Libertarian Party of West Virginia

Libertarian Party of West Virginia
General Information
Chartered:	1972 / 1980 / 1994
Region:	5 - South
Officers
Chair:	Will Hyman
Vice-Chair:	Karl Kolenich
Secretary:	Tara Sheffer
Treasurer:	Stephen Smith
Contact
Phone:	1-855-OUR-LPWV
Address:	P.O. Box 135 Jane Lew, WV 26378
Website:	Website
Social Media
Facebook:	Facebook
Twitter:	Twitter

The Libertarian Party of West Virginia ("the LPWV" in party bylaws) represents the majority of West Virginians through our conscious efforts to protect liberty by emphasizing individual freedom. We believe each individual has the right to live as they wish!

Mission

The LPWV is neither Democrat nor Republican. Rather, we represent the majority of West Virginians through our conscious efforts to protect liberty by emphasizing individual freedom. We believe each individual has the right to live as they wish, provided they do not infringe on the rights of others. This extremely important concept is what separates the LPWV from the two major parties.

Reclaiming Our History

We are working to compile a comprehensive history of the LPWV spanning from inception to present day. Over the years, there have been many changes of the Executive Committee which has led to loss of historical records. If you have information, photos, audio/video, event information, candidate records, etc., please email "chair@lpwv.info" to provide these valuable items for us to archive.

Executive Committee

• Will Hyman, Chair (elected 2021)
• Karl Kolenich, Vice-Chair (elected 2019)
• Stephen Smith, Treasurer (elected 2021)
• Tara Jane Sheffer, Secretary (elected 2019)
• Joel Davis, At-Large (elected 2021)
• Taylor Richmond, At-Large (elected 2021)
• Tye Ward, At-Large (since 2022)

Past Leaders

Chair

• John K. Brown (1998?—2000?)
• Dr. Richard S Kerr (2000?—2003)
• Helen Tucker (c 2004)
• Dr. Michael Wilson (2004—2005)
• Kirsten Milligan (2007—2008)
• Matt D. Harris (2008—2010?)
• Tad Britch (2010—2011)
• Tom Thacker (c 2011)
• Dr. Michael Wilson (2012—2017)
• Luke Brumfield (2017-2019)
• David Valente (2019-2021)

Vice-Chair

• Roger Fritz (?—1997)
• Dr. Richard S Kerr (before 1998—2000?)
• Bob Myers (2001?—2003?)
• Simon McClure (2004?—2007)
• Sandra Stalnaker (2007—2008)
• Aaron Chambers (2008—2009)
• Karl Swisher (2010—2011)
• Alan Westfall (2011—2017)
• David Moran (2017-2019)

Secretary

• David Wallace Croft (1998?—1999)
• Michael Todd (c 2001)
• Greg Henshall (2001—2007)
• Vacant (July 2007)
• Matt D. Harris (2007)
• Tad Britch (2008?—2009)
• Tom Thacker (2010—2017)
• Stephanie Butcher (2017-2019)

Treasurer

• John Sturgeon (before 1998—2008)
• Tad Britch (2008—2010)
• Karl Swisher (2011-2021)

Historian

• Larry Durrett (1998?—1999?)
• John K. Brown (2000?—2001)
• Michael Wilson (2004?—2006?)
• Michael Wilson (2012—2017)

At-Large

• Greg Henshall (2008—?)
• Kirsten Milligan (2008—?)
• Alan Westfall (2010—?)
• Tom Thacker (2010—?)

Webmaster

• Michael Wilson (c 2006)
• Keith Morgan (July 2007)
• Michael Wilson (2012—2017)

Others

• Aaron Chambers, Public Relations chair (2008-2009)
• Bill Clem, district 2 (c. 1997)
• Richard Dulee, district 3 (2000? - 2003?)
• Alan Handleman, public relations vice chair (1998?- 1999)
• Matt D. Harris, membership chair (c. 2008)
• Greg Henshall, membership vice-chair (1998?- 1999?), public relations vice-chair (2001? - 2003), finance vice-chair (c. 2004)
• Dr. Wallace Johnson, district 3 (before 1998 - 2005?)
• Robert Jones, district 1 (1998? - 2003)
• Dr. Richard S Kerr, public relations vice-chair (c. 2004), media coord (2006?- July 2007)
• Simon McClure, finance vice-chair (2001? - 2004?)
• Randall Moore, district 1 (c. 2004)
• Keith Morgan, IT committee chair (August 2007)
• Jeff Robinson, membership vice-chair (2001? - 2002?)
• Vicki Shelton, membership vice-chair (2004? -2007), district 3 (c. 2004)
• E. Karl Swisher, membership vice-chair (1997 - 2000?), district 2 (1998? - 2005?), at-large (2008- 2010 )
• Helen Tucker, campains vice-chair (2004-2007)
• Tom Thacker, at-large (c.2010)
• Michael Todd, finance vice-chair (1998?- 1999?)
• Dr. F. Joseph Whelan, campaigns vice-chair (before 1998 - 2005?)
• Dr. Michael S. Wilson, campaigns vice-chair (c. 2004)
• David Wolfe, district 1 (c. 1997)

Governing Documents

Bylaws

• Bylaws Adopted 2021 (info)

For historical bylaws see Index of West Virginia State Party Bylaws

Current events

The LPWV meets between two and four times each year, depending on need, as determined by the Executive Board.

Elections

See: Libertarian Party of West Virginia 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 - Present Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec)	LNC Donors Per Million Population	State Rank Of Total LNC Donors (Of 51)
2018	24,413	4.09%	6,431	0.52%	610	338	68	37.66	42
2017			5,460	0.45%	611	336	60	33.04	43
2016	68,502	9.59%	4,679	0.37%	649	354	71	38.77	44
2015					608	330	39	21.15	45
2014	7,682	1.66%	1,854	0.15%	595	322	52	28.10	44
2013					578	312	58	31.29	43
2012	8,909	1.33%	1,448	0.12%	561	302	54	29.09	43
2011					551	297	68	36.66	41
2010	2,843	0.53%	1,360	0.11%	537	290	62	33.44	43
2009					523	283	51	27.60	45
2008					509	277	61	33.15	44
2007					496	270	56	30.53	43
2006					489	268	46	25.17	42
2005					460	253	64	35.16	41
2004	1,405	0.18%					84	46.24	43
2003							69	38.07	43
2002							77	42.65	44
2001							92	51.07	45
2000	56,477	8.71%	964	0.09%			114	63.09	44
1999							127	70.29	44
1998	38,869	9.59%	420	0.04%			132	72.86	41
1997							205	112.91	29
1996	16,171	2.48%					85	46.73	43
1995							72	39.55	37
1994							27	14.85	46
1993							29	15.97	44
1992	1,873	0.27%					26	14.40	46
1991							22	12.23	47
1990							18	10.04	48
1989							23	12.73	46
1988	28	0.00%					15	8.20	46
1987
1986
1985
1984	6	0.00%
1983
1982	1,766	0.31%
1981
1980	4,356	0.59%
1979
1978
1977
1976	17	0.00%
1975
1974
1973
1972

Other links

• The LPWV offers a live chat channel - You can connect now using a Java applet in your web browser by clicking here.