Libertarian Party of Illinois

Libertarian Party of Illinois
Vice-Chair:	Matt Piron
Secretary:	Ken Mattes
Treasurer:	Russ Clark
Executive Director:	Justin Tucker
Contact
Phone:	(217) 864-8337
Address:	1321 N. Milwaukee Ave., PMB #444, Chicago, IL 60622
Website:	Website
Social Media
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The Libertarian Party of Illinois (LP Illinois) is the Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The current Acting Chair is Matt Piron.

Current Leadership

• VACANT, Chair
• Matt Piron, Vice-Chair
• Russ Clark, Treasurer
• Ken Mattes, Secretary
• Justin Tucker, Executive Director
• VACANT, Communications Division Director
• Blake Hanson, Field Operations Division Director
• Bob Blair-Smith, IT Division Director
• Jake Leonard, Political Director

State Central Committee

• Matt Cunningham, CD-1
• Dan Lewis, CD-3
• Ray Walden IV, CD-4
• Bob Blair-Smith, CD-6
• Jim Humay, CD-7
• Julie Fox, CD-8
• Adam Balling, CD-9
• Jake Leonard, CD-15
• Dan Groeling, CD-17

Mission Statement

Libertarian Party of Illinois mission is to elect Libertarians to office and move public policy in a libertarian direction.

Key Tenets of the Libertarian Party Platform

Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:

• Adoption of laissez-faire principles which would reduce the state's role in economic government. This would include, among other things, markedly reduced taxation, privatization of Social Security and Welfare (for individuals, as well as elimination of "corporate welfare"), markedly reduced regulation of business, rollbacks of labor regulations, and reduction of government interference in foreign trade.
• Protection of property rights.
• Minimal government bureaucracy. The Libertarian Party states that the government's responsibilities should be limited to the protection of individual rights from the initiation of force and fraud.
• Civil libertarianism: Support for the protection of civil liberties, including the right to privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of association, and sexual freedom.
• Opposition to civil rights laws that regulate the private sector, such as affirmative action and non-discrimination laws.
• Support for the unrestricted right to the means of self-defense (such as gun rights, the right to carry mace, pepper spray, or tasers etc).
• Opposition to the censoring and the engineering of foreign radio pathways.
• Abolition of laws against "victimless crimes" (such as prostitution, driving without a seatbelt, use of controlled substances, fraternization, etc.).
• Opposition to regulations on how businesses should run themselves (e.g., smoking bans)
• A foreign policy of free trade and non-interventionism.
• Support for a fiscally responsible government including a hard currency (commodity-based money supply as opposed to fiat currency).
• Abolition of all forms of taxpayer-funded assistance welfare, food stamps, public housing, Health care, etc.)

The Libertarian Party of Illinois does not have a separate platform from the National Party. Illinois has delegated a representative to the Platform Committee several times, including Bennett Morris in 2020 and Ken Mattes in 2022.

Affiliates

Local LP Chapters in Illinois as of 2013

Local LP Chapters in Illinois as of March 2017

The following are chapters from within the Libertarian Party of Illinois

Current

• Champaign County Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Chicago
• Northwest Cook Libertarians
• DeWitt County Libertarian Party
• DuPage Libertarians
• Fox Valley Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Greater Peoria
• Illinois Valley Libertarian Party
• Lake County Libertarian Party (Illinois)
• McHenry County Libertarians
• McLean County Libertarian Party
• Stephenson County Libertarians
• Libertarian Party of Whiteside County

Pending

• Mercer County Libertarian Party
• Montgomery County Libertarian Party
• North Shore Cook County Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Will County

Former

• Bond County Libertarians
• Central Illinois Libertarian Party
• Capital Area Libertarian Party (indefinitely consolidated with Tri-Counties Libertarian Party)
• Clinton County Libertarian Party (Illinois)
• South Cook County Libertarian Chapter
• Libertarian Party of DeKalb County
• Kankakee County Libertarian Party
• Macon County Libertarian Party
• Macoupin County Libertarian Party
• Metro-East Libertarian Party
• South Central Libertarian Party
• Southern Illinois Libertarian Party
• Warren County Libertarian Party (Illinois)
• Western Illinois Libertarian Party
• Tri-Counties Libertarian Party (developing as ChrisMont chapter as of 2023)

