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==Votes To Suspend Vohra From the LNC==
===First Vote===
In January 2018, Vohra stirred up controversy with multiple Facebook posts opposing age of consent laws.<ref>https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2018/01/lnc-vice-chair-arvin-vohra-once-again-stirs-controversy-calls-for-removal-with-age-of-consent-comments/</ref> The [[Libertarian National Committee]] called an electronic meeting on February 2, 2018 to vote on a motion to suspend Vohra from his position as [[National Vice-Chair|LNC Vice Chair]]. The vote was 8-8, failing to reach the required threshold of 2/3 of the LNC. Voting "Yes": [[Sam Goldstein]], [[Tim Hagan]], [[Caryn Ann Harlos]], [[Alicia Mattson]], [[Patrick McKnight]], [[William Redpath]], [[Aaron Starr]], and [[Elizabeth Van Horn]]. Voting "No": [[Whitney Bilyeu]], [[David Pratt Demarest]], [[Daniel Hayes]], [[Joshua Katz]], [[Jim Lark]], [[Steven Nekhaila]], [[Starchild]], and Arvin Vohra. LNC Chair [[Nicholas Sarwark]] abstained.<ref>https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_02_02_LNC_Minutes-approved.pdf</ref>
In response to the failure to suspend Vohra, Region 8 Alternate [[Larry Sharpe]] resigned from his position on the LNC. <ref>ttps://reason.com/2018/02/07/larry-sharpe-libertarian-candidate-for-g/</ref>
===Second Vote===
Vohra continued his controversial public statements with a post entitled "Bad Idea: School Shootings. Good Idea: School Board Shootings." <ref>https://reason.com/2018/04/13/libertarian-partys-vice-chair-jokes-abou/</ref>
An email ballot was started on April 3, 2018 to suspend Vohra from his Vice Chair position.<ref>http://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business/2018/030923.html</ref> The vote was 11-6, failing to meet the 2/3 threshold by one vote. Voting "Yes": [[Whitney Bilyeu]], [[Sam Goldstein]], [[Tim Hagan]], [[Caryn Ann Harlos]], [[Daniel Hayes]], [[Jeff Hewitt]], [[Joshua Katz]], [[Alicia Mattson]], [[Justin O'Donnell]], [[William Redpath]], and [[Elizabeth Van Horn]]. Voting "No": [[David Pratt Demarest]], [[Jim Lark]], [[Ed Marsh]], [[Nicholas Sarwark]], [[Starchild]], and Arvin Vohra.<ref>http://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business/2018/049510.html</ref>


==2020 Campaign for President of the United States==
==2020 Campaign for President of the United States==

Revision as of 18:04, 23 July 2021

Arvin Vohra
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Vice-Chair
Libertarian National Committee
June 29, 2014—July 2018
Predecessor: R. Lee Wrights
Successor: Alex Merced
Personal Details
Birth: (1979-05-09) May 9, 1979 (age 45)
Silver Spring, Maryland
Education: Brown University
Occupation: Businessman, Author
Residence: Bethesda, Maryland
Party: Libertarian Party
Facebook: Facebook
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Arvin Vohra is a business man and author from Bethesda, Maryland. He a former Vice-Chair of the Libertarian National Committee and previously sought the Libertarian Party of Maryland's nomination for Senate in the 2018 United States Senate- Maryland election. He was the Libertarian candidate in the 2016 United States Senate- Maryland election, as well as the Libertarian Party of Maryland candidate for the US House of Representatives in 2014 and 2012.

Elections

2016 U.S. Senate Campaign

2016 U.S. Senate Elections- Maryland [1]
Party Candidate Name Percent Votes
Democratic Chris Van Hollen 60.9% 1,659,907
Republican Kathy Szeliga 35.7% 972,557
Green Margaret Flowers 3.3% 89,970
Others Various, Write-ins 0.1% 3,756

Votes To Suspend Vohra From the LNC

First Vote

In January 2018, Vohra stirred up controversy with multiple Facebook posts opposing age of consent laws.[2] The Libertarian National Committee called an electronic meeting on February 2, 2018 to vote on a motion to suspend Vohra from his position as LNC Vice Chair. The vote was 8-8, failing to reach the required threshold of 2/3 of the LNC. Voting "Yes": Sam Goldstein, Tim Hagan, Caryn Ann Harlos, Alicia Mattson, Patrick McKnight, William Redpath, Aaron Starr, and Elizabeth Van Horn. Voting "No": Whitney Bilyeu, David Pratt Demarest, Daniel Hayes, Joshua Katz, Jim Lark, Steven Nekhaila, Starchild, and Arvin Vohra. LNC Chair Nicholas Sarwark abstained.[3]

In response to the failure to suspend Vohra, Region 8 Alternate Larry Sharpe resigned from his position on the LNC. [4]

Second Vote

Vohra continued his controversial public statements with a post entitled "Bad Idea: School Shootings. Good Idea: School Board Shootings." [5]

An email ballot was started on April 3, 2018 to suspend Vohra from his Vice Chair position.[6] The vote was 11-6, failing to meet the 2/3 threshold by one vote. Voting "Yes": Whitney Bilyeu, Sam Goldstein, Tim Hagan, Caryn Ann Harlos, Daniel Hayes, Jeff Hewitt, Joshua Katz, Alicia Mattson, Justin O'Donnell, William Redpath, and Elizabeth Van Horn. Voting "No": David Pratt Demarest, Jim Lark, Ed Marsh, Nicholas Sarwark, Starchild, and Arvin Vohra.[7]

2020 Campaign for President of the United States

In July 2018, Vohra announced his candidacy for President of the United States, seeking the Libertarian Party's nomination. [8]

On May 23 2020, the Libertarian Party nominated Jo Jorgensen for President.

References

  1. ↑ https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland,_2016
  2. ↑ https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2018/01/lnc-vice-chair-arvin-vohra-once-again-stirs-controversy-calls-for-removal-with-age-of-consent-comments/
  3. ↑ https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_02_02_LNC_Minutes-approved.pdf
  4. ↑ ttps://reason.com/2018/02/07/larry-sharpe-libertarian-candidate-for-g/
  5. ↑ https://reason.com/2018/04/13/libertarian-partys-vice-chair-jokes-abou/
  6. ↑ http://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business/2018/030923.html
  7. ↑ http://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business/2018/049510.html
  8. ↑ https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/06/controversialist-arvin-vohra-announces-2
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