National Convention 2018: Difference between revisions

	2018 Libertarian National Convention
	Convention
Dates:	June 30—July 3, 2018
Location:	New Orleans, Louisiana
Venue:	Hyatt Regencey
	Media
Website:	Website
Facebook:	Facebook
← 2016	2020 →

Revision as of 16:51, 1 July 2018

The 2018 Libertarian National Convention is the biannual Libertarian Party National Convention. It is being held from June 30th through July 3rd, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, Louisiana. ^[1]

Overview

The 2018 convention is considering proposals to amend the Libertarian Party bylaws and platform, and will be electing officers, Libertarian National Committee (LNC) members, and Judicial Committee members for the coming two-year term. Delegates were selected by each of the 51 Libertarian Party affiliates.

Additionally, the convention includes 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]

Convention Business Overview

The Bylaws, Credentials, and Platform Committees each held meetings prior to the convention and final meetings at the convention site on Saturday 30 June.

The business session of the convention opened on Sunday morning 1 July with 697 credentialed delegates.

Bylaws Proposals

The Bylaws Committee provided a written report. The report was presented to the convention with the following changes made by the Committee after publication of the report: Proposals G and H were withdrawn, Proposals Q and P were repositioned for consideration, in that order, after Proposal E.

Delegate Counts

Following are the number of delegates allocated to each affiliate for the 2018 Libertarian National Convention.^[3] The actual number of delegates in attendance from each affiliate will be added when available.

2018 Libertarian National Convention delegate count by state.

**LNC Region 1 Delegates**
Affiliate	Delegate Count
Alaska	7
Arizona	23
Colorado	34
Hawaii	5
Kansas	11
Montana	7
Utah	8
Washington	35
Wyoming	3

**LNC Region 2 Delegates**
Affiliate	Delegate Count
Florida	53
Georgia	30
Tennessee	24

**LNC Region 3 Delegates**
Affiliate	Delegate Count
Indiana	29
Kentucky	11
Michigan	36
Ohio	41

**LNC Region 4 Delegates**
Affiliate	Delegate Count
California	109
Nevada	11

**LNC Region 5 Delegates**
Affiliate	Delegate Count
Delaware	4
Maryland	21
North Carolina	28
Pennsylvania	39
Virginia	41
Washington D.C.	4
West Virginia	5

**LNC Region 6 Delegates**
Affiliate	Delegate Count
Illinois	40
Iowa	11
Minnesota	19
Missouri	20
Nebraska	8
North Dakota	5
Wisconsin	21

**LNC Region 7 Delegates**
Affiliate	Delegate Count
Alabama	14
Arkansas	7
Louisiana	15
Mississippi	6
Oklamhoma	14
Texas	73

**LNC Region 8 Delegates**
Affiliate	Delegate Count
Connecticut	13
Maine	7
Massachusetts	22
New Hampshire	11
New Jersey	21
New York	44
Vermont	3

**States without Regions Delegates**
Affiliate	Delegate Count
Idaho	6
New Mexico	12
Oregon	15
Rhode Island	3
South Carolina	16
South Dakota	4

Elections

Elections are scheduled to be held on Monday 2 July.

Declared Officer and 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]

Chair

Matt Kuehnel, Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Macomb County.^[5]
Matt Murphy, Libertarian from Pennsylvania ^[6]
Nicholas Sarwark, incumbent chair^[7]
Matt Schutter, Former Penn Forest Auditor. Chair of the Libertarian Party of Carbon County.^[8]
Joshua Smith, Libertarian Party of Washington Region 5 Representative ^[9]
Christopher Thrasher, Former Ballot Access Coordinator for the 2016 Gary Johnson Campaign.^[10]

Vice Chair

Sam Goldstein, LNC At-Large Representative. 2016 Candidate for LNC Vice-Chair^[11]
Joseph Hauptmann, former state chair of the Libertarian Party of Indiana^[12]
Alex Merced, 3-time Libertarian Party candidate from New York^[13]
Steve Scheetz, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus Treasurer^[14]
Arvin Vohra, incumbent vice chair^[15]
James Weeks II, 2016 candidate for LNC Chair. 2016 Candidate for Sheriff of Livingston County, Michigan.^[16]

Secretary

Caryn Ann Harlos, LNC Region 1 Representative ^[17]

LNC Region 3 Representative

Elizabeth Van Horn, incumbent ^[23]
Brian Ellison, candidate for the Michigan's 8th District in the US House of Representatives ^[24]

LNC Region 3 Alternate

Dustin Nanna, Libertarian Party of Ohio Vice Chair

LNC Region 4 Representative

Jeffery Hewitt, incumbent. Mayor of Calimesa, California. ^[25]

