Presidential Candidates 2020
The 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primary will consist of individuals seeking the Libertarian Party nomination at the 2020 Libertarian National Convention on May 22-25 in Austin, Texas. The nominee will run in the 2020 United States Presidential Election, to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2020.
Declared Candidates
These candidates have publicly declared their intention to run through president and have either created a campaign website, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), or both.
- Daniel Behrman, podcaster and internet personality from Texas. [1]
- Cecil Ince, actor and film producer from Missouri. [2]
- Zoltan Istvan, transhumanist activist from California. [3]
- John McAfee, former CEO of McAfee Inc. 2016 Candidate for the Libertarian Presidential nomination. [4]
- Adam Kokesh, author and activist from New Mexico. [5]
- Kim Ruff, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus Secretary. [6][7]
- Vermin Supreme, performance artist and activist. [8]
- Benjamin Leder, Libertarian activist from Texas. [9]
- Arvin Vohra, former Vice-Chair of the Libertarian National Committee.[10]
Publicly Expressed Interest
These candidates have publicly stated they are interested in running, but have otherwise made no formal declaration to do so.
Potential
These candidates have been/are speculated to be a possible candidate, but have neither confirmed or denied an interest in running:
- Bill Weld- 68th Governor of Massachusetts, 2016 Libertarian Nominee for Vice President.[12][13][14][15]
- Jo Jorgensen- Psychologist, 1996 Libertarian Nominee for Vice President
References
- ↑ https://www.amarillopioneer.com/blog/2018/12/21/meet-the-libertarians-running-for-president-in-2020
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pg/ince4president/about/?ref=page_internal
- ↑ https://libertarianvindicator.com/2017/12/30/zoltan-istvan-to-run-for-2020-lp-presidential-candidate/
- ↑ https://cryptonewsreview.com/dont-vote-john-mcafee-for-president-says-the-john-mcafee-for-president-website/
- ↑ http://kokeshfornotpresident.com/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pg/RuffPhillips/about/?ref=page_internal
- ↑ https://apps.arizona.vote/electioninfo/assets/3/0/NominationPapers/ruff-kim-8051-5158.pdf
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSOGUCwMdDQ
- ↑ https://benleder.com/
- ↑ https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/06/controversialist-arvin-vohra-announces-2
- ↑ https://thinkrightpolitics.wordpress.com/2016/12/17/joe-walsh-says-he-will-run-as-the-libertarian-candiate-for-president-if-trump-screws-up/
- ↑ https://libertarianvindicator.com/2017/11/10/bill-weld-doesnt-rule-out-2020-run-says-2016-campaign-changed-his-views/
- ↑ https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/10/31/the-return-bill-weld-who-knows-says/8QCXLTpaDfSi6n6XGDQlYK/story.html
- ↑ https://www.thejacknews.com/politics/political-highlights/gov-bill-weld-taking-serious-look-2020-libertarian-presidential/
- ↑ http://reason.com/blog/2018/05/02/bill-weld-lays-groundwork-for-2020-liber?utm_medium=email