Caryn Ann Harlos

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Caryn Ann Harlos
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Secretary
Libertarian National Committee
2018—Incumbent
Predecessor: Alicia Mattson
Region 1 Representative
Libertarian National Committee
2016—2018
Predecessor: Norm Olsen
Successor: Richard Longstreth
Secretary
Libertarian Party of Colorado
2021—2022
Predecessor: Mike Spalding
Successor: Andy Buchkovich
Personal Details
Birth: October 18, 1967
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Education: Associates Degree in Legal Assisting
Occupation: Paralegal, Author, Activist
Residence: Castle Rock, Colorado
Party: Libertarian Party
Media
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Caryn Ann Harlos is the current Libertarian Party National Secretary (LNC terms 2018-2020, 2020-2022, and 2022-2024) and former Region 1 Representative on the Libertarian National Committee. She is also the two-term Chair of the Libertarian Party Preservation Committee, National Convention 2022 interim Platform Committee Chair, National Convention 2020 Platform Committee Chair, National Convention 2018 Platform Committee Chair, former Communications Director for the Libertarian Party of Colorado, and former Colorado State Coordinator with the Libertarian Party Radical Caucus. She is also a Life Member of the Libertarian Party. She is married to Wayne Harlos who is the former and current chair of the Libertarian Party of Colorado and the current four-term chair of the Libertarian Party of Douglas County which they helped revive in 2014 after over a decade of dormancy. Beginning in October 2021, Caryn Ann became a regular Saturday host on a radio program airing on KHNC 1360 in Weld County, Colorado.[1]

Organizational Positions

Libertarian Party
  • National Party Secretary (July 2018-Present)
  • National Social Media Team (August 2015-February 2018)
  • Region 1 Representative (May 2016-July 2018)
  • Advertising and Publication Review Committee (May 2016-Sept 2021)
  • Advertising and Publication Review Committee Chair (June 2022-present)
  • Historical Preservation Committee- Chair (January 2017-present)
  • Candidate Support Committee (August 2017-July 2018)
  • Bylaws and Rules Committee (2018)
  • Platform Committee Chair (2018)
  • Platform Committee Chair (2020)
  • Platform Committee Chair (2022)
  • Convention Voting Process Committee (2019-2021)
  • Policies and Procedures Committee (2020-2021)
  • Convention Oversight Committee (2020-2021)
Libertarian Party of Colorado
  • Social Media Chair (January 2015-March 2018)
  • Historical Committee (2016)
  • Standing Rules Committee (2016-2017)
  • Credentialing Committee Chair (2016-2017)
  • Bylaws Committee (October 2016-March 2017)
  • Colorado Convention 2017 Planning Committee- Party Business Subcommittee Chair (2016-2017)
  • Communications Director (January 2016-March 2018)
  • Platform Committee- Chair (2015-2016)
  • Bylaws Committee (2015-2016)
  • Platform Committee- Chair (2016-2017)
  • Bylaws Committee (2016-2017)
  • Policy Manual Committee (August 2017- March 2018)
  • Platform Committee (2017-2018, 2018-2019)
  • Bylaws Committee (2017-2018, 2018-2019)
  • Standing Rules Committee (2018)
  • Platform Committee- Chair (2018-2019)
  • Constitution and Bylaws Committee (2018-2019)
  • Convention Oversight Committee - Business Planning Chair - Emergency Ad Hoc Convention Committee Chair (2019)
  • Newsletter Committee Member (2019-2020)
  • Platform Committee Chair (2021)
  • Secretary (2021-2022)
  • Convention Oversight Committee Chair (2022)
  • Style Committee Member (2022)
  • Historical Preservation Committee Member (2022)
Libertarian Party of Douglas County
  • Libertarian Party of Colorado Constitution and Bylaws Committee- Douglas County Representative (2017-2018)
  • Libertarian Party of Colorado Constitution and Bylaws Committee- Douglas County Representative (2019-2020)
  • Communications Director (2019-2020)
  • Secretary, 2020-present
  • Libertarian Party of Colorado Platform Committee (2021)
Libertarian Party of Douglas County (Development Group)
  • Bylaws Committee- Chair (October 2016)
Libertarian Party of California
  • Member (2019-2020)
Libertarian Party of Ventura County, California
  • Member (2019-2020)
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
  • Member (2019-2021)
Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
  • Convention Committee (October 2017-2018)
  • Bylaws Committee (October 2017-2018)
  • Platform Committee (October 2017-2018)
  • Branding Committee (October 2016-2018)
  • Colorado State Coordinator (April 2016- August 2017)
  • Platform Committee- Chair (October 2016- May 2017)
  • Bylaws Committee (2016)
  • Platform Committee (October 2015- March 2016)
  • Platform Committee (September 2017-2018)

Once elected as LNC Secretary in 2018, Caryn Ann resigned from the Radical Caucus due to a personal position that no national officers should be members of any caucus. She remains caucus-free with a philosophy of friendships with all, entangling alliance with none.

