Libertarian Party of Iowa
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| Libertarian Party of Iowa | |
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| General Information | |
| Chartered: | April 19, 1975 |
| Region: | 6 |
| Officers | |
| Chair: | James Schneider |
| Vice-Chair: | Ed Wright |
| Secretary: | Joseph Howe |
| Treasurer: | Sarah Mitchell |
| Contact | |
| Address: | PO Box 7256 Des Moines, IA 50309 |
| Website: | Website |
| Social Media | |
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The Libertarian Party of Iowa is the Iowa affiliate of the Libertarian Party. In 2017, the party qualified for major party status after Gary Johnson received over 2% of the vote in the Presidential election. [1]
Leadership
At-Large Representative: Daniel Zwick
At-Large Representative: Jules Ofenbakh
District 1: Myra Matejka
District 2: Joey Speak
District 3: Jocelyn Fry
District 4: Shawn Dietz
Past Chairs
see List of Chairs of the Libertarian Party of Iowa
Other Past Officers and State Executive Committee Members
Affiliates
Iowa currently has nine county affiliates.
- Benton County Libertarian Party
- Libertarian Party of Black Hawk County
- Johnson County Libertarian Party
- Linn County Libertarian Party
- Polk County Libertarians
- Harrison County Libertarian Party
- Pottawattamie County Libertarian Party
- Libertarian Party of Scott County
- Washington County Libertarian Party
Timeline
- 1975
- The Libertarian Party of Iowa is chartered on April 19, 1975.
- 1979
- A chapter is formed at the University of Iowa called Hawkeye Libertarians by Randall Grant and Michael Lewis.
- 1985
- The Libertarian Party of Iowa files dissolution paperwork with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board when party Chair Michael Lewis moved out of state.[2]
- 1987
- The party takes out an ad in the Cedar Rapids Gazettee on March 11, 1987 and announces that it will be reorganizing with Tim Hird as the acting state chairman.
Awards
Elections
See: Libertarian Party of Iowa Historical Election Results
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) |
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| 2016 | 59,186 | 8,366 | 1,157 | 207 |
| 2015 | 1,027 | 119 | ||
| 2014 | 36,945 | 4,632 | 1,009 | 101 |
| 2013 | 990 | 127 | ||
| 2012 | 12,926 | 2,203 | 960 | 146 |
| 2011 | 906 | 123 | ||
| 2010 | 33,854 | 1,416 | 884 | 126 |
| 2009 | 861 | 132 | ||
| 2008 | 4,590 | 762 | 834 | 131 |
| 2007 | (Nov) 790 | (Nov) 116 | ||
| 2006 | 5,735 | 774 | 94 | |
| 2005 | 714 | 153 | ||
| 2004 | 15,218 | (Aug) 190 | ||
| 2003 | 194 | |||
| 2002 | 49,206 | 181 | ||
| 2001 | 267 | |||
| 2000 | 17,542 | 219 | ||
| 1999 | 200 | |||
| 1998 | 204 | |||
| 1997 | 167 | |||
| 1996 | 3,311 | 147 | ||
| 1995 | 85 | |||
| 1994 | 2,772 | 62 | ||
| 1993 | 44 | |||
| 1992 | 1,076 | 64 | ||
| 1991 | 57 | |||
| 1990 | 61 | |||
| 1989 | 64 | |||
| 1988 | 2,494 | 53 | ||
| 1987 | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| 1985 | ||||
| 1984 | 1,844 | |||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1982 | 4,507 | |||
| 1981 | ||||
| 1980 | 13,123 | |||
| 1979 | ||||
| 1978 | 3,947 | |||
| 1977 | ||||
| 1976 | 1,454 | |||
| 1975 | ||||
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| 1973 | ||||
| 1972 |
External links
| State Organizations of the National Libertarian Party | ||
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