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==Political Involvement==
==Political Involvement==
2016? Worked as unofficial Mid-Illinois campaign coordinator for presidential candidate [[Gary Johnson]], U.S. Senate candidate [[Kenton McMillen]] and comptroller candidate [[Claire Ball]]
* 2016? Worked as unofficial Mid-Illinois campaign coordinator for presidential candidate [[Gary Johnson]], U.S. Senate candidate [[Kenton McMillen]] and comptroller candidate [[Claire Ball]]
2018? Worked as official Mid-Illinois campaign coordinator for gubernatorial candidate [[Kash Jackson]], running mate [[Sanj Mohip]], attorney general candidate [[Bubba Harsy]], secretary of state candidate [[Steve Dutner]], comptroller candidate Claire Ball and treasurer candidate [[Mike Leheney]]
* 2018? Worked as official Mid-Illinois campaign coordinator for gubernatorial candidate [[Kash Jackson]], running mate [[Sanj Mohip]], attorney general candidate [[Bubba Harsy]], secretary of state candidate [[Steve Dutner]], comptroller candidate Claire Ball and treasurer candidate [[Mike Leheney]]


==Election Results==
==Election Results==

Revision as of 06:01, 21 June 2019

Jake Leonard
Chairman
Tri-Counties Libertarian Party
January 1, 2015—Present
Predecessor: None
Successor: Incumbent
Deputy Candidate Recruitment Director
Libertarian Party of Illinois
September 1, 2017—March 19, 2019
Predecessor: Position didn't exist
Successor: Vacant
Candidate Recruitment Director
Libertarian Party of Illinois
March 19, 2019—Present
Predecessor: Jasen Howard
State Central Committeeman
Libertarian Party of Illinois
March 2018—Present
Predecessor: Steve Suess
Successor: Incumbent
Personal Details
Birth: November 21, 1986
Aransas Pass, Texas
Occupation: business owner
Residence: Nokomis, Illinois
Party: Independent (2005-2008, 2010)

Tea Party (2008-2010)

Libertarian (2010-present)

Media
Website: http://www.jakeleonardforliberty.com/
Facebook: Facebook
Twitter: Twitter

Jake Leonard is a business owner from Nokomis, Illinois. He is the current chairman of the Tri-Counties Libertarian Party[1] and former deputy candidate recruitment director, current candidate recruitment director and state central committeeman (Illinois 13th Congressional district) for the Libertarian Party of Illinois.

Leonard began running for political office in 2015 as a non-partisan write-in candidate for city commissioner in the city of Nokomis, Illinois. Leonard would run as a write-in candidate for state representative in District 95 for the Illinois House of Representatives in 2016 and for Montgomery County Clerk in 2018.

Leonard made the ballot in 2017 for a bid to become part of the Nokomis CUSD #22 board of education. He also made the ballot in 2019 in a second bid for Nokomis city commissioner.

Political Involvement

Election Results

City of Nokomis Commissioner Election (2015)[2][3]
Party Candidate Percent Votes
Non-Partisan Lance Lehnen (Incumbent) 31.59% 163
Non-Partisan Jeanne Voyles (Incumbent) 29.07% 150
Non-Partisan Timothy J. Brookshire (Incumbent) 25.19% 130
Write-In Kent Voils 13.25% 58,555
Write-In Jake Leonard 0.90% 7
Illinois House District 95 (2016)[4]
Party Candidate Percent Votes
Republican Avery Bourne 56.90% 27,601
Democrat Mike Mathis 43.08% 20,898
Write-In Jake Leonard 0.01% 13
Nokomis CUSD #22 Board of Education (2017)[5]
Party Candidate Percent Votes
Non-Partisan Dennis Bauman (Incumbent) 16.04% 541
Non-Partisan Carl Fesser 15.51% 523
Non-Partisan Jim Eisenbarth (Incumbent) 14.77% 498
Non-Partisan Steven Janssen (Incumbent) 14.47% 488
Non-Partisan Brian Chausse (Incumbent) 12.25% 413
Non-Partisan John S. Crowe 25.19% 378
Non-Partisan Tami Clymer 8.45% 285
Non-Partisan Bruce L. Cox 5.75% 194
Non-Partisan Jake Leonard 1.54% 52
Montgomery County, Illinois Clerk (2018)[6][7]
Party Candidate Percent Votes
Republican Sandy Leitheiser 99.88% 27,601
Democrat NO CANDIDATE 0.00% 0
Write-In Jake Leonard 0.12% 13
City of Nokomis Commissioner Election (2019)[8]
Party Candidate Percent Votes
Non-Partisan Jonathan R. "Jocko" Nash 21.16% 333
Non-Partisan Michael D. Holliday 20.97% 330
Non-Partisan Derek A. Durbin 19.57% 308
Non-Partisan Ann Brookshire 17.73% 279
Non-Partisan Kevin Laurie 16.14% 254
Non-Partisan Jake Leonard 4.45% 70

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