Libertarian Party of Manhattan

Manhattan Libertarian Party
General Information
Jurisdiction:	New York County, New York
Chartered:	2000
Status:	Active
Officers
Chair:	Ilya Schwartzburg
Vice-Chair:	Rebecca Lau
Secretary:	Rob Power
Treasurer:	Mark Axinn
Media
Website:	Website
Meetup:	Meetup

The Manhattan Libertarian Party is an affiliate of the Libertarian Party of New York based in New York County, New York.

History

There was a Manhattan chapter in the mid-1970s, as well as a New York City Libertarian Party up until the early 1990s. Another New York County chapter was chartered on October 8, 1994. The current Manhattan Libertarian Party was established in 2000.

Leadership

Current

• Ilya Schwartzburg, Chair (elected September 11, 2019)
• Rebecca Lau, Vice-Chair (elected September 11, 2019)
• Rob Power, Secretary (elected September 11, 2019)
• Mark Axinn, Treasurer (re-elected 2018, September 11, 2019)
• Rebecca Lau, Media Director (since April 9, 2019)
• Aaron Commey, Director of Media/Special Events
• Ilya Schwartzburg, State Representative

Election Date	Year	Chair	Secretary	Treasurer	Director of Media Relations	Political Director	Director of Events	State Representative
8/31/2000	2000	Jak Karako	Robert Eikel	Robert Eikel	Jim Lesczynski	---	---	---
1/10/2001	2001	Jak Karako	Gary Snyder	Gary Snyder	Jim Lesczynski	---	---	---
4/13/2002	2002	Jak Karako	James Eisert	James Eisert	Jim Lesczynski	---	---	---
1/11/2003	2003	Gary Snyder	James Eisert	James Eisert	---	---	---	Tom Stevens
1/10/2004	2004	---	---	---	---	---	---	Tom Stevens
---	2005	---	---	---	---	---	---	Tom Stevens
---	2006	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
---	2007	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
---	2008	---	---	---	---	---	---	Ron Ramo
---	2009	---	---	---	---	---	---	Dodge Landesman
---	2010	---	---	---	---	---	---	Eric Sundwall
---	2011	---	---	---	---	---	---	Janet Hopf
Jan 2012	2012	Janet Hopf	---	---	---	---	---	Janet Hopf
Jan 2013	2013	---	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	Brian Waddell	---	---	Janet Hopf
Jan 2014	2014	Brian Waddell	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	---	---	---	---
---	2015	Brian Waddell	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	---	---	---	Helene Jnane
March 2016	2016	Ron Litchman	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	---	---	---	Rob Power
5/9/2017	2017	Ron Litchman	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	---	---	---	Christopher Hollinger
2/13/2018								Ron Litchman
5/8/2018	2018	Aaron Commey	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	---	---	---	Ilya Schwartzburg
4/9/2019	2019	Aaron Commey	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	Rebecca Lau	Anthony Pellegrino	David Fite	Ilya Schwartzburg

County Committee
Election Date	Year	Chair	Vice-Chair	Secretary	Treasurer	Director of Media Relations	Political Director	Director of Events	State Representative
9/11/2019	2019	Ilya Schwartzburg	Rebecca Lau	Rob Power	Mark Axinn	Rebecca Lau	Aaron Commey	---	Ilya Schwartzburg

Former

Chair

• Ludwig Vogel (October 8, 1994—?)
• Jak Karako (August 31, 2000—January 11, 2003)
• Gary Snyder (January 11, 2003—January 10, 2004)
• Jim Lesczynski (January 10, 2004—?)
• Joseph Dobrian (?)
• Ron Moore (2011)
• Janet Hopf (2012)
• Unknown (2012—2013)
• Vacant (2013—2014)
• Brian Waddell (January 2014—March 2016)
• Ron Litchman (March 2016—May 8, 2018)
• Aaron Commey (May 8, 2018—September 11, 2019)

Vice Chair

• Vicki Kirkland (1994—?)

Secretary/Treasurer

• Robert Eikel (August 31, 2000—January 10, 2001)
• Gary Snyder (January 10, 2001—?)
• James Eisert (January 11, 2003—?, elected again January 10, 2004)
• Unknown (2003—2017)

Secretary

• Gilbert Midonnet (2017—September 11, 2019)

Treasurer

• Bob Armstrong (c 2006)
• Mark Axinn (~10 years as of 2018)

Director of Media Relations

• Jim Lesczynski (August 31, 2000—?; January 11, 2003—?)
• Joseph Dobrian (January 10, 2004—2005)
• Brian Waddell (January 2013-January 2014)
• Alex Merced (2016—?)

Political Director

• Brian Waddell (?—2019)

State Representative

• Unknown (August 31, 2000—2003)
• Tom Stevens (2003—2006)
• Unknown (2006—2008)
• Ron Ramo (2008—2009)
• Dodge Landesman (2009—2010)
• Eric Sundwall (2010—2011)
• Janet Hopf (2011—2014)
• Unknown (2014—2015)
• Helene Jnane (2015—2016)
• Rob Power (2016—May 9, 2017)
• Christopher Hollinger (May 9, 2017—February 13, 2018)
• Ron Litchman (February 13, 2018—May 8, 2018)
• Ilya Schwartburg (May 8, 2018—present)

Other positions

• Travis Pahl, Director of Commerce Issues (August 31, 2000—January 10, 2001)
• Kevin Smith, Director of Personal Freedom Issues (August 31, 2000—January 10, 2001)
• Travis Pahl, Director of Personal Freedom Issues (January 10, 2001—?)
• Charles Eppler, Director of Economic Freedom Issues (January 10, 2001—?)
• Buck Crutchfield, Fundraising Director (January 11, 2003—January 10, 2004)
• Joseph Dobrian, Membership Director (January 11, 2003—?)

• Theron Burrough, Fundraising Director (January 10, 2004—?)
• Josh Michelman, Membership Director (January 10, 2004—?)

As of April 13, 2002

Manhattan LP Officers: Chair - Jak Karako
Secretary/Treasurer - James Eisert
Membership Development Director - Travis Pahl
Fundraising Director - Ron Moore
Media Relations Director - Jim Lesczynski
Drug Reform Director - Bob Armstrong
Social Director - Joyce Ilson
Activism Director - Jim Lesczynski
Elections/Candidate Recruitment Director (merged) - Scott Jeffrey
Webmaster - James Eisert
Newsletter Editor - Sam Sloan
Gun Rights Director - James Eisert
Education Director - Thomas Ruks
Landlord/Tenant Director - Gary Snyder
Tax Reform Director - Ron Moore

Conventions

Date	Location	Notes
August 31, 2000		Founding
January 10, 2001
April 13, 2002
January 11, 2003
January 10, 2004
January 8, 2005
January 2014
2015
March 2016
March 28, 2017
May 8, 2018
April 9, 2019
September 11, 2019	Ukrainian East Village Restaurant

External links

• Official website
• Meetup