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Revision as of 04:29, 9 March 2018
2018 Libertarian National Convention | |||
Convention | |||
Dates: | June 30—July 3, 2018 | ||
Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
Venue: | Hyatt Regencey | ||
Media | |||
Website: | Website | ||
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The 2018 Libertarian National Convention is the upcoming biannual Libertarian Party National Convention. It will be held on June 30th through July 3rd, 2018 at the Hyatt Regencey in New Orleans, Louisiana. [1]
Overview
The 2018 Convention will consist of proposals to amend the Libertarian Party bylaws, as well as Libertarian National Committee (LNC) elections, which are voted on by the Convention Delegates. Delegates are selected by each of the 50 Libertarian Party state affiliates.
Additionally, the convention consists of seminars, forums, debates, discussion groups, and an exhibition hall.
Marc Allan Feldman's "I'm that Libertarian" speech title was chosen as the Convention slogan.[2]
Delegate Count
The Following is the confirmed delegate count for the 2018 Libertarian National Convention.[3]
Affiliate | Delegate Count |
---|---|
Alaska | 7 |
Arizona | 23 |
Colorado | 34 |
Hawaii | 5 |
Kansas | 11 |
Montana | 7 |
Utah | 8 |
Washington | 35 |
Wyoming | 3 |
Affiliate | Delegate Count |
---|---|
Florida | 53 |
Georgia | 30 |
Tennessee | 24 |
Affiliate | Delegate Count |
---|---|
Indiana | 29 |
Kentucky | 11 |
Michigan | 36 |
Ohio | 41 |
Affiliate | Delegate Count |
---|---|
California | 109 |
Nevada | 11 |
Affiliate | Delegate Count |
---|---|
Delaware | 4 |
Maryland | 21 |
North Carolina | 28 |
Pennsylvania | 39 |
Virginia | 41 |
Washington D.C. | 4 |
West Virginia | 5 |
Affiliate | Delegate Count |
---|---|
Illinois | 40 |
Iowa | 11 |
Minnesota | 19 |
Missouri | 20 |
Nebraska | 8 |
North Dakota | 5 |
Wisconsin | 21 |
Affiliate | Delegate Count |
---|---|
Alabama | 14 |
Arkansas | 7 |
Louisiana | 15 |
Mississippi | 6 |
Oklamhoma | 14 |
Texas | 73 |
Affiliate | Delegate Count |
---|---|
Connecticut | 13 |
Maine | 7 |
Massachusetts | 22 |
New Hampshire | 11 |
New Jersey | 21 |
New York | 44 |
Vermont | 3 |
Affiliate | Delegate Count |
---|---|
Idaho | 6 |
New Mexico | 12 |
Oregon | 15 |
Rhode Island | 3 |
South Carolina | 16 |
South Dakota | 4 |
Declared LNC Candidates
(This Section will be updated as convention date approaches)
All 'Declared' Candidates have made a public announcement for the position they are seeking, and/or have created a promotional website/social media page declaring their intention to run.
None Of The Above is a valid candidate for all positions.[4]
LNC Chair
- Alicia Dearn, 2016 Candidate for Vice President of the United States.[5]
- Nicholas Sarwark, incumbent chair[6]
- Matt Schutter, Former Penn Forest Auditor. Chair of the Libertarian Party of Carbon County.[7]
- Joshua Smith, Libertarian Party of Washington Region 5 Representative [8]
LNC Vice Chair
- Joseph Hauptmann, former state chair of the Libertarian Party of Indiana[9]
- Sam Goldstein, LNC At-Large Representative. 2016 Candidate for LNC Vice-Chair[10]
- Alex Merced, 3-time Libertarian Party candidate from New York[11]
- Joe Paschal, Candidate for Montana House of Representatives’ 70th District[12]
- Steve Scheetz, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus Treasurer[13]
- Arvin Vohra, incumbent vice chair[14]
- James Weeks II, 2016 candidate for LNC Chair. 2016 Candidate for Sheriff of Livingston County, Michigan.[15]
LNC Secretary
- Caryn Ann Harlos, LNC Region 1 Representative[16]
LNC Treasurer
- Tim Hagan, incumbent Treasurer and Libertarian Party of Nevada Treasurer[17]
LNC Region 3 Alternate
- Jared Hall, Indiana Board Member of the Our America Initiative
- Dustin Nanna, Libertarian Party of Ohio Vice Chair
LNC Region 5 Alternate
- Michael Heise, founder of the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus[18]
LNC Region 6 Representative
- Bennett Morris, McLean County Libertarian Party Chair, Libertarian Party of Illinois State Chair Candidate, McLean County Board Candidate[19][20]
LNC Region 7 Representative
- Whitney Bilyeu, incumbent
LNC Region 7 Alternate
- Erin Adams, incumbent [21]
LNC At-Large Representative
5 Seats Available
- Joe Bishop-Henchman, Executive Vice President, Tax Foundation[22]
- Daniel Hayes, incumbent At-large Representative
- Traci Baker, Libertarian Party of Oklahoma Candidate Support and Recruitment Committee Chair [23]
- Tom Maciejewski, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus Vice Chair and New Jersey Radical Caucus State Committee Coordinator.