2016 Gary Johnson Campaign
  • Libertarian Advisory Committee (July 2016- November 2016)

Convention Delegate

National Convention
Libertarian Party of Colorado
Libertarian Party of Douglas County
Libertarian Party of California
  • Caryn Ann at 2016 National Convention, photo by Matt Welch

    Caryn Ann at 2016 National Convention, photo by Matt Welch

  • 2018 Libertarian Party of Colorado

    2018 Libertarian Party of Colorado

Public Office Candidacy

  • Pledge to support term limits

    Pledge to support term limits

Other Organizations

  • Policy Committee member, Colorado RCV (2020-present)
  • Member, National Association of Parliamentarians (2019-present)
  • Member, Colorado Association of Parliamentarians (2019-present)
  • Member, Colorado Beta Gaveliers, (2020-present)
  • Member, Colorado Beta Gaveliers Bylaws Committee (2020-present)

"Ballot Selfie" Lawsuit

On local TV news coverage of "ballot selfie" lawsuit

In 2016, Caryn Ann and several other defendants sued the Colorado Secretary of State, State Attorney, and Denver Attorney General over a Colorado statute forbidding the disclosure of the contents of one's own ballot.[2] This came in the wake of multiple similar suits, including a successful overturning of a similar law in New Hampshire.[3] View a copy of the Complaint and the Order for Injunctive Relief as well as a copy of the Colorado statute that was overturned.


Ideology

Caryn Ann is an ideological anarchist/voluntaryist who has become distinguished for presentations on the Dallas Accord and the Statement of Principles. She is also widely known as a pro-life Libertarian having authored "Abortion and the Libertarian Conscience."[4] She is also a pacifist, but this is for religious, rather than political, reasons.

She has done multiple presentations about Libertarian anarchy:

Radical Caucus

Caryn Ann has been a public face for the Radical Caucus and was a key mover in its formal organization prior to the 2016 National Convention. She was its Colorado State Coordinator from 2016-2017. She no longer maintains membership in any caucus believing that Party officers need to steer clear from any appearance of factionalism. She remains active in the community groups for both the Radical Caucus and the Mises Caucus but has been increasingly vocal about the decline and ineffectiveness of the Radical Caucus.

In November 2021, she re-joined the Caucus with an aim of bringing it back to its original radical focus and becoming effective. She has declared her primary caucus affiliation, however, is with the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus due to the fact that they are very effective and have had her back in various LNC controversies where the Radical Caucus did not currently or in the past.

Mises Caucus

Though not a member until September 2021, Caryn Ann had been working closely with the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus admiring their work ethic and accomplishments. She joined in September 2021 after realizing that in a time of irrational factionalism, merely being friendly brands you as a member and a target, so she might as well join and show support to those who have supported her. Further, the hostility in the Party in 2021 made being a "lone wolf" very risky and open to vulnerability.

Close the Back Door

At the 2018 national convention in New Orleans, Caryn Ann successfully organized an initiative to protect the Statement of Principles.

Notorious Nine

In the time leading up the National Convention 2020, there was a split in the LNC concerning the authority of the LNC to unilaterally set online-only conventions and to declare all delegates (both online and in-person) as credentialled in a hybrid convention due to the COVID 19 pandemic. This split coalesced around an unlikely group of allies that the then-chair Nicholas Sarwark called the "Notorious Nine" (though in reality it was ten people) when critiquing opposition to his points of view on the LNC. While the term was not meant to be flattering, the ten persons took it as a badge of honor as all sides involved felt they were doing the right thing. The Notorious Nine were vindicated by the second sitting of the National Convention 2020 wherein the LNC overreach in usurping the delegates' right to decide whether or not a hybrid convention would be permitted was soundly rebuked. The delegates did approve the hybrid convention but wanted to be clear that it was their decision to make and to make sure no future LNC made the same mistake. Many LNC members on the other side of the issue candidly told Harlos that she was in hindsight right on this issue. Despite a coordinated campaign to unseat the Notorious Nine, the majority of them, including Harlos, were re-elected with the general feeling being that they acted with integrity, even by those who disagreed at the time. Under the new leadership of 2020-2022 chair Joseph Bishop-Henchman that rift was quickly healed.

Whistleblower Activities

Threats, Soft Sexism, Wokeism

The National Party's Tepid Response to the COVID Regime

Caryn Ann was stridently vocal about what she and others saw to be a tepid-at-best response of the national Party to the depredations on human rights in response to COVID. When even the tame suggestion of forming an advisory committee was shot down, she said that if the national Party can't respond to this issue, it might as well disband as useless.

