Libertarian Party of Connecticut

Libertarian Party of Connecticut
General Information
Chartered:	May 1972
Region:	5 - North
Officers
Chair:	Daniel Reale
Vice-Chair:	Paul Passarelli
Secretary:	Heather Gwynn
Treasurer:	Jesse Brohinsky
Contact
Address:	PO Box 4069 Yalesville, Connecticut 06492
Website:	Website
Social Media
Facebook:	Facebook
Twitter:	Twitter

The Libertarian Party of Connecticut is the Connecticut affiliate of the Libertarian Party

Leadership

• Daniel Reale, Chair
• Paul Passarelli, Vice Chair
• Heather Gwynn, Secretary
• Carol McMahon, Treasurer
• Vincent Arguimbau , At Large
• Jesse Brohinsky, At Large
• Courtenay Hough, At Large
• Carl Lupinacci, At Large
• Andrew Rule, At Large
• Unknown, Director of Communications
• Unknown, Membership Director
• Unknown, Newsletter Production

Past Officials

Officers

Term	Chair	Vice-Chair	Secretary	Treasurer
2017 - 2018	Daniel Reale	Paul Passarelli	Heather Gwynn	Jesse Brohinsky
2016 - 2017	Andrew Rule	Paul Passarelli	Daniel Reale	Carol McMahon
2015 - 2016	Andrew Rule	Paul Passarelli	Carol McMahon	Jo-Ann Roeter
2014 - 2015	Joshua Katz	Paul Passarelli	Carol McMahon	Jo-Ann Roeter
2013 - 2014	Carol McMahon	Daniel Reale	Joshua Katz	Jo-Ann Roeter
2012 - 2013	Daniel Reale resigned end of 2012 Carol McMahon became Chair end of 2012	Carol McMahon became Chair end of 2012 Daniel Reale became Vice-Chair end of 2012	Joshua Katz	Andrew Rule
2011 - 2012	Daniel Reale	Robert Jones	Joshua Katz	Andrew Rule
2010 - 2011	Daniel Reale	Marc Guttman	Joshua Katz	Andrew Rule
2009 - 2010	Richard Lion	Marc Guttman	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2008 - 2009	Richard Lion	Marc Guttman	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2007 - 2008	Richard Lion	Marc Guttman	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2006 - 2007	Richard Lion	Marc Guttman	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2005 - 2006	None?	Richard Lion	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2004 - 2005	Leonard Rasch Left office at end of 2004?	Linda Rasch	Ken Mosher	Andrew Rule
2003 - 2004	Leonard Rasch	Dawn Lincoln	Linda Rasch	Carl Richardson
2002 - 2003	Leonard Rasch	Dawn Lincoln	Linda Rasch	Carl Richardson
2001 - 2002	Leonard Rasch	Ned Vare	Jim Madison	Carl Richardson
2000 - 2001	Jim Madison	D Allen Nicholas	Leonard Rasch	Carl Richardson
1999 - 2000	Carl Vassar	D Allen Nicholas	Leonard Rasch	Carl Richardson
1998 - 1999	Carl Vassar	Jonathan Arata	James Smith	Carl Richardson
1997 - 1998	Carl Vassar	Richard Loomis	James Smith	Jonathan Arata
1996 - 1997	Carl Vassar	Richard Loomis	Jeffrey Nicholas	Jonathan Arata
1995 - 1996	Carl Vassar	James Hock	Jeffrey Nicholas	John Voorvaart
1994 - 1995	Carl Vassar		Jeffrey Nicholas
1993 - 1994
1992 - 1993
1991 - 1992
1990 - 1991
1989 - 1990
1988 - 1989
1987 - 1988
1986 - 1987
1985 - 1986
1984 - 1985
1983 - 1984
1982 - 1983
1981 - 1982
1980 - 1981
1979 - 1980
1978 - 1979
1977 - 1978
1976 - 1977
1975 - 1976
1974 - 1975
1973 - 1974	Fran Moore
1972 - 1973	Charles Curley Robert S. Loomis

Walter Gengarelly served as Vice-Chair at some point.