Declined/Withdrawn LNC Candidates
These candidates have either previously announced or publicly expressed interest in running for an LNC position but have since withdrawn from consideration or declined to run.
- LNC Vice Chair
- Jenn Bryson Gray, former campaign manager for Larry Sharpe's 2018 Gubernatorial Campaign (endorsed Alex Merced)[11]
- Trent Somes, LNC Region 5 Alternate Representative [24]
- LNC Secretary
- Kim Ruff, former Libertarian Party Radical Caucus Arizona State Committee Coordinator
- LNC Region 5 Alternate
- Trent Somes, incumbent Region 5 Alternate Representative
- LNC Region 8 Alternate
- Siobhan Patricia Lynch, Libertarian activist from Massachusetts
Polling
LNC Chair
Poll source | Sample size |
Date(s) | Sarwark | Smith | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Libertarian Party USA (Unofficial)[25] | 99 | February 4—28, 2018 | 59.60% | 16.16% | 24.24% |
LNC Vice Chair
Poll source | Sample size |
Date(s) | Hauptmann | Merced | Paschal | Porter | Scheetz | Somes | Weeks | Vohra | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Libertarian Vindicator[26] | 248 | January 2018 | 5.65% | 46.37% | 3.63% | 8.06% | 6.05% | 19.76% | — | 10.48% | N/A |
Libertarian Party USA (Unofficial)[27] | 126 | February 4—28, 2018 | 3.97% | 71.43% | 1.59% | — | 2.38% | — | 5.56% | 6.35% | 8.73% |
Literature
2018 Delegate Allocation and Region Formation Manual
External Links
References
- ↑ https://libertarianconvention.org/
- ↑ http://www.thelibertyconservative.com/im-libertarian-libertarians-honor-marc-feldman-new-convention-slogan/
- ↑ http://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business/attachments/20180121/d7f726ce/attachment-0001.pdf
- ↑ http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016_LP_Bylaws_and_Convention_Rules_w_2016_JC_Rules.pdf
- ↑ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10212528831630733&id=1081404746&ref=bookmarks
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1917021838314660&set=gm.165431157381316&type=3&theater&ifg=1
- ↑ https://matt4liberty.wixsite.com/lpchair
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Joshua-Smith-For-LNC-Chair-2018-272051026634131/
- ↑ https://libertarianvindicator.com/2018/01/04/meet-joe-hauptmann-candidate-for-libertarian-party-vice-chairman/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/1601532033495603/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syJNgTX8JfY
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/events/1985216281696700/
- ↑ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154841912531750&id=700716749
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/events/1985216281696700/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=james%20weeks%20ii%20for%20lnc%20vice%20chair
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/186169278803875/permalink/199383900815746/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/hagantimothy/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/LibertarianPartyMisesCaucus/permalink/192846664639765/?comment_id=192847024639729&reply_comment_id=192849551306143¬if_id=1518566993881898¬if_t=group_comment_reply&ref=notif
- ↑ http://mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10946
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Bennett4Board/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pg/erinadamsforliberty/about/?ref=page_internal
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/jdhenchman/posts/10104724776292284
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pg/TB4LNC/about/?ref=page_internal
- ↑ http://independentpoliticalreport.com/2017/05/trent-somes-iii-announces-candidacy-for-vice-chair-of-lnc/
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Henderson, Luke (January 13, 2018). "POLL RESULTS: Merced, Somes, & Vohra Top Candidates For Libertarian Vice Chair". https://libertarianvindicator.com/2018/01/13/poll-results-merced-somes-vohra-top-candidates-for-libertarian-vice-chair/. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ↑ [2]