New Hampshire Coup Attempt

Caryn Ann was prominent in bringing the issues in the Attempted Coup June 2021 of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire to light to general Party membership after which she was the subject of several attempts by other LNC members to remove her from the LNC which she considers to be retaliation against a whistleblower - particularly considering her comments to the LNC after meeting adjournment condemning their inaction. During that time, she received more messages of support from Party members since the time that the "Contact the LNC" form was put on the website in 2018. This chain of events led to her receiving a veritable's hero's welcome at Porcfest and an invitation to a speaking spot on bold Libertarian messaging.

Delaware Coup

See Libertarian Party of Delaware Leadership Controversy 2021.

And like with New Hampshire, she exposed that the LNC was utterly incapable of handling this when presented, see Libertarian Party of Delaware Leadership Controversy 2021

Massachusetts Purge

See Libertarian Association of Massachusetts Leadership Controversy 2022

Suspension From the Libertarian National Committee (Later Determined to be Null and Void)

See: In re: The Suspension of Caryn Ann Harlos - LNC Secretary-in-Exile

At the National Convention 2022, she was re-elected with over 70% of the vote and the delegates ruled that her prior removal was null and void due to the denial of basic due process rights to an officer and therefore a continuing breach of the bylaws and that she never ceased to be LNC Secretary.

Featured Guest Convention Appearances

Caryn Ann delivered a historical presentation and/or keynotes [5] on the Statement of Principles and the Dallas Accord at many of these conventions. She has also participated in panel discussions and spoke as national Party membership recruiter.

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Campaign Convention Appearances

2018

2020

2021

2022

Convention Appearance Related Gallery

  • Promo photo for the presentation of the framed SOP

    Promo photo for the presentation of the framed SOP

  • Harlos and O'Brien at the 2018 California convention

    Harlos and O'Brien at the 2018 California convention

  • Harlos and Hayes at the 2018 Lousiana Convention

    Harlos and Hayes at the 2018 Lousiana Convention

  • Advertisement for AZ Convention Appearance

    Advertisement for AZ Convention Appearance

  • Libertarian Party of Colorado convention 2018

    Libertarian Party of Colorado convention 2018

  • Libertarian Party of Washington convention 2017

    Libertarian Party of Washington convention 2017

  • Montana Libertarian Party convention 2017

    Montana Libertarian Party convention 2017

  • Libertarian Party of New Hampshire convention 2018

    Libertarian Party of New Hampshire convention 2018

  • Libertarian Party of Ohio convention 2018

    Libertarian Party of Ohio convention 2018

  • Roads to Freedom Unconvention 2018

    Roads to Freedom Unconvention 2018

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Training Seminars

Other Media Appearances and Interviews

2010s

  • Politico, Photo Gallery from the 2016 Libertarian Party Convention, May 2016[6]
  • The Washington Post, Libertarians Pick Johnson and Weld After Close Contest, May 2016[7]
  • Reason "Hit and Run," Did the Libertarian Radicals Lose Their Inter-Party Fight? Not So Fast, Says One, July 2016[8]
  • Denver Post, Small but growing number of Colorado voters shift to Green, Libertarian parties, August 2016[9]
  • Westword, How "Terrible" Trump and Clinton Help the Libertarian Party in Colorado and Beyond, August 2016[10]
  • Theopologetics, Voting Third Party Advocacy, August 29, 2016[11]
  • The Johny Rocket Launchpad, Party-Archy, the Libertarian Wing of the Libertarian Party, September 2016, Episode 102[12]'
  • Colorado Independent, How a Libertarian plans to challenge Colorado’s ‘ballot-selfie’ law, October 2016[13]
  • Westword, Libertarian Party: It's Great to Be Blamed for Hillary's Loss, November 2016[14]
  • Tom Woods Show, After 2016, Where Is the Libertarian Party Today, and Where Is It Going?, February 2017\[15]
  • Reason Magazine, Did the Libertarian Party Blow It in 2016?, February 2017[16]
  • Libertopia Cartoons, Find What You Love and Let it Kill You, February 2017[17]
  • Colorado Independent, The Libertarian Party’s national archives now live in Colorado, May 2017[18]
  • Dankertarian Podcast, Larry Sharpe and Caryn Ann Harlos, Uniting the Clans, Ep 01, June 2017[19]
  • Colorado Public Radio, Libertarianism Was Born In Westminster And Other Historical Party Facts, August 2017[20]
  • Reason "Hit and Run," The Libertarian Party's Paid Membership Numbers Take a Dive, September 2017[21]
  • Ask a Libertarian AMA Part One[22]
  • Ask a Libertarian AMA Part Two[23]
  • Westword, Kratom Ban in Denver Ripped by Libertarian Party of Colorado, January 2018[24]
  • Reason Magazine, LPedia, February 2018[25]
  • Reason "Hit and Run," Larry Sharpe, Libertarian Candidate for Governor of New York, Quits the Party's National Committee, February 6, 2018[26]
  • Washington Times, Libertarian Party rescues its original founding document from eBay, May 2018, [27]
  • Reason "Hit and Run," Candidate Kicked Out of New Hampshire Libertarian Party Nonetheless on House Primary Ballot as a Libertarian, July 13, 2018[28]
  • Ask a Libertarian AMA December 6, 2018[29]
  • Reddit AMA May 29, 2019[30]

