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'''Christopher Thrasher''' is a Libertarian Political Consultant and activist.  
'''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 has served on the LNC Ballot Access Committee (2016-2017, 2018-2020), the Bylaws and Rules Committee (2019-2020), and currently serves as the Chair of the Convention Voting Process Committee.   
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 [[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>
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).  


In 2016, Thrasher served as the Director of Ballot Access for the Johnson/Weld campaign, achieving 50 state + DC ballot access for a Libertarian Party Presidential candidate for the first time since 1996.
At the [[National Convention 2018|2018 National Convention]], he was a candidate for [[National Chair]], finishing third behind [[Nicholas Sarwark]] and [[Joshua Smith]].  


He previously served as senior staff for the Libertarian presidential campaigns of Senator Mike Gravel (2008), Gov. Gary Johnson (2012), and John McAfee (2016).<ref name=":0" />  
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>


At the [[National Convention 2018|2018 National Convention]], he was a candidate for [[National Chair]], finishing third behind [[Nicholas Sarwark]] and [[Joshua Smith]].
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" />


Thrasher has attended 5 Libertarian National Conventions since 2008, as a delegate from the Libertarian Party of North Carolina, the New Jersey Libertarian Party, the Libertarian Party of California, the [[Libertarian Party of Connecticut]], and the Libertarian Party of Illinois, respectively.
Thrasher lives in Westport, Massachusetts, and is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts School of Law.
 
Thrasher currently lives in Omaha, Nebraska, where he attends Creighton University School of Law, and is a member of the Libertarian Party of Nebraska.  


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Latest revision as of 16:27, 11 September 2023

Christopher Thrasher
Personal Details
Residence: Massachusetts
Party: Independent
Media
Website: LinkedIn
Facebook: Facebook

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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