Libertarian Party of New York
The Libertarian Party of New York (LPNY) is an affiliate of the National Libertarian Party. The LPNY was one of the first state parties to organize and run candidates in the United States. It was originally known as the Free Libertarian Party to prevent confusion with New York's Liberal Party and it was incorporated as a corporation under the name Free Libertarian Party, Inc. Ed Clark was the temporary chair, who led the the organization of the state affiliate and on April 1, 1973, during the first convention, Andrea Millen Rich was elected first chair. In 2018, Larry Sharpe received over 50,000 votes in his run for Governor, which secured automatic ballot access for the party in New York for the first time in its history.
| Libertarian Party of New York | |
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| General Information | |
| Chartered: | April 1, 1973 |
| Region: | 8 |
| Officers | |
| Chair: | Tony D'Orazio |
| Vice-Chair: | Tucker Coburn Steve Minogue |
| Secretary: | Fred Cole |
| Treasurer: | Lora Newell |
| Governing Documents | |
| Bylaws: | Adopted 7/5/20 (info) |
| Platform: | Adopted 8/25/19 |
| Contact | |
| Phone: | (866) 336-3120 |
| Address: | P.O. Box 98 Hamlin, NY 14464 |
| Website: | Website |
| Social Media | |
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History
Organization
For the first 45 years of its history, the Libertarian Party of New York held an annual convention to elect five officers (Chair, two Vice Chairs, Secretary, and Treasurer) and give At-Large members. These ten members, along with the Immediate Past Chair (if any), plus one representative from each recognized local affiliate, comprised the State Committee]. Business was conducted in quarterly meetings until the early 2000s, when monthly teleconferences became the norm. In years past, the State Committee conducted business through mail ballots, until the advent of the internet. In 1999, business started to be conducted online at Yahoo Groups, which was active for business until the Free Libertarian Party, Inc. corporation was voted to dissolve in November 2019.
The party was led by an Interim State Committee (ISC), which was formed in February 2019 and acknowledged as the successor to the corporation in May 2019. The ISC is made up of 21 appointed members, which are set to serve until the elected State Committee convenes on September 26, 2020.
Committees
- Conventions Committee
- Chair, Shawn Hannon (?—February 10, 2019)
- Chair, Tony D'Orazio (February 10, 2019—present)
- Committee on Logo and Naming
- Committee on Bylaws
- Committee on Corporate Structure
Addresses and Phone Numbers
- 1974: 15 West 38th Street, Room 201, New York, New York, 10018, (212)354-0292.
- 2015: Hamlin, New York
- 2018: Batavia, New York
- 2020: Albany, New York
Logos
1974
Governing Documents
Bylaws
Platform
For historical governing documents see:
Leadership
- Interim State Committee
- Tony D'Orazio, Chair (since April 15, 2020)
- Tucker Coburn, 1st Vice-Chair (since April 15, 2020)
- Steve Minogue, 2nd Vice-Chair (since April 26, 2020)
- Fred Cole, Secretary (since February 9, 2019)
- Lora Newell, Treasurer (since June 9, 2019)
- Free Libertarian Party, Inc.