Elections

See: Libertarian Party of Illinois Historical Election Results

Elected Officials

• Aisha Pickett, Harvey city treasurer (2019 - Present, second term)
• Brandon Wisenburg, Peoria Heights village trustee (2019 - Present, second term)
• Brody Anderson, River Valley Library District trustee (2021 - Present, first term)
• Christopher Laurent, Chicago Police Council of the 14th District member (2023 - Present, first term)
• Dan Lewis, Chicago 38th Ward committeeperson (2024 - Present, first term)
• Jason Decker, Bremen Township committeeperson (2022 - Present, first term)
• Jim Humay, Chicago 36th Ward committeeperson (2024 - Present, first term)
• Jonathan Russell, Harrisburg CUSD #3 Board of Education (2019 - Present, second term)
• Justin Gerstner, Hamel village president (2023 - Present, first term)
• Justin Tucker, Chicago 1st Ward committeeperson (2024 - Present, first term)
• Kelly Liebmann, Greenwood Township trustee (2021 - Present, first term)
• Nico Tsatsoulis, Chicago 5th Ward committeeperson (2024 - Present, first term)
• Patrick Liapes, Poplar Creek Library District trustee (2023 - Present, partial term)

Size and Influence

Year	Minimum Unique Voters	Minimum Percent Of 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	155,256	3.35%	4,472	351	528	41.44	8
2017			4,565	357	528	41.24	8
2016	209,596	3.70%	4,834	378	733	57.26	8
2015			4,491	349	397	30.87	8
2014	170,534	4.63%	4,444	345	443	34.39	8
2013			4,390	341	501	38.87	8
2012	56,229	1.06%	4,278	332	555	43.11	8
2011			4,092	318	518	40.28	8
2010	121,068	3.19%	4,038	314	605	47.12	7
2009			3,941	308	554	43.29	8
2008	50,224	0.90%	3,798	298	610	47.85	9
2007			3,590	283	548	43.16	7
2006	5,748	0.16%	3,476	275	451	35.67	7
2005			3,248	258	576	45.68	10
2004	69,253	1.29%			820	65.13	8
2003					692	55.11	7
2002	144,066	3.95%			835	66.66	7
2001					963	77.11	9
2000	32,204	0.65%			1,117	89.83	9
1999					1,094	90.20	9
1998	24,704	0.70%			1,116	92.46	7
1997					798	66.44	9
1996	41,218	0.93%			747	62.49	8
1995					491	41.31	8
1994	196,068	6.09%			403	34.14	8
1993					374	31.89	7
1992	113,393	2.20%			473	40.65	6
1991					398	34.50	4
1990	18,529	0.54%			366	31.97	5
1989					329	28.83	4
1988	184,735	3.93%			265	23.27	4
1987
1986	83,586	2.52%
1985
1984	59,777	1.20%
1983
1982	92,501	2.40%
1981
1980	63,282	1.30%
1979
1978	44,303	1.33%
1977
1976	44,472	0.92%
1975
1974
1973
1972	46	0.00%

Former Leadership

Chair

• Alan Neumann (c. 1972)
• Steve Nelson (c. 1974-1975)
• Jeanette Clinkunbroomer (1994)
• Mike Ginsberg (1996?-1999?)
• Austin Hough(2001-2002?)
• Dave Kelley (2000-2001?)
• Rhys Read (2003)
• Valiant Vetter (July 2005—February 2008)
• David A Brady (March 2009—July 2009)
• Valiant Vetter (July 2009)
• Lupe Diaz (October 2009—September 2012)
• Matthew Ervin (October 2012—September 2013)
• Matthew Skopek (October 2013—August 2014)
• Lex Green (September 2014—2018)
• Bennett Morris (2018-2020)
• Steve Suess (2020-2022)
• Chase Renwick (2022-2023)

Vice-Chair

• Dave Shaffner [Southern] (1996?-?)
• Bill Passmore [Northern] (1996?-1998?)
• Bob Johnston [Southern] (1998-?)
• Rhys Read [Northern] (2000-2001?)
• Mike Hari [Southern] (1998?-2000)
• Tim Norton [Southern] (2000-2001?)
• Matthew Ervin (September 2010—September 2012)
• Ken Prazak (October 2012 — August 2014)
• Lex Green (?-2014)
• Jonathan Parker (2014-2018)
• Ryan Mahoney (2018-2020)
• Donny Henry (2020-2022)

Vice-Chair of Campaigns & Electoral

• David Kelley (2002-?)
• Austin Hough (2003)
• Jason Briggeman (July 2005—July 2006)
• Don Stover (July 2006—September 2006)

Vice-Chair of Media & Communications

• Guy Finley (2003)
• Mike Ginsberg (2002)
• Eric Dubiel (2001)
• Ken Prazak (July 2005—July 2006)

Vice-Chair of Membership & Development

• Matt Beauchamp (2002-?)
• Jeff Trigg (2003)
• Walt Steele (July 2005—July 2006)