LNC Region 4 Alternate

Kenneth Brent Olsen, Northern Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of California. Libertarian Party of Kings County Treasurer.^[26]

LNC Region 5 Alternate

Jimmy Brittingham, Libertarian Party of Sussex County Chair ^[27]

LNC Region 6 Representative

Bennett Morris, McLean County Libertarian Party Chair, Libertarian Party of Illinois State Chair Candidate, McLean County Board Candidate^[28]^[29]

LNC Region 7 Representative

Whitney Bilyeu, incumbent

LNC Region 7 Alternate

Erin Adams, incumbent ^[30]

LNC Region 8 Representative

Justin O'Donnell, incumbent ^[31]
Susan Overeem, Libertarian Party of New York At-large Representative. ^[32]

LNC At-Large Representative

5 Seats Available

Traci Baker, Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma ^[33]
Jesse Fullington, Libertarian from Tennessee ^[34]
Daniel Hayes, incumbent At-large Representative
Joe Bishop-Henchman, Executive Vice President, Tax Foundation^[35]
Benjamin Leder, 2020 candidate for President of the United States^[36]
Tom Maciejewski, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus Vice Chair and New Jersey Radical Caucus State Committee Coordinator.
Mike Shipley, former Arizona Libertarian Party Secretary ^[37]
Heide Alejandro-Smith, At-large committee member, Libertarian Party of St. Tammany Parish (Louisiana); commercial truck driver ^[38]

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.

Chair

Alicia Dearn, 2016 Candidate for Vice President of the United States.
Joe Paschal, candidate for Montana House of Representatives' 70th District (endorsed Nicholas Sarwark)^[39]

Vice Chair

Jenn Bryson Gray, former campaign manager for Larry Sharpe's 2018 Gubernatorial Campaign (endorsed Alex Merced)
Trent Somes, LNC Region 5 Alternate Representative ^[40]

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

Chair

Poll source	Sample size	Date(s)	Dearn	Kuehnel	Sarwark	Schutter	Smith	Others
The Libertarian Vindicator^[41]	134	February 2018	—	—	47.01%	—	28.36%	24.63%
Libertarian Party USA (Unofficial)^[42]	99	February 4—28, 2018	—	—	59.60%	—	16.16%	24.24%
Libertarian Party USA (Unofficial)^[43]	27	March 9—15, 2018	7.41%	—	27.93%	—	55.56%	11.11%
LP 2018 Delegates - unofficial^[44]	232	March 10—15, 2018	15.52%	3.45%	36.64%	2.16%	31.47%	10.76%

Vice Chair

Poll source	Sample size	Date(s)	Goldstein	Hauptmann	Merced	Paschal	Porter	Scheetz	Somes	Weeks	Vohra	Others
The Libertarian Vindicator^[45]	248	January 2018	—	5.65%	46.37%	3.63%	8.06%	6.05%	19.76%	—	10.48%	N/A
Libertarian Party USA (Unofficial)^[46]	126	February 4—28, 2018	—	3.97%	71.43%	1.59%	—	2.38%	—	5.56%	6.35%	8.73%
Libertarian Party USA (Unofficial)^[47]	35	March 8—15, 2018	2.86%	2.86%	74.29%	0.00%	—	2.86%	—	5.71%	8.57%	2.86%

Documents

2018 Delegate Allocation and Region Formation Manual

External Links

References

[1] ttps://libertarianconvention.org/

[2] ttp://www.thelibertyconservative.com/im-libertarian-libertarians-honor-marc-feldman-new-convention-slogan/

[3] ttp://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business/attachments/20180121/d7f726ce/attachment-0001.pdf

[4] ttp://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016_LP_Bylaws_and_Convention_Rules_w_2016_JC_Rules.pdf

[5] ttps://www.facebook.com/matt.keno/posts/1744039348972368

[6] ttps://www.facebook.com/Matt-Murphy-For-LNC-Chair-627116537633550/

[7] ttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1917021838314660&set=gm.165431157381316&type=3&theater&ifg=1

[8] ttps://matt4liberty.wixsite.com/lpchair

[9] ttps://www.facebook.com/Joshua-Smith-For-LNC-Chair-2018-272051026634131/

[10] ttp://www.cthrasher.com/

[11] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/1601532033495603/

[12] ttps://libertarianvindicator.com/2018/01/04/meet-joe-hauptmann-candidate-for-libertarian-party-vice-chairman/

[Alex_Merced-13] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syJNgTX8JfY

[14] ttps://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154841912531750&id=700716749

[15] ttps://www.facebook.com/events/1985216281696700/

[16] ttps://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=james%20weeks%20ii%20for%20lnc%20vice%20chair