Director of Communications

Michael Cadden, Director of Communications (1995-?)
Michael Ciulla, Director of Communications (c. 1996)
James A Madison, Director of Communications (c. 2001)
Mark Tuniewicz, Director of Communications (?-1995)

Others

Ridgely Brown, Judicial Committee (c. 2000)
William A Hamilton, Newsletter Editor (c. 2001)
John M Joy, Newsletter Editor (c. 1995), Deputy Treasurer (c. 2001), Deputy Director of Communications (c. 2001)
Joseph G Knott Jr, Political Director (c. 2001)
James A Lewis, Membership Director (c. 1996)
Rich Loomis, Deputy Treasurer (c. 1995), Ballot Access Coordinator (c. 1995)
George Smith, Judicial Committee (c. 2000)
Don W Whelan, Information Systems Director (c. 1995)

Conventions

Year	Date	Venue	City	Speakers	Other
2018	March 10	The Deck	Westbrook	Larry Sharpe, Darryl Perry, Caleb Dyer, Brandon Phinney, Joseph Stallcop, Joe Horvath, John Woodcock, Daniel Fishman	LNC Vice Chair Debate featuring: Alex Merced, Steve Sheetz, & Arvin Vohra
2017	March 11	The Deck	Westbrook
2016
2015	September 19	Cabela's	East Hartford	Devin Carney, Richard Adelstein, Richard Lion, Robert Lombardo, Joshua Katz
2014	April 26	UConn Babbidge Library	Mansfield
2013	October 19	Cabela's	East Hartford	Scott Wilson, Joshua Katz, George Phillies, Andrew Schneider
2012	April 7	Ramada Inn	Hartford		Presidential debate featuring:
2011	May 7	VFW Post 189	New London	Michael Badnarik, Tom Sheehan, Julian Heicklen, Joshua Katz, Robert Jones
2010
2009	May 30	Holiday Inn	Bridgeport	Peter Schiff, Katherine Albrecht, Karen Kwiatowski
2008	May 4	The Belvedere	New Haven	Bob Barr, George Phillies, Mary Ruwart
2007
2006	September 24
2005	October 18	Andover Pizza	Andover
2004	April 24	The Colony Hotel	New Haven	Gary Nolan, Fred Martens
2003	July 12	The Colony Hotel	New Haven	Gary Nolan	Forum Panel: Civil Liberties in the Post-911 Era
2002	September 7	Old State House	Hartford	Ralph Sherman, Walter Theissen, Howard Grayson, Walter Gengarelly
2001	October 6	Masonic Temple	Meriden	Sharon Harris, Elias Israel, Michael Costanza, Dawn Barry, Larry Cohen,
2000
1999
1998
1997	October 18	Holiday Inn	Hartford	Ray Dunaway, Ned Vare
1996
1995	September		Stamford	Jo Jorgenson, Mike Ginsberg, Perry Willis	Presidential debate featuring: Harry Browne, Rick Tompkins, Irwin Schiff 2nd Amendment panel discussion

Public Officeholders

Gordon Haave is believed to be the first Libertarian elected to public office in the state of Connecticut. He was elected as a Greenwich Representative Town Meeting member in November, 1995.

As of February, 2018, there are at least two Libertarians serving in office:

Robin Lasky - Branford Solid Waste Management Commission (Appointed June, 2016)
Matthew Radant - Plainfield Board of Education (Appointed November, 2017)

There have also been several known Libertarians elected to office by running as Republicans and Democrats. Most recently, in November, 2013 Joshua Katz was elected as a Republican to the Westbrook Planning Commission, and Sean Foley was elected as a Democrat to the Burlington Board of Finance.

Elections

See: Libertarian Party of Connecticut Historical Election Results

Ballot Access

The Connecticut Libertarian Party has ballot access for the following upcoming elections:

2018
U.S. Senate
U.S. Congress District 2
General Assembly District 9
General Assembly District 35

2019
New Milford Town Council, 1 place
Norwich City Council, 5 places
Plainfield First Selectman
Plainfield Board of Education, 1 place

2020
President

2021
Norwich Mayor

Ballot access for all other elections requires petition signatures from within the district amounting to 1% of the vote for that office from the previous election, but not more than 7,500 for a statewide election or 2,500 for a U.S. House District. Candidates for statewide offices can share a joint petition. Typically, 75 - 150 valid signatures are needed for General Assembly and 300 - 400 for state senate.