2020s

  • Interview with Aya Katz and Julia regarding the COVID-19 lockdowns (code-named as "Cat in the Hat"), April 3, 2020[31]
  • Punk Rock Libertarians, Surviving Thunderdome, May 26, 2018[32]
  • Scheduled appearance on the Black Side of Liberty with Nikolas Wildstar for September 22, 2020
  • Liberty on Caffeine, November 21, 2020[33]
  • Roads 2 Liberty, Is the LP Soft on Lockdowns?, November 23, 2020[34]
  • Late to Liberty, November 24, 2020
  • Aya Katz, Talking with Caryn Ann Harlos about Corporations & Censorship, January 15, 2021[35]
  • Tom Woods, Did the Libertarian Party Ignore the Biggest Issue of 2020?, February 11, 2021[36]
  • Decentralized Revolution, Decentralized Revolution with Dave Smith, February 12, 2021[37]
  • Part of the Problem, February 27, 2021[38]
  • Derailed with Arcaicskidz, The One and Only Caryn Ann Harlos, April 1, 2021[39]
  • Godarchy, Liberty in Pink, March 1, 2021[40]
  • Don't Tread on Anyone, March 9, 2021[41]
  • Hedgehog Watchdog, March 14, 2021 [42]
  • Life & Liberty, March 26, 2021 [43]
  • Aquarian Anarchy, Caryn Ann Harlos - The Evolution of the Revolution, June 15, 2021 [44]
  • Tom Woods, Corruption in the Libertarian Party, June 16, 2021[45]
  • Drunk ' Disorderly, Drunk 'N Disorderly: The Podcast - Featuring guest Caryn Ann Harlos! June 28, 2021[46]
  • PorcFest, Bold Libertarian Messaging: Don't Be Afraid, June 28, 2021 [47]
  • The System is Down, Caryn Ann Harlos on LP Assassins & #McAfeeDidntKillHimself (@ PorcFest 2021), June 30, 2021[48]
  • Cajun Libertarian, Live with Caryn Ann Harlos, July 2, 2021[49]
  • Dave vs Goliath, "Gritty in Pink," July 8, 2021[50]
  • Sara Higdon's We the People, The State of The Libertarian Party w/ Caryn Ann Harlos, July 21, 2021[51]
  • Break the Cycle w/Joshua Smith, CouchStreams Ep 70 w/ Caryn Ann Harlos, July 29, 2021[52]
  • Unsafe Spaces Inside a Libertarian Coup, August 11, 2021[53]
  • Break the Cycle w/Joshua Smith, Couchstreams Ep 97 w/ Caryn Ann Harlos, September 6, 2021[54]
  • Part of the Problem, The Railroading of Caryn Ann Harlos, September 7, 2021[55]
  • Daniel 3: Biblical Anarchy, Caryn Ann "Pink Flame" Harlos, September 14, 2021[56]
  • Turbine Guy, Libertarian National Party Shenanigans Exposed by the Pink Flame of Liberty, September 17, 2021[57]
  • The Liberty Revolt, Caryn Ann Harlos joins the Liberty Revolt, September 18, 2021[58]
  • Liberty Late Night, LLN Live - Caryn Ann Harlos, October 1, 2021[59]
  • O'Donnell for Liberty, Ep. 37: "The Pink Flame of Liberty" feat. Caryn Ann Harlos, October 13, 2021[60]
  • FritzCast, Caryn Ann Harlos, November 11, 2021[61]
  • Rise to Liberty, You Want to Battle the State but You Can't Handle a Pink-Haired Secretary?, December 27, 2021[62]
  • WestWord, Colorado's Caucuses Return March 1, Kicking Off Election Season, February 22, 2022[63]
  • LP Mises Caucus, Caryn Ann Harlos, Dave Benner, and Steven Nekhalia with Michael Heise from the #RenoReset Money Bomb, April 27, 2022[64]
  • The Road to Providence, THE RENO RESET w/ Angela McArdle, Caryn Ann Harlos, and Dave Benner, June 6, 2022[65]
  • Lunatic Libertarian, LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos, June 22, 2022[66]
  • People We Love, Caryn Ann Harlos Loves Her Husband, Wayne Harlos, June 24, 2022[67]
  • WestWord, Castle Rock's Caryn Ann Harlos Wants to Return the Libertarian Party to Its Roots, July 12, 2022[68]
  • Advertisement for Roads 2 Liberty

    Advertisement for Roads 2 Liberty

  • Advertisement for Johnny Rocket podcast

    Advertisement for Johnny Rocket podcast

  • Advertisement for Theopologetics podcast

    Advertisement for Theopologetics podcast

  • Interview with Libertopia

    Interview with Libertopia

  • Interview on Punk Rock Libertarians

    Interview on Punk Rock Libertarians

  • Interview on the Black Side of Liberty

    Interview on the Black Side of Liberty

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Mentions in Media

  • The Opposition, Exile and Restitution of Caryn Ann Harlos and What it Symbolizes for the Libertarian Party, May 31, 2022[69]

Parliamentarian

In December 2021, Harlos passed the Registered Parliamentarian examination and said she is working now on obtaining the Professional Registered Parliamentarian designation though that is at least several years away.

