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|name = Libertarian Party of Indiana | |||
|logo = Indiana_LP Logo3.png | |||
|logo-size = 180px | |||
|state = Indiana | |||
|chartered = July 14, 1974 | |||
|region = [[LNC Region 3|3]] | |||
|chair = [[Joseph Hauptmann]] | |||
|vice-chair = [[Karl Tatgenhorst]] | |||
|secretary = [[Frank Rossa]] | |||
|secretary-assistant = | |||
|treasurer = [[Michael Schultheiss]] | |||
|treasurer-assistant = | |||
|phone = | |||
|address = 1111 E 54th St, Suite 158 <br>Indianapolis IN 46220 | |||
|website = http://www.lpin.org/ | |||
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The '''Libertarian Party of Indiana''' is the Indiana affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The Libertarian Party of Indiana has continually earned ballot access since {{Event|year=1994|event=Ballot Access}}. In 2008 the Libertarian presidential ticket of [[Bob Barr]] and [[Wayne Allyn Root]] had their strongest showing in Indiana receiving 1.1% of the vote (19,243 votes) [http://www.lp.org/2008-presidential-results]. On February 17, 2009 Indianapolis city-council member [[Edward Coleman]] publicly announced that he had left the Republican Party and joined the Libertarian Party [http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/02/17/indianapolis-city-councilman-switched-from-republican-to-libertarian/] [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-libertariancounci,0,2934457.story]. Coleman now is the highest-ranking Libertarian public official in the state, and one of the top (if not highest) ranking Libertarians holding elective office in the United States. The parties best finish in a statewide race came in 2006 when [[US Senate]] candidate [[Steve Osborn]] received 13% of the vote. Osborn had the best result for a third party candidate running for the Senate in the 2006 elections. | The '''Libertarian Party of Indiana''' is the Indiana affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The Libertarian Party of Indiana has continually earned ballot access since {{Event|year=1994|event=Ballot Access}}. In 2008 the Libertarian presidential ticket of [[Bob Barr]] and [[Wayne Allyn Root]] had their strongest showing in Indiana receiving 1.1% of the vote (19,243 votes) [http://www.lp.org/2008-presidential-results]. On February 17, 2009 Indianapolis city-council member [[Edward Coleman]] publicly announced that he had left the Republican Party and joined the Libertarian Party [http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/02/17/indianapolis-city-councilman-switched-from-republican-to-libertarian/] [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-libertariancounci,0,2934457.story]. Coleman now is the highest-ranking Libertarian public official in the state, and one of the top (if not highest) ranking Libertarians holding elective office in the United States. The parties best finish in a statewide race came in 2006 when [[US Senate]] candidate [[Steve Osborn]] received 13% of the vote. Osborn had the best result for a third party candidate running for the Senate in the 2006 elections. | ||
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*[[Paul Hager]] - 2002 US Senate Candidate | *[[Paul Hager]] - 2002 US Senate Candidate | ||
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