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In [[1973]], it ran a slate of candidates in the New York City municipal elections including [[Fran Youngstein]] for mayor and [[Gary Greenburg]] for Manhattan district attorney. The LPNY has run statewide candidates regularly since [[1974]] when its candidate for governor was [[Jerome Tuccille]]. | In [[1973]], it ran a slate of candidates in the New York City municipal elections including [[Fran Youngstein]] for mayor and [[Gary Greenburg]] for Manhattan district attorney. The LPNY has run statewide candidates regularly since [[1974]] when its candidate for governor was [[Jerome Tuccille]]. | ||
In 1994, [[Howard Stern]] sought the Libertarian Party nomination for Governor of New York and won the nomination at the State Convention. However, he later dropped from the ticket. | |||
The 1998 State Convention was held in Poughkeepsie, where Christopher Garvey and Donald Silberger were nominated to head the governor / lt. governor's ticket. Conti and Goodman also ran for statewide offices. Bill McMillen and Ambassador Alan Keyes are candidates for U.S. Senate, and McMillen is given the nomination. Among the noted speakers at the convention included Sharon Harris, Michael Cloud, John Cushman, Ron Crickenberger, and Muni Savynon. Jim Harris was voted as the new state chair. | The 1998 State Convention was held in Poughkeepsie, where Christopher Garvey and Donald Silberger were nominated to head the governor / lt. governor's ticket. Conti and Goodman also ran for statewide offices. Bill McMillen and Ambassador Alan Keyes are candidates for U.S. Senate, and McMillen is given the nomination. Among the noted speakers at the convention included Sharon Harris, Michael Cloud, John Cushman, Ron Crickenberger, and Muni Savynon. Jim Harris was voted as the new state chair. |