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Michael Seebeck
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Personal Details
Birth: 1973
Indiana
Education: BA Mathematics and BA Computer Science, Benedictine College; Systems Engineering Certification, Cal Tech
Occupation: Senior Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, Dad, DIY, Dog belly-scratcher
Residence: Fountain, Colorado
Party: Libertarian
Facebook: Facebook
Twitter: Twitter
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Michael Seebeck is currently a member of the National Party Judicial Committee and of the 2024 Bylaws and Rules Committee as well as a Libertarian activist, candidate, and party leader from Colorado. He is a former Vice-Chair of the Libertarian Party of California, Lights of Liberty Triathlete (3x), and former Media Director of the Libertarian Party of Colorado. He has been a candidate twice, and has chaired various committees for the Libertarian Parties of California and Colorado. He is the co-founder of the Libertarian Transparency Caucus and the founder of the Libertarian Tie-Dye Caucus. He has been in the Libertarian Party since 2000, but canvassed his neighborhood for Ron Paul in 1988 while still a sophomore in high school.

Organizational Positions

Libertarian Party
  • 2008 National Convention - California Delegation
  • 2010 National Convention - California Delegation Whip/Acting Chair
  • 2018 National Convention - Colorado Delegation[1]

- Wrote the current 2.9 Licensing plank, which was passed unanimously without debate or amendment, for the first time in Party history.

  • 2020 National Convention - Colorado Delegation, Head Teller
  • 2018 National Platform Committee - Colorado Alternate & Representative
  • 2022 National Platform Committee - Colorado Representative

- Wrote the amendment to 1.2 Expression and Communication to define speech in itself as not aggression, a NAP violation, or cause for legal action, and that people are responsible for their own reactions to speech. Passed on an up-down voted that precluded debate.

Libertarian Party of California
  • Executive Committee, 2008-10
  • Southern Vice-Chair, 2010-11
  • Bylaws Committee, 2008 (Chair)
  • Style Committee, 2009 (Chair)
  • Legislative/Ballot Issue Analyst, 2003-11
Libertarian Party of Colorado[2]
  • Constitution & Bylaws Committee, 2002-3 (Chair), 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 (Chair), 2018-19 (Chair), 2019-20, 2020-21, Member Submissions 2020-21
  • Style Committee, 2015-16 (Chair), 2016-17 (Chair), 2017-18 (Chair), 2018-19 (Chair), 2019-20 (Chair), 2021-23 (Chair)
  • Platform Committee, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21
  • Standing Rules Committee, 2016-17, 2017-18 (Chair), 2018-19 (Chair), 2019-20, Member Submissions 2020-21, 2021-22 (Chair)
  • Legislative Action Committee, 2001-03 (created, now Legislative Director)
  • Media Director, 2002-03 (now Communications Director)
  • Board of Directors Parliamentarian, 2019, 2021-
  • 2021 Convention, acting Parliamentarian
  • 2022 Convention, Head Teller
Libertarian Party of El Paso County
  • Outreach Director, 2001-02
  • Media Director, 2002-03
  • Vice-Chair, 2012-13
  • Chair, 2013
Libertarian Party of Riverside County
  • Treasurer, 2003-2007

Other Related Unofficial Party Positions

Other Libertarian Achievements

  • Lights of Liberty Triathlete, 2001 (first in LPCO History) (twice), 2002
  • Festival of Lights parade float, Colorado Springs, 2002 (first and only political party to do it)
  • Defeated LPCA and LPUS Convention Floor Fee impositions, 2005-06 (LPCA), 2010 (LPUS)
  • First to webcast LNC meetings, 2008
  • Successfully defended R. Lee Wrights's improper membership revocation and LNC removal before the LPUS Judicial Committee, 2009
  • Libertarian Party of Colorado Lexington Award winner, 2020
  • Helped to establish the first Libertarian Party of Colorado Judicial Committee, 2021

2019 Campaign for Libertarian Party of Colorado Vice-Chair

On February 17, 2019, Seebeck declared his candidacy for Libertarian Party of Colorado Vice-Chair. He didn't win.

Endorsements

2022 Campaign for Libertarian Party Judicial Committee

On April 25, 2022, Seebeck declared his candidacy for the National Party Judicial Committee. He was elected with 66% of the vote at the 2022 Libertarian National Convention.

Endorsements

Public Office Campaigns

  • Hanover D-28 School Board (2001): 33.32% (4th of 5 for 3 seats); defeated $23M bond/property tax increase; spent $0
  • State House District 21 (2016): 31.29% (2nd); spent $0
  • State House District 21 (2020): 5.3% (3rd); spent $0

Other Positions

Villa Casitas HOA Administrative Assistant 2014-2019 (elected to 4 terms):

  • Assists Treasurer and Secretary
  • Tracked legislation affecting HOA
  • Rewrote HOA Bylaws and Covenants
  • Parliamentarian
  • Kept HOA as libertarian as possible

Radio Host, KVOR, 2001-3

  • Fill-in Host on PM drive-time talk show

References

  1. ↑ http://www.qsdmbb.com/lpdNet/publicViewByState.php#CO
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/187934748061850/permalink/987792148076102/
  3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/2404440073156690
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/187934748061850/permalink/987792148076102/
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