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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. | 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]] (FLP) 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. | ||
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