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|region = [[LNC Region 5|5 - South]]
|region = [[LNC Region 5|5 - South]]
|chair = [[Steve Scheetz]]
|chair = [[Rob Cowburn]]
|vice-chair = [[David Vesely]] (West)<br/>[[William Sloane]] (Central)<br/>[[Jennifer Moore]] (East)
|vice-chair = Gregory Deal
|secretary = [[Kathleen Smith]]
|secretary = Alfa Shaw
|secretary-assistant =  
|secretary-assistant =  
|treasurer = [[Kyle Burton]]
|treasurer = Deborah Burton
|treasurer-assistant =  
|treasurer-assistant =  
|executive-director = [[Kevin Gaughen]]
|executive-director = [[None]]
|phone = 1 (800) 774-4487?
|phone = 1 (800) 774-4487?
|address = 3915 Union Deposit Rd # 223, Harrisburg PA 17109-5922
|address = 3915 Union Deposit Rd # 223, Harrisburg PA 17109-5922
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The '''Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania''' ("'''LPPA'''" in party bylaws<ref name="Pennsylvania">{{Citation|url=https://lppa.org/documents/lppa_bylaws.pdf  |title=BYLAWS Revised April 2, 2017 |publisher=[[Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania|Libertarian Party of '''Pennsylvania''' (LPPA)]] |accessdate=8 April 2019 |deadurl=no}}</ref>) is a State affiliate of the national [[Libertarian Party]].
The '''Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania''' ("'''LPPA'''" in party bylaws<ref name="Pennsylvania">{{Citation|url=https://lppa.org/documents/lppa_bylaws.pdf  |title=BYLAWS Revised April 2, 2017 |publisher=[[Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania|Libertarian Party of '''Pennsylvania''' (LPPA)]] |accessdate=8 April 2019 |deadurl=no}}</ref>) is a State affiliate of the national [[Libertarian Party]].  It was affiliated on 11/25/72 at the [[LNC Meeting 25 November 1972]] as per [[Document:LP News 1972 November Issue 11]].


==Governing Documents==
==Governing Documents==
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===Platform===
===Platform===


*{{MediaNewTab|PA-PLATFORM 2013.pdf|Platform Adopted 2013}}
*{{MediaNewTab|PA 2023-06-13 Platform.pdf|Platform Adopted June 13, 2023}}


For historical platforms see [[Index of Pennsylvania State Party Platforms]]
For historical platforms see [[Index of Pennsylvania State Party Platforms]]
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===Bylaws===
===Bylaws===


*{{MediaNewTab|PA-BYLAWS 2019.pdf|Constitution Adopted 2019}}
*{{MediaNewTab|PA 2023-03 Bylaws.pdf|Bylaws Adopted March, 2023}}


For historical bylaws see [[Index of Pennsylvania State Party Bylaws]]
For historical bylaws see [[Index of Pennsylvania State Party Bylaws]]
===Constitution===
*{{MediaNewTab|PA-CONSTITUTION 2017.pdf|Constitution Adopted 2017}}


For historical Constitutions see [[Index of Pennsylvania State Party Constitutions]]
For historical Constitutions see [[Index of Pennsylvania State Party Constitutions]]
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===Current===
===Current===
*[[Steve_Scheetz|Steve Scheetz]], Chair
*Executive Chair, Rob Cowburn
*[[David Vesely]], Western District Vice-Chair
*Executive Vice-Chair, Gregory Deal
*[[William Sloane]], Central District Vice-Chair
*Secretary, Alfa Shaw
*[[Jennifer Moore]], Eastern District Vice-Chair
*Treasurer, Deborah Burton
*[[Kathleen Smith]], Secretary
*Northwest Regional Representative, Michael Thomas
*[[Kyle Burton]], Treasurer
*Southwest Regional Representative, Jamie Smith
*[[Kevin Gaughen]], Executive Director
*Northcentral Regional Representative, Nathan Romig
*Southcentral Regional Representative, Bryan Goodnight
*Northeast Regional Representative, Autumn Pangia
*Southeast Regional Representative, Pete Schwarze
*Affiliate Council Chair, Jessica Burton
*Affiliate Council Vice-Chair, Ross Sylvester
*Affiliate Council Secretary, Alicia Goodnight
*Affiliate Council At-Large, Michael Mastrocola


