Libertarian Party of New York
Libertarian Party of New York | |
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Chairperson | Mark E. Glogowski |
Vice-Chair | Brian Waddell Jim Rosenbeck |
Second Vice-Chair | |
Treasurer | Michael Dowden |
Secretary | Blay Tarnoff |
Member at-large | |
LNC Region | 5 - North |
Founded | 1971 |
Address | P.O. Box 728 Bellport, NY 11713 |
Website | http://www.ny.lp.org/ |
The Libertarian Party of New York was one of the first Libertarian parties to organize and run candidates in the US. It was originally named the "Free Libertarian Party" to prevent confusion with New York's Liberal Party. Its first state chair was Ed Clark.
You can now register to vote as a member of the Libertarian Party in New York. About enrolling as a Libertarian in NY
To find out about local meetings near you in NY, please see the LPNY Chapter Meetings page
The Libertarian Party holds an annual convention, where its five officers and five At-Large board members are elected. Those 10 people, the immediate past chair (if any), plus one representative from each recognized affiliate, comprise the LPNY State Committee. The LPNY State Committee conducts business on the lpny_committee mailing list, which every LPNY member is encouraged to join (read-only for non-committee members).
History
The Libertarian Party of New York was established in 1971 as the Free Libertarian Party. In 1973, it ran a slate of candidates in the New York City municipal elections including Fran Youngstein for mayor and Gary Greenburg for Manhattan district attorney. The LPNY has run statewide candidates regularly since 1974 when its candidate for governor was Jerome Tuccille.
The 1998 State Convention was held in Poughkeepsie, where Christopher Garvey and Donald Silberger were nominated to head the governor / lt. governor's ticket. Conti and Goodman also ran for statewide offices. Bill McMillen and Ambassador Alan Keyes are candidates for U.S. Senate, and McMillen is given the nomination. Among the noted speakers at the convention included Sharon Harris, Michael Cloud, John Cushman, Ron Crickenberger, and Muni Savynon. Jim Harris was voted as the new state chair.
In July 1998, delegates from New York attended the national convention in Washington, D.C. David Bergland served as chair and Muni Savyon as Regional Representative. In August 1998, the LPNY handed over 27,862 signatures in Albany to get the statewide candidates on the ballot.
In 2015, there began a rapid growth of forming new county chapters.
Leadership
- Mark E. Glogowski, Chair
- Jim Rosenbeck, Vice Chair
- Brian Waddell, Vice Chair
- Blay Tarnoff, Secretary
- Michael Dowden, Treasurer
- Christian Padgett, At-Large Committee Member
- Mark Potwora, At-Large Committee Member
- Chris Edes, At-Large Committee Member
- Michael McDermott, At-Large Committee Member
- Aaron Commey, At-Large Committee Member
Past Officials and Staff
See: Libertarian Party of New York State Committee
Conventions
- 2017: Syracuse, New York
- 2016: Manhattan, New York
- 2015: Rochester, New York
- 2014: Albany, New York
- 2010: Albany, New York
- April 2002: Sheraton Four Points Hotel
- 1998: Poughkeepsie, New York
- May 1994: Albany, New York
- May 1, 1982: Binghamton, New York
Elections
See: Libertarian Party of New York Historical Election Results
Party Registration
Voter registration statistics as reported by Ballot Access News.
Year | Registered Voters |
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2016 | 7,128 |
2015 | |
2014 | 5,376 |
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2012 | 3,874 |
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2010 | 2,680 |
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2008 | 1,545 |
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2006 | 1,061 |
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2004 | 362 |
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Local chapters
The Libertarian Party of New York contains 17 local chapters:
- Brooklyn Libertarian Party
- Capitol Region Libertarian Party
- Chautauqua County Libertarian Party (October 3, 2015)
- Erie County Libertarian Party (July 2015)
- Genesee County Libertarian Party
- Greater Rochester Libertarian Party (April 1, 2007)
- Hudson Valley County Libertarian Party
- Livingston County Libertarian Party (2016)
- Manhattan Libertarian Party
- Nassau County Libertarian Party
- Niagara County Libertarian Party (August 2016)
- Onondaga County Libertarian Party (2016)
- Otsego County Libertarian Party (October 2016)
- Staten Island Libertarian Party
- Suffolk County Libertarian Party
- Warren County Libertarian Party
- Westchester County Libertarian Party (2017)
Former
- Brooklyn-Queens Libertarian Party (February 4, 2007—?)
- Clinton County Libertarian Party (fl. 2005)
- Genesee Region Libertarian Party (fl. 1982—1994)
- Ithaca Libertarians (February 18, 2005—?)
- 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)
- Rochester Libertarian Party (fl. 1984)
- Saratoga Libertarian Party (decharted 2016)
External Links
State Organizations of the National Libertarian Party | ||
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