Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
Region:	5 - South
Officers
Chair:	Steve Scheetz
Vice-Chair:	David Vesely (West) William Sloane (Central) Jennifer Moore (East)
Secretary:	Kathleen Smith
Treasurer:	Kyle Burton
Executive Director:	Kevin Gaughen
Contact
Phone:	1 (800) 774-4487?
Address:	3915 Union Deposit Rd # 223, Harrisburg PA 17109-5922
Website:	Website
Social Media
Facebook:	Facebook

The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania ("LPPA" in party bylaws) is a State affiliate of the national Libertarian Party.

Governing Documents

Platform

• Platform Adopted 2013 (info)

For historical platforms see Index of Pennsylvania State Party Platforms

Bylaws

• Constitution Adopted 2019 (info)

For historical bylaws see Index of Pennsylvania State Party Bylaws

Constitution

• Constitution Adopted 2017 (info)

For historical Constitutions see Index of Pennsylvania State Party Constitutions

Leadership

Current

• Steve Scheetz, Chair
• David Vesely, Western District Vice-Chair
• William Sloane, Central District Vice-Chair
• Jennifer Moore, Eastern District Vice-Chair
• Kathleen Smith, Secretary
• Kyle Burton, Treasurer
• Kevin Gaughen, Executive Director

Leadership, current and Former

Chair

• Bill Cohen (1972-?)
• William Chauncey (?—1974)
• Jan Shoemaker (1974—?)
• JoAnne Chernow (1975?-May 1977)
• Tony West (May 1997-?)
• Ralph Mullinger (1986-1987)
• Henry Haller (1987-1988)
• John Famularo (1988-1989)
• J Hugh Ohdner (September 1991—October 1992)
• Ken Sturzenacker (1993—?; May 1996)
• Lois Kaneshiki
• Ken Krawchuk (2002—2004)
• David Jahn
• Chuck Moulton (2006)
• Mik Robertson (2010—2011)
• Lou Jasikof (2011—2012)
• Tom Stevens (2012—2013)
• Steve Scheetz (2013—2015)
• Shawn Felty (2015—2016)
• Shawn House (2016—2017)
• Drew Bingaman 2017-2019
• Steve Scheetz (2019 - Current)

Vice-Chair

• John R Ewbank (1992 or before)

Vice-Chair (East)

• Geraldine Morris (1974—?)
• Olga Chauncey (1975—June 1975)
• Frank Bubb (June 1976—?)
• Josh Zissman (May 1977-?)
• David Jahn (East)
• Kat Valleley (2011—?)
• Betsy Summers (2012—2014)
• Drew Bingaman (2014—2015)
• Ed Reagan (2015—2016)
• Daniel Richardson (2016—2017)
• Chris Bastone (2017—2018)
• Jennifer Moore (2018 Current)

Vice-Chair (West)

• Fred Hoffstadt (1974—?)
• Bill Lewis (June 1976-?)
• Jim Fryman (2011—2013)
• Berlie Etzel
• George Brown (2013—2015)
• Bill Sloane (2015—2017)
• Jessica Santiago (2017—March 4, 2018)
• David Vesely (2018-current)

Vice-Chair (Central)

• Bill Sloane (First Central Vice-chair 2017—Current)

Secretary

• JoAnne Chernow (1974—?)
• Olga Chauncey (1976—?)
• Jim Nolan (May 1977-?)
• Alan Yottey
• Vernon Etzel (2011—?)
• Ivan Glinski (2013—2014)
• Evan Mentzell (2014—2015)
• Karla Felty (2015—2017)
• Stephen Brenize (2017-2019)
• Kathleen Smith (2019-Current)

Treasurer

• Salter Karwicki II (1974—1975)
• Stew Engel (1975)
• Fred Hoffstadt (June 1976-May 1977)
• Arthur L Farnsworth (before 2004)
• Chuck Boust
• Patti Fryman (2011—?)
• Richard Schwarz (2013—2017)
• Joseph Soloski (2017-2019)
• Marc Bozzacco (Interim January to March 2019)
• Kyle Burton (2019 - Current)

Executive Director

• Kevin Gaughen (first Executive Director, 2019-current)

