Arizona Libertarian Party

Arizona Libertarian Party
General Information
Region:	1
Officers
Chair:	Emily Goldberg
Vice-Chair:	Jonathan Winder (1st Vice-Chair) Mike Shipley (2nd Vice-Chair)
Secretary:	Jeff Daniels Emily Goldberg (assistant)
Treasurer:	Robert Allen Pepiton Marge Tendler (assistant)
Contact
Phone:	602.248.8425
Address:	1134 N. Alma School Rd., #101 Mesa, AZ 85201
Website:	Website
Social Media
Facebook:	Facebook
Twitter:	Twitter

The Arizona Libertarian Party, Inc. ("AZLP" in party bylaws) is the Arizona affiliate of the Libertarian Party.

History

The Arizona Libertarian Party has had a contentious, controversial history. For a time in the 1990s, there were two organizations claiming to be the official state party, one basing its claim on recognition by the national LP and the other on state laws governing the organization of recognized political parties given that the state LP had recently qualified for recognition. In the 2000 election, the Arizona Libertarian Party recognized by Arizona but disaffiliated by the national LP, declined to endorse the national LP's presidential nominee, Harry Browne, instead placing L. Neil Smith on the ballot as its presidential nominee.

Governing Documents

• Bylaws Adopted 1/23/2021
• Constitution Adopted 1/23/1999
• Platform Adopted 1/21/17

For historical governing documents see:

• Index of Arizona Libertarian Party Bylaws
• Index of Arizona Libertarian Party Constitutions
• Index of Arizona Libertarian Party Platforms

Leadership

Current

Libertarian Party of Arizona State Board

Position	Name
Chair	Howard Blitz
Vice-Chair	Johnathan Winder
2nd Vice-Chair	Mike Shipley
Secretary	Jeff Daniels
Assistant Secretary	Emily Goldberg
Treasurer	Robert Allen Pepiton
Assistant Treasurer	Marge Tendler

Former

Chair

• Freeman Fox (temp 1972)
• David Fowler (elected 1972)
• Nathan H. Stevens (elected 1973)
• Michael Thompson (c. 1975)
• Rick Tompkins, 1994
• Peter Schmerl (?—2003)
• Jason Auvenshine (2003—2005)
• Michael Kielsky (2005—2011)
• Warren Severin (2011—2015)
• Michael Kielsky (2015—2017)
• Howard Blitz (2018-2020)

Secretary

• Michael Kielsky (2003—2005)
• Emily S. Goldberg (2013—2017)

Treasurer

• David Euchner (2003—2005)
• Joe Cobb (2009—2017)

1st Vice-Chair

• Michael Kielsky (2011—2015)

2nd Vice-Chair

Assistant Secretary

• Kimberly Ruff, (appointed 2017, resigned 2017)

Assistant Treasurer

Affiliates

The county party affiliates of the Arizona Libertarian Party include (current, inactive, or defunct):

Affiliated

• Cochise County Libertarian Party
• Maricopa County Libertarian Party
• Mohave County Libertarian Party
• Pima County Libertarian Party
• Pinal County Libertarian Party
• Yuma County Libertarian Party

Pending

• Coconino County Libertarian Party
• Gila County Libertarian Party

Unorganized

• Apache County Libertarian Party
• Graham County Libertarian Party
• Greenlee County Libertarian Party
• La Paz County Libertarian Party
• Navajo County Libertarian Party
• Santa Cruz County Libertarian Party
• Yavapai County Libertarian Party

Publications

• Arizona Libertarian

Elections

See: Arizona Libertarian Party Historical Election Results

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	365	0.02%	31,583	0.85%	3,204	447	354	49.36	15
2017			31,941	0.87%	3,249	463	330	47.03	16
2016	106,327	4.00%	31,358	0.87%	3,390	489	438	63.19	17
2015			27,099	0.82%	3,198	468	285	41.74	15
2014	57,337	3.73%	26,589	0.82%	3,151	468	300	44.57	15
2013			25,845	0.80%	3,072	463	323	48.68	16
2012	112,490	4.84%	22,086	0.71%	2,998	457	356	54.30	15
2011			23,392	0.76%	2,893	447	339	52.37	16
2010	95,771	5.47%	24,382	0.77%	2,840	443	350	54.59	15
2009			24,842	0.80%	2,780	438	326	51.39	15
2008	61,100	2.63%	18,153	0.61%	2,683	427	354	56.37	16
2007			18,631	0.69%	2,604	422	376	60.96	13
2006	91,684	5.90%	17,446	0.68%	2,472	410	277	45.94	13
2005			18,241	0.68%	2,240	384	359	61.48	18
2004	394,078	19.34%	18,261	0.69%			427	75.54	18
2003			15,628	0.70%			333	60.43	19
2002	51,100	4.07%	14,259	0.64%			418	77.46	17
2001			14,976	0.69%			503	95.38	17
2000	73,808	4.73%	12,576	0.58%			640	124.02	16
1999			15,265	0.73%			781	163.45	15
1998	171,769	16.56%	17,466	0.77%			698	149.55	15
1997							482	105.88	16
1996	54,961	3.84%	18,418	0.82%			516	116.42	16
1995							322	74.76	15
1994	207,710	18.00%	7,574	0.37%			280	67.51	14
1993							220	55.09	15
1992	273,943	18.07%	5,299	0.27%			258	66.71	15
1991							184	48.91	16
1990	1,696	0.15%	4,632	0.25%			186	50.56	15
1989							154	42.52	14
1988	37,119	3.08%	4,937	0.27%			129	36.49	15
1987
1986	1	0.00%
1985
1984	38,364	3.65%	3,965	0.27%
1983
1982	36,649	4.93%	3,721	0.33%
1981
1980	43,989	4.90%	2,839	0.25%
1979
1978	35,083	6.37%
1977
1976	32,100	4.20%
1975
1974	1,273	0.23%
1973
1972

Conventions

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Year	Date(s)	Venue	City	Keynote Speaker(s)
1973	February 24	TBD	TBD	TBD
2017	January 21	The Claredon Hotel	Phoenix, Arizona	Maggie McNeill
2018	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

External links

• Official Arizona Libertarian Party website