Libertarian Party of Connecticut
| Libertarian Party of Connecticut | |
| General Information | |
| Chartered: | May 1972 |
| Region: | 5 - North |
| Officers | |
| Chair: | Daniel Reale |
| Vice-Chair: | Paul Passarelli |
| Secretary: | Heather Gwynn |
| Treasurer: | Carol McMahon |
| Contact | |
| Address: | PO Box 4069 Yalesville, Connecticut 06492 |
| Website: | Website |
| Social Media | |
The Libertarian Party of Connecticut is the Connecticut affiliate of the Libertarian Party
Leadership
- Daniel Reale, Chair
- Paul Passarelli, Vice Chair
- Heather Gwynn, Secretary
- Carol McMahon, Treasurer
- Vincent Arguimbau , At Large
- Jesse Brohinsky, At Large
- Courtenay Hough, At Large
- Carl Lupinacci, At Large
- Andrew Rule, At Large
- Unknown, Director of Communications
- Unknown, Membership Director
- Unknown, Newsletter Production
Past Officials
Chair
See List of Chairs of the Libertarian Party of Connecticut
Vice-Chair
2013 - 2014 Daniel Reale
2012 Carol McMahon
2011 - 2012 Robert Jones
2006 - 2011 Marc Guttman
2005 - 2006 Richard Lion
2004 - 2005 Linda Rasch
2002 - 2004 Dawn Lincoln
2001 - 2002 Ned Vare
1999 - 2001 D Allen Nicholas
1998 - 1999 Jonathan Arata
1996? - 1998 Richard Loomis
Walter Gengarelly
c. 1995 James Hock
Secretary
2016 - 2017 Daniel Reale
2014 - 2016 Carol McMahon
2010 - 2014 Joshua Katz
2004 - 2010 Ken Mosher
2002 - 2004 Linda Rasch
2001 - 2002 Jim Madison
1999 - 2001 Leonard Rasch
1997 - 1999 James Smith
1994? - 1997 Jeffrey Nicholas
Treasurer
2013 - 2016 Jo-Ann Roeter
2004 - 2013 Andrew Rule
1998 - 2004 Carl Richardson
1996? - 1998 Jonathan Arata
c. 1995 John Voorvaart
Director of Communications
Michael Cadden, Director of Communications (1995-?)
Michael Ciulla, Director of Communications (c. 1996)
James A Madison, Director of Communications (c. 2001)
Mark Tuniewicz, Director of Communications (?-1995)
Others
Ridgely Brown, Judicial Committee (c. 2000)
William A Hamilton, Newsletter Editor (c. 2001)
John M Joy, Newsletter Editor (c. 1995), Deputy Treasurer (c. 2001), Deputy Director of Communications (c. 2001)
Joseph G Knott Jr, Political Director (c. 2001)
James A Lewis, Membership Director (c. 1996)
Rich Loomis, Deputy Treasurer (c. 1995), Ballot Access Coordinator (c. 1995)
George Smith, Judicial Committee (c. 2000)
Don W Whelan, Information Systems Director (c. 1995)
2016 Candidates
President and Vice-President - Gary Johnson and William Weld
U.S. Senate - Richard Lion
U.S. Congress 2 - Daniel Reale
U.S. Congress 3 - Andrew Rule (write-in)
U.S. Congress 4 - Carl Vassar (write-in)
State Senate 34 (Durham/East Haven/North Haven/Wallingford) - Andrew Rule (write-in)
General Assembly 9 (East Hartford/Manchester) - Richard Lion
General Assembly 35 (Clinton/Killingworth/Westbrook) - Austin Coco
General Assembly 50 (Brooklyn/Eastford/Pomfret/Union/Woodstock) - Ty Perry (write-in)
Conventions
- March 11, 2017 in Westbrook
Elections
See: Libertarian Party of Connecticut Historical Election Results
Ballot Access
The Connecticut Libertarian Party has ballot access for the following upcoming elections:
2017
Norwich Mayor
2018
U.S. Senate
U.S. Congress 2
General Assembly District 9
General Assembly District 35
2020
President
Ballot access for all other elections requires petition signatures from within the district amounting to 1% of the vote for that office from the previous election, but not more than 7,500 for a statewide election or 2,500 for a U.S. Congressional District.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 48,676 | 2,561 | 1,596 | 239 |
| 2015 | 1,482 | 138 | ||
| 2014 | 2,602 | 1,780 | 1,472 | 171 |
| 2013 | 1,684 | 1,448 | 171 | |
| 2012 | 12,580 | 1,603 | 1,424 | 189 |
| 2011 | 1,375 | 201 | ||
| 2010 | 10,328 | 1,295 | 1,349 | 193 |
| 2009 | 1,278 | 1,330 | 203 | |
