Libertarian Party of Colorado

Libertarian Party of Colorado
General Information
Chartered:	1971
Region:	1
Officers
Chair:	Wayne Harlos
Vice-Chair:	Michele Poague
Secretary:	Mike Spalding
Treasurer:	John Hjersman
Contact
Phone:	303.837.9393
Address:	MAIL ONLY: 11757 W Ken Caryl Ave #F124 Littleton CO 80127
Website:	Website
Social Media
Facebook:	Facebook

The Libertarian Party of Colorado is the state affiliate of the Libertarian Party for Colorado.

Board of Directors

Position	Name
Chair	Wayne Harlos
Vice Chair	Michele Poague
Records Director	Michael Spalding
Treasurer	John Hjersman
Campaigns Director	Kim Tavendale
Communications Director	Lance Cayko
Outreach Director	Kevin Gulbranson
Regions Director	Steve Gallant
Legislative Director	Michael Stapleton
Membership Director	Matthew DiGiallonardo
Fundraising Director	Roger Barris
Technology Director (Appointed)	Clayton Casciato
Database Manager (Appointed)	David Aitken

Committees

Platform Committee

• Clayton Casciato (Chair)
• Sarah Elsworth
• Caryn Ann Harlos
• Michele Poague
• Daniel Lutz
• Mike Seebeck
• Jay Stooksberry
• Kevin Gulbranson

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

• Mike Seebeck (Chair)
• Daniel Lutz
• Wayne Harlos
• Scott Helker
• Joshua Robertson
• Kevin Gulbranson
• Caryn Ann Harlos

Policy Manual Committee

• Caryn Ann Harlos
• John Hjersman (Chair)

2019 Convention Planning Committee

• Matthew DiGiallonardo (Chair)
• Eric Mulder (Graphics Committee)
• Beatriz Sutton (Credentials Committee)

Name Change

At the 1994 State Party Convention, the delegates changed the name of the affiliate from the Colorado Libertarian Party to the Libertarian Party of Colorado. Colorado Clipboard Volume 15, Number 6 (June 6, 1994) The change was needed so that candidates would be listed on the ballot as "Libertarian" rather than "Colorado Libertarian."

Previous Officials

Chair

Year	Name
1980	John Mason
1981	Ruth Bennett
1982	Ruth Bennett
1983	Ruth Bennett
1984	Dwight Filley
1985	Penn Pfiffner
1986	Penn Pfiffner
1987	David Daniels
1988	Mary Lind
1989	Mary Lind, Ron Bain
1990	Keith Hamburger
1991	Mary Callan
1992	David Aitken
1993	David Aitken
1994	David Aitken
1995	David Aitken
1996	Sandra Johnson
1997	Sandra Johnson
1998	Michele Bethke
1999	Bette Rose Smith
2000	Bette Rose Smith
2001	John Berntson
2002	John Berntson
2003	Norm Olsen
2004	Norm Olsen
2005	Travis Lee Nicks
2006	Travis Lee Nicks
2007	Travis Lee Nicks
2008	Travis Lee Nicks
2009	David K Williams Jr
2010	David K Williams Jr
2011	Jeff Orrok
2012	Jeff Orrok
2013	Jeff Orrok
2014	Jeff Orrok
2015	Lily Tang Williams, Nathan Grabau
2016	Jay North

Vice Chair

• Nicholas Sarwark (2011-2014)
• Jay R North (2015-2016)
• Wayne Harlos (2016-2017)
• Richard Longstreth (2017-2018)
• Marc Montoni (2018)

Treasurer

• Wesley Long
• Bud Martin
• Mike Spalding
• Johanna Fallis
• Gaar Potter (2002-2003)
• Michael Spalding (-2015)
• Donna Price (-2015)
• John Flovin (2015-2016)

Records Director/Secretary

• Michael Spalding (2015-)

Regions Director

• Amy Lunde-Provines (2013-2015)
• Richard Longstreth (2015-2016)
• Jorge Zogaib (2016-2017)