She has additionally been retained to advise individuals in various parliamentary situations in the Party.

Libertarian Party Sponsored Appearances

Other Noteworthy Appearances

  • 2016 Nomination Speech for Libertarian Presidential candidate Darryl W. Perry (video not available)
  • 2016 Nomination Speech for Libertarian Vice-Presidential candidate Will Coly[72]
  • Clip on CNN promo on Libertarian Party[73]
  • Defending Markets at Warm Cookies of the Revolution, December 2016[74]
  • Libertarian Party Snapchat Takeover, January 2018
  • Porcfest, Bold Libertarian Messaging, June 2021

In 2019, Harlos was deemed noteworthy enough as a woman in politics to have a Wikipedia page and is included as part of the WikiProject Women and Wikiproject Libertarianism.

  • Wikipedia Article

    Wikipedia Article

  • Warm Cookies of the Revolution 2016

    Warm Cookies of the Revolution 2016

Video Channels and Podcast

Caryn Ann has two YouTube channels Pink Flame of Liberty, the Cult of RONR The Cult of RONR, and formerly hosted the Big L Podcast. The Cult of RONR was mentioned in the National Parliamentarian.

Tutorials

Caryn Ann also creates tutorials on how to participate in various Libertarian Party activities.

Radio Show Hostess

Beginning October 2021, Caryn Ann became host of a Saturday afternoon radio show on 1360 KHNC in Weld County, Colorado. The show bears the same name as her YouTube Channel, Pink Flame of Liberty. She has vowed to use any platform she has to continue to expose corruption, if it happens, in the Libertarian Party, proving the effectiveness of the Streisand Effect following her suspension.

LNC Involvement

In 2015, Caryn Ann was inspired to get involved on a national level after researching and becoming deeply interested in the schism that then existed in Oregon between the Libertarian Party of Oregon and the PAC also calling itself the Libertarian Party of Oregon while not the officially recognized affiliate. She became convinced that the LNC had grossly overstepped its authority and wanted to protect the Libertarian Party of Colorado from ever suffering a similar fate and thus ran and won the race for Region 1 Representative at the National Convention 2016 against incumbent Norm Olsen. She considers bringing the Libertarian Party of Oregon into Region 1 at the end of her term one of her proudest moments of that term and remains fiercely protective of that affiliate and disturbed by what had happened to them. Her commitment to limiting the power of the LNC and fidelity to the Bylaws has remained a constant theme of her LNC involvement.

2016 Run for Region 1 Representative

Caryn Ann ran for Region 1 representative at the National Convention 2016 and won in a close three-way race against incumbent Norm Olsen and fellow challenger M Carling. Steven Nielson won Region 1 Alternate. Caryn Ann's first motion as Region 1 alternate was to preserve and protect LPedia. By the end of this term, the Historical Preservation Committee was set up and the records archive moved to Parker Colorado under her direction.


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2017 Appointment to Platform Committee

At the LNC Meeting on April 15017, 2017, Caryn Ann was appointed to the Platform Committee for the 2018 Convention. In the first round of voting there was a 4-way tie between Adam Bates, Aaron Starr, Joe Henchman, and Caryn Ann Harlos. Those four were the only ones included in the second round which then had a tie between Aaron Starr and Caryn Harlos at 9 votes each (and a majority). In round three of voting Aaron Starr and Caryn Ann Harlos each received 8 votes, and Adam Bates received 6 votes. For the next round, the rules were suspended to allow only one vote rather than approval voting. In round four, no one received a majority with Aaron Starr receiving 8 votes, Caryn Ann Harlos receiving 6 votes, and Adam Bates received 3 votes. A motion to suspend the rules to appoint Aaron Starr failed and voting went to another round. In the fifth round, no candidate received a majority with Arron Starr receiving 6 votes, Caryn Ann Harlos receiving 8 votes, and Adam Bates receiving 2 votes. In round 6, Aaron Starr and Caryn Ann Harlos each received 8 votes, and Adam Bates received 1 vote. The rules suspended to have the results determined by a coin flip between Aaron Starr and Caryn Ann Harlos. The minutes describe the results as follows:

Using a New Jersey quarter which Mr. Redpath purportedly obtained from The Sopranos on his last visit, Mr. McKnight conducted the coin toss, and Ms. Harlos called the “New Jersey / tails” side of the coin. Ms. Harlos won the coin toss, thus she was appointed to the fifth position on the Platform Committee, and Mr. Starr was appointed as an alternate.

