Libertarian Party of Connecticut: Difference between revisions

	Libertarian Party of Connecticut
	General Information
Chartered:	May 1972
Region:	8 - NorthEast
	Officers
Chair:	Daniel Reale
Vice-Chair:	Jonathan Johnson
Secretary:	Stephen Dincher
Treasurer:	Jesse Brohinsky; Justin Perry (assistant)
	Contact
Address:	PO Box 4069; Yalesville, Connecticut 06492
Website:	Website
	Social Media
Facebook:	Facebook
Twitter:	Twitter

Latest revision as of 05:07, 15 August 2024

The Libertarian Party of Connecticut (LPCT) is the Connecticut affiliate of the Libertarian Party

Current and Past Officials

State Central Committee

Term	Chair	Vice-Chair	Secretary	Treasurer	Other Members
2020 - 2022	Daniel Reale	Harold Harris resigned after 7 days Jonathan Johnson became Vice-Chair beginning of 2020	Stephen Dincher	Jesse Brohinsky	Austin Shackelford, Kenya Russell, Lance Leduc, Brandon Cousins
2019 - 2020	Daniel Reale	Harold Harris	Jeffrey Thibeault	Jesse Brohinsky	Vincent Arguimbau, Courtenay Hough, Carl Lupinacci, Rod Hanscomb, Kenya Russell, Stephen Dincher, Bill Russell, Lance Leduc, Ellen Misbach, Roger Misbach
2018 - 2019	Daniel Reale	Roger Misbach	Heather Gwynn	Jesse Brohinsky	Vincent Arguimbau, Courtenay Hough, Carl Lupinacci, Carol McMahon, Paul Passarelli, Andrew Rule, Bill Russell
2017 - 2018	Daniel Reale	Paul Passarelli	Heather Gwynn	Jesse Brohinsky
2016 - 2017	Andrew Rule	Paul Passarelli	Daniel Reale	Carol McMahon	Vincent Arguimbau, Jesse Brohinsky, Courtenay Hough, Carl Lupinacci, Andrew Rule
2015 - 2016	Andrew Rule	Paul Passarelli	Carol McMahon	Jo-Ann Roeter
2014 - 2015	Joshua Katz	Paul Passarelli	Carol McMahon	Jo-Ann Roeter
2013 - 2014	Carol McMahon	Daniel Reale	Joshua Katz	Jo-Ann Roeter
2012 - 2013	Daniel Reale resigned end of 2012 Carol McMahon became Chair end of 2012	Carol McMahon became Chair end of 2012 Daniel Reale became Vice-Chair end of 2012	Joshua Katz	Andrew Rule
2011 - 2012	Daniel Reale	Robert Jones	Joshua Katz	Andrew Rule
2010 - 2011	Daniel Reale	Marc Guttman	Joshua Katz	Andrew Rule
2009 - 2010	Richard Lion	Marc Guttman	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2008 - 2009	Richard Lion	Marc Guttman	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2007 - 2008	Richard Lion	Marc Guttman	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2006 - 2007	Richard Lion	Marc Guttman	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2005 - 2006	None?	Richard Lion	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2004 - 2005	Leonard Rasch Left office at end of 2004?	Linda Rasch	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2003 - 2004	Leonard Rasch	Dawn Lincoln	Linda Rasch	Carl Richardson
2002 - 2003	Leonard Rasch	Dawn Lincoln	Linda Rasch	Carl Richardson
2001 - 2002	Leonard Rasch	Ned Vare	Jim Madison	Carl Richardson
2000 - 2001	Jim Madison	D Allen Nicholas	Leonard Rasch	Carl Richardson
1999 - 2000	Carl Vassar	D Allen Nicholas	Leonard Rasch	Carl Richardson
1998 - 1999	Carl Vassar	Jonathan Arata	James Smith	Carl Richardson
1997 - 1998	Carl Vassar	Richard Loomis	James Smith	Jonathan Arata
1996 - 1997	Carl Vassar	Richard Loomis	Jeffrey Nicholas	Jonathan Arata
1995 - 1996	Carl Vassar	James Hock	Jeffrey Nicholas	John Voorvaart
1994 - 1995	Carl Vassar		Jeffrey Nicholas
1993 - 1994
1992 - 1993
1991 - 1992
1990 - 1991
1989 - 1990
1988 - 1989
1987 - 1988
1986 - 1987
1985 - 1986
1984 - 1985
1983 - 1984
1982 - 1983
1981 - 1982
1980 - 1981
1979 - 1980
1978 - 1979
1977 - 1978
1976 - 1977
1975 - 1976	Robert Loomis
1974 - 1975
1973 - 1974	Fran Moore Rick Spilman
1972 - 1973	Charles Curley Fran Moore Robert S. Loomis