- Mark E. Glogowski, Chair (since May 4, 2019)
- Kari Bittner, Vice-Chair (elected May 4, 2019)
- Jeff Motta, Vice-Chair (elected May 4, 2019)
- Andrew Martin Kolstee, Secretary (elected November 10, 2019)
- Duane Whitmer, Treasurer (elected May 4, 2019)
- Steve Minogue, At-Large Committee Member (elected December 2, 2018)
- Paul Grindle, At-Large Committee Member (elected May 4, 2019)
- Michael McDermott, At-Large Committee Member (elected May 4, 2019)
- Christopher Olenski, At-Large Committee Member (elected May 4, 2019)
- Chase Tkach, At-Large Committee Member (elected May 4, 2019)
- Jim Rosenbeck, Immediate Past Chair (since May 4, 2019)
- Appointees
- M Carling, Parliamentarian (appointed June 24, 2010)
Former appointed positions and committees
See also: Libertarian Party of New York State Committee
See also: List of Chairs of the Libertarian Party of New York
Conventions
Main: List of Libertarian Party of New York State Conventions
Elections
See: Libertarian Party of New York 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 | 95,033 | 1.53% | 7,675 | 0.07% | 5,063 | 259 | 715 | 36.59 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5,180 | 261 | 680 | 34.26 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | 176,598 | 2.27% | 7,128 | 0.06% | 5,468 | 277 | 902 | 45.68 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5,011 | 253 | 517 | 26.12 | 5 | ||||
| 2014 | 26,583 | 0.68% | 5,376 | 0.05% | 4,913 | 249 | 561 | 28.41 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4,808 | 244 | 626 | 31.78 | 6 | ||||
| 2012 | 47,256 | 0.66% | 3,874 | 0.03% | 4,676 | 238 | 674 | 34.38 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4,473 | 229 | 640 | 32.78 | 4 | ||||
| 2010 | 48,359 | 1.02% | 2,680 | 0.02% | 4,359 | 225 | 681 | 35.10 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4,241 | 220 | 682 | 35.32 | 4 | ||||
| 2008 | 19,596 | 0.25% | 1,545 | 0.01% | 4,019 | 209 | 705 | 36.69 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3,785 | 198 | 606 | 31.67 | 5 | ||||
| 2006 | 40,472 | 0.86% | 1,061 | 0.01% | 3,682 | 193 | 480 | 25.12 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3,410 | 178 | 635 | 33.19 | 9 | ||||
| 2004 | 19,073 | 0.26% | 362 | 0.00% | 814 | 42.46 | 9 | ||
| 2003 | 647 | 33.74 | 10 | ||||||
| 2002 | 23,213 | 0.49% | 780 | 40.76 | 10 | ||||
| 2001 | 966 | 50.62 | 8 | ||||||
| 2000 | 7,649 | 0.11% | 1,103 | 58.05 | 10 | ||||
| 1999 | 1,093 | 60.07 | 10 | ||||||
| 1998 | 19,864 | 0.40% | 1,041 | 57.33 | 9 | ||||
| 1997 | 932 | 51.37 | 6 | ||||||
| 1996 | 12,220 | 0.19% | 850 | 46.85 | 6 | ||||
| 1995 | 564 | 31.07 | 5 | ||||||
| 1994 | 19,202 | 0.36% | 417 | 22.97 | 6 | ||||
| 1993 | 403 | 22.22 | 4 | ||||||
| 1992 | 108,530 | 1.54% | 493 | 27.26 | 5 | ||||
| 1991 | 376 | 20.85 | 6 | ||||||
| 1990 | 24,611 | 0.57% | 432 | 24.00 | 3 | ||||
| 1989 | 384 | 21.35 | 3 | ||||||
| 1988 | 12,109 | 0.18% | 332 | 18.50 | 3 | ||||
| 1987 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 988 | 0.02% | |||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 11,949 | 0.17% | |||||||
| 1983 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 24,925 | 0.46% | |||||||
| 1981 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 52,648 | 0.83% | |||||||
| 1979 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 18,990 | 0.39% | |||||||
| 1977 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 12,197 | 0.18% | |||||||
| 1975 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 14,779 | 0.28% | |||||||
| 1973 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 6 | 0.00% |
Affiliates
In the beginning of its history, the Free Libertarian Party made provisions in its bylaws to form local/regional Libertarian clubs.
The Libertarian Party of New York contains 18 local chapters.