In February 2018, Caryn Ann and Alicia Mattson both sought the Platform Committee Chair position. The results came in as follow:

Voting for Mattson: Carling, Clift, Craig, DiBenedetto, Mattson, Robson, Van Horn

Voting for Harlos: Cholko, Fulner, Harlos, Knapp, Longstreth, Morris, Nanna, Perry, Rosenbeck, Scheetz, Watts

Express abstentions: Fockler, Miron

With 11 votes out of 18 ballots cast, Caryn Ann Harlos is elected as committee chair, having received a majority vote.

New Jersey has remained very kind to Caryn Ann, overwhelmingly voting for her re-election to LNC Secretary in 2020.

2018 Run for LNC Secretary

On February 28, 2018, Caryn Ann announced her run for LNC Secretary[75] and launched her campaign website in March 2018.[76]. Her campaign is managed by Sarah Daggers. She won against incumbent Alicia Mattson and fellow challenger Jeff Wood on the first ballot with 56.621% of the votes. Caryn Ann's campaign was run with zero negative campaigning and in fact, she was cited by Alicia Mattson in Mattson's campaign materials as someone who called Ms. Mattson "one of the best secretaries" she has ever worked with.

Popular Libertarian evangelist Larry Sharpe endorsed Caryn Ann for this position.

  • Vote Results

    Vote Results

  • Ruwart, Harlos, and Hogarth wait to give nominating speeches

    Ruwart, Harlos, and Hogarth wait to give nominating speeches

  • Harlos campaigning for LNC Secretary

    Harlos campaigning for LNC Secretary

  • Emotional after victory

    Emotional after victory

  • Nominating Speech for Secretary

    Nominating Speech for Secretary

  • After winning race

    After winning race

2020 Run for Re-election as LNC Secretary

At the second sitting of the National Convention 2020, Harlos won re-election to LNC Secretary on the first round with 51.80% of the vote again Evan McMahon (46.85%) and Dave Jones (8.31%). However, it is noted that there was a prior motion to suspend the rules for both the Vice-Chair and Secretary race to conduct both by approval voting and in one round only regardless if anyone received a majority. However, both Caryn Ann Harlos and Ken Moellman did win their races with a majority. Harlos credits her win to her dedication to stand up for the delegates who wanted an in-person convention in opposition to then-Chair Nicholas Sarwark as she had a very healthy majority of support from the in-person delegates despite both her and Evan being present in person while she had had only a slight lead with the remote delegates. Harlos believes this is due to misinformation that she did not support any remote attendance, which she did, and voted for it. In fact, less than fifteen delegates opposed remote person when the vote came up on the floor. Like Alicia Mattson last term, Mr. McMahon was a very competent and worthy competitor. Because two entirely different voting methods were used, it is impossible to statistically compare the two races, particularly since so many delegates reported voting for both Harlos and McMahon, and it is unknown who would have been chosen had they been only able to to choose one. In the same way, it is impossible to know what effect that late entrance of Dave Jones had and whether his votes included either Harlos or McMahon or were for him alone. [77] Mr. McMahon accepted her offer to be her unofficial Assistant Secretary, a role that she has been working on making something official and permanent, similar to the Assistant Treasurer. However, his life circumstances changes, and he could not assume that role.

Harlos produced an informational video for her re-election bid:

  • Vote Results

    Vote Results

  • Ruwart, Harlos, and Hogarth wait to give nominating speeches

    Ruwart, Harlos, and Hogarth wait to give nominating speeches

  • Evan McMahon congratulating Harlos and conceding the race

    Evan McMahon congratulating Harlos and conceding the race

  • Emotions flowed once the convention was over, and the race was won

    Emotions flowed once the convention was over, and the race was won

2022 Run for Re-Instatement as LNC Secretary

For more detail about this period of time and the voiding of the removal of Harlos, see In re: The Suspension of Caryn Ann Harlos - LNC Secretary-in-Exile.

Harlos was re-elected at the National Convention 2022 with %70.82 of the vote over the LNC's chosen interim replacement's %24.39 of the vote (694 votes v. 239 votes). Note: The two write-in "abstentions" should not have been counted so that the percentage of win was actually %70.96.

