Alaska Libertarian Party

Libertarian Party of Alaska
Region:	1
Officers
Chair:	Jon Watts
Vice-Chair:	Randy Stevens
Secretary:	Cean Stevens
Treasurer:	Cean Stevens
Contact
Address:	200 W. 34th Ave # 543 Anchorage, AK 99503
Website:	Website
Social Media
Facebook:	Facebook

Libertarian Party of Alaska is the Alaska affiliate of the Libertarian Party.

Election History

The Alaska Libertarian party has had some electoral success. At the state level, Dick Randolph was elected to the House in 1978 and re-elected in 1980, Ken Fanning was also elected to the House in 1980, and Andre Marrou was elected to the House in 1984. In the 2010 elections, Scott Kohlhaas received 30% of the vote in a two-way race for state House. At the local level, Sara Chambers was elected to the Juneau city assembly in 2006, and Richard Robb currently serves on the Bethel City Council, winning his election in 2009.

Executive Committee

Leadership (2017)

• Jon Watts, Chair
• Randy Stevens, Vice Chair
• Cean Stevens, Secretary
• Joel Hadley, Communications Director
• Stephanie Shaeffer, Membership Director

Past Officials and Staff

Chair

• Grant C LaPoint (c. 1973)
• Len Karpinski (c. 1996)
• Scott Kohlhaas (c. 2011)
• Mark Fish (2012-2014)
• Michael Chambers (2015)
• Robert E. Clift (elected 2015)
• Jason Dowell

Vice Chair

• Chuck Green, 2015
• Harley Brown, c. 2011-2014
• Trenton Pool
• Sara Chambers

Secretary

• Chip Spangler, (c. 2011)
• Stephen Merrill (2012-2014)
• Carolyn Clift (c. 2014)
• Cean Stevens (at least 2015-present)
• Len Karpinski

Treasurer

• Karen Robinette (2015)
• July Leslie

Executive Director

• Lynn House (1987-1997)

Communications Director

• Carolyn Clift (c. 2011)
• Chuck Green (2012-2014)
• Terrence Shanigan (2015)

Fundraising Director

• Randy Stevens (2015)

Membership Director

• Dave Lyle (c. 2014)

Other

• Neal Boyd, elections
• Alan Caruth, webmaster
• Ed Hoch, platform
• Andre Marrou, elections (c. 1983)
• Erinn Marshburn, membership
• Phillip “Logan” Ray, membership
• Chip Spangler, constitution & bylaws
• Billy Toien, nominations
• Ron Windeler, constitution & bylaws
• John Wood platform committee (1982)

Affiliates

• Anchorage Libertarian Party
• Dillingham Libertarian Party
• Matanuska-Susitna Libertarian Party
• Fairbanks North Star Libertarian Party
• Kenai Peninsula Libertarian Party

Conventions

• 1973 - 1973 state conv Fairbanks 10 Feb, Hospers speaker
• 1974 - 1974 Alaska convention, Anchorage 3 April 1974
• 1977 - 1977 -- 29 April - 1 May; Bill Rickenbacker, son of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was a speaker
• 1980 - 1980 convention in Anchorage speakers Ed Clark, Eugene McCarthy

Elections

See: Alaska Libertarian Party Historical Election Results

Size and Influence

Year	Minimum Unique Voters	Registered Voters (Oct/Nov)	Signature Members (Dec)	LNC Total Donors 2004 - 2016 Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec)
2017		7,561	710	91
2016	90,825	7,557	708	92
2015		7,461	671	57
2014	21,290	7,182	666	66
2013		7,457	650	66
2012	15,028	7,719	643	69
2011		8,093	629	65
2010	2,682	8,984	628	63
2009		8,914	624	61
2008	2,483	6,926	613	71
2007		8,209	(Nov) 601	(Nov) 73
2006	4,029	8,787	596	55
2005		9,436	573	100
2004	7,157	7,258		(Aug) 122
2003		7,377		121
2002	3,797	7,228		115
2001		7,194		137
2000	4,802	6,871		130
1999		6,752		139
1998	5,046	3,226		127
1997				109
1996	2,276			89
1995				57
1994	1,041			62
1993				50
1992	1,378			59
1991				70
1990				91
1989				61
1988	5,484			63
1987
1986	4,253
1985
1984	6,378	1,282
1983
1982	29,067
1981
1980	19,317
1979
1978	7,722
1977
1976	6,785
1975
1974	55
1973
1972	68

External Links

• Old Alaska Libertarian Party website
  
• Alaska Libertarian Party on Facebook