Libertarian Party of Queens County

Libertarian Party of Queens County
General Information
Jurisdiction:	Queens County, New York
Chartered:	April 2, 2017
Status:	Active
Officers
Chair:	Michael Arcati
Vice-Chair:	Eric Cordova
Secretary:	Gabrielle Cordova
Treasurer:	Mark Weinblatt

The Libertarian Party of Queens County is a county affiliate of the Libertarian Party of New York, comprising the entirety of the county-borough of Queens, New York in the City of New York.

History

The Founding Members of the LPQC at March 2017's Convention in Manhattan, NY. From left to right: Kate Balani, Usman Ali Chohan (Treasurer), Lazer Axelman, Elliot Axelman (Chairman), Larry Sharpe (Cabinet Member), Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla (Vice-Chairman) and Armin Nassiri (Secretary).

The chapter was originally founded on October 6, 1994 in Flushing, New York. It was decharted by the State Committee on December 3, 2006 and merged with Kings County to form the Brooklyn-Queens Libertarian Party in 2007. That chapter was later decharted and the Brooklyn Libertarian Party formed its own chapter in 2009 and the Queens County had its own chapter.

The Queens County Libertarian Party was decharted for a second time, on December 14, 2016. As of April 2, 2017, the Libertarian Party of Queens County was once again a chartered affiliate of the Libertarian Party of New York. It became an Interim County Organization in 2019 with Micahel Arcati as Chair.

Leadership

• Michael Arcati, Chair (February 11, 2019—present)
• Eric Cordova, Vice-Chair (2020—present)
• Gabrielle Cordova, Secretary (February 11, 2019—present)
• Mark Weinblatt, Treasurer (February 11, 2019—present)

Conventions

Year	Date	Location	Venue
1994	October 6
1999	June 12	Astoria, NY	Bohemian Hall
2002	January 12
2006	April 8
2012	January 14	Astoria, NY	Bohemian Hall, 29-19 24th Avenue
2014	January 11
2015	January 10
2016	January 9	Queens Pride House
2017	March 28	Manhattan, NY
2017	November 19	Bayside, NY	Gino's Pizzeria, Springfield Blvd
2018	March 24	Fresh Meadows, NY	Hooters
2019	February 11
2019	June 18		ICO

Notable Members

Larry Sharpe (Former LP Vice-Presidential Candidate in 2016) Aaron Commey (Former Candidate for New York City Mayor in 2017) Alex Merced (Former Candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 and New York City Comptroller in 2017) Eric Butkiewicz (Candidate for State Senate in 2018)

Past leadership

Chair

• Christiana Mayer (May 1995)
• John Clifton (May 1999)
• John Procida (2003)
• John Procida (January 9, 2010—?)
• John Clifton (2012—2013)
• Tom Stevens (January 11, 2014—December 14, 2016)
• Elliot Axelman (December 14, 2016—March 28, 2017) (as Temporary County Chair)
• Elliot Axelman (March 28, 2017—October 2017)
• Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla (November 19, 2017—2019)
• Kenneth Mulvena (2019—February 11, 2019)

Vice-Chair

• John Clifton (January 9, 2010—?)
• John Procida (2011—2013)
• Thomas Adair Rossman (January 9, 2016—December 14, 2016)
• Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla (December 25, 2016 - March 2017) (Acting / Temporary)
• Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla (March 28, 2017 - November 19, 2017)
• Usman Ali Chohan (November 19, 2017 - March 2018)
• Kenneth Mulvena (March 2018—2019)
• Vacant (2019)
• Kenneth Mulvena (February 11, 2019—2020)

Secretary

• Dallwyn Merck (January 9, 2010—?)
• Dallwyn Merck (2012—2013)
• Alden Link (January 9, 2016—December 14, 2016)
• Armin Nassiri (March 28, 2017 - November 19, 2017)
• Kenneth Mulvena (April 2017—?)

Treasurer

• Jeff Monheit (August 28, 2002—September 24, 2003)
• Ronald S. Ramo (January 9, 2010—?)
• Ronald S. Ramo (2012—2013)
• Tim Popko (January 9, 2016—January 26, 2016)
• Sam Sloan (January 26, 2016—December 14, 2016)
• Usman Ali Chohan (March 28, 2017—August 7, 2017)
• Vacant (August 7, 2017—March 8, 2018)
• Kenneth Lee (March 8, 2018-February 11, 2019)

State Representative

• Tom Stevens (January 9, 2010—?)
• Tom Stevens (2012—2013)
• John Clifton (2016)
• Elliot Axelman (April 1, 2017—April 16, 2017) Acting / Temporary
• Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla (April 17, 2017—November 8, 2017)
• Kenneth Lee (November 8, 2017—March 25, 2018)
• Aaron Commey (March 2018-present) [FLP has not dissolved yet]
• James Mcinnis, Deputy (June 2017 - before February 28, 2019)

Appointed Positions

• Tom Stevens, Political Director, Membership Director (January 9, 2010—?; 2012—2013)
• Usman Ali Chohan, Political Director / Public Affairs Director (January 2017-March 2017) (Acting / Temporary)
• Larion Ross, Commissioner of Community Outreach (November 7, 2017—February 4, 2018)
• Christian Urquiza, Commissioner of Support Services (November 9, 2017—February 11, 2018)
• Franklin Gonzalez, Communications Director (November 9, 2017—March 24, 2017)
• Jim Strawhorn, Membership Secretary (August 28, 2002)
• Eric Cordova, Public Relations Director (c 2018/2019)

Former Committees

• Sub-Committee on Communications and Media

• Communications Director - Simon Lee (March 2018 - before February 28, 2019)
• Deputy Communications Director - Elliot Axelman (March 2018 - before February 28, 2019)
• Alex Merced, Member (Website and Facebook Administration) (?—before February 28, 2019)

• Sub-Committee for Party Outreach and Relations

• Member at-Large - Aaron Commey (August 2017-?)
• Member at-Large - Larry Sharpe (August 2017-?)