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Inclusion in 50th Anniversary Tribute Book to John Hospers

Caryn Ann has two essays in that book titled as follows:

  • Unearthing and Preserving . . .”
  • An Essentially Libertarian View of Abortion is Neither Conservative Nor Progressive

Notable Other Accomplishments

Caryn Ann is a paralegal with over twenty years of experience. She has also authored a book on Christian eschatology that had been used as a reference work in a class at Liberty University. She has appeared in radio shows and podcasts all over the world on this topic and was a guest lecturer at Appalachian State University. Caryn Ann has been involved in various other non-profit activist and service organizations including volunteering for a teen runaway and suicide hotline, regular head and assistant cook volunteer at Gold Coast Via de Cristo events, and served as Treasurer on the Gold Coast Via de Cristo Secretariat, as well as archivist of its banner collection spanning multiple decades. She has also been involved in street activism no matter where she was on the political spectrum at the time. Also, there *might* have been a double reference to Harlos and Fortnight on a 2018 episode of South Park. Considering the libertarian position of the creators, it is possible.[78]

  • Protest against COVID-19 protest

    Protest against COVID-19 protest

  • Tax protest

    Tax protest

  • Getting ready for Johnson banner wave

    Getting ready for Johnson banner wave

  • Campaigning for Johnson

    Campaigning for Johnson

  • Apperance on South Park??

    Apperance on South Park??

Professional Memberships

  • NALA (National Association of Legal Assistants) since 1999
  • NAP (National Association of Parliamentarians) since 2019

An article on a YouTube education series on Robert's Rules of Order, Cult of RONR that Caryn Ann hosts with Mike Seebeck was featured in the National Parliamentarian.

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Past Volunteer Activities

  • Junior Class President, Blanche Ely High School (1984)
  • AM1400 Fill-In Talk Show Host (Approx 1991-1992)
  • Youth Crisis/Suicide hotline counselor with 1-800-Hit-Home (1997-1998)
  • Youth Evangelism Explosion Trainer (approx 2001-2003)
  • Junior Achievement Class Leader (approx 1998-2001)
  • WayFM office volunteer (approx 2004-2005)
  • Treasurer, Gold Coast Via de Cristo (approx 2006)
  • Head and Assistant Cook, Gold Coast Via de Cristo, multiple occasions in the 2000s
  • Speaker on Leadership and Ideals, Gold Coast Via de Cristo, several occasions in the mid-2000s
  • Historic Banner Preservation and Custodian, Gold Coast Via de Cristo (approx 2007-2008)

Autism Advocacy

In May 2019, after some profound life struggles, Caryn Ann was diagnosed with high-functioning ASD (autism spectrum disorder, f/k/a/ Aspberger's Syndrom) which has sparked in interest (of course it has!) in ASD issues in the Libertarian Party and bullying surrounding same. Caryn Ann was also diagnosed as a young adult with Obsessive Compulsion Disorder which she puts to good use for liberty. After the state convention in 2019, she became involved in a group of members expressing dissatisfaction with the then present Colorado leadership. One of her main complaints was what she felt was ableist bigotry and bullying in response to her disclosure of her autism diagnosis. The Libertarian Party of Colorado has made no official comment but it can be assumed they would dispute her assertion. She and Mike Seebeck started an alternative discussion group at Libertarian Party of Colorado Uncensored for LPCO members who believe they were wrongly silenced. She noted that the intention was for the group to be temporary, to be archived when the controversies between the various sides are eventually resolved.

Kratom and Pain Patient Advocacy

Re-Legalize All Drugs

Caryn Ann speaks out regularly on how the "war on opioids" is victimizing pain patients and has been an advocate for kratom.[79]

