Libertarian Party of California

Libertarian Party of California
Region:	4
Officers
Chair:	Mimi Robson
Vice-Chair:	Kenneth Brent Olsen
Secretary:	Paul Vallandigham
Treasurer:	Steve Haug
Contact
Address:	770 L Street #950, Sacramento, CA 95814
Website:	Website
Social Media
Facebook:	Facebook
Twitter:	Twitter

The Libertarian Party of California (LPC) is the California affiliate of the Libertarian Party. Just as California is the most populous state in the United States, it also has the largest number of registered Libertarians, and the most Libertarian Party members, of any state. As of 2019, more than 150,000 voters in California are registered Libertarian. In 2018, California had 109 delegate slots at the national convention, while the state with the next-highest number, Texas, had only 73.

Historically, some of the most active county affiliates in California have been in San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Alameda, and Riverside counties.

Principles

"The Party exists to uphold, promote, and disseminate the philosophy and principles of libertarianism. To that end, it shall proclaim and implement the Statement of Principles of the national Libertarian Party ..."

• Statement of Principles

State Organization

Executive Committee

New state Executive Committee, meeting after the close of the 2019 convention.

Chair	Mimi Robson
Vice-Chair	Kenneth Brent Olsen
Secretary	Paul Vallandigham
Treasurer	Steve Haug
Northern Area Coordinator	Brandon Nelson
Central Area Coordinator	Justin Quigley (to November 2019) Jon Prosser (November 2019 - present)
Southern Area Coordinator	Wendy Hewitt
At-Large	Rick Dawson, Chuck Hamm, Rebecca Lau, Kalish Morrow, Jason Quintero, Boomer Shannon, Kevin Shaw, Joshua Smith
Alternates	Jillian Olsen (1st) Devin Harris (2nd, until August 2019) Jon Prosser (2nd, from August until November 2019) Rachel Johnson (2nd, from November 2019)

Other Committees

• Judicial Committee Joe Dehn (chair), Matthew Pautz, Jill Pyeatt, Bob Weber, Susan Marie Weber
• Operations Committee Mimi Robson (chair), Kenneth Brent Olsen, Joshua Smith, Brandon Nelson, Boomer Shannon
• Financial Standards Committee Tim Ferreira (chair), Susan Aquino, Terry Floyd
• Candidate Support Committee Mimi Robson (chair), Mark Hinkle, Tim Ferreira, Emily Tilford, Kenneth Brent Olsen, John Ferrero
• Affiliate Support Committee (formerly County Organization Support Committee) David Naranjo (chair), Brandon Nelson, Jon Prosser, Kenneth Brent Olsen, Wendy Hewitt, Justin Quigley, William MacElroy
• Style Committee Joe Dehn (chair), Matyas Homer, Paul Vallandigham
• Historical Preservation Committee Joe Dehn (Chair), Gail Lightfoot (Secretary), Jon Prosser, Kevin Shaw
• Social Media Committee John Ferrero (Chair), Angela McArdle, Kalish Morrow, Rachel Johnson, Justin Quigley, Jason Quintero, Elizabeth Stump
• Website Committee Justin Emsoff (Chair), Nick Smith (Interim Chair), Tim Ferreira, Rick Dawson
• Volunteer Committee Paul Vallandigham (Chair), Wendy Hewitt, Devin Harris (until Aug 2019), Kevin Moore, Jillian Olsen
• IT Committee Nick Smith (Chair), Tim Ferreira (Interim Chair), Justin Emsoff
• Membership Committee George Reis (Chair) (after August, 2019), Steve Haug, David Schrader, Kenneth Brent Olsen, Mark Hinkle (until August, 2019), Joshua Smith (after August, 2019)
• Communications and Marketing Committee Pete Moulds (Chair), Elizabeth Stump, Marvin Byrd, Kalish Morrow
• Bylaws Committee Brandon Nelson (Chair), Kenneth Brent Olsen (Secretary), Jillian Olsen, Chuck Hamm, Rick Dawson
• Platform Committee (for 2019 convention) John David Ward (coordinator), John Ferrero (Alameda), Joshua Smith (Contra Costa), Trevor Carr (Fresno), Tyler Braaten (Kings), Rick DeWalt (Tulare), David Ahrens (Placer), Vince Puccio (Riverside), Harland Harrison (San Mateo), Matyas Homer (Solano); alternates: Joey Joslin (Kings), Jia Christopher(Placer), Dawn Brosius (Riverside)
• Program Committee Gail Lightfoot, Jason Quintero, Kevin Shaw, Bruce Dovner, Rick Dawson
• Budget Committee Steve Haug (chair), Kristin Marzec, Paul Vallandigham, Chuck Hamm, Boomer Shannon
• Convention Oversight Committee Thom Taylor (Interim Chair), Kenneth Brent Olsen, Angela McArdle
• Credentials Committee Matyas Homer (Chair), Jillian Olsen, Susan Aquino, Julian Sprague, Jon Prosser
• Awards Committee Eduardo Flores (Chair), Rachel Johnson, Kenneth Brent Olsen, Wendy Hewitt, Joshua Smith

Other Leadership Positions

• Jeff Hewitt, LNC Rep., Kenneth Brent Olsen, LNC Alt.

