Florida Convention 2023

2023 Libertarian Party of Florida Convention
Convention
Liberty Over Everything
Dates:	April 21-23, 2023
Location:	Kissimmee, FL
Venue:	Wyndham Resort Celebration
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The theme of the 2023 LPF Convention was "Liberty Over Everything." It was held at the Wyndham Resort Celebration, in Kissimmee, Florida on April 21-23, 2023.

Agenda

Friday, 21 Apr 2023

• 1600-1800 – Registration
• 1700-1800 – Candidate Q&A Breakout (Main Ballroom)
• 1700-1730 – Addiction: Kava & Kratom the Cure?(Room D)
• 1730-1800 – Campaign Multimedia (Room D)
• 1700-1730 – Bitcoin 101 (Room E)
• 1730-1800 – Tax Avoidance for Beginners (Room E)
• 1800-1900 – Convention Welcome in Main Ballroom/Candidate Intros
• 2030-2100 – SMORES by main Pool
• 1900-2100 – Dinner w/Hannah Cox
• 2100-0001 – VIP Party (Room C)

Saturday, 22 Apr 2023

• 0700-0830 – Breakfast w/Dan Smotz (Main Ballroom)
• 1200-1330 – Lunch w/Chase Oliver (Main Ballroom)
• 1700-1800 – Getting new women into Libertarian Ideas (Main Ballroom)
• 1700-1730 – Rank My Vote Florida (Room D)
• 1730-1800 – Operation Blazing Sword (Room D)
• 1800-1830 – American History (Room D)
• 1700-1800 – My Life as a Tax Avoidance Advocate (Room E)
• 1900-2100 – Dinner w/Maj Toure (Main Ballroom)
• 2100-? Auction

Sunday, 23 Apr 2023

• 0700-0830 – Cereal Breakfast
• 0800-0900 – Mike ter Maat (Main Ballroom)
• 0900-1100 – Business; After business, new committee chairs meet with old committee chairs and hand over passwords/Lessons learned & Continuity Guides (Room #2)
• 1100-1130 – Break for Checkout
• 1200-1330 - Lunch

Convention Officials

• Steven Nekhaila, Chair
• Josh Hlavka, Vice Chair
• Richard Perez, Treasurer
• Edward R. Appler, Secretary
• Caryn Ann Harlos, Parliamentarian

Speakers

• CJ Killmer
• Hannah Cox
• Holly Jean Soto
• Kurt Wuckert Jr.
• Maj Toure
• Mike Maharrey
• Spike Cohen (via Zoom)
• Toine Manders

Elected Positions

All positions except Secretary & DAL2 were elected in 2023.

• Chair: Josh Hlavka
• Vice Chair: Tim Crosby
• Secretary: Edward Appler (term ends 2024)
• Treasurer: Patrick Leistner (Previous Treasurer resigned before convention; term ends 2024)
• DAL 1: Robert Vinson
• DAL 2: Hector Roos (term ends 2024)
• DAL 3: Lee Korotzer
• Region 1: Matt Rice
• 1st Alternate: Derek Davidson
• Region 2: Joey Ferguson
• Region 3: Vacant
• Region 4: Leon Armstrong
• Region 5: Rachel Danner
• 1st Alternate: Eric Parker
• 2nd Alternate: Ken Willey
• Region 6: Andrew Parrot
• Alternate: Christian Dove
• Region 7: Matt Johnson
• 1st Alternate: Gabe Wozniak
• 2nd Alternate: Dennis Simpson
• Region 8: G. Padraig Quinn
• 1st Alternate: Eric Cordova
• 2nd Alternate: Rachel Hix
• Region 9: Dennis Misigoy
• 1st Alternate: John Morrisey
• 2nd Alternate: Ashley Kautz
• Region 10: Adam Whitworth
• 1st Alternate: Stephen-Paul Dieter
• 2nd Alternate: Rich Bowen
• Region 11: Michael Rufo
• Region 12: John Paff
• 1st Alternate: Michael Higgins
• 2nd Alternate: Jordan Azis
• Region 13: Diona Kozma
• 1st Alternate: Dan Cardwell
• Region 14: Lisa Gansky
• 1st Alternate: Robert Fernandez
• 2nd Alternate: Steven Nekhaila