Fran Moore was Chair in 1973-1974. In 1974 LP News Fran Moore and Robert Loomis are listed as co-chairs.
Walter Gengarelly served as Vice-Chair at some point.
Robert Loomis is listed as chair in the August/September 1975 convention guide. Listing him as 1975-1976 is a guess based on an assumption of when he was elected.

Director of Communications

Michael Cadden, Director of Communications (1995-?)
Michael Ciulla, Director of Communications (c. 1996)
James A Madison, Director of Communications (c. 2001)
Mark Tuniewicz, Director of Communications (?-1995)

Others

Ridgely Brown, Judicial Committee (c. 2000)
William A Hamilton, Newsletter Editor (c. 2001)
John M Joy, Newsletter Editor (c. 1995), Deputy Treasurer (c. 2001), Deputy Director of Communications (c. 2001)
Joseph G Knott Jr, Political Director (c. 2001)
James A Lewis, Membership Director (c. 1996)
Rich Loomis, Deputy Treasurer (c. 1995), Ballot Access Coordinator (c. 1995)
George Smith, Judicial Committee (c. 2000)
Don W Whelan, Information Systems Director (c. 1995)

Conventions

Year	Date	Venue	City	Speakers	Other
2019	May 16	The Elks Club	Middletown	Joe Markley
2018	March 10	The Deck	Westbrook	Larry Sharpe, Darryl Perry, Caleb Dyer, Brandon Phinney, Joseph Stallcop, Joe Horvath, John Woodcock, Daniel Fishman	LNC Vice-Chair Debate featuring: Alex Merced, Steve Sheetz, & Arvin Vohra
2017	March 11	The Deck	Westbrook
2016
2015	September 19	Cabela's	East Hartford	Devin Carney, Richard Adelstein, Richard Lion, Robert Lombardo, Joshua Katz
2014	April 26	UConn Babbidge Library	Mansfield
2013	October 19	Cabela's	East Hartford	Scott Wilson, Joshua Katz, George Phillies, Andrew Schneider
2012	April 7	Ramada Inn	Hartford
2011	May 7	VFW Post 189	New London	Michael Badnarik, Tom Sheehan, Julian Heicklen, Joshua Katz, Robert Jones
2010
2009	May 30	Holiday Inn	Bridgeport	Peter Schiff, Katherine Albrecht, Karen Kwiatowski
2008	May 4	The Belvedere	New Haven	Bob Barr, George Phillies, Mary Ruwart
2007
2006	September 24
2005	October 18	Andover Pizza	Andover
2004	April 24	The Colony Hotel	New Haven	Gary Nolan, Fred Martens
2003	July 12	The Colony Hotel	New Haven	Gary Nolan	Forum Panel: Civil Liberties in the Post-911 Era
2002	September 7	Old State House	Hartford	Ralph Sherman, Walter Theissen, Howard Grayson, Walter Gengarelly
2001	October 6	Masonic Temple	Meriden	Sharon Harris, Elias Israel, Michael Costanza, Dawn Barry, Larry Cohen,
2000
1999
1998
1997	October 18	Holiday Inn	Hartford	Ray Dunaway, Ned Vare
1996
1995	September		Stamford	Jo Jorgenson, Mike Ginsberg, Perry Willis	Presidential debate featuring: Harry Browne, Rick Tompkins, Irwin Schiff 2nd Amendment panel discussion

2018 Candidates

US Senate: Richard Lion

US House 2: Daniel Reale

Governor: Rod Hanscomb

Lieutenant Governor: Jeffrey Thibeault

Comptroller: Paul Passarelli

Secretary of State: Heather Gwynn

Treasurer: Jesse Brohinsky

General Assembly 9: Anthony Armetta

General Assembly 65: Kent Johnson

General Assembly 83: Roger Misbach

General Assembly 91: Gary Walsh

Public Officeholders

Gordon Haave is believed to be the first Libertarian elected to public office in the state of Connecticut.^[1] He was elected as a Greenwich Representative Town Meeting member in November, 1995.

