Blay Tarnoff
Blay Tarnoff is a longtime Libertarian Party activist, having joined in 1990. He served a number of roles on the State Committee of the Libertarian Party of New York including Chair (1995—1996), Vice-Chair (1998—2002), Secretary (2005—2007; 2011—2019), and as a Member-At-Large (2004—2005). He is the current chair of the Nassau County Libertarian Party.
| Blay Tarnoff | |
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| Secretary Libertarian Party of New York | |
| April 2011—May 4, 2019 | |
| Predecessor: | Brian DeMarzo |
| Successor: | Fred Cole (ISC) Bill Schmidt (FLP) |
| Chair Libertarian Party of New York | |
| 1995—1996 | |
| Predecessor: | Gail Bova |
| Successor: | Lloyd Wright |
| Personal Details | |
| Residence: | New York |
| Party: | Libertarian Party |
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Biography
Tarnoff joined the Libertarian Party in 1990. He was first elected State Chair in 1995, and served one term. He also served as Vice-Chair, Secretary, and At-Large. Since around 2007 or 2008, he has been Chair of the Nassau County Libertarian Party. In 2019, he was elected Chair of the County Committee, which is separate from the Executive Committee.
He is married to Caryn Cohen and is the father of Randyn Tarnoff.
Political Campaigns
- White Plains Common Council, 1991
- Nassau County Comptroller, 2009
- Nassau County Legislator, 2019
- New York State Assembly, 2020
Organizational Positions
National Libertarian Party
- Member, Judicial Committee (2022—present)
Libertarian Party of New York
- Positions
- Chair (1995—1996)
- Vice-Chair (1997—2002)
- At-Large Committee Member (2004—2005)
- Secretary (2005—2007; 2011—2019)
- Committees
- Member, Administrative Committee (2018—2019)
- Member, Party Rules Subcommittee (2018—2019)
Nassau County Libertarian Party
- Positions
- Chair (c 2008—2019)
- Chair, County Committee (2019—present)