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'''Dan Fishman''' is the current [[Executive Director]] for the national [[Libertarian Party]], as well as for the [[Libertarian Party of Texas]].  He has served as county chair for the [[Travis County Libertarian Party]].
'''Dan Fishman''' is the current [[Executive Director]] for the national [[Libertarian Party]], as well as for the [[Libertarian Party of Texas]].  He has served as county chair for the [[Travis County Libertarian Party]].
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==Activism==
==Activism==
Dan Fishman has run for public office a total of 5 times. He has run for US Congress in 2012, Senate in 2013, City Council in 2013, State Rep in 2016 and State Auditor in 2018. He also served as Travis County Chairperson. Also, while serving as LPT executive director, he served as an elected regional representative to the Libertarian National Committee from 2006-2008.  
Dan Fishman has run for public office a total of 5 times. He has run for US Congress in 2012, Senate in 2013, City Council in 2013, State Rep in 2016 and State Auditor in 2018. He also served as Political Director for the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts and was the North East Director for the Johnson/Weld campaign in 2016.


==Texas Ballot Access==
==Fishman for Auditor==
Because no statewide candidate gained more than 5% of the vote in Texas, the LPT was forced to either get 46,000 valid signatures or lose ballot access. Dan Fishman helped to lead the ballot access drive which became a success after turning in over 82,000 signatures.  
Dan Fishman helped to secure ballot access for the LPMA when, while running for Auditor Fishman got over over 108,000 votes in Massachusetts. During the campaign Fishman became the first Libertarian to be endorsed by Massachusetts' largest paper, the Boston Globe. Fishman was also endorsed by the 2nd largest paper in Massachusetts, the Worcester Gazette Telegram.
 
==LPT Executive Director==
With ballot access gained and under new leadership, the LPT hired Dan Fishman as its first executive director. While he was LPT executive director, Fishman was able to accomplish several things including:
 
*Running 173 candidates, a Texas record
*Helping to get a total of 8 Libertarians elected to non-partisan offices
*Triple donor base in three years to over 900 active donors
*Raise $244,000 for the 2007-2008 elections
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==LP Executive Director==
==LP Executive Director==
In 2009, Dan Fishman was hired to become the LP National Executive Director starting on July 17, 2009. During his time as executive director, Fishman helped build the donor and membership base. He also overhauled the website and at the end of the 2nd quarter of 2011, the Libertarian Party had nearly $300,000 on hand. The party also saw the number of candidates increase nationwide.  He stepped down at the end of 2011 but returned to the position two years later.
In 2019, Dan Fishman was hired to become the LP National Executive Director starting on April 15, 2019.


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Revision as of 21:58, 9 June 2019

Dan Fishman
20190609Fishman.jpg
Executive Director
Libertarian Party
2019—present
Predecessor: Wes Benedict
Successor: Incumbent
Personal Details
Education: BSCS UMass Boston
Media
Website: http://www.fishdan.com
Facebook: Facebook
Twitter: [@fishdan Twitter]
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Dan Fishman is the current Executive Director for the national Libertarian Party, as well as for the Libertarian Party of Texas. He has served as county chair for the Travis County Libertarian Party.

Background

Fishman graduated from the UMass Boston with a B.S. in Computer Science. Fishman worked for Anyday.com, the progenitor of the online Calendar. While there Fishman was awarded several patents critical to the early fusion of the internet and mobile technologies.

Activism

Dan Fishman has run for public office a total of 5 times. He has run for US Congress in 2012, Senate in 2013, City Council in 2013, State Rep in 2016 and State Auditor in 2018. He also served as Political Director for the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts and was the North East Director for the Johnson/Weld campaign in 2016.

Fishman for Auditor

Dan Fishman helped to secure ballot access for the LPMA when, while running for Auditor Fishman got over over 108,000 votes in Massachusetts. During the campaign Fishman became the first Libertarian to be endorsed by Massachusetts' largest paper, the Boston Globe. Fishman was also endorsed by the 2nd largest paper in Massachusetts, the Worcester Gazette Telegram.

LP Executive Director

In 2019, Dan Fishman was hired to become the LP National Executive Director starting on April 15, 2019.


Preceded by:
Wes Benedict		 Libertarian Party Executive Director
2019-present		 Succeeded by:
 


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