Libertarian Party of Queens County
| Libertarian Party of Queens County | |
| General Information | |
| Jurisdiction: | Queens County, New York |
| Chartered: | April 2, 2017 |
| Status: | Active |
| Officers | |
| Chair: | Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla |
| Vice-Chair: | Usman Ali Chohan |
| Secretary: | Kenneth Mulvena |
| Treasurer: | VACANT |
The Libertarian Party of Queens County is a county affiliate of the Libertarian Party of New York, comprising the entirety of the county-borough of Queens, New York in the City of New York.
History
The chapter was originally founded on October 6, 1994 in Flushing, New York. It was decharted by the State Committee on December 3, 2006 and merged with Kings County to form the Brooklyn-Queens Libertarian Party in 2007. That chapter was later decharted and the Brooklyn Libertarian Party formed its own chapter in 2009 and the Queens County had its own chapter.
The Queens County Libertarian Party was decharted for a second time, on December 14, 2016. As of April 2, 2017, the Libertarian Party of Queens County was once again a chartered affiliate of the Libertarian Party of New York.
Current leadership
County Committee
- Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla Chair (November 2017—Present)
- Usman Ali Chohan, Vice Chair (November 2017—Present)
- Kenneth Mulvena, Secretary (April 2017—Present)
- VACANT, Treasurer (August 2017-Present)
County Operations Committee
LPNY County Delegation
- State Representative - Kenneth Lee (November 2017 - Present)
- Deputy State Representative - James Mcinnis (June 2017 - Present)
- Deputy State Representative - Simon Lee (November 2017 - Present)
Sub-Committee for Field Service
- Commissioner of Outreach - Larion Ross (November 2017 - Present)
- Commissioner of Support - Christian Urquiza (November 2017 - Present)
Sub-Committee on Communications and Media
- Commissioner of Communications - Franklin Gonzalez (November 2017 - Present)
- Elliot Axelman, Chair
- Alex Merced, Member
Sub-Committee for Party Outreach and Relations
- Chair of the Council of Representatives - VACANT
- Chair of the Board of Commissioners - Elliot Axelman (November 2017 - Present)
- Member at Large - Aaron Commey (August 2017 - Present)
- Member at Large - Larry Sharpe (August 2017 - Present)
Conventions
- October 6, 1994
- June 12, 1999 at Bohemian Hall in Astoria
- January 12, 2002
- April 8, 2006
- January 14, 2012 at Bohemian Hall at 29-19 24th Avenue in Astoria, New York
- January 11, 2014
- January 10, 2015
- January 9, 2016 at the Queens Pride House
- March 28, 2017 - Libertarian Party of Queens County Convention, 2017 in Manhattan (Jointly with Manhattan Libertarian Party)
Notable Members
Larry Sharpe (Former LP Vice Presidential Candidate in 2016)
Aaron Commey (Former Candidate for New York City Mayor in 2017)
Alex Merced (Former Candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 and New York City Comptroller in 2017)
Past leadership
Chair
- Christiana Mayer (May 1995)
- John Clifton (May 1999)
- John Procida (2003)
- John Clifton (2012—2013)
- Tom Stevens (January 11, 2014—December 14, 2016)
- Elliot Axelman (December 14, 2016—March 2017) (as Temporary County Chair)
- Elliot Axelman (March 2017 - October 2017)
Vice Chair
- John Procida (2011—2013)
- Thomas Adair Rossman (January 9, 2016—December 14, 2016)
- Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla (December 25, 2016 - March 2017) (Acting / Temporary)
- Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla (March 2017 - November 2017)
Secretary
- Dallwyn Merck (2012—2013)
- Alden Link (January 9, 2016—December 14, 2016)
- Armin Nassiri (March 2017 - November 2017)
Treasurer
- Ronald S. Ramo (2012—2013)
- Tim Popko (January 9, 2016—January 26, 2016)
- Sam Sloan (January 26, 2016—December 14, 2016)
- Usman Ali Chohan (April 2, 2017—August 2017)
State Representative
- Tom Stevens (2012—2013)
- John Clifton (2016)
- Elliot Axelman (April 1st, 2017 - April 16th, 2017) Acting / Temporary
- Christopher R. Fuentes-Padilla (April 17th, 2017 - November 8th, 2017)
Cabinet Positions
- Tom Stevens, Political Director, Membership Director (2012—2013)
- Usman Ali Chohan, Political Director / Public Affairs Director (January 2017-March 2017) (Acting / Temporary)