===Leadership, current and Former===
===Former===
;Chair
;Chair
*[[William Chauncey]] (?—1974)
''See [[List of Pennsylvania State Party Chairs]]''
*[[Jan Shoemaker]] (1974—?)
*[[JoAnne Chernow]] (1975?-May 1977)
*[[Tony West]] (May 1997-?)
*[(Ralph Mullinger)] (1986-1987)
*[[Henry Haller]] (1987-1988)
*[(John Famularo)] (1988-1989)
*[[Hugh Ohdner|J Hugh Ohdner]] (September 1991—October 1992)
*[[Ken Sturzenacker]] (1993—?; May 1996)
*[[Lois Kaneshiki]]
*[[Ken Krawchuk]] (2002—2004)
*[[David Jahn]]
*[[Chuck Moulton]] (2006)
*[[Mik Robertson]] (2010—2011)
*[[Lou Jasikof]] (2011—2012)
*[[Tom Stevens]] (2012—2013)
*[[Steve Scheetz]] (2013—2015)
*[[Shawn Felty]] (2015—2016)
*[[Shawn House]] (2016—2017)
*[[Drew Bingaman]] 2017-2019
*[[Steve Scheetz]] (2019 - Current)


;Vice-Chair
;Vice-Chair
*[[John Ewbank|John R Ewbank]] (1992 or before)
''See [[List of Pennsylvania State Party Vice-Chairs]]''
 
;Vice-Chair (East)
*[[Geraldine Morris]] (1974—?)
*[[Olga Chauncey]] (1975—June 1975)
*[[Frank Bubb]] (June 1976—?)
*[[Josh Zissman]] (May 1977-?)
*[[David Jahn]] (East)
*[[Kat Valleley]] (2011—?)
*[[Betsy Summers]] (2012—2014)
*[[Drew Bingaman]] (2014—2015)
*[[Ed Reagan]] (2015—2016)
*[[Daniel Richardson]] (2016—2017)
*[[Chris Bastone]] (2017—2018)
*[[Jennifer Moore]] (2018 Current)
 
;Vice-Chair (West)
*[[Fred Hoffstadt]] (1974—?)
*[[Bill Lewis]] (June 1976-?)
*[[Jim Fryman]] (2011—2013)
*[[Berlie Etzel]]
*[[George Brown]] (2013—2015)
*[[Bill Sloane]] (2015—2017)
*[[Jessica Santiago]] (2017—March 4, 2018)
*[[David Vesely]] (2018-current)
 
;Vice-Chair (Central)
*[[Bill Sloane]] (First Central Vice-chair 2017—Current)


;Secretary
;Secretary
*[[JoAnne Chernow]] (1974—?)
''see [[List of Pennsylvania State Party Secretaries]]''
*[[Olga Chauncey]] (1976—?)
*[[Jim Nolan]] (May 1977-?)
*[[Alan Yottey]]
*[[Vernon Etzel]] (2011—?)
*[[Ivan Glinski]] (2013—2014)
*[[Evan Mentzell]] (2014—2015)
*[[Karla Felty]] (2015—2017)
*[[Stephen Brenize]] (2017-2019)
*[[Kathleen Smith]] (2019-Current)


;Treasurer
;Treasurer
*[[Salter Karwicki II]] (1974—1975)
''see [[List of Pennsylvania State Party Treasurers]]
*[[Stew Engel]] (1975)
*[[Fred Hoffstadt]] (June 1976-May 1977)
*[[Arthur Farnsworth|Arthur L Farnsworth]] (before 2004)
*[[Chuck Boust]]
*[[Patti Fryman]] (2011—?)
*[[Richard Schwarz]] (2013—2017)
*[[Joseph Soloski]] (2017-2019)
*[[Marc Bozzacco]] (Interim January to March 2019)
*[[Kyle Burton]] (2019 - Current)


;Executive Director
;Executive Director
*[[Kevin Gaughen]] (first Executive Director, 2019-current)
*[[Kevin Gaughen]] (2019-March 2022)
*[[Jon Raso]] (June 18, 2022-2023)
 
==Board Records==
*[[Index of Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania Board Records]]