Western Slope Outreach Director

• Debbie Schum (2005-2007)
• Ronald Bain (2007-2008)

Position Eliminated

Publications Director

• Ari Armstrong (1999-2001)
• Richard Combs (2001-2002)
• Jim Vance (2002-2003)
• Steve Gallant (2003-2005)
• Patrick Esser(2005-2007)

Position Eliminated

Media Director

• Michael Seebeck (2002-2003)
• Desiree Hickson (2003-2005)
• Sean Ayers (2005-2007)
• Chris Thompson(2007-2008)
• Richard C Randall (2008-2009)

Position Eliminated

Outreach Director

• Brian Rachocki
• Rand Fanshier
• Tony Ryan (2002-2003)
• Christine Hartman (2011-2012)
• Michael Scott (2013)
• Stephanie Davis (2015-2016)
• Aline Marie Cochran (2016-2017)
• Kevin Gulbranson (2017-)

Legislative Director

• Judd Ptak (2001-2002)
• Floyd Bilderback (2002-2003)
• Paul Tiger (2003-2004)
• Richard C Randall (2004-2008)
• David K Williams, Jr (2008-2009)
• David Jurist (2013-2014)
• Michael Stapleton (2015-)

Communications Director

• Matthew Hess (-2014)
• James Jeansonne (2014-2015)
• Nathan Grabau (2015-2016)
• Caryn Ann Harlos (2016-2018)

Fundraising Director

• Michele Poague
• Judd Ptak
• Dr Shawn Elke Glazer (2001-2002)
• Walter Schlommer (2002)
• Dana Wagenhoffer (2003)
• Clint Jones(-2016)
• Matthew DiGiallonardo (2016-2017)
• Eric Mulder (2017)
• Justin Matthews (2017-2018)

Membership Director

• Alan Hayman (2014-2016)
• Jeff Orrok (2016)
• Ken Wyble (2016-2017)
• Steve Gallant (2017-2018)

Information Director

• Kent McNaughton (1999-2000)
• David Bryant (2000-2001)
• Margaret Alia Denny (2001-2002)
• Mike Seebeck (2002-2003)
• Position Eliminated

Campaigns Director

• Norm T Olsen (2002-2003)
• Samantha Kelly (2003-2004)
• Michael McKinzie (2004-2006)
• Leah Kelley (2006-2008)
• Brian Ochsner (2011-)
• Jacques Delaguerre (2015-2016)
• Richard Longstreth (2016-2017)
• Kim Tavendale (2017-2018)
• Bruce Griffith (2018)

Past Appointed Volunteer Staff

Doug Lunde, Appointed Technology Chair Committee (2015)

Elections

See: Libertarian Party of Colorado Historical Election Results See: Libertarian Party of Colorado Ballot Access History

