J.P. Wilson

J.P. Wilson
State Committee Representative York County Libertarian Party
June 12, 2019—Present
Predecessor:	Don Bivens
Successor:	None
Personal Details
Birth:	(1999-05-21) May 21, 1999
Residence:	York, SC
Party:	Libertarian Party

John Paden ("J.P.") Wilson is a Libertarian activist who serves as the State Committee Representative from the York County Libertarian Party (South Carolina). He was a founding member of the South Carolina branch of the Libertarian Youth Caucus, and was part of its expansion to three active caucuses in the state, eventually being elected to the position of National Caucus Chair. He first became active in the LP during his senior year of High School as part of the Gary Johnson Campaign for President. He has been active in his native South Carolina Libertarian Party as well as the Libertarian Party of Florida.
Wilson is a Christian and an ardent non-aggressionist. He considers his main influences to be Leo Tolstoy, Henry David Thoreau, Abraham Maslow, George Fox, and Benjamin Franklin. An amateur trumpet player, Wilson marched with the Fort Mill High School Marching Band from 2013 to 2016 and the University of Central Florida Marching Knights in 2017.

Positions Held

• President of Fort Mill High School Young Libertarians (September 2016-May 2017)
• State Director of South Carolina Libertarian Youth Caucus (April 2017-August 2017)
• State Director of Florida Young Libertarians (August 2017-May 2018)
• Students for Liberty Campus Coordinator at UCF (August 2017-June 2018)
• Student Delegate from UCF to Libertarian Party of Florida Membership Committee (August 2017-February 2018)
• Member of South Carolina Libertarian Party Membership Committee (November 2017-Present)
• National Chairman of the Libertarian Youth Caucus (March 2018-November 2018)
• Nonvoting Intern on Libertarian Party of Florida Convention Committee (April 2018-August 2018)
• Vice-Chairman of the South Carolina Libertarian Youth Caucus (May 2018-November 2018)
• Founder of the Libertarian Jazz Caucus (June 2018-President)
• Member of the South Carolina Libertarian Party Convention Committee (August 2018-Present)