Libertarian Party of Iowa
The Libertarian Party of Iowa is the Iowa affiliate of the Libertarian Party. In 2017, the party qualified for major party status after Gary Johnson received over 2% of the vote in the Presidential election. [1]
| Libertarian Party of Iowa | |
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| General Information | |
| Chartered: | April 19, 1975 |
| Region: | 6 |
| Officers | |
| Chair: | James Schneider |
| Vice-Chair: | Ed Wright |
| Secretary: | Joseph Howe |
| Treasurer: | Sarah Mitchell |
| Contact | |
| Address: | PO Box 7256 Des Moines, IA 50309 |
| Website: | Website |
| Social Media | |
| Facebook: | |
Leadership
At-Large Representative: Daniel Zwick
At-Large Representative: Jules Ofenbakh
District 1: Myra Matejka
District 2: Joey Speak
District 3: Jocelyn Fry
District 4: Shawn Dietz
Past Chairs
Other Past Officers and State Executive Committee Members
Affiliates
Iowa currently has nine county affiliates.
- Benton County Libertarian Party
- Libertarian Party of Black Hawk County
- Johnson County Libertarian Party
- Linn County Libertarian Party
- Polk County Libertarians
- Harrison County Libertarian Party
- Pottawattamie County Libertarian Party
- Libertarian Party of Scott County
- Washington County Libertarian Party
Timeline
- 1975
- The Libertarian Party of Iowa is chartered on April 19, 1975.
- 1979
- A chapter is formed at the University of Iowa called Hawkeye Libertarians by Randall Grant and Michael Lewis.[2]
- 1985
- The Libertarian Party of Iowa files dissolution paperwork with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board when party Chair Michael Lewis moved out of state.[3]
- 1987
- The party takes out an ad in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on March 11, 1987, and announces that it will be reorganizing with Tim Hird as the acting state chairman
- 1999
- LPIA.org is established
- 2004
- Richard Campagna from Iowa City, Iowa wins the Libertarian nomination for Vice President.
- 2005
- The ACLU files a lawsuit against the Iowa Secretary of State's office to allow Iowans to register as members of the Green and Libertarian parties.
- 2007
- The Iowa Secretary of State settles the lawsuit filed by the ACLU and allows Iowa voters to register as members of the Libertarian and Green parties. [4]
- 2014
- Jake Porter runs for Secretary of State and works with the Iowa Senate Democrats and the Iowa Secretary of State's office to fix a database issue at the Department of Transportation which prevented thousands of Iowans from registering as members of the Libertarian and Green parties.
- Douglas Butzier was killed in a plane crash in Dubuque weeks before the election while flying back from Des Moines while campaigning for U.S. Senate.[5]
- 2016
- The state party achieves major party status after Gary Johnson receives over 2% of the voter for President. Major party status gives the party access to have primaries.
- 2017
- The state party officially files for major party status in Iowa.
Awards
Elections
Size and Influence
| Year | Minimum Unique Voters |
Registered Voters (Oct/Nov) |
Signature Members (Dec) |
LNC Total Donors 2004 - 2016 Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec) |
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| 2016 | 59,186 | 8,366 | 1,157 | 207 |
| 2015 | 1,027 | 119 | ||
| 2014 | 36,945 | 4,632 | 1,009 | 101 |
| 2013 | 990 | 127 | ||
| 2012 | 12,926 | 2,203 | 960 | 146 |
| 2011 | 906 | 123 | ||
| 2010 | 33,854 | 1,416 | 884 | 126 |
| 2009 | 861 | 132 | ||
| 2008 | 4,590 | 762 | 834 | 131 |
| 2007 | (Nov) 790 | (Nov) 116 | ||
| 2006 | 5,735 | 774 | 94 | |
| 2005 | 714 | 153 | ||
| 2004 | 15,218 | (Aug) 190 | ||
| 2003 | 194 | |||
| 2002 | 49,206 | 181 | ||
| 2001 | 267 | |||
| 2000 | 17,542 | 219 | ||
| 1999 | 200 | |||
| 1998 | 204 | |||
| 1997 | 167 | |||
| 1996 | 3,311 | 147 | ||
| 1995 | 85 | |||
| 1994 | 2,772 | 62 | ||
| 1993 | 44 | |||
| 1992 | 1,076 | 64 | ||
| 1991 | 57 | |||
| 1990 | 61 | |||
| 1989 | 64 | |||
| 1988 | 2,494 | 53 | ||
| 1987 | ||||
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| 1985 | ||||
| 1984 | 1,844 | |||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1982 | 4,507 | |||
| 1981 | ||||
| 1980 | 13,123 | |||
| 1979 | ||||
| 1978 | 3,947 | |||
| 1977 | ||||
| 1976 | 1,454 | |||
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External links
| State Organizations of the National Libertarian Party | ||
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