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'''Wes Benedict''' presently serves as national | '''Wes Benedict''' presently serves as national [[Executive Director]] for the [[Libertarian Party]]. | ||
==Background== | |||
Wes Benedict graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a Masters of Engineering in Manufacturing. He then went on to intern at Intel Corporation and then became a Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. After his consultant job, Benedict bought a 1/3 stake in a countertop and marble company and became CEO. He later sold the business and became an activist in the Libertarian Party of Texas (LPT). | |||
==Activism== | |||
Wes Benedict has run for public office a total of 5 times. He has run for City Council 3 times and County Commissioner 2 times. 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. | |||
==Texas Ballot Access== | |||
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. Wes Benedict helped to lead the ballot access drive which became a success after turning in over 82,000 signatures. | |||
==LPT Executive Director== | |||
With ballot access gained and under new leadership, the LPT hired Wes Benedict as its first executive director. While he was LPT executive director, Benedict was able to accomplish several things including: | |||
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<li>Running 173 candidates, a Texas record | |||
<li>Helping to get a total of 8 Libertarians elected to non-partisan offices | |||
<li>Triple donor base in three years to over 900 active donors | |||
<li>Raise $244,000 for the 2007-2008 elections | |||
</ul> | |||
==LP Executive Director== | |||
In late 2008, Wes Benedict was hired to become the LP National Executive Director starting on January 1, 2009. During his time as executive director, Benedict 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. | |||
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Revision as of 22:38, 8 June 2011
Wes Benedict presently serves as national Executive Director for the Libertarian Party.
Background
Wes Benedict graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a Masters of Engineering in Manufacturing. He then went on to intern at Intel Corporation and then became a Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. After his consultant job, Benedict bought a 1/3 stake in a countertop and marble company and became CEO. He later sold the business and became an activist in the Libertarian Party of Texas (LPT).
Activism
Wes Benedict has run for public office a total of 5 times. He has run for City Council 3 times and County Commissioner 2 times. 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.
Texas Ballot Access
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. Wes Benedict helped to lead the ballot access drive which became a success after turning in over 82,000 signatures.
LPT Executive Director
With ballot access gained and under new leadership, the LPT hired Wes Benedict as its first executive director. While he was LPT executive director, Benedict 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
LP Executive Director
In late 2008, Wes Benedict was hired to become the LP National Executive Director starting on January 1, 2009. During his time as executive director, Benedict 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.
| Preceded by: Shane Cory |
Libertarian Party Executive Director 2009-present |
Succeeded by: |