Libertarian National Committee

The Libertarian National Committee controls and manages the affairs, properties, and funds of the national Libertarian Party. It is comprised of the party officers, at-large representatives elected every two years at the national convention, and regional representatives who are selected to represent groups of state affiliate parties.

As currently configured, there are four officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer), five at-large members, and normally nine regional representatives, for a total of 18 members. (There is a theoretical maximum of 10 regions, but since each must contain at least 10% of the membership the practical maximum is nine). In addition, there are alternates who may substitute for regular members who are unable to attend a particular meeting.

The LNC generally assembles several times per year for an in-person meeting, but can also transact business betweeen meetings by e-mail.

Committee Terms

The members of the Libertarian National Committee generally serve terms of approximately two years, from one national convention to the next, although there are sometimes changes in individual positions within a term due to resignations and consequent reassignments.

• Committee to Form a Libertarian Party (1971)
• Steering Committee of the Libertarian Party (1971-1972)
• Libertarian National Committee (2000-2002)
• Libertarian National Committee (2002-2004)
• Libertarian National Committee (2004-2006)
• Libertarian National Committee (2006-2008)
• Libertarian National Committee (2008-2010)
• Libertarian National Committee (2010-2012)
• Libertarian National Committee (2012-2014)
• Libertarian National Committee (2014-2016)

Past National Chairs

Geoff Neale	2012-2014
Mark Hinkle	2010-2012
Bill Redpath	2006-2010
Michael Dixon	2004-2006
Geoff Neale	2002-2004
Jim Lark	2000-2002
David Bergland	1998-2000
Steve Dasbach	1993-1998
Mary Gingell	1991-1993
Dave Walter	1988-1991
Jim Turney	1985-1988
Randy VerHagen	1985
Paul Grant	1983-1985
Alicia Clark	1981-1983
David Bergland	1977-1981
Edward H Crane III	1974-1977
Susan Nolan	1972-1974
David Nolan	1971-1972

Current Staff

Executive Director	Wes Benedict
Political Director	Carla Howell
Operations Director	Robert Kraus
Assistant Editor	Elizabeth Brierly
Candidate and Affiliate Support Specialist	Bob Johnston
State Affiliate Development Specialist	Andy Burns
Special Projects	Nick Dunbar
Head of Development	Lauren Daugherty
Designer	Denise Luckey
Development Coordinator	Jess Mears
Membership Renewals	Matthew Thexton
Special Projects	Burly Cain

Former Staff

Wes Benedict, Executive Director (2009-2011, 2013-present)
Elisabeth Brooks, volunteer coordinator
Bill Burt, National Director
Louise Calise, Development
Gene Cisewski, National Director (1993)
Shane Cory, Executive Director (2005-2008)
Ed Crane, National Director
Ron Crickenberger, National Director (1997-1998), Political Director (1998-2003)
Steve Dasbach, Executive Director (1998-2002)
Nick Dunbar, National Director (1988-1993)
Art DiBianca, staff assistant
Susan Dickson, member services
Kelly Dirkes, Member Services Specialist
Kyle Hartz, development & new media assistant
Sean Haugh, Political Director
Chris Hocker, National Director
Carla Howell, , Executive Director (2011-2013)
Ned Hutchinson, national director (c. 1975)
Paul Jacob, National Director (1987-1988)
Honey Lanham, National Director (c. 1983)
Nigel Lyons, Video Production
Bob Meier, National Director (c. 1976)
Terry von Mitchell, National Director
Eric O'Keefe, National Director (c 1981)
Austin Petersen, Volunteer Coordinator
Stuart Reges, National Director (1993)
Joe Seehusen, Executive Director (2003-2005)
Perry Willis, Executive Director (1993-1997)
Edward Wilson, Special Projects

Finances

Annual

Year	Cash Balance Jan 1st	Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash Balance Dec 31st
2016 Through Nov. 28	71,383.25	2,565,755.54	2,262,777.75	374,361.04 (28 Nov.)
2015	18,855.37	1,203,314.92	1,150,787.04	71,383.25
2014	392,983.99	1,451,556.68	1,825,685.30	18,855.37
2013	182,653.40	1,333,809.51	1,123,478.92	392,983.99
2012	311,789.84	1,585,297.59	1,714,434.03	182,653.40
2011	257,807.24	1,428,232.20	1,374,249.60	311,789.84
2010	54,509.16	1,520,616.69	1,317,318.61	257,807.24
2009	3,178.48	1,112,254.99	1,060,924.31	54,509.16
2008	113,159.23	1,669,047.64	1,779,028.39	3,178.48
2007	5,602.24	1,454,411.27	1,346,854.28	113,159.23
2006	-14,339.51	1,277,215.89	1,257,274.14	5,602.24
2005	42,021.66	1,337,702.24	1,394,063.41	-14,339.51
2004	54,456.49	2,135,124.87	2,147,559.70	42,021.66
2003	9,023.84	1,771,220.25	1,725,787.60	54,456.49
2002	45,797.74	1,992,687.53	2,029,461.43	9,023.84
2001	38,534.84	2,119,391.91	2,112,129.01	45,797.74
2000	22,031.83	3,330,700.39	3,314,197.38	38,534.84
1999	32,437.54	2,683,047.88	2,693,453.59	22,031.83
1998	3,730.43	2,518,834.26	2,490,127.15	32,437.54
1997	12,360.45	1,849,068.24	1,857,698.26	3,730.43
1996	8,460.19	2,188,029.44	2,184,129.18	12,360.45
1995	44,716.57	1,036,401.16	1,072,657.54	8,460.19
1994	53,077.48	875,422.97	883,783.88	44,716.57
1993	19,350.40	795,297.07	761,569.99	53,077.48

