List of Manhattan Libertarian Party Leaders

This article shows the leadership of the Manhattan Libertarian Party.

Party Officers

Manhattan Libertarian Party Officers
Election Date	Year	Chair	Secretary	Treasurer	State Representative
Aug 31, 2000	2000	Jak Karako	Robert Eikel	Robert Eikel
Jan 10, 2001	2001	Jak Karako	Gary Snyder	Gary Snyder
Apr 13, 2002	2002	Jak Karako	James Eisert	James Eisert
Jan 11, 2003	2003	Gary Snyder	James Eisert	James Eisert	Tom Stevens
Jan 10, 2004	2004	---	---	---	Tom Stevens
---	2005	---	---	---	Tom Stevens
---	2006	---	---	---	---
---	2007	---	---	---	---
---	2008	---	---	---	Ron Ramo
---	2009	---	---	---	Dodge Landesman
---	2010	---	---	---	Eric Sundwall
---	2011	---	---	---	Janet Hopf
Jan 2012	2012	Janet Hopf	---	---	Janet Hopf
Jan 2013	2013	---	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	Janet Hopf
Jan 2014	2014	Brian Waddell	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	---
---	2015	Brian Waddell	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	Helene Jnane
Mar 2016	2016	Ron Litchman	Mark Axinn	Mark Axinn	Rob Power
May 9, 2017	2017	Ron Litchman	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	Christopher Hollinger
Feb 13, 2018		Ron Litchman	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	Ron Litchman
May 8, 2018	2018	Aaron Commey	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	Ilya Schwartzburg
Apr 9, 2019	2019	Aaron Commey	Gilbert Midonnet	Mark Axinn	Ilya Schwartzburg
Election Date	Year	Chair	Secretary	Treasurer	State Representative

Interim County Organization
Election Date	Year	Chair	Vice-Chair	Secretary	Treasurer	State Representative
Sep 11, 2019	2019	Ilya Schwartzburg	Rebecca Lau	Rob Power	Mark Axinn	Ilya Schwartzburg

Party Directorships

Manhattan Libertarian Party Directorships
Election Date	Year	Director of Media Relations	Political Director	Director of Events
Aug 31, 2000	2000	Jim Lesczynski	---	---
Jan 10, 2001	2001	Jim Lesczynski	---	---
Apr 13, 2002	2002	Jim Lesczynski	---	---
Jan 11, 2003	2003	---	---	---
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Jan 2012	2012	---	---	---
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Mar 2016	2016	---	---	---
May 9, 2017	2017	---	---	---
May 8, 2018	2018	---	---	---
Apr 9, 2019	2019	Rebecca Lau	Anthony Pellegrino	David Fite
Interim County Organization / Country Committee
Election Date	Year	Director of Media Relations	Political Director	Director of Events
Sep 11, 2019	2019	Rebecca Lau	Aaron Commey	---

Former Officers

Chairs

Name	Term start	Term end

Vice Chair

• Vicki Kirkland (1994—?)

Secretary/Treasurer

• Robert Eikel (August 31, 2000—January 10, 2001)
• Gary Snyder (January 10, 2001—?)
• James Eisert (January 11, 2003—?, elected again January 10, 2004)
• Unknown (2003—2017)

Secretary

• Gilbert Midonnet (2017—September 11, 2019)

Treasurer

• Bob Armstrong (c 2006)
• Mark Axinn (~10 years as of 2018)

Director of Media Relations

• Jim Lesczynski (August 31, 2000—?; January 11, 2003—?)
• Joseph Dobrian (January 10, 2004—2005)
• Brian Waddell (January 2013-January 2014)
• Alex Merced (2016—?)

Political Director

• Brian Waddell (?—2019)

State Representative

• Unknown (August 31, 2000—2003)
• Tom Stevens (2003—2006)
• Unknown (2006—2008)
• Ron Ramo (2008—2009)
• Dodge Landesman (2009—2010)
• Eric Sundwall (2010—2011)
• Janet Hopf (2011—2014)
• Unknown (2014—2015)
• Helene Jnane (2015—2016)
• Rob Power (2016—May 9, 2017)
• Christopher Hollinger (May 9, 2017—February 13, 2018)
• Ron Litchman (February 13, 2018—May 8, 2018)
• Ilya Schwartburg (May 8, 2018—present)

Other positions

• Travis Pahl, Director of Commerce Issues (August 31, 2000—January 10, 2001)
• Kevin Smith, Director of Personal Freedom Issues (August 31, 2000—January 10, 2001)
• Travis Pahl, Director of Personal Freedom Issues (January 10, 2001—?)
• Charles Eppler, Director of Economic Freedom Issues (January 10, 2001—?)
• Buck Crutchfield, Fundraising Director (January 11, 2003—January 10, 2004)
• Joseph Dobrian, Membership Director (January 11, 2003—?)

• Theron Burrough, Fundraising Director (January 10, 2004—?)
• Josh Michelman, Membership Director (January 10, 2004—?)

As of April 13, 2002

Manhattan LP Officers: Chair - Jak Karako
Secretary/Treasurer - James Eisert
Membership Development Director - Travis Pahl
Fundraising Director - Ron Moore
Media Relations Director - Jim Lesczynski
Drug Reform Director - Bob Armstrong
Social Director - Joyce Ilson
Activism Director - Jim Lesczynski
Elections/Candidate Recruitment Director (merged) - Scott Jeffrey
Webmaster - James Eisert
Newsletter Editor - Sam Sloan
Gun Rights Director - James Eisert
Education Director - Thomas Ruks
Landlord/Tenant Director - Gary Snyder
Tax Reform Director - Ron Moore