| 2008 | 2,049 | 987 | 1,276 | 216 |
| 2007 | 1,042 | (Nov) 1,199 | (Nov) 196 | |
| 2006 | 23,688 | 840 | 1,160 | 154 |
| 2005 | 1,033 | 1,085 | 216 | |
| 2004 | 9,188 | 789 | (Aug) 270 | |
| 2003 | 643 | 232 | ||
| 2002 | 13,922 | 741 | 271 | |
| 2001 | 704 | 330 | ||
| 2000 | 8,773 | 653 | 391 | |
| 1999 | 394 | |||
| 1998 | 11,375 | 149 | 380 | |
| 1997 | 290 | |||
| 1996 | 5,788 | 70 | 304 | |
| 1995 | 173 | |||
| 1994 | 1,976 | 150 | ||
| 1993 | 110 | |||
| 1992 | 10,741 | 29 | 146 | |
| 1991 | 109 | |||
| 1990 | 2,628 | 118 | ||
| 1989 | 92 | |||
| 1988 | 14,071 | 76 | ||
| 1987 | ||||
| 1986 | 5,733 | |||
| 1985 | ||||
| 1984 | 2,773 | |||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1982 | 10,497 | |||
| 1981 | ||||
| 1980 | 8,570 | |||
| 1979 | ||||
| 1978 | 225 | |||
| 1977 | ||||
| 1976 | 209 | |||
| 1975 | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| 1973 | ||||
| 1972 | 10 |
Finances
| Year | Contributions from Individuals |
Transfers from the National Committee |
Transfers from Presidential and other Committees |
Sales of Merchandise, Convention Tickets, Bank Interest, etc. |
Total Receipts | Total Expenses | Cash Balance at Year End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,544.00 | 41,057.59 | 0.00 | 70.00 | 47,671.59 | 50,885.36 | 1,203.50 |
| 2015 | 2,951.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,951.62 | 1,529.10 | 4,417.27 |
| 2014 | 474.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 478.00 | 531.12 | 2,994.75 |
| 2013 | 455.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 482.00 | 238.83 | 3,047.87 |
| 2012 | 63,283.63 | 0.00 | 21,422.44 | 0.00 | 84,706.07 | 83,762.71 | 2,804.70 |
| 2011 | 770.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 770.00 | 3,171.31 | 2,772.13 |
| 2010 | 1,471.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,471.00 | 3,039.28 | 4,873.44 |
| 2009 | 4,255.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4,255.00 | 5,249.81 | 6,441.72 |
| 2008 | 3,825.00 | 0.00 | 5,000.00 | 0.00 | 8,825.00 | 10,060.05 | 7,436.53 |
| 2007 | 1,870.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.00 | 1,948.00 | 927.40 | 8,671.58 |
| 2006 | 1,490.00 | 1,985.33 | 0.00 | 1,195.00 | 4,670.33 | 3,364.40 | 7,650.98 |
| 2005 | 305.00 | 4,433.00 | 0.00 | 289.64 | 5,027.64 | 822.00 | 6,345.05 |
| 2004 | 7,675.51 | 3,782.00 | 13,590.00 | 0.00 | 25,047.51 | 25,212.61 | 2,139.41 |
| 2003 | 1,795.00 | 3,706.50 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 5,502.02 | 4,154.72 | 3,124.51 |
| 2002 | 4,533.00 | 4,555.50 | 0.00 | 682.19 | 9,770.69 | 15,466.16 | 1,777.21 |
| 2001 | 4,121.37 | 6,672.00 | 0.00 | 206.21 | 10,999.58 | 5,906.98 | 7,472.68 |
| 2000 | 8,171.00 | 7,703.00 | 25.00 | 58.12 | 15,957.12 | 16,356.43 | 2,380.08 |
| 1999 | 3,932.00 | 6,258.00 | 131.99 | 563.19 | 10,885.18 | 9,309.54 | 2,694.39 |
| 1998 | 11,512.00 | 6,602.89 | 308.27 | 0.00 | 18,423.16 | 20,050.85 | 1,118.75 |
Sub Affiliates
Active Town Committees or regional committees that have held, or are planning to hold, at least one meeting in 2017:
- Norwich Libertarian Town Committee
- Libertarian Party of Plainfield
- Libertarian Party of Meriden
- Libertarian Parties of Vernon, Manchester, East Windsor and South Windsor
- Libertarian Parties of Avon, Berlin, Burlington, Canton, Farmington, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, West Hartford, and Wethersfield
- Libertarian Parties of Seymour, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls and Bethany
Contact information for the town and regional committees can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/LPConn/posts/1492753977411111
External links
| State Organizations of the National Libertarian Party | ||
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