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| 2026 Libertarian National Convention | |||
| Convention | |||
| Freedom Calls | |||
| Dates: | May 22-25 | ||
| Location: | Grand Rapids, MI | ||
| Venue: | The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel | ||
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The 2026 Libertarian National Convention is the upcoming biannual Libertarian Party National Convention. It will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On May 1, 2025, it was announced that the convention theme would be "Freedom Calls." There is a Theme Contest.
LNC Candidates
National Chair
| Name | Background | State |
|---|---|---|
| Wes Benedict | National Executive Director (2013-2018) | Texas |
| John Hudak[1] | Michigan | |
| Jeremy Kauffman | New Hampshire | |
| Evan McMahon | National Secretary (since 2025) | Indiana |
| James Ostrowski[2] | Libertarian Author | New York |
| Rob Yates | LPNC Communications Director | North Carolina |
Vice-Chair
| Name | Background | State |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Griffiths[3] | Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| Tony D'Orazio | Former Chair of the Libertarian Party of New York | Pennsylvania |
| Stephen Nass | New Hampshire | |
| Bryce Thon |
Treasurer
| Name | Background | State |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Allgood[4] | ||
| Douglas Knebel[3] | LNC At-Large Rep. | South Carolina |
| Aaron Toman | Hawaii |
Secretary
| Name | Background | State |
|---|---|---|
| Lana Leguia[3] | Director of Political Affairs, New Jersey LP | New Jersey |
| Jonathan McGee[3] | LNC Region 2 Rep
former Vice-Chair of Alabama LP |
Alabama |
| Theodore Zalesiak[4] |
At-Large
| Name | Background | State |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Deal | LPPA Chair | Pennsylvania |
| Pat Ford | LPRI Chair, LNC Region Rep | Rhode Island |
| Brittany Kosin | Pennsylvania | |
| Steven Nekhaila | LNC Chair (2025—present) | Florida |
| Kelly Nguyen | Hawaii | |
| Bill Redpath | LNC Treasurer (2024-Present) | Ohio |
| Catrina Rocco | New York | |
| Joe Weeks | Maine |
Judicial Committee
| Name | Background | State |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Ciesielski | Pennsylvania | |
| Stephan Kinsella | Texas | |
| Ken Krawchuk | Pennsylvania | |
| Ken Moellman | Kentucky | |
| Avens O'Brien | California | |
| Justin O'Donnell | New Hampshire | |
| Nolan Schmidt | Texas | |
| Mike Seebeck | Alabama | |
| Blay Tarnoff | New York | |
| Pietro Geraci | LPNY Outreach Director | New York |
| Jake Porter | Arkansas | |
| Charlie Larkin | Massachusetts |
National Chair Debates
P = Present; A = Absent; I = Invited; WR = Wasn't Running At Time; NI = Not Invited
| Debate Info | Candidates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Host | Benedict | Hudak | McMahon | Ostrowski | Yates | Kauffman |
| December 31, 2025 | Free Speech Media | P | A | P | P | P | WR |
| Feb. 2026 | LP California | P | A | P | P | A | WR |
| March 31, 2026 | LP North Carolina | P | A | A | P | P | WR |
| April 2026 | LP Texas | P | A | P | P | A | WR |
| May 13, 2026 | LPAlliance | P | A | P | P | P | NI |
National Vice Chair Debates
P = Present; NI = Not Invited
| Debate Info | Candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Host | Griffiths | D'Orazio | Thon | Nass |
| May 14, 2026 | LPAlliance | P | P | P | NI |
Documents
Controversies
John Ponty of Liberty Sentries put out an article purportedly demonstrating that the national party's membership database contained errors. The national party responded via a 
report (info) from Andy Buchkovich. Ponty disputed Buchkovich's report.
References
- ↑ https://hudak2026.com/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/jim.ostrowski.507/posts/pfbid02wa7tj5cpUzcurzw7rvWMvcs4hVw8AUN2C9bBAHHG2nCLMBMxM494EnnLkHT6Za73l
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2025/12/evan-mcmahon-announces-bid-for-libertarian-national-committee-chair-in-2026/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://endthelp.com/
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