Humour

References

  1. ↑ Updates - Weld county LP DG, Caryn Ann Harlos, 1360am KHNC, and more
  2. ↑ "How a Libertarian plans to challenge Colorado’s ‘ballot-selfie’ law", Colorado Independent, October 21, 2016
  3. ↑ "Ballot Selfie Ban Violates Free Speech Rights", "FPP News, Volume 7, Issue 11"
  4. ↑ Independent Political Report, August 25, 2016
  5. ↑ "Caryn Ann Harlos on the LP Statement of Principles", Libertarian Party, May 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Photo Gallery from the 2016 Libertarian Party Convention
  7. ↑ [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/29/libertarians-pick-johnson-and-weld-ticket-after-close-contest/?utm_term=.cd4ddc6205fb Libertarians pick Johnson and Weld ticket after close contest]
  8. ↑ Did the Libertarian Radicals Lose Their Inter-Party Fight? Not So Fast, Says On"
  9. ↑ Small but growing number of Colorado voters shift to Green, Libertarian parties
  10. ↑ How "Terrible" Trump and Clinton Help the Libertarian Party in Colorado and Beyond
  11. ↑ Voting Third Party Advocacy
  12. ↑ Party-Archy, the Libertarian Wing of the Libertarian Party
  13. ↑ How a Libertarian plans to challenge Colorado’s ‘ballot-selfie’ law
  14. ↑ Libertarian Party: It's Great to Be Blamed for Hillary's Loss
  15. ↑ After 2016, Where Is the Libertarian Party Today, and Where Is It Going?
  16. ↑ Did the Libertarian Party Blow It in 2016?
  17. ↑ Find What You Love and Let it Kill You
  18. ↑ [http://www.coloradoindependent.com/165618/libertarian-party-archives-colorado The Libertarian Party’s national archives now live in Colorado
  19. ↑ Larry Sharpe and Caryn Ann Harlos, Uniting the Clans
  20. ↑ Libertarianism Was Born In Westminster And Other Historical Party Facts
  21. ↑ The Libertarian Party's Paid Membership Numbers Take a Dive
  22. ↑ "Ask Me Anything Part 1"
  23. ↑ "Ask Me Anything Part 2"
  24. ↑ Kratom Ban in Denver Ripped by Libertarian Party of Colorado,
  25. ↑ [https://reason.com/2018/02/01/lpediaorg/ LPedia.org, Reason
  26. ↑ Larry Sharpe, Libertarian Candidate for Governor of New York, Quits the Party's National Committee
  27. ↑ Libertarian Party rescues its original founding document from eBay
  28. ↑ Candidate Kicked Out of New Hampshire Libertarian Party Nonetheless on House Primary Ballot as a Libertarian
  29. ↑ "Ask Me Anything"
  30. ↑ AMA with LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos
  31. ↑ [1]
  32. ↑ Surviving Thunderdome
  33. ↑ Liberty on Caffeine, Porcupine Pundit Productions
  34. ↑ Roads 2 Liberty interview
  35. ↑ Talking with Caryn Ann Harlos about Corporations & Censorship
  36. ↑ Did the Libertarian Party Ignore the Biggest Issue of 2020?
  37. ↑ Decentralized Revolution with Dave Smith
  38. ↑ Caryn Ann Harlos-Part of the Problem
  39. ↑ The One and Only Caryn Ann Harlos
  40. ↑ Liberty in Pink
  41. ↑ Don't Tread on Anyone
  42. ↑ Hedgehog Watchdog
  43. ↑ Life & Liberty
  44. ↑ Caryn Ann Harlos - The Evolution of the Revolution
  45. ↑ Corruption in the Libertarian Party
  46. ↑ 'N Disorderly: The Podcast - Featuring guest Caryn Ann Harlos!
  47. ↑ Bold Libertarian Messaging: Don't Be Afraid
  48. ↑ Caryn Ann Harlos on LP Assassins & #McAfeeDidntKillHimself (@ PorcFest 2021)
  49. ↑ Live with Caryn Ann Harlos
  50. ↑ Caryn Ann Harlos, Gritty in Pink
  51. ↑ The State of The Libertarian Party w/ Caryn Ann Harlos
  52. ↑ CouchStreams Ep 70 w/ Caryn Ann Harlos
  53. ↑ Inside a Libertarian Coup
  54. ↑ Couchstreams Ep 97 w/ Caryn Ann Harlos
  55. ↑ The Railroading of Caryn Ann Harlos
  56. ↑ Caryn Ann "Pink Flame" Harlos
  57. ↑ Libertarian National Party Shenanigans Exposed by the Pink Flame of Liberty
  58. ↑ Caryn Ann Harlos joins the Liberty Revolt
  59. ↑ LLN Live- Caryn Ann Harlos
  60. ↑ Ep. 37: "The Pink Flame of Liberty" feat. Caryn Ann Harlos
  61. ↑ Caryn Ann Harlos
  62. ↑ You Want to Battle the State but You Can't Handle a Pink-Haired Secretary?
  63. ↑ Colorado's Caucuses Return March 1, Kicking Off Election Season
  64. ↑ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTIVzzlFudw Caryn Ann Harlos, Dave Benner, and Steven Nekhalia with Michael Heise from the #RenoReset Money Bomb
  65. ↑ THE RENO RESET w/ Angela McArdle, Caryn Ann Harlos, and Dave Benner
  66. ↑ LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos
  67. ↑ Caryn Ann Harlos Loves Her Husband, Wayne Harlos
  68. ↑ Castle Rock's Caryn Ann Harlos Wants to Return the Libertarian Party to Its Roots
  69. ↑ Exile and Restitution of Caryn Ann Harlos and What it Symbolizes for the Libertarian Party
  70. ↑ Meet the LNC: Caryn Ann Harlos, January 31, 2017
  71. ↑ Meet the LNC: Caryn Ann Harlos, July 20, 2018
  72. ↑ CSPAN coverage of 2016 Libertarian Party National Convention
  73. ↑ "Why you should care about the Libertarian Party in 2016"
  74. ↑ "The People vs. Capitalism"
  75. ↑ Facebook Announcement
  76. ↑ Pink is the New Gold
  77. ↑ Unlike past years, the only records are the tally sheets and not the individual ballots so this post-convention analysis cannot be done as it could have been in years past.
  78. ↑ Caryn Ann Harlos made an appearance on South Park this season
  79. ↑ Also see Kratom: Libertarian Party of Colorado Rips Denver Human Use Ban
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