==Conventions==
==Conventions==
*Saturday, September 28, 1974 - York, Pennsylvania
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
*April 3—4, 1987 - State College, Pennsylvania at Holliday Inn Penn State
|-
*March 11—13, 1994
! Dates
*April, 2010 - Hilton Hotel - Harrisburg, PA
! Location
*April 30, 2011 - Franklin, Pennsylvania
! Venue
*June 8, 2013 - Hilton Hotel - Harrisburg, PA
|-
*February 22, 2014 - Best Western/Lehigh Valley Hotel - Bethlehem, PA
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 1974|Saturday, September 28, 1974]] || York, Pennsylvania ||
*June 6, 2015 - Taphouse 23 - Bridgeport, PA
|-
*March 19, 2016 - Renaissance Hotel, Philadelphia
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 1987|April 3—4, 1987]] || State College, Pennsylvania || Holliday Inn Penn State
*April 2, 2017 - Hilton Hotel - Harrisburg, PA
|-
*March 3-4, 2018 - Shippen Place Hotel - Shippensburg, PA
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 1994|March 11—13, 1994]] ||
*March 16-17, 2019 - Bushkill Inn & Conference Center - Bushkill, PA
|-
*March 6-8, 2020 - Renaissance Airport Hotel - Philadelphia, PA
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2010|April 2010]] || Harrisburg, PA || Hilton Hotel
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2011|April 30, 2011]] || Franklin, Pennsylvania
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2013|June 8, 2013]] || Harrisburg, PA || Hilton Hotel
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2014|February 22, 2014]] || Bethlehem, PA || Best Western/Lehigh Valley Hotel
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2015|June 6, 2015]] || Bridgeport, PA || Taphouse 23
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2016|March 19, 2016]] || Philadelphia || Renaissance Hotel
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2017|April 2, 2017]] || Harrisburg, PA || Hilton Hotel
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2018|March 3-4, 2018]] || Shippensburg, PA || Shippen Place Hotel
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2019|March 16-17, 2019]] || Bushkill, PA || Bushkill Inn & Conference Center
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2020|March 6-8, 2020]] || Philadelphia, PA || Renaissance Airport Hotel
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2021|May 14-16 2021]] || Pittsburgh, PA || Hotel Indigo
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2022|March 4-6, 2022]] || Williamsport, PA || Genetti Hotel
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2023|March 3-5, 2023]] || Reading, PA || Doubletree Hotel
|-
| [[Pennsylvania Convention 2024|March 1-3, 2024]] || Harrisburg, PA || Best Western Premier The Central Hotel & Conference Center
|}
 
 
A recording of the January 6, 2024, holiday party can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlJhhoVvH9Q here].
 
==Publications==
*[[Pennsylvania Liberty]]
*[[The LibPenn Quarterly]]
*[[Libertarian Penn]]


==Regional (Multi-County) Affiliates==
==Regional (Multi-County) Affiliates==
;Current
;Current
*[https://www.facebook.com/Adams-Franklin-Regional-Libertarian-Party-Committee-104077347930665 Adams-Franklin Regional Libertarian Party Committee]
*[https://www.facebook.com/Adams-Franklin-Regional-Libertarian-Party-Committee-104077347930665 Adams-Franklin Regional Libertarian Party Committee]
*[[Capital Area Libertarian Committee]] (Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry)
*Allegheny Highlands (Cambria, Indiana, Somerset)
*[[Susquehanna Valley Libertarian Party]] (Northumberland, Snyder)


;Former
;Former
*[[Central Pennsylvania Libertarian Party]] (fl. 1973)
*[[Central Pennsylvania Libertarian Party]] (fl. 1973)
*Wayne - Pike
*Adams-Franklin Regional Libertarian Party Committee
*[[Susquehanna Valley Libertarian Party]] (Northumberland, Snyder)
*[[Capital Area Libertarian Committee]] (Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry)
*LPCPA