County Organizations

• Libertarian Party of Alameda County
• Libertarian Party of Contra Costa County
• Libertarian Party of El Dorado County
• Libertarian Party of Fresno County
• Libertarian Party of Humboldt County
• Kern County Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Kings County
• Libertarian Party of Lake County
• Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County
• Marin Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Monterey County
• Nevada County Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Orange County
• Placer County Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Plumas County
• Riverside County Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Sacramento County
• Libertarian Party of San Bernardino County
• San Diego Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of San Francisco
• Libertarian Party of San Joaquin County
• Libertarian Party of San Mateo County
• Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County
• Libertarian Party of Santa Cruz County
• Libertarian Party of Solano County
• Libertarian Party of Stanislaus County
• Libertarian Party of Tulare County
• Libertarian Party of Ventura County
• Libertarian Party of Yolo County

Documents

Platform

• Current Version (Revised 2018)
• Platform History

Program

• Current Version (adopted September 2018)
• Program History

Bylaws and Convention Rules

• Most Recent Published Version (revised 2018; revisions adopted in 2019 not yet published)
• Bylaws and Rules History

Membership and Vote Registration

The general term "member" has been used at various points in the LPC's history to refer to a number of different kinds of connection with the LPC.

California voters may register as affiliated with a political party. As of early 2019, there were more than 150,000 registered Libertarian voters, making the Libertarian Party the 4th largest in the state.

• For more information and historical statistics, see: Libertarian Party of California Voter Registration.

Individuals qualify to vote on Libertarian Party business at the state and county level by (1) certifying that they oppose the initiation of force to achieve political or social goals, (2) paying dues, and (3) not being registered to vote with any other party. The term used for this status is "central committee member".

People who pay dues but do not qualify as central committee members because they have not signed the certification or because they are registered to vote with another party are referred to in a number of ways, as "associate members", as "non-voting members", as part of the more general class of "dues-paying members", or simply as "contributors".

• For historical statistics relating to these categories, see: Libertarian Party of California Membership History

Elections

See: Libertarian Party of California Historical Election Results

Historical Officials and Staff

The Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee for the 2017-2018 term. Top row, left to right: Baron Bruno, Jason Wu, Dave Bowers, Wendy Hewitt, Alex Appleby, Zachary Moore, Tyler Kuskie, Boomer Shannon. Bottom row, left to right: Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm, Mimi Robson (Secretary), Kenneth Brent Olsen (Northern Vice Chair), Ted Brown (Chair), Jonathan Jaech (Southern Vice Chair), Steve Haug (Treasurer), Robert Imhoff-Dousharm. April 30, 2017, in Santa Clara, California.

Past Chairs

William V.Susel	pro-tem, 1972
Alan Coon	pro-tem, 1972-1973
Ed Clark	1973-1975?
William Westmiller	(c. 1975)
Ray Cunningham	(c. 1976/1977)
Bruce Lagasse	(c. 1978)
James Reichle	(c. 1979)
Dan Wiener	(c. 1980)
Bill Evers	1981-1982
Mary Gingell	1982-1984
Jack Dean	1984-1986
Mark Hinkle	1986-1988
Ted Brown	1988-1989
John Vernon	1989-1990
Gail Lightfoot	1990-1991
Pat Wright	1991-1993
Kim Goldsworthy	1993-1995
Gail Lightfoot	1995-1997
Mark Hinkle	1997-2001
Aaron Starr	2001-2007
Kevin Takenaga	2007-2015
Ted Brown	2015-2018
Mimi Robson	2018-

Past Executive Committees

• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2018-2019)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2017-2018)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2016-2017)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2015-2016)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2014-2015)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2013-2014)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2012-2013)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2011-2012)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2010-2011)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2009-2010)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2008-2009)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (2007-2008)

• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (1990-1991)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (1989-1990)

• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (1984-1985)
• Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee (1983-1984)

a snapshot from the past

This is what the page had listed for the state Executive Committee until recently. It was from 2010-11. This section needs to be replaced with a more comprehensive list of the Executive Committee members by date.

Chair: Kevin Takenaga
Northern Vice-Chair: C. Michael Pickens
Southern Vice-Chair: Michael Seebeck
Secretary: Gale Morgan
Treasurer: Don Cowles
At-Large Members:
Ted Brown
Mathew Barnes
Brian Holtz
Camden McConnell
Jesse Thomas
Bruce Dovner
Mark Johnson
Mike McMahon
Chuck Moulton
Lawrence Samuels

