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Revision as of 00:13, 22 January 2018
| Bennett Morris | |
| Chair McLean County Libertarian Party | |
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| Predecessor: | Lex Green |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| State Central Committee Representative (18th Congressional District) Libertarian Party of Illinois | |
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| Predecessor: | none |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Finance Division Director Libertarian Party of Illinois | |
| — | |
| Predecessor: | none |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Convention Committee Chair Libertarian Party of Illinois | |
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| Predecessor: | Julie Fox |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Personal Details | |
| Birth: | September 15, 1989 Newport Beach, California |
| Education: | Illinois State University (MBA)
Illinois State University (BA - Political Science) |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Residence: | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Party: | Libertarian Party |
| Media | |
| Website: | linkedin.com/in/bennettmorris |
| Facebook: | |
| Twitter: | [@BennettMorris Twitter] |
Bennett Morris (born September 15, 1989) is a candidate for McLean County Board District 7,[1] as member and Chair of the McLean County Libertartian Party in Central Illinois. He is also serving in leadership roles within the Libertarian Party of Illinois including Finance Division Director, Convention Committee Chair, and State Central Committee Representative for the 18th Congressional District. Morris also represents the Libertarian Party of Illinois on the National Platform Committee.
Morris chaired the first local affiliate in Illinois to gain established party status and has recruited more than a dozen local Libertarian candidates in his tenure as local party chair.[2] He is also petitioning for a ballot referendum to dissolve the Bloomington Election Commission, a duplicate election authority in McLean County, Illinois.[3]
Personally, Morris works in the private sector as a marketing and advertising professional for a Fortune 50 company specializing in digital media. He graduated in 2017 with a Master of Business Administration degree from Illinois State University where he also completed his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in 2012 with a double-major in Political Science and East Asian Studies. He resides in Bloomington, IL with his wife Kylie and likes to spend his spare time volunteering, learning new skills, and enjoying music, film, wine, and whisky.
In 2018, Morris has announced that he will be seeking the election of the delegates at the Libertarian National Convention 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana to represent LNC Region 6 on the Libertarian National Committee. He is also running unopposed for State Chair of the Libertarian Party of Illinois.
Organizational Positions
- State Central Committee Representative, Libertarian Party of Illinois (October 2017 - present)
- Chair, McLean County Libertarian Party (January 2016 — present)
- Representative, Libertarian National Platform Committee (April 2017 - July 2018)
- Finance Division Director, Libertarian Party of Illinois (August 2017 - present)[4]
- Convention Committee Chair, Libertarian Party of Illinois (April 2017 - present)[5]
- National Convention Delegate, Libertarian Party of Illinois (2016, 2018)
Elections
- Candidate, McLean County Board - District 7 (2018)[6]
- Candidate, Libertarian Party of Illinois State Chair (2018)[7]
- Candidate, LNC Region 6 Representative (2018)[8]
- Candidate, Heartland Community College Board of Trustees (2017)[9]
References
- ↑ http://mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10946
- ↑ http://wglt.org/post/ballot-laws-muffle-mclean-county-libertarians-try-make-some-noise#stream/0
- ↑ http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/libertarians-circulating-petition-to-end-local-election-commission/article_c918c3f9-b0f1-588c-b3fb-028a2deb4d5c.html
- ↑ http://lpillinois.org/volunteer/
- ↑ http://lpillinois.org/convention/
- ↑ http://mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10946
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Bennett4Board/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Bennett4Board/
- ↑ http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/heartland-candidates-speak-out-on-the-issues/article_48d20709-aa8f-5189-b78d-6a1eb6482f2e.html
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