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'''Christopher Thrasher''' is an elected official, serving as the Commissioner of Public Trust Funds for the town of Westport, Massachusetts.<ref>https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/04/18/westport-election-results-pacheco-cabral-school-committee-close-race/7353503001/</ref>  
'''Christopher Thrasher''' is an Independent political consultant and former national Libertarian Party member who has served as a senior staffer for multiple presidential candidates since 2008.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherthrasher/</ref> Thrasher chose not to renew his Libertarian Party membership upon its expiration in 2022, and is registered as a an unenrolled voter in Massachusetts.


Thrasher is an Independent political consultant and activist who has worked with Libertarian candidates since 2008.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherthrasher/</ref>  
He is an elected town official, serving as the Commissioner of Public Trust Funds for the town of Westport, Massachusetts.<ref>https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/04/18/westport-election-results-pacheco-cabral-school-committee-close-race/7353503001/</ref>


He served as Chair of the LNC Ballot Access Committee (2020-2022), and Chair of the Ad-Hoc Convention Voting Process Committee (2020-2021). He also previously served as a member of the Ballot Access Committee (2016-2017, 2018-2022) and the Bylaws and Rules Committee (2019-2020).  
Thrasher previously served as Chair of the LNC Ballot Access Committee (2020-2022), and Chair of the Ad-Hoc Convention Voting Process Committee (2020-2021). He also served as a member of the Ballot Access Committee (2016-2017, 2018-2022) and the Bylaws and Rules Committee (2019-2020).  
 
At the [[National Convention 2018|2018 National Convention]], he was a candidate for [[National Chair]], finishing third behind [[Nicholas Sarwark]] and [[Joshua Smith]].   


He served as [[Lincoln Chafee]]'s 2020 campaign manager,<ref name="Anderson">{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Patrick |title=Former R.I. Gov. Lincoln Chafee wants the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination. But he won't get it without a 'fierce conversation.' |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200106/former-ri-gov-lincoln-chafee-wants-libertarian-partys-presidential-nomination-but-he-wont-get-it-without-fierce-conversation |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=The Providence Journal |date=January 6, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>, and he is the principal of [[Ballot Access Marketing, LLC]].<ref name=":0">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherthrasher/</ref>
He served as [[Lincoln Chafee]]'s 2020 campaign manager,<ref name="Anderson">{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Patrick |title=Former R.I. Gov. Lincoln Chafee wants the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination. But he won't get it without a 'fierce conversation.' |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200106/former-ri-gov-lincoln-chafee-wants-libertarian-partys-presidential-nomination-but-he-wont-get-it-without-fierce-conversation |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=The Providence Journal |date=January 6, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>, and he is the principal of [[Ballot Access Marketing, LLC]].<ref name=":0">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherthrasher/</ref>


In 2016, Thrasher served as the Director of Ballot Access for the [[Gary Earl Johnson]]/[[Bill Weld]] campaign, achieving 50 state + DC ballot access for a [[Libertarian Party]] Presidential candidate for the first time since 1996.
In 2016, Thrasher served as the Director of Ballot Access for the [[Gary Earl Johnson]]/[[Bill Weld]] campaign, achieving 50 state + DC ballot access for a [[Libertarian Party]] Presidential candidate for the first time since 1996. He previously served as senior staff for the Libertarian presidential campaigns of Senator Mike Gravel (2008), Gov. [[Gary Earl Johnson]] (2012), and [[John McAfee]] (2016).<ref name=":0" />


He previously served as senior staff for the Libertarian presidential campaigns of Senator Mike Gravel (2008), Gov. [[Gary Earl Johnson]] (2012), and [[John McAfee]] (2016).<ref name=":0" /> 
Thrasher lives in Westport, Massachusetts, and is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts School of Law.
 
At the [[National Convention 2018|2018 National Convention]], he was a candidate for [[National Chair]], finishing third behind [[Nicholas Sarwark]] and [[Joshua Smith]].
 
Thrasher has attended 6 Libertarian National Conventions since 2008, as a delegate from the [[Libertarian Party of North Carolina]], the [[Libertarian Party of New Jersey]], the [[Libertarian Party of California]], the [[Libertarian Party of Connecticut]], the [[Libertarian Party of Illinois]], and the [[Libertarian Party of Massachusetts]], respectively.
 
Thrasher lives in Westport, Massachusetts, and attends the University of Massachusetts School of Law.  


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Christopher Thrasher
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Residence: Massachusetts
Party: Independent
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Christopher Thrasher is an Independent political consultant and former national Libertarian Party member who has served as a senior staffer for multiple presidential candidates since 2008.[1] Thrasher chose not to renew his Libertarian Party membership upon its expiration in 2022, and is registered as a an unenrolled voter in Massachusetts.

He is an elected town official, serving as the Commissioner of Public Trust Funds for the town of Westport, Massachusetts.[2]

Thrasher previously served as Chair of the LNC Ballot Access Committee (2020-2022), and Chair of the Ad-Hoc Convention Voting Process Committee (2020-2021). He also served as a member of the Ballot Access Committee (2016-2017, 2018-2022) and the Bylaws and Rules Committee (2019-2020).

At the 2018 National Convention, he was a candidate for National Chair, finishing third behind Nicholas Sarwark and Joshua Smith.

He served as Lincoln Chafee's 2020 campaign manager,[3], and he is the principal of Ballot Access Marketing, LLC.[4]

In 2016, Thrasher served as the Director of Ballot Access for the Gary Earl Johnson/Bill Weld campaign, achieving 50 state + DC ballot access for a Libertarian Party Presidential candidate for the first time since 1996. He previously served as senior staff for the Libertarian presidential campaigns of Senator Mike Gravel (2008), Gov. Gary Earl Johnson (2012), and John McAfee (2016).[4]

Thrasher lives in Westport, Massachusetts, and is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts School of Law.


References

  1. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherthrasher/
  2. ↑ https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/04/18/westport-election-results-pacheco-cabral-school-committee-close-race/7353503001/
  3. ↑ Anderson, Patrick (January 6, 2020). "Former R.I. Gov. Lincoln Chafee wants the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination. But he won't get it without a 'fierce conversation.'" (in en-US). The Providence Journal. https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200106/former-ri-gov-lincoln-chafee-wants-libertarian-partys-presidential-nomination-but-he-wont-get-it-without-fierce-conversation. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherthrasher/
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