==County Affiliates==
==County Affiliates==
;Current
;Current
*[[Libertarian Party of Allegheny County]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Allegheny County]]
*Libertarian Party of Adams County
*Beaver County Libertarians
*[[Libertarian Party of Berks County]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Berks County]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Bradford County (Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Bradford County (Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Bucks County]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Bucks County]]
*Butler County Libertarians
*Libertarian Party of Center County
*[[Chester County Libertarian Party]]
*[[Chester County Libertarian Party]]
*Columbia County Libertarians
*[[Libertarian Party of Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Libertarian Party of Crawford County]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Libertarian Party of Crawford County]]
*[[Delaware County Libertarian Party (Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Delaware County Libertarian Party (Pennsylvania)]]
*Erie County Libertarians
*Fayette County Libertarians
*[[Lancaster County Libertarian Party]]
*[[Lancaster County Libertarian Party]]
*Lebanon County Libertarian Party
*[[Lehigh County Libertarian Party]]
*[[Lehigh County Libertarian Party]]
*[[Montgomery County Libertarian Committee (Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Montgomery County Libertarian Committee (Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Northampton County Libertarian Party]]
*[[Northampton County Libertarian Party]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Philadelphia]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Philadelphia]]
*Schuylkill County Libertarian Party
*[[Washington County Libertarian Party (Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Washington County Libertarian Party (Pennsylvania)]]
*Westmoreland County Libertarians
*[[York County Libertarian Party (Pennsylvania)]]
*[[York County Libertarian Party (Pennsylvania)]]
;Former
*Carbon County Libertarians
*Libertarian Party of Adams County


==Municipal Affiliates==
==Municipal Affiliates==
;Current
;Former
*[[Libertarian Party of Pittsburgh]]
*[[Libertarian Party of Pittsburgh]]
==Judicial Committee Decisions==
*
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Opinion Issued
Date
!Type
(Appeal/ Advisory)
!Submitter
!Subject
!Opinion
|-
|2013
|May 7, 2013
|Appeal
|Tom Stevens
|Board voting and convention notice
|{{MediaNewTab|LP-Judicial-Report-5-13.pdf|Opinion}}
{{MediaNewTab|Resolution_to_Overturn_a_Decision_krawchuk.pdf|Resolution To Overturn}}
|-
|2013
|September 16, 2013
|Appeal
|Aaron Rosengarten
|County affiliate employee requirements
|{{MediaNewTab|LP-JC-Judicial-Report-9-13.pdf|Opinion}}
|-
|2020
|February 6, 2020
|Appeal
|Marc Bozzacco
Michael Heise
|False Claims and Party Records
|{{MediaNewTab|LPPa_Judicial_Committee_-_Detailed_Ruling_in_re_Bozzacco_and_Heise.pdf|Opinion}}
|-
|2021
|December 22, 2021
|Appeal
|Michael Heise
|Decisions regarding submitted questions
|{{MediaNewTab|PA JC 2021-12-16.pdf|Opinion}}
|-
|2022
|February 12, 2022
|Appeal
|Joseph Van Wagner
|Credential committee questions and other committee questions
|{{MediaNewTab|LPPA_Judicial_Ruling_-_Van_Wagner_I_-_Petition_Final_--_2022.02.13.pdf|Opinion}}
|-
|2022
|February 16, 2022
|Appeal
|Joseph Van Wagner
|Acting in the name of the party contrary to judicial committee,
process for new affiliate recognition
|`{{MediaNewTab|Van_Wagner_-_Petition_II_Final_Longform_b_2022.02.17.pdf|Opinion}}
|-
|2022
|February 16, 2022
|Appeal
|John Waldenburger
|Disciplinary appeal, board minutes, recording access,
communications policy, various other questions
|{{MediaNewTab|Waldenberger_Appeal,_Petition,_Final_Longform_2022.02.18.pdf|Opinion}}
|-
|2022
|February 26, 2022
|Appeal
|Sasha Cohen
|Judicial Committee authority
|{{MediaNewTab|Cohen_Petition_Final_Longform_2022.02.26.pdf|Opinion}}
|-
|2023
|July 6, 2023
|Advisory Opinion
|Jessica Glover
|Policy manual amendment, vacancies, and working committees
|{{MediaNewTab|2023-07-05_Glover_Opinion.pdf|Opinion}}
|-
|2023
|October 30, 2023
|Advisory Opinion
|Jessica Burton
|CRM access requirements and restrictions
|{{MediaNewTab|2023-10-30_Burton_Opinion.pdf|Opinion}}
|-
|2023
|November 2, 2023
|Advisory Opinion
|Gregory Deal
|Candidate nomination powers and special meetings
|{{MediaNewTab|2023-11-2_Deal_Opinion.pdf|Opinion}}
|}
*


==Elections==
==Elections==
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