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==History== | ==History== | ||
The '''Libertarian Party of Michigan''' was founded in June 1972. Its first state chair was [[Stuart Weiner]], who was soon succeeded by either [[Jeff Doan|Jeffery Doan]] or founding vice chair [[Bill Krebaum]]. Weiner and Doan were both students at the University of Michigan. | The '''Libertarian Party of Michigan''' was founded in June 1972. Its first state chair was [[Stuart Weiner]], who was soon succeeded by either [[Jeff Doan|Jeffery Doan]] or founding vice-chair [[Bill Krebaum]]. Weiner and Doan were both students at the University of Michigan. | ||
In March, 1988, the [[James Clifton|Rev. James Walter Clifton]] was elected to the Addison Village Council. Winning the election made him the first Libertarian elected to public office in a partisan race in the state of Michigan. He had been serving on the Village Council for 6 months prior to the election while filling a vacancy.<ref>http://old.michiganlp.org/Shared%20Documents/clifton.htm</ref> | In March, 1988, the [[James Clifton|Rev. James Walter Clifton]] was elected to the Addison Village Council. Winning the election made him the first Libertarian elected to public office in a partisan race in the state of Michigan. He had been serving on the Village Council for 6 months prior to the election while filling a vacancy.<ref>http://old.michiganlp.org/Shared%20Documents/clifton.htm</ref> |