Current
| Chapter | Chartered | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Libertarian Party | May 17, 2009 | Previous: October 16, 1999—June 23, 2001 |
| Capital Region Libertarian Party | Before 1999 | |
| Cattaraugus County Libertarian Party | March 3, 2019 | |
| Chautauqua County Libertarian Party | October 4, 2015 | |
| Erie County Libertarian Party | September 13, 2015 | |
| Genesee County Libertarian Party | June 8, 2013 | |
| Hudson Valley Libertarian Party | Before 1999 | |
| Manhattan Libertarian Party | August 31, 2000 | |
| Monroe County Libertarian Party | April 1, 2007 | Previous: April 29, 2000—May 7, 2006 |
| Nassau County Libertarian Party | Before 1999 | |
| Onondaga County Libertarian Party | April 30, 2016 | |
| Libertarian Party of Queens County | April 2, 2017 | Previous: ?—November 3, 2006 |
| Schoharie County Libertarian Party | September 9, 2018 | |
| Staten Island Libertarian Party | April 4, 2010 | |
| Steuben County Libertarian Party | February 2018 | |
| Suffolk County Libertarian Party | Before 1999 | |
| Tioga County Libertarian Party | May 9, 2017 | |
| Westchester County Libertarian Party | February 12, 2017 |
Former
| Chapter | Chartered | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Agora Libertarian Club | 1972 | |
| DAFNY Libertarian Club | 1972 | |
| Greenwich Village Libertarian Club (GVLC) | September 11, 1972 | |
| Mid Hudson Libertarian Club (MHLC) | September 11, 1972 | Active in 1974 |
| The Rational Libertarian Club | 1972 | No longer chartered by October 1, 1972 |
| Brooklyn Libertarian Party Caucus (BLPC) | bef. Nov. 1, 1972 | |
| Brooklyn Borough Libertarian Party | fl. 1973 |
1980s-2010s
- Monroe County Libertarian Party (fl. 2000)
- Queens County Libertarian Party (founded in 1994, later decharted and merged with Brooklyn; decharted and reformed, decharted again in 2016)
| Chapter | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Broome County Libertarian Party | c 1980—fl. 1985 | |
| Brooklyn-Queens Libertarian Party | February 4, 2007—? | |
| Central New York Libertarian Party | November 20, 1999—? | |
| Chemung County Libertarian Party | fl. 1989 | |
| Clinton County Libertarian Party | fl. 2005 | |
| Cortland County Libertarian Party | fl. 1982 | |
| Erie-Niagara Libertarian Party | December 2, 1999—? | |
| Genesee Region Libertarian Party | fl. 1982—1984 | |
| Ithaca Libertarians | February 18, 2005—November 9, 2014 | |
| Livingston County Libertarian Party | April 3, 2016—December 2, 2018 | |
| Niagara County Libertarian Party | September 13, 2015—June 4, 2017 | |
| North County Libertarians | fl. 2005 | |
| Otsego County Libertarian Party | October 16, 2016—2018 | |
| Rochester Libertarian Party | fl. 1984 | |
| Saratoga County Libertarian Party | December 7, 2014—2016 | |
| Southern Tier Libertarian Party | June 23, 2001—? | |
| Tompkins County Libertarian Party | fl. 1992–1994 | |
| Warren County Libertarian Party | 2016—December 2, 2018 | |
| Westchester-Putnam Libertarian Party | fl. 1981—1986 |
Unchartered in the 1970s
| Chapter | Chartered | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bronx Libertarian Club (BLC) | Unchartered | |
| Free Libertarians of Westchester (FLOW) | Unchartered | |
| FLP radical caucus (FLPrc) | Unchartered | |
| Kid Lib Club | Unchartered | |
| Libertarian Abortion Action Group (LAAG) | Unchartered | |
| Nassau Libertarian Club (NLC) | Unchartered | |
| Outlook Libertarian Club (OLC) | Unchartered | |
| Suffolk Libertarian Club (SLC) | Unchartered | |
| Staten Island Libertarian Club (SILC) | Unchartered |
References
External Links
| State Organizations of the National Libertarian Party | ||
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