Secretary

• Mike Dixon [Recording Secretary] (1996?-1998?)
• Mike Ginsberg [Recording Secretary] (1999?-2000?)
• Bill Stephens [Recording Secretary] (2000-2001?)
• Dave Peerenboom [Corresponding Secretary] (1996?-1998?)
• Ken Prazak [Corresponding Secretary] (2000?-2001?)
• Jeff Trigg (2002-?)
• Jerry Kohn (2003)
• Jim Syler (July 2005—July 2006)
• Walter Simons (September 2006)
• Evonne Bennett (February 2008)
• Crystal Jurczynski (March 2009—July 2009)
• Kent McMillan (2009?—August 2012)
• Maggie Kohls (September 2012—October 2012)
• Mark Woodworth (November 2012—June 2014)
• Jasen Howard (July 2014—March 2016)
• Rodney Parker (April 2016—December 2017)
• vacant (December 2017—April 2018)
• Jeni Floyd (April 2018-April 2019)
• Henry Wissmiller (May 2019-June 2020)
• Jonathan Parker (June 2020-June 2021)
• Brett Ryan (2021-2022)

Treasurer

• Steve Givot (1996?-1998?)
• Julie Fox (2002-2003?)
• David Lee (July 2005—July 2006)
• Debra Aaron (September 2006—July 2009)
• Charles Sila (2000-2002?; October 2009—March 2010)
• Josh Hanson (October 2012—September 2013)
• Matt Skopek (September 2014—August 2014)
• Brian Dunn (September 2016—April 2020)

Executive Director

• Sara Davies [Director of Operations] (1998?-?)
• Scott Kohlhaas (2000-2002)
• Mike Dixon (2002)
• Jeff Trigg (2002; July 2005—July 2006)
• Jan Stover (July 2006)

Other

• Bob Franke, IL Libertarian Business Alliance, LNC Representative (1996?-2000?)
• Lou Eisenberg, Membership Database Coordinator, Administration (1994?-1996?)
• Bill Passmore, Campaigns (1996)
• Allen R. Lindsay, Development (1996)
• Walt Steele, Database Coordinator (July 2006)
• Robin Miller Newsletter Editor (1996?-1998?)
• Sara Davies Newsletter Editor (1998?-?)
• Don Stover, Newsletter Editor and Campaigns and Electoral Vice Chair
• Lupe Diaz, Newsletter Editor and Legislative Chair
• Jim Solomon, Webmaster (1994-1996)
• Eric Dubiel, Webmaster (1996-1999; 2001)
• Fred Johnson, Webmaster (2000)
• Aaron Cunningham, Webmaster (2002-2003?)
• Crystal Jurczynski, Webmaster (July 2006)
• Mike Dixon, Judicial Committee (2000-2003)
• Julie Fox, Judicial Committee (2000-2003)
• Maggie Kohls, Judicial Committee (2000-2003)
• Andy Spiegel, Counsel (July 2006)
• Val Vetter, Activism (March 2009—July 2009)
• Jan Stover, Campaigns (March 2009)
• Lupe Diaz, Legislative Chair (March 2009—July 2009)
• Damon Dillon, Membership Chair (March 2009—July 2009)
• Kent McMillen, Public Relations Chair (March 2009—July 2009)
• Rodney Parker, Public Relations Chair (June 2016)
• Ron Shultis, Legislative (since June 2016—before February 2018)
• Karen Green, Membership (since June 2016—before February 2018)
• Dana Olsen, Field Operations Division Director (2019)
• Kyle Symons, Political Division Director (2019)
• Kate Nadolski, Party Archivist (2018-2019, ad hoc position)
• Jake Leonard, Deputy Candidate Recruitment Director (September 1, 2017 - March 19, 2019)
• Jake Leonard, Candidate Recruitment Director (March 20, 2019 - November 19, 2019)
• Paul Durr, Field Operations Division Director (November 20, 2019 - November 1, 2020)
• Les Deffner, Field Operations Division Director (2020-2022)
• Ken Prazac, Media and Communications Vice Chair
• Amanda Parsons, Communications Director

The Archives of the Libertarian Party of Illinois

In December of 2018, the Board of Directors of the LPI voted to make the Special Collections Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago the official repository for the records produced by the LPI.

Newsletters

• Illinois Libertarian

Governing Documents

• 2017 Policy and Operations Manual
• Bylaws Adopted April 23, 2023 (info)

For historical governing documents see:

• Index of Illinois Libertarian Party Bylaws
• Index of Illinois Libertarian Party Policy Manuals

Former Addresses

• PO Box 3611, Bloomington, IL 61702 (?-2023)

External Links

• Libertarian Party of Illinois
• Libertarian Party (United States)
• The Nolan Chart
• The Cato Institute
• The Heartland Institute
• The Sam Adams Alliance
• The Illinois Policy Institute

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