deployed two field teams to help in these targeted races. Would you please pitch in? $25 […]
Three more victories!
Dear Libertarian, Months and months of hard work have been paying off as we cross the ballot-access finish line in more states. This week, we add Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania to the tally. That puts us at ballot access in 48 states (plus DC) for 2018! It is also worth noting and celebrating that […]
Check out our ground game
Starting in a few weeks and continuing until election day, the Libertarian Party will be committing substantial time and resources to strategically targeted races. Pictured are some of the candidates we are targeting. They are solid candidates, running in districts that are cheaper than most and more opportune for us for various reasons. We have […]
How do we help candidates?
Dear Libertarian, Last week, you heard about the free websites we are now offering candidates. Today, I want to share with you some more of the resources the national Libertarian Party provides for our candidates. Did you know that we have 3 full-time staffers and consultants focused on candidate support this fall? This is a […]