Two Year Cycle

Year	Cash Balance Jan 1st	Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash Balance Dec 31st
2015 - 2016 Through Nov. 28	18,855.37	3,769,070.46	3,413,564.79	374,361.04 (28 Nov.)
2013 - 2014	182,653.40	2,785,366.19	2,949,164.22	18,855.37
2011 - 2012	257,807.24	3,013,529.79	3,088,683.63	182,653.40
2009 - 2010	3,178.48	2,632,871.68	2,378,242.92	257,807.24
2007 - 2008	5,602.24	3,123,458.91	3,125,882.67	3,178.48
2005 - 2006	42,021.66	2,614,918.13	2,651,337.55	5,602.24
2003 - 2004	9,023.84	3,906,345.12	3,873,347.30	42,021.66
2001 - 2002	38,534.84	4,112,079.44	4,141,590.44	9,023.84
1999 - 2000	32,437.54	6,013,748.27	6,007,650.97	38,534.84
1997 - 1998	12,360.45	4,367,902.50	4,347,825.41	32,437.54
1995 - 1996	44,716.57	3,224,430.60	3,256,786.72	12,360.45
1993 - 1994	19,350.40	1,670,720.04	1,645,353.87	44,716.57

Donors

The table below shows the total number of individual donors to the LNC within the previous 12 months.

Year	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
2016	11,680	11,927	12,331	13,028	15,319	16,458	17,879	19,304	19,778	20,170	20,386	20,406
2015	12,564	12,660	12,497	12,488	12,223	12,186	12,185	12,235	12,237	11,916	11,711	11,693
2014	14,699	14,788	15,091	15,176	15,366	15,282	15,283	15,152	14,724	14,386	13,877	12,800
2013	15,078	15,138	15,236	15,189	15,226	15,228	15,040	14,558	14,313	14,316	14,508	14,637
2012	14,343	14,390	14,286	14,100	13,834	13,754	13,856	14,329	14,923	15,283	15,357	14,943
2011	14,846	14,620	14,477	14,303	14,340	14,054	14,099	13,981	13,879	14,042	14,537	14,327
2010	15,059	15,216	15,086	15,232	15,161	15,358	15,358	15,279	15,320	15,184	14,798	15,068
2009	16,146	15,892	15,759	15,932	15,759	15,259	14,977	14,785	14,415	14,170	14,538	14,663
2008	15,112	14,919	14,841	14,604	14,877	15,208	15,683	16,052	16,460	17,191	17,168	16,349
2007	12,147	12,812	13,109	13,185	13,483	13,925	14,176	14,373	14,286	13,918	14,080	15,105
2006	16,592	15,987	15,434	15,023	14,490	13,716	13,081	12,404	12,007	12,230	12,020	11,792
2005	22,168	22,240	22,706	22,559	21,934	21,634	21,190	20,793	20,240	19,995	17,900	17,413
2004	20,741	20,647	21,232	21,084	21,250	21,921	21,918	21,708	21,760	21,811	21,836	22,177
2003										21,605	21,301	21,043
2002	27,370	26,626	26,162	25,997	25,811	25,094	24,557	24,154				22,871
2001	33,252	33,028	32,118	31,850	31,490	30,692	30,334	30,132	29,720	28,574	27,754	27,770
2000												32,922
1999												33,007
1998												30,007
1997												23,345
1996												21,580
1995												13,658
1994												10,641
1993												9,539
1992												11,416
1991												9,162
1990												9,130
1989												8,211
1988												6,253
1987												5,125
1986												5,125
1985												5,050
1984												6,300
1983
1982												6,250
1981
1980												7,600
1979												4,800
1978												2,450
1977
1976
1975
1974												3,600
1973												1,000
1972												1,100

• Donors who failed to sign the Libertarian pledge are included from 2001 forward.
• Donors who failed to sign the Libertarian Pledge are excluded from 1988 - 2000. The numbers in this table for those years will be replaced if a source which includes donors who failed to sign the pledge is ever found.
• The source for the years 1972 - 1987 is unclear if donors who failed to sign the Libertarian Pledge are included or not. The numbers in this table for those years are just estimates based on this chart http://www.dehnbase.org/lpus/library/membership.html

External Links

• List of LNC members
• List of national party staff members