[17] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/186169278803875/permalink/199383900815746/

[18] ttps://www.facebook.com/hagantimothy/

[19] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/2065752400406895/

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[22] ttps://www.facebook.com/Bowden4Reg1/?notif_t=page_invite&ref=notif

[23] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/2151611971739138/permalink/2168015416765460/

[24] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/2068859773429491/

[25] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/2151611971739138/permalink/2168015416765460/

[26] ttps://www.facebook.com/drkbolsen4lp/posts/1760711263986865

[27] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/2058801157768686/

[28] ttp://mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10946

[29] ttps://www.facebook.com/Bennett4Board/

[30] ttps://www.facebook.com/pg/erinadamsforliberty/about/?ref=page_internal

[31] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/2151611971739138/permalink/2168015416765460/

[32] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/2151611971739138/permalink/2168015416765460/

[33] ttps://www.facebook.com/pg/TB4LNC/about/?ref=page_internal

[34] ttps://www.facebook.com/AlexMercedGentleLibertarian/posts/1829441200683905

[35] ttps://www.facebook.com/jdhenchman/posts/10104724776292284

[36] ttps://www.facebook.com/SaraDaggers/posts/10211177994397280

[37] ttps://www.facebook.com/mikester4liberty/photos/a.1098719863598685.1073741828.1095230677280937/1233040066833330/?type=3&theater

[38] ttps://m.facebook.com/alejandrosmithchan/

[39] ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/2079790812336387/

[40] ttp://independentpoliticalreport.com/2017/05/trent-somes-iii-announces-candidacy-for-vice-chair-of-lnc/

