The Libertarian Party of Illinois is the Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The state chair is David A. Brady.
Executive Committee
| Name
|
Position
|
| David A. Brady
|
State Chair
|
| Val Vetter
|
Activism
|
| Jan Stover
|
Campaigns
|
| Lupe Diaz
|
Legislative
|
| Damon Dillon
|
Membership
|
| Kent McMillen
|
Public Relations
|
| Crystal Jurczynski
|
Secretary
|
| Debra Aaron
|
Treasurer
|
Mission Statement
Libertarian Party of Illinois mission is: To elect Libertarians to office and move public policy in a libertarian direction.[1]
Key Tenets of the Libertarian Party Platform
Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:[2]
- Adoption of laissez-faire principles which would reduce the state's role in economic government. This would include, among other things, markedly reduced taxation, privatization of [[Social Security] and Welfare (for individuals, as well as elimination of "corporate welfare"), markedly reduced regulation of business, rollbacks of labor regulations, and reduction of government interference in foreign trade.
- Protection of property rights.
- Minimal government bureaucracy. The Libertarian Party states that the government's responsibilities should be limited to the protection of individual rights from the initiation of force and fraud.
- Civil libertarianism: Support for the protection of civil liberties, including the right to privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of association, and sexual freedom.
- Opposition to civil rights laws that regulate the private sector, such as affirmative action and non-discrimination laws.
- Support for the unrestricted right to the means of self-defense (such as gun rights, the right to carry mace, pepper spray, or tasers etc).
- Opposition to the censoring and the engineering of foreign radio pathways.
- Abolition of laws against "victimless crimes" (such as prostitution, driving without a seatbelt, use of controlled substances, fraternization, etc.).
- Opposition to regulations on how businesses should run themselves (e.g., smoking bans)
- A foreign policy of free trade and non-interventionism.
- Support for a fiscally responsible government including a hard currency (commodity-based money supply as opposed to fiat currency).
- Abolition of all forms of taxpayer-funded assistance welfare, food stamps, public housing, Health care, etc.)
- A belief that abortion is a personal issue, and should not be part of government.[3]
State Affiliates (as of March 2009)
- Bond-Fayette County Libertarians
- Champaign County Libertarian Party
- DeKalb Libertarians
- DuPage Libertarians
- Fox Valley Libertarian Party
- Kankakee Libertarians
- The Libertarian Party of Chicago
- Libertarian Party of Cook County-Northwest
- Libertarian Party of Lake County
- Libertarians of Western Illinois University
- McHenry County Libertarian Party
- McLean Libertarians
- Metro East Libertarians
- Kankakee Libertarians
- Metro-Lakeland Libertarians
- Northern Illinois University Libertarians
- Peoria Libertarians
- Rockford Area Libertarians
- Rock Valley College Libertarians
- Stephenson Libertarians
- Will County Libertarians
Libertarian Party of Illinois Vote Total History 2000-2008
2008 Campaigns
| Office
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
| President
|
Bob Barr
|
19,645
|
0.36%
|
| Vice President
|
Wayne Root
|
19,645
|
0.36%
|
| US Senate
|
Larry Stafford
|
50,228
|
0.94%
|
2006 Campaigns
| Office
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
| Congress 2
|
Anthony Williams
|
5,422
|
3.33%
|
2004 Campaigns
| Office
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
| President
|
Michael Badnarik
|
32,442
|
0.62%
|
| Vice President
|
Richard Campagna
|
32,442
|
0.62%
|
| US Senate
|
Jerry Kohn
|
69,253
|
1.35%
|
| Congress 2
|
Stephanie Sailor
|
26,990
|
11.51%
|
| Congress 4
|
Jake Witmer
|
4,845
|
3.88%
|
| Congress 12
|
Walter Steele
|
4,794
|
1.67%
|
| State Rep 11
|
Jason Briggeman
|
1,770
|
3.99%
|
| State Rep 53
|
Scott Bludorn
|
3,673
|
8.22%
|
| State Rep 64
|
Jim Young
|
2,022
|
3.95%
|
| State Rep 85
|
Austin Hough
|
7,945
|
25.09%
|
| State Rep 95
|
Steve Dubovik
|
1,317
|
2.92%
|
2002 Campaigns
| Office
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
| Governor
|
Cal Skinner
|
73,794
|
2.09%
|
| Lieutenant Governor
|
Jim Tobin
|
73,794
|
2.09%
|
| Secretary of State
|
Matt Beauchamp
|
78,830
|
2.24%
|
| Attorney General
|
Gary Shilts
|
87,949
|
2.51%
|
| Treasurer
|
Rhys Read
|
66,593
|
1.92%
|
| Comptroller
|
Julie Fox
|
144,066
|
4.23%
|
| US Senate
|
Steven Burgauer
|
57,382
|
1.65%
|
| Congress 1
|
Dorothy Tsatsos
|
4,741
|
2.62%
|
| Congress 4
|
Maggie Kohls
|
4,328
|
5.20%
|
| Congress 5
|
Frank Gonzalez
|
6,638
|
4.34%
|
| Congress 7
|
Martin Pankau
|
2,436
|
1.53%
|
| Congress 9
|
Stephanie Sailor
|
4,779
|
2.89%
|
| State Rep 11
|
John Yackley
|
3,371
|
12.82%
|
| State Rep 28
|
Jerome Kohn
|
1,241
|
4.21%
|
| State Rep 41
|
John Tepley
|
1,034
|
2.76%
|
| State Rep 42
|
Michael Mandel
|
1,123
|
3.28%
|
| State Rep 48
|
Chandler Hadraba
|
3,440
|
11.22%
|
| State Rep 52
|
Matthew Paul Burns
|
1,190
|
3.92%
|
| State Rep 64
|
Jim Young
|
2,214
|
7.35%
|
| State Rep 85
|
Eric Ferguson
|
4,922
|
20.32%
|
| State Rep 95
|
Steve Dubovik
|
4,191
|
14.61%
|
2000 Campaigns
| Office
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
| President
|
Harry Browne
|
11,623
|
0.25%
|
| Vice President
|
Art Olivier
|
11,623
|
0.25%
|
| Congress 4
|
Stephanie Sailor
|
11,476
|
11.37%
|
| Congress 5
|
Matt Beauchamp
|
20,728
|
12.73%
|
| State Rep 34
|
R. Brian Poynton
|
1,230
|
4.04%
|
| State Rep 39
|
Elizabeth Quaintance
|
10,103
|
26.20%
|
Past Officials and Staff
References
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