Size and Influence

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Year	Minimum Unique Voters	Minimum Percent Of Voters	Registered Voters (Oct/Nov)	Percent of Registered Voters	Signature Members (Dec)	Signature Members Per Million Population	LNC Total Donors 2004 - 2016 Or Active Members 1972 - 2003 (Dec)	LNC Donors Per Million Population	State Rank Of Total LNC Donors (Of 51)
2017			40,045	1.19%	3,878	692	491	87.57	11
2016	144,121	5.04%	37,880	1.16%	4,043	730	668	120.57	11
2015			26,406	0.89%	3,710	680	369	67.62	10
2014	120,745	5.80%	26,746	0.90%	3,657	683	398	74.31	10
2013			22,839	0.75%	3,559	675	414	78.53	12
2012	122,651	4.72%	19,585	0.71%	3,503	675	461	88.80	10
2011			9,893	0.46%	3,334	651	443	86.53	10
2010	92,015	5.03%	10,549	0.43%	3,289	651	458	90.72	11
2009			8,881	0.35%	3,220	648	531	106.79	9
2008	12,135	0.50%	11,075	0.34%	3,071	628	509	104.10	11
2007			6,773	0.24%	2,915	607	499	103.87	11
2006	62,426	3.94%	6,555	0.22%	2,796	592	350	74.15	12
2005			5,782	0.20%	2,590	559	504	108.81	12
2004	79,084	3.68%	6,078	0.20%			(Aug) 612	133.77	12
2003							529	116.81	13
2002	46,708	3.28%	5,543	0.19%			661	147.20	13
2001							767	173.31	13
2000	118,994	6.83%	4,259	0.15%			846	195.52	13
1999							834	205.61	13
1998	32,756	2.47%	3,201	0.12%			769	193.75	13
1997							627	161.13	13
1996	12,392	0.82%	2,420	0.11%			671	175.99	12
1995							432	115.57	11
1994	1,964	0.17%	1,942	0.10%			349	95.51	9
1993							311	87.34	9
1992	8,669	0.54%	1,660	0.08%			309	89.31	11
1991							254	75.43	12
1990	18,930	1.81%	1,258	0.07%			203	61.44	13
1989							168	51.28	13
1988	15,482	1.09%	1,033	0.05%			170	52.11	8
1987
1986	494	0.05%	753	0.04%
1985
1984	11,257	0.84%	576	0.04%
1983
1982	39,553	3.81%
1981
1980	25,744	2.10%
1979
1978	19,091	2.25%
1977
1976	5,338	0.49%
1975
1974
1973
1972	2,028	0.21%

Party Registration

Voter registration statistics as reported by Ballot Access News from 1995 forward and dehnbase.org/lpus/library/registration.html from 1980 - 1994. Voter Registration for 2004-present are from November months from http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/VoterRegNumbers/VoterRegNumbers.html

Registered Active are those who voted in the previous election. Registered Inactive are those who did not vote in the previous election. Both are counted as registered Libertarians in Colorado. See http://www.coloradoindependent.com/160209/colorado-voting-information and https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/rule_making/CurrentRules/8CCR1505-1/Rule2.pdf

Year	Registered Active Voters	Registered Inactive Voters	Total Registered
2016	37,880	5,631	43,511
2015	24,137	8,432	32,569
2014	25,469	6,856	32,459
2013	19,911	6,316	26,227
2012	19,543	5,046	24,589
2011	9,300	6,744	16,044
2010	7,424	7,312	14,736
2009	7,872	3,929	11,801
2008	8,121	3,071	11,192
2007	6,850	N/A	6,850
2006	6,692	N/A	6,692
2005	5,385	N/A	5,385
2004	6,018	N/A	6,018
2003		N/A
2002	5,543	N/A	5,543
2001		N/A
2000	4,259	N/A	4,259
1999		N/A
1998	3,201	N/A	3,201
1997		N/A
1996	2,420	N/A	2,420
1995		N/A
1994	1,945	N/A	1,945
1993		N/A
1992	1,660	N/A	1,660
1991		N/A
1990	1,258	N/A	1,258
1989		N/A
1988	1,033	N/A	1,033
1987		N/A
1986	753	N/A	753
1985		N/A
1984	576	N/A	576
1983		N/A
1982		N/A
1981		N/A
1980		N/A