Alternates:
1st: Dan Minkoff
2nd: Mark Selzer

Media Relations Chair:
Dan Minkoff

Editor, The Libertarian Perspective:
Jacqueline Estrada

Conventions

2020	14-17 February	Culver City
2019	5-7 April	Concord
2018	27-29 April	Long Beach
2017	29-30 April	Santa Clara
2016	1-3 April	Los Angeles
2015	31 May	Las Vegas (Nevada)
2014	29-30 March	Visalia
2013	6 April	Sacramento
2012	3-4 March	Ventura
2011	9-10 April	Stateline (Nevada)
2010	12-14 February	Long Beach
2009	25-26 April	Visalia
2008	23-24 February	San Diego
2007	20-22 April	San Ramon
2006	24-27 February	Monarch of the Seas (cruise ship)
2005	18-20 February	Los Angeles
2004	12-14 March	San Jose
2003	14-17 February	Ontario
2002	15-18 February	Santa Maria
2001	16-19 February	San Jose
2000	18-21 February	San Diego
1999	12-15 February	San Jose
1998	13-16 February	Los Angeles
1997	13-17 February	Sacramento
1996	16-19 February	Long Beach
1995	17-20 February	Oakland
1994	18-21 February	Los Angeles
1993	12-15 February	Sunnyvale
1992	14-17 February	Irvine
1991	15-18 February	Monterey
1990	16-19 February	San Diego
1989	17-20 February	Las Vegas (Nevada)
1988	12-15 February	San Diego
1987	13-16 February	Millbrae
1986	14-17 February	Los Angeles
1985	15-18 February	San Mateo
1984	17-20 February	Universal City
1983	18-21 February	Oakland
1982	12-15 February	Long Beach
1981	13-16 February	San Diego
1980	15-18 February	Irvine
1979	16-19 February	San Jose
1978	17-20 February	Los Angeles
1977	18-21 February	Los Angeles
1976	13-16 February	Burlingame
1975	14-17 February	Santa Monica
1974	15-18 February	Berkeley
1973	9-? March	Fresno

Publications

Internal Newsletters

• CaLiber (1973-1983)
• California Activist (1979-1984)
• California Libertarian News (1985-1992)
• Liberty Bell (1993-1994)
• Libertarian Party of California News (1994-1996)
• LPC Monthly (1997-2003)
• California Freedom (2003-2009)

Outreach Publications

• California Liberty (1994-1996)
• The Libertarian Alternative (for various elections)
• Libertarian Perspective (op-ed series)

Awards

• Karl Bray Award
• Sons of Liberty Award

Size and Influence

Year	Minimum Unique Voters	Minimum Percent Of Voters	Registered Voters (Oct/Nov)	Percent of Registered Voters	Signature Members (Dec)	Signature Members Per Million Population	LNC Total Donors 2004 - 2016 Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec)	LNC Donors Per Million Population	State Rank Of Total LNC Donors (Of 51)
2018	145,514	1.14%	149,095	0.76%	18,760	474	1,648	41.66	1
2017					19,456	492	1,636	41.38	1
2016	478,500	3.28%	139,805	0.72%	20,102	512	2,239	57.04	1
2015					19,356	494	1,575	40.24	1
2014	30,735	0.41%	120,804	0.68%	19,243	496	1,703	43.89	1
2013					19,040	495	1,814	47.20	1
2012	143,221	1.08%	108,736	0.60%	18,783	493	1,925	50.57	1
2011					18,504	491	2,080	55.17	1
2010	574,636	5.46%	91,111	0.53%	18,335	491	2,069	55.42	1
2009					18,167	492	1,847	49.97	1
2008	220,118	1.60%	83,574	0.48%	17,901	489	2,141	58.49	1
2007					17,442	481	2,196	60.58	1
2006	334,056	3.75%	84,093	0.53%	17,274	480	1,752	48.64	1
2005					16,879	471	2,828	78.93	1
2004	329,465	2.62%	89,617	0.54%			3,575	100.49	1
2003							3,444	97.69	1
2002	260,083	3.36%	90,495	0.59%			3,981	114.16	1
2001							4,990	144.72	1
2000	316,668	2.84%	94,937	0.60%			5,989	176.21	1
1999							6,396	192.97	1
1998	236,547	2.74%	82,079	0.55%			5,651	172.90	1
1997							4,548	141.16	1
1996	213,583	2.08%	77,675	0.50%			3,326	104.65	1
1995							2,238	71.06	1
1994	346,007	3.89%	69,951	0.48%			1,857	59.30	1
1993							1,843	59.17	1
1992	340,938	3.00%	71,148	0.47%			2,312	74.88	1
1991							2,140	70.36	1
1990	431,317	5.46%	50,782	0.38%			2,142	71.52	1
1989							2,111	72.25	1
1988	163,537	1.60%	49,075	0.35%			1,711	60.11	1
1987
1986	569,280	7.47%	53,267	0.42%
1985
1984	128,219	1.31%	64,297	0.49%
1983
1982	265,029	3.29%	73,442	0.64%
1981
1980	306,880	3.50%	86,193	0.76%
1979
1978	377,960	5.30%
1977
1976	56,388	0.69%
1975
1974	204,686	3.28%
1973
1972	980	0.01%

External links

• Official Libertarian Party of California website
• Libertarian Party of California on Twitter