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-==Declared Officer and LNC Candidates==
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+Elections are scheduled to be held on Monday 2 July.
+===Declared Officer and LNC Candidates===
 ''(This Section will be updated as convention date approaches)''
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 '''[[None Of The Above]]''' is a valid candidate for all positions.<ref>http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016_LP_Bylaws_and_Convention_Rules_w_2016_JC_Rules.pdf</ref>
-===Chair===
+====Chair====
 *'''[[Matthew Kuehnel|Matt Kuehnel]]''', Secretary of the [[Libertarian Party of Macomb County]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/matt.keno/posts/1744039348972368</ref>
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 *'''[[Christopher Thrasher]]''', Former Ballot Access Coordinator for the 2016 [[Gary Earl Johnson|Gary Johnson]] Campaign.<ref>http://www.cthrasher.com/</ref>
-===Vice Chair===
+====Vice Chair====
 *'''[[Sam Goldstein]]''', [[Libertarian National Committee|LNC]] At-Large Representative. 2016 Candidate for LNC Vice-Chair<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/1601532033495603/</ref>
 *'''[[Joseph Hauptmann]]''', former state chair of the [[Libertarian Party of Indiana]]<ref>https://libertarianvindicator.com/2018/01/04/meet-joe-hauptmann-candidate-for-libertarian-party-vice-chairman/</ref>
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 *'''[[James Weeks|James Weeks II]]''', 2016 candidate for LNC Chair. 2016 Candidate for Sheriff of Livingston County, Michigan.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=james%20weeks%20ii%20for%20lnc%20vice%20chair</ref>
-===Secretary===
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 *'''[[Caryn Ann Harlos]]''', LNC Region 1 Representative <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/186169278803875/permalink/199383900815746/</ref>
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 *'''[[Tim Hagan]]''', incumbent Treasurer and [[Libertarian Party of Nevada]] Treasurer <ref>https://www.facebook.com/hagantimothy/</ref>
 *'''[[Drew Layda]]''', [[Libertarian Party of Oregon]] Director <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/2065752400406895/</ref>
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 *'''[[Joseph Buchman]]''', [[Libertarian Party of Utah]] Chair <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/252474608447206/permalink/601255036902493/</ref>
 *'''[[Richard Longstreth]]''', former Vice Chair of the [[Libertarian Party of Colorado]]<ref>https://www.facebook.com/LibertarianLongstreth/posts/1699827953440868</ref>
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 *[[Craig Bowden]], incubment<ref>https://www.facebook.com/Bowden4Reg1/?notif_t=page_invite&ref=notif</ref>
-===[[LNC Region 3]] Representative===
+====[[LNC Region 3]] Representative====
 *'''[[Elizabeth Van Horn]]''', incumbent <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151611971739138/permalink/2168015416765460/</ref>
 *'''[[Brian Ellison]]''', candidate for the Michigan's 8th District in the US House of Representatives <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/2068859773429491/</ref>
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 *[[Dustin Nanna]], [[Libertarian Party of Ohio]] Vice Chair
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+====[[LNC Region 4]] Representative====
 *'''[[Jeffery Hewitt]]''', incumbent. Mayor of Calimesa, California. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151611971739138/permalink/2168015416765460/</ref>
 ====LNC Region 4 Alternate====
 *[[Kenneth Brent Olsen]], Northern Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of California. Libertarian Party of Kings County Treasurer.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/drkbolsen4lp/posts/1760711263986865</ref>
-===[[LNC Region 5]] Alternate===
+====[[LNC Region 5]] Alternate====
 *'''[[Jimmy Brittingham]]''', [[Sussex County Libertarian Party|Libertarian Party of Sussex County]] Chair <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/2058801157768686/</ref>
-===[[LNC Region 6]] Representative===
+====[[LNC Region 6]] Representative====
 *'''[[Bennett Morris]]''', [[McLean County Libertarian Party]] Chair, [[Libertarian Party of Illinois]] State Chair Candidate, McLean County Board Candidate<ref>http://mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10946</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/Bennett4Board/</ref>
-===[[LNC Region 7]] Representative===
+====[[LNC Region 7]] Representative====
 *'''Whitney Bilyeu''', incumbent
 ====LNC Region 7 Alternate====
 *[[Erin Adams]], incumbent <ref>https://www.facebook.com/pg/erinadamsforliberty/about/?ref=page_internal</ref>
-===[[LNC Region 8]] Representative===
+====[[LNC Region 8]] Representative====
 *'''[[Justin O'Donnell]]''', incumbent <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151611971739138/permalink/2168015416765460/</ref>
 *'''[[Susan Overeem]]''', [[Libertarian Party of New York]] At-large Representative. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151611971739138/permalink/2168015416765460/</ref>
-===LNC At-Large Representative===
+====LNC At-Large Representative====
 Seats Available
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 *'''Heide Alejandro-Smith''', At-large committee member, Libertarian Party of St. Tammany Parish (Louisiana); commercial truck driver <ref>https://m.facebook.com/alejandrosmithchan/</ref>
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+===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 Chair
+;Chair
 *[[Alicia Dearn]], 2016 Candidate for Vice President of the United States.
 *[[Joe Paschal]], candidate for Montana House of Representatives' 70th District (endorsed Nicholas Sarwark)<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801734435300/permalink/2079790812336387/</ref>
-;LNC Vice Chair
+;Vice Chair
 *[[Jenn Bryson Gray]], former campaign manager for [[Larry Sharpe]]'s 2018 Gubernatorial Campaign (endorsed [[Alex Merced]])
 *[[Trent Somes]], LNC [[LNC Region 5|Region 5]] Alternate Representative <ref>http://independentpoliticalreport.com/2017/05/trent-somes-iii-announces-candidacy-for-vice-chair-of-lnc/</ref>
-;LNC Secretary
+;Secretary
 *[[Kim Ruff]], former [[Libertarian Party Radical Caucus (2016-Present)|Libertarian Party Radical Caucus]] Arizona State Committee Coordinator
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 *[[Siobhan Patricia Lynch]], Libertarian activist from Massachusetts
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-==Literature==
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 [[Media:Manual 2018 Delegate-Allocation-Region-Formation-Manual.pdf|2018 Delegate Allocation and Region Formation Manual]]

National Convention 2018: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:51, 1 July 2018

Contents

Overview

Convention Business Overview

Bylaws Proposals

Delegate Counts

Elections

Declared Officer and LNC Candidates

Chair

Vice Chair

Secretary

Treasurer

LNC Region 1 Representative

LNC Region 1 Alternate

LNC Region 3 Representative

LNC Region 3 Alternate

LNC Region 4 Representative

LNC Region 4 Alternate

LNC Region 5 Alternate

LNC Region 6 Representative

LNC Region 7 Representative

LNC Region 7 Alternate

LNC Region 8 Representative

LNC At-Large Representative

Declined/Withdrawn LNC Candidates

Polling

Chair

Vice Chair

Documents

External Links

References

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National Convention 2018: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:51, 1 July 2018

Overview

Convention Business Overview

Bylaws Proposals

Delegate Counts

Elections

Declared Officer and LNC Candidates

Chair

Vice Chair

Secretary

Treasurer

LNC Region 1 Representative

LNC Region 1 Alternate

LNC Region 3 Representative

LNC Region 3 Alternate

LNC Region 4 Representative

LNC Region 4 Alternate

LNC Region 5 Alternate

LNC Region 6 Representative

LNC Region 7 Representative

LNC Region 7 Alternate

LNC Region 8 Representative

LNC At-Large Representative

Declined/Withdrawn LNC Candidates

Polling

Chair

Vice Chair

Documents

External Links

References

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