As of February, 2018, there are at least two Libertarians serving in office:

Robin Lasky - Branford Solid Waste Management Commission (Appointed June, 2016)
Matthew Radant - Plainfield Board of Education (Appointed November, 2017)

There have also been several known Libertarians elected to office by running as Republicans and Democrats. Most recently, in November, 2013 Joshua Katz was elected as a Republican to the Westbrook Planning Commission^[2], and Sean Foley was elected as a Democrat to the Burlington Board of Finance.^[3]

Elections

See: Libertarian Party of Connecticut Historical Election Results

Ballot Access

The Connecticut Libertarian Party has ballot access for the following upcoming elections:

2019
New Milford Town Council, 1 place
Norwich City Council, 5 places
Plainfield First Selectman
Plainfield Board of Education, 1 place
Cromwell Board of Assessment Appeals, 1 place

2020
President
US House District 2
General Assembly District 9
General Assembly District 65
General Assembly District 83
General Assembly District 91

2021
Norwich Mayor

2022
State Treasurer

Ballot access for all other elections requires petition signatures from within the district amounting to 1% of the vote for that office from the previous election, but not more than 7,500 for a statewide election or 2,500 for a U.S. House District. Candidates for statewide offices can share a joint petition. Typically, 75 - 150 valid signatures are needed for General Assembly and 300 - 400 for state senate.

Size and Influence

Year	Minimum Unique Voters	Minimum Percent Of Voters	Registered Voters (Oct/Nov)	Percent of Registered Voters	Signature Members (Dec)	Signature Members Per Million Population	LNC Total Donors 2004 - 2016 Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec)	LNC Donors Per Million Population	State Rank Of Total LNC Donors (Of 51)
2018	15,514	1.09%	2,980	0.14%	1,481	415	169	47.30	30
2017					1,513	422	169	47.10	28
2016	48,676	2.90%	2,561	0.12%	1,596	446	239	66.83	25
2015					1,482	413	138	38.43	26
2014	2,602	0.24%	1,780	0.09%	1,472	409	171	47.54	25
2013			1,684	0.08%	1,448	402	171	47.51	27
2012	25,045	1.60%	1,603	0.08%	1,424	396	189	52.58	26
2011					1,375	383	201	55.98	24
2010	10,328	0.90%	1,295	0.06%	1,349	377	193	53.92	26
2009			1,278	0.06%	1,330	373	203	56.99	25
2008	2,059	0.13%	987	0.05%	1,276	360	216	60.92	24
2007			1,042	0.05%	1,206	342	213	60.39	26
2006	23,688	2.04%	840	0.04%	1,160	330	154	43.78	26
2005			1,033	0.05%	1,085	309	216	61.59	25
2004	9,188	0.57%	789	0.04%			278	79.52	25
2003			643	0.04%			232	66.58	26
2002	13,922	1.28%	741	0.04%			271	78.35	25
2001			704	0.04%			330	96.13	25
2000	8,773	0.60%	653	0.03%			391	114.60	25
1999							394	120.05	25
1998	11,375	1.11%	149	0.01%			380	116.12	24
1997							290	88.73	25
1996	5,788	0.41%	70	0.00%			304	93.05	23
1995							173	52.98	24
1994	1,976	0.17%					150	45.89	22
1993							110	33.62	24
1992	10,741	0.65%	29	0.00%			146	44.58	23
1991							109	33.14	25
1990	2,628	0.23%					118	35.88	23
1989							92	28.02	25
1988	14,071	0.96%					76	23.23	22
1987
1986	5,733	0.56%
1985
1984	2,773	0.19%
1983
1982	10,497	0.94%
1981
1980	8,570	0.60%
1979
1978	225	0.02%
1977
1976	209	0.01%
1975
1974
1973
1972	10	0.00%

Finances

^[4]