Size and Influence

Year	Minimum Unique Voters	Registered Voters (Oct/Nov)	Signature Members (Dec)	LNC Total Donors 2004 - 2016 Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec)
2017			1,513	169
2016	48,676	2,561	1,596	239
2015			1,482	138
2014	2,602	1,780	1,472	171
2013		1,684	1,448	171
2012	25,045	1,603	1,424	189
2011			1,375	201
2010	10,328	1,295	1,349	193
2009		1,278	1,330	203
2008	2,059	987	1,276	216
2007		1,042	(Nov) 1,199	(Nov) 196
2006	23,688	840	1,160	154
2005		1,033	1,085	216
2004	9,188	789		(Aug) 270
2003		643		232
2002	13,922	741		271
2001		704		330
2000	8,773	653		391
1999				394
1998	11,375	149		380
1997				290
1996	5,788	70		304
1995				173
1994	1,976			150
1993				110
1992	10,741	29		146
1991				109
1990	2,628			118
1989				92
1988	14,071			76
1987
1986	5,733
1985
1984	2,773
1983
1982	10,497
1981
1980	8,570
1979
1978	225
1977
1976	209
1975
1974
1973
1972	10

Finances

Year	Contributions from Individuals	Transfers from the National Committee	Transfers from Presidential and other Committees	Sales of Merchandise, Convention Tickets, Bank Interest, etc.	Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash Balance at Year End
2017	2,096.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2,096.00	2,665.13	634.37
2016	6,544.00	41,057.59	0.00	70.00	47,671.59	50,885.36	1,203.50
2015	2,951.62	0.00	0.00	0.00	2,951.62	1,529.10	4,417.27
2014	474.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	478.00	531.12	2,994.75
2013	455.00	0.00	0.00	27.00	482.00	238.83	3,047.87
2012	63,283.63	0.00	21,422.44	0.00	84,706.07	83,762.71	2,804.70
2011	770.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	770.00	3,171.31	2,772.13
2010	1,471.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,471.00	3,039.28	4,873.44
2009	4,255.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4,255.00	5,249.81	6,441.72
2008	3,825.00	0.00	5,000.00	0.00	8,825.00	10,060.05	7,436.53
2007	1,870.00	0.00	0.00	78.00	1,948.00	927.40	8,671.58
2006	1,490.00	1,985.33	0.00	1,195.00	4,670.33	3,364.40	7,650.98
2005	305.00	4,433.00	0.00	289.64	5,027.64	822.00	6,345.05
2004	7,675.51	3,782.00	13,590.00	0.00	25,047.51	25,212.61	2,139.41
2003	1,795.00	3,706.50	0.00	0.52	5,502.02	4,154.72	3,124.51
2002	4,533.00	4,555.50	0.00	682.19	9,770.69	15,466.16	1,777.21
2001	4,121.37	6,672.00	0.00	206.21	10,999.58	5,906.98	7,472.68
2000	8,171.00	7,703.00	25.00	58.12	15,957.12	16,356.43	2,380.08
1999	3,932.00	6,258.00	131.99	563.19	10,885.18	9,309.54	2,694.39
1998	11,512.00	6,602.89	308.27	0.00	18,423.16	20,050.85	1,118.75

Publications

The Connecticut Libertarian

Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award

The Connecticut Libertarian Party State Central Committee sometimes issues the Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award at its annual convention to a person who has exhibited a "sustained and selfless effort to support the cause of liberty" at "extreme sacrifice to him or herself." Walter Gengarelly spent nearly three decades in service to the Connecticut Libertarian Party. In 1982 he was the party's first Gubernatorial candidate and he died in 2010 in the midst of a campaign for the 5th Congressional District.

Year	Award Recipient
2013	Bradley (Chelsea) Manning
2010	Michael Badnarik

Sub Affiliates

Active Town Committees or regional committees that have held, or are planning to hold, at least one meeting in 2017:

• Norwich Libertarian Town Committee
• Libertarian Party of Plainfield
• Libertarian Party of Meriden
• Libertarian Parties of Vernon, Manchester, East Windsor and South Windsor
• Libertarian Parties of Avon, Berlin, Burlington, Canton, Farmington, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, West Hartford, and Wethersfield
• Libertarian Parties of Seymour, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls and Bethany

Contact information for the town and regional committees can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/LPConn/posts/1492753977411111

External links

• Official Libertarian Party of Connecticut website