Conventions

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Year	Date(s)	Venue	City	Keynote Speaker(s)
1977	December 10-11	Radisson Hotel	Denver	Roger MacBride
1979	April 28-29	Belvidere Theater	Central City	Ed Clark, Karl Hess
1980	May 24-25	Four Seasons Motor Inn	Colorado Springs	Ed Clark
1981	May 23-25	Ramada Inn	Fort Collins	Vernon Brown
1982	May 28-31	Broker Inn	Boulder	Alicia Clark
1983	May 27-30	Sheraton-Steamboat	Steamboat Springs	Murray Rothbard
1984	May 25-28	Holiday Inn-Northglenn	Denver	Paul Grant, David Bergland
1985	May 3-5	Holiday Inn	Aurora	Murray Rothbard, Larry Dodge
1986	May 2-3	Drury Inn	Colorado Springs	Steve Givot
1987	May 22-24	--	Fort Collins	Russell Means, Ron Paul, Andre Marrou
1988a	May 27-29	University Park Holiday Inn	Fort Collins	Walter Block
1989b	May 26-28	University Park Holiday Inn	Fort Collins	Leon Louw
1990c	April 20-22	Lory Student Center/University Park Holiday Inn	Fort Collins	Walter E. Williams
1991	March 22-24	Evergreen Conference Center	Evergreen	Don Ernsberger
1992	April 20-22	University Park Holiday Inn	Fort Collins	Bruce Evoy
1993	April 23-25	Colorado College Conference Center	Crestone	Mary Ruwart
1994	April 29-May 1	Roundup Ranch	Sedalia	Durk Pearson, Sandy Shaw
1995	March 31-April 2	The Coach House Resort	Loveland	Thomas Szasz
1996	April 26-28	The Coach House Resort	Loveland	Michael Cloud, Rick Tompkins, Irwin Schiff, Jo Jorgensen
1997	April 18-20	Stanley Hotel	Estes Park	Michael Cloud, Mark Draper, Orlin Grabbe, Danny Hashimoto, Boston T. Party, Penn Pfiffner
1998	April 24-26	Sheraton Denver West Hotel	Lakewood	David Nolan
1999	April 23-25	Sheraton Denver West Hotel	Lakewood	Barbara Goushaw
2000	April 14-16	Best Western Executive Hotel	Denver	W. Earl Allen
2001	May 18-21	Best Western Executive Hotel	Denver	Bill Masters, Carla Howell, Russell Means, Reggie Rivers
2002	May 17-19	National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum	Leadville	Bill Masters
2003	April 4-6	Ramadan Inn	Colorado Springs	Vin Suprynowicz
2004	May 21-23	--	Estes Park	Mike Dixon, Mark Rutherford
2005	May 6-8	Friendship Hall	Montrose	Michael Badnarik
2006	May 13	Radisson Hotel and Convention Center	Denver	N/A
2007	May 18-20	DoubleTree Hotel	Aurora	Michael Badnarik
2008	March 8-9	Lory Student Center, Colorado State University	Fort Collins	Michael Badnarik
2009	May 16	Platte River Academy	Highlands Ranch	N/A
2010	March 20	Red Lion Inn	Aurora	N/A
2011	May 21	DoubleTree Hotel	Westminster	N/A
2012	March 17-18	DoubleTree Hotel	Aurora	David Bergland
2013	May 17-19	DoubleTree Hotel	Aurora	Michael Cloud
2014	March 28-30	--	Golden	Gary Johnson
2015	April 24-26	DoubleTree Hotel	Aurora	Larry Sharpe
2016	March 11-13	DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton	Colorado Springs	Susan Kochevar
2017	March 24-26	Westin-Westminster Hotel	Westminster	Laura Ebke, Arvin Vohra, Austin Petersen, Steve Kerbel
2018	March 23-25	Doubletree By Hilton	Thornton	Larry Sharpe, Laura Ebke, Nicholas Sarwark
2019	March 22-24	Hotel Elegante	Colorado Springs	TBD

^a Convention held jointly with Alaska and Wyoming

^b Convention held jointly with Alaska, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming

^c Convention held jointly with Utah and Wyoming

Constitution

• CO_Constitution_2013
• CO_Constitution_2017
• CO_Constitution_2018

Logos

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  Logo used prior to 2016 (still appears on some documents)

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  "Torch Eagle" logo (2016-present)

External Link

• Official Libertarian Party of Colorado website

Colorado Counties, Regions, and Organizations

Adams Arapahoe Aurora Aspen Boulder Broomfield Chaffee Chaffee and Lake Clear Creek CSU Delta Denver Douglas Eagle Elbert El Paso Florissant Fremont Garfield Greeley Gunnison Huerfano Jackson Jefferson Larimer Limon Mesa Moffat Morgan Northeast Park Pueblo Routt Saguache San Luis Valley San Miguel Southern Colorado Southside Southwestern Summit Weld Western Slope Official Libertarian Party of Colorado Counties Page