Year	Contributions from Individuals	Transfers from the National Committee	Transfers from Presidential and other Committees	Sales of Merchandise, Convention Tickets, Bank Interest, Lawsuit Payouts, etc.	Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash Balance at Year End
2018	21,147.00	10,000.00	0.00	34,450.00	65,597.00	57,021.54	9,209.83
2017	2,096.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2,096.00	2,665.13	634.37
2016	6,544.00	41,057.59	0.00	70.00	47,671.59	50,885.36	1,203.50
2015	2,951.62	0.00	0.00	0.00	2,951.62	1,529.10	4,417.27
2014	474.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	478.00	531.12	2,994.75
2013	455.00	0.00	0.00	27.00	482.00	238.83	3,047.87
2012	63,283.63	0.00	21,422.44	0.00	84,706.07	83,762.71	2,804.70
2011	770.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	770.00	3,171.31	2,772.13
2010	1,471.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,471.00	3,039.28	4,873.44
2009	4,255.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4,255.00	5,249.81	6,441.72
2008	3,825.00	0.00	5,000.00	0.00	8,825.00	10,060.05	7,436.53
2007	1,870.00	0.00	0.00	78.00	1,948.00	927.40	8,671.58
2006	1,490.00	1,985.33	0.00	1,195.00	4,670.33	3,364.40	7,650.98
2005	305.00	4,433.00	0.00	289.64	5,027.64	822.00	6,345.05
2004	7,675.51	3,782.00	13,590.00	0.00	25,047.51	25,212.61	2,139.41
2003	1,795.00	3,706.50	0.00	0.52	5,502.02	4,154.72	3,124.51
2002	4,533.00	4,555.50	0.00	682.19	9,770.69	15,466.16	1,777.21
2001	4,121.37	6,672.00	0.00	206.21	10,999.58	5,906.98	7,472.68
2000	8,171.00	7,703.00	25.00	58.12	15,957.12	16,356.43	2,380.08
1999	3,932.00	6,258.00	131.99	563.19	10,885.18	9,309.54	2,694.39
1998	11,512.00	6,602.89	308.27	0.00	18,423.16	20,050.85	1,118.75

Publications

Governing Documents

Platform

None

Bylaws

Bylaws Adopted December 2, 2023

Historical Governing Documents

Index of Connecticut Libertarian Party Bylaws

Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award

The Connecticut Libertarian Party State Central Committee sometimes issues the Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award at its annual convention to a person who has exhibited a "sustained and selfless effort to support the cause of liberty" at "extreme sacrifice to him or herself."^[5] Walter Gengarelly spent nearly three decades in service to the Connecticut Libertarian Party. In 1982 he was the party's first Gubernatorial candidate and he died in 2010 in the midst of a campaign for the 5th Congressional District.^[6]

Year	Award Recipient
2013	Chelsea Manning
2010	Michael Badnarik

Sub Affiliates

Active Town Committees or regional committees that have held, or are planning to hold, at least six meetings per year and have at least five registered libertarians as voting members:

Although no longer active, in years past there have been Town Committees in:

[Oxford], run by John Joy
[Stamford], run by Courtenay Hough
Windham, run by Steven Edelman

Affiliate Addresses

156 Keeler Drive, Ridgefield, CT 06877, 1985

External links

References

Libertarian Party of Connecticut

Affiliates:	Norwich • Plainfield • Meriden

Leaders:	Chairs • Vice-Chairs • Secretaries • Treasurers

Conventions:	2008 • 1981 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018

Other:	Election Results

State Organizations of the National Libertarian Party

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/19990128232044/http://www.lpct.org:80/tcl/v2n1/ElectionVictory.html

[2] ttp://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/westbrook.pdf

[3] ttp://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/burlington.pdf

[4] ttp://seec.ct.gov/ecrisreporting/SearchingDoc.aspx

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20131020040144/http://www.lpct.org/the-walter-gengarelly-jr-award/

[6] ttp://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newstimes/obituary.aspx?n=walter-j-gengarelly&pid=145703369

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Others

Conventions

2018 Candidates

Public Officeholders

Elections

Ballot Access

Size and Influence

Finances

Publications

Governing Documents

Platform

Bylaws

Historical Governing Documents

Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award

Sub Affiliates

Affiliate Addresses

External links

References

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State Central Committee

Director of Communications

Others

Conventions

2018 Candidates

Public Officeholders

Elections

Ballot Access

Size and Influence

Finances

Publications

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Platform

Bylaws

Historical Governing Documents

Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award

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