Conventions

• Saturday, September 28, 1974 - York, Pennsylvania
• April 3—4, 1987 - State College, Pennsylvania at Holliday Inn Penn State
• March 11—13, 1994
• April, 2010 - Hilton Hotel - Harrisburg, PA
• April 30, 2011 - Franklin, Pennsylvania
• June 8, 2013 - Hilton Hotel - Harrisburg, PA
• February 22, 2014 - Best Western/Lehigh Valley Hotel - Bethlehem, PA
• June 6, 2015 - Taphouse 23 - Bridgeport, PA
• March 19, 2016 - Renaissance Hotel, Philadelphia
• April 2, 2017 - Hilton Hotel - Harrisburg, PA
• March 3-4, 2018 - Shippen Place Hotel - Shippensburg, PA
• March 16-17, 2019 - Bushkill Inn & Conference Center - Bushkill, PA
• March 6-8, 2020 - Renaissance Airport Hotel - Philadelphia, PA

Regional (Multi-County) Affiliates

Current

• Adams-Franklin Regional Libertarian Party Committee
• Capital Area Libertarian Committee (Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry)
• Susquehanna Valley Libertarian Party (Northumberland, Snyder)

Former

• Central Pennsylvania Libertarian Party (fl. 1973)

County Affiliates

Current

• Libertarian Party of Allegheny County
• Libertarian Party of Berks County
• Libertarian Party of Bradford County (Pennsylvania)
• Libertarian Party of Bucks County
• Chester County Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Crawford County
• Delaware County Libertarian Party (Pennsylvania)
• Lancaster County Libertarian Party
• Lehigh County Libertarian Party
• Montgomery County Libertarian Committee (Pennsylvania)
• Northampton County Libertarian Party
• Libertarian Party of Philadelphia
• Washington County Libertarian Party (Pennsylvania)
• York County Libertarian Party (Pennsylvania)

Municipal Affiliates

Current

• Libertarian Party of Pittsburgh

Elections

See: Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania Historical Election Results

Size and Influence

Year	Minimum Unique Voters	Minimum Percent Of Voters	Registered Voters (Oct/Nov)	Percent of Registered Voters	Signature Members (Dec)	Signature Members Per Million Population	LNC Total Donors 2004 - Present Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec)	LNC Donors Per Million Population	State Rank Of Total LNC Donors (Of 51)
2018	50,907	1.02%	44,848	0.52%	5,913	462	613	47.86	6
2017			45,142	0.54%	6,050	472	597	46.62	7
2016	235,142	3.81%	48,966	0.56%	6,341	496	802	62.73	7
2015					5,935	464	460	35.93	7
2014	7,808	0.22%	47,501	0.58%	5,838	457	505	39.49	7
2013			44,023	0.54%	5,705	446	553	43.27	7
2012	210,876	3.67%	36,353	0.43%	5,572	436	598	46.83	7
2011					5,357	420	556	43.63	6
2010	15,247	0.38%	38,031	0.45%	5,269	415	566	44.53	8
2009			35,607	0.42%	5,209	411	568	44.84	7
2008	184,029	3.03%	36,509	0.42%	5,051	400	624	49.48	8
2007					4,864	387	603	47.99	6
2006	10,024	0.24%	36,070	0.44%	4,748	380	435	34.77	9
2005			33,655	0.42%	4,512	362	756	60.72	4
2004	79,263	1.37%	34,258	0.41%			861	69.38	6
2003			30,242	0.39%			745	60.20	6
2002	40,923	1.15%					902	73.15	6
2001							1,154	93.83	6
2000	45,775	0.93%	30,248	0.39%			1,284	104.52	6
1999			26,828	0.36%			1,639	136.65	3
1998	46,103	1.52%	23,095	0.32%			1,474	122.81	4
1997							1,290	107.36	2
1996	103,234	2.29%	13,770	0.20%			1,256	104.34	2
1995							955	79.29	2
1994	59,115	1.65%	4,408	0.07%			690	57.30	2
1993							593	49.33	3
1992	219,319	4.43%					633	52.83	3
1991							402	33.66	3
1990	290	0.01%					407	34.21	4
1989							145	12.22	16
1988	18,459	0.41%					230	19.42	6
1987
1986	6,058	0.18%
1985
1984	30,496	0.63%
1983
1982	25,091	0.68%
1981
1980	35,745	0.78%
1979
1978	2,837	0.08%
1977
1976	73	0.00%
1975
1974
1973
1972	8	0.00%

Publications

Libertarian Penn