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Revision as of 13:16, 13 December 2023
| 2014 Libertarian National Convention | |||
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| Convention | |||
| Character Matters | |||
| Dates: | June 26—29, 2014 | ||
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio | ||
| Venue: | Hyatt Regency | ||
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The 2014 Libertarian Party National Convention took place on the 26th through 29th of June 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio.
A Lawrence W Reed book entitled Are We Good Enough for Liberty? inspired the theme for this convention: Character Matters.
Election of Officers
- Nicholas Sarwark was elected chair
- Arvin Vohra was elected vice-chair
- Tim Hagan was reelected treasurer
- Alicia Mattson was elected secretary
- Sam Goldstein, LNC At-Large
- Gary Johnson, LNC At-Large
- Guy McLendon, LNC At-Large
- Evan McMahon, LNC At-Large
- Bill Redpath, LNC At-Large
- Jay Estrada, LNC rep (TX, AL, MS, LA, OK, AR?)
- Daniel Hayes, LNC alternate (TX, AL, MS, LA, OK, AR?)
- Josh Katz, LNC alternate (New York, New Jersey, and the New England states)
- Scott Lieberman, LNC alternate (California, Nevada, and New Mexico)
- Rich Tomasso LNC rep (New York, New Jersey, and the New England states)
- Dan Weiner, LNC rep (California, Nevada, and New Mexico)
(This list is known to be incomplete
Chair
1st Ballot
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Sarwark | 161 | 40.66% |
| Geoff Neale | 135 | 34.09% |
| Brett Pojunis | 66 | 16.67% |
| NOTA | 31 | 7.83% |
| Starchild (write-in) | 3 | 0.76% |
2nd Ballot
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Sarwark | 194 | 51.32% |
| Geoff Neale | 144 | 38.10% |
| NOTA | 40 | 10.58% |
Speakers
- Harold Ambler, Climate Researcher
- Elizabeth Gentner, Soprano Soloist 'The Red Diva'
- Judge James Gray, LP Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Michael Grossberg, Founder, Libertarian Futurist Society
- Marc Harrold, Attorney, Legal and Political Analyst, and Author
- Melyssa Hubbard, Author and Political Activist
- Gary Johnson, LP Presidential Candidate
- Rob Kampia, Executive Director of the Marijuana Policy Project
- Vera Kichanova, Russian Libertarian Activist
- Alexander McCobin, Executive Director of Students for Liberty
- Guy Montrose, Chair, United Kingdom Libertarian Party (LPUK)
- Lawrence Reed, President, Foundation for Economic Education
- Heather Shumaker, Parenting Author and Advocate
- Mark Skousen, Founder and Producer, FreedomFest
- Ben Swann, Investigative Reporter, Truth in Media
- Jeffrey Tucker, CLO, Liberty.me; Publisher and Executive Editor, Laissez Faire Books
- Andrew Withers, Cofounder and Past Chair, United Kingdom Libertarian Party (LPUK)
Committees
Bylaws and Rules Committee
LNC members
Non-LNC
- Rob Latham (UT)
- Alicia Mattson (NV)
- Chuck Moulton (VA) (Chair)
- Jeff Orrok (CO)
- Nicholas Sarwark (CO)
- Matt Wittlief (IN)
LNC appointed alternates
- Aaron Starr (CA)
- Adrien Monteleone (LA)
- Jim Burns (NV)
Credentials Committee
LNC appointed
LNC appointed alternates
State appointed
- M Carling (New York alternate)
- Shawn Fox (California)
- Michael Houze (New York)
- Gary Johnson (Texas)
- J J McCurry (Florida)
- Scott Pettigrew (Ohio)
- Michael Segrest (Ohio alternate)
Platform Committee
- Sarah Bales (California)
- Joe Buchman (Interim Chair)
- Laura Delhomme (Virginia)
- John Fockler (Ohio)
- Sam Goldstein (At-Large)
- Mark Grannis (At-Large)
- Henry Haller (Alternate, Pennsylvania)
- Joe Hauptmann (At-Large)
- Brian Holtz (At-Large)
- Lynn House (At-Large)
- Nathan Kleffman (Texas)
- Andy Lecureaux (Michigan)
- Ann Leech (Alternate, Ohio)
- Chris Maden (Illinois)
- Alicia Mattson (Georgia)
- Roy Minet (Pennsylvania)
- Travis Nicks (At-Large)
- Christian Padgett (New York)
- Ken Prazak (Alternate, Illinois)
- Tom Rhodes (Florida)
- Debbie Schum (At-Large)
- Rebecca Sink-Burris (At- Large)
- John Wayne Smith (First Alternate, At-Large)
- Starchild (Second Alternate, At-Large)
- Aaron Starr (Alternate, California)
- Dianna Visek (At-Large)
Awards Committee
Convention Management Committee
Convention Oversight Committee
Profits
From email to LNC list from Alicia Mattson dated April 18, 2022 shared by Tim Hagan:
Number delegates registered onsite: 432 (+ 8 alternates)
Number hotel room-nights booked in block: 826
profit/loss excluding banquet: ($6,315.68)
profit/loss including banquet: $16,713.32
Report of the Treasurer
Minutes
Delegate List
External Links