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{{Infobox_States_Party |
{{Infobox State
  party_name    = Libertarian Party of Illinois |
|name = Libertarian Party of Illinois
  party_logo    = [[Image:Logo lp illinois.png]] |
|logo = IL_Website_header_2016.png
  chairperson    = [[Val Vetter]] |
|state = Illinois
  vicechair      =   |
|chartered =
  treasurer      = [[Debra Aaron]] |
|region = [[LNC Region 6|6]]
  secretary     = [[Crystal Jurczynski]] |
|chair = [[Steve Suess]]
  executive_director =   |
|vice-chair = [[Donny Henry]]
  region        = [[LNC Region 6|6]] |
|secretary = [[Jonathan Parker]]
  address       = PO Box 1605<BR/>
|secretary-assistant =
Chicago, IL 60690-1605 |
|treasurer = [[Russ Clark]]
  foundation    = &nbsp; |
|treasurer-assistant =
  website = http://www.lpillinois.org/
|phone =
|address = PO Box 3611<BR/> Bloomington, IL 61702
|website = http://www.lpillinois.org/
|facebook = https://www.facebook.com/LPIllinois/
|twitter = https://twitter.com/LPIllinois
|meetup =
}}
}}
The '''Libertarian Party of Illinois''' ('''LP Illinois''') is the Illinois affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party]]. The state chair is
[[Steve Suess]].


The '''Libertarian Party of Illinois''' is the Illinois affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party]]. The state chair is [[Val Vetter|Valiant Vetter]].
==Leadership==


== Executive Committee ==
===Current===
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Steve Suess]], Chair (elected April 2020)
|-
*[[Donny Henry]], Vice-Chair (elected April 2020)
! Name
*[[Russ Clark]], Treasurer (elected April 2020)
! Position
*[[Jonathan Parker]], Secretary
|-
*[[Amanda Parsons]], Communications Division Director (since 2018)
| Val Vetter
*[[Paul Durr]], Field Operations Division Director (since 2019)
| State Chair
*[[Jake Leonard]], Political Division Director (since 2019)
|-
 
| Lupe Diaz
===Former===
| Legislative
;Chair
|-
*[[Steve Nelson]] (c. 1975)
| Damon Dillon
*[[Valiant Vetter]] (July 2005—February 2008)
| Membership  
*[[David Brady|David A Brady]] (March 2009—July 2009)
|-
*[[Valiant Vetter]] (July 2009)
| Kent McMillen
*[[Lupe Diaz]] (October 2009—September 2012)
| Public Relations
*[[Matthew Ervin]] (October 2012—September 2013)
|-
*[[Matthew Skopek]] (October 2013—August 2014)
| Crystal Jurczynski
*[[Lex Green]] (September 2014—2018)
| Secretary
*[[Bennett Morris]], Chair (2018-2020)
|-
 
| Debra Aaron
;Vice-Chair
| Treasurer 
*[[Matthew Ervin]] (September 2010—September 2012)
|}
*[[Ken Prazak]] (October 2012 — August 2014)
*[[Lex Green]] (?-2014)
*[[Jonathan Parker]] (2014-2018)
*[[Ryan Mahoney]], Vice-Chair (2018-2020)
 
;Vice-Chair of Campaigns & Electoral
*[[Jason Briggeman]] (July 2005—July 2006)
*[[Don Stover]] (July 2006—September 2006)
 
;Vice-Chair of Media & Communications
*[[Ken Prazak]] (July 2005—July 2006)
 
;Vice-Chair of Membership & Development
*[[Walt Steele]] (July 2005—July 2006)
 
;Secretary
*[[Jim Syler]] (July 2005—July 2006)
*[[Walter Simons]] (September 2006)
*[[Evonne Bennett]] (February 2008)
*[[Crystal Jurczynski]] (March 2009—July 2009)
*[[Kent McMillan]] (2009?—August 2012)
*[[Maggie Kohls]] (September 2012—October 2012)
*[[Mark Woodworth]] (November 2012—June 2014)
*[[Jasen Howard]] (July 2014—March 2016)
*[[Rodney Parker]] (April 2016—December 2017)
*vacant (December 2017—April 2018)
*[[Jeni Floyd]] (April 2018-April 2019)
?*[[Henry Wissmiller]] (May 2019-June 2020)
 
;Treasurer
*[[David Lee]] (July 2005—July 2006)
*[[Debra Aaron]] (September 2006—July 2009)
*[[Charles Sila]] (October 2009—March 2010)
*[[Josh Hanson]] (October 2012—September 2013)
*[[Matt Skopek]] (September 2014—August 2014)
*[[Brian Dunn]] (September 2016—April 2020)
 
;Executive Director
*[[Jeff Trigg]] (July 2005—July 2006)
*[[Jan Stover]] (July 2006)
 
;Other
*[[Walt Steele]], Database Coordinator (July 2006)
*[[Don Stover]], Newsletter Editor (July 2006)
*[[Lupe Diaz]], Newsletter Editor (February 2008)
*[[Crystal Jurczynski]], Webmaster (July 2006)
*[[Andy Spiegel]], Counsel (July 2006)
*[[Val Vetter]], Activism (March 2009—July 2009)
*[[Jan Stover]], Campaigns (March 2009)
*[[Lupe Diaz]], Legislative Chair (March 2009—July 2009)
*[[Damon Dillon]], Membership Chair (March 2009—July 2009)
*[[Kent McMillen]], Public Relations Chair (March 2009—July 2009)
*[[Rodney Parker]], Public Relations Chair (June 2016)
*[[Ron Shultis]], Legislative (since June 2016—before February 2018)
*[[Karen Green]], Membership (since June 2016—before February 2018)
*[[Dana Olsen]], Field Operations Division Director (2019)
*[[Kyle Symons]], Political Division Director (2019)
*[[Kate Nadolski]], Party Archivist (2018-2019, ad hoc position)


== Mission Statement ==
== Mission Statement ==
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Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:<ref name="platform2006">[http://www.lp.org/issues/platform_all.shtml National Platform of the Libertarian Party], Official Website of the Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved on July 25, 2006</ref>
Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:<ref name="platform2006">[http://www.lp.org/issues/platform_all.shtml National Platform of the Libertarian Party], Official Website of the Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved on July 25, 2006</ref>


*Adoption of laissez-faire principles which would reduce the state's role in economic government. This would include, among other things, markedly reduced taxation, privatization of [[Social Security]] and [[Welfare]] (for individuals, as well as elimination of "[[Corporate Welfare|corporate welfare]]"), markedly reduced regulation of business, rollbacks of labor regulations, and reduction of government interference in [[Free Trade|foreign trade]].
*Adoption of laissez-faire principles which would reduce the state's role in economic government. This would include, among other things, markedly reduced taxation, privatization of <span class="plainlinks">[http://ibsdietplan.org <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none!important;background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">irritable bowel syndrome</span>]</span>and [[Welfare]] (for individuals, as well as elimination of "[[Corporate Welfare|corporate welfare]]"), markedly reduced regulation of business, rollbacks of labor regulations, and reduction of government interference in [[Free Trade|foreign trade]].
*Protection of [[Property Rights|property rights]].
*Protection of [[Property Rights|property rights]].
*Minimal government bureaucracy. The Libertarian Party states that the government's responsibilities should be limited to the protection of individual rights from the initiation of force and fraud.
*Minimal government bureaucracy. The Libertarian Party states that the government's responsibilities should be limited to the protection of individual rights from the initiation of force and fraud.
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*A belief that abortion is a personal issue, and should not be part of government.<ref>http://www.lp.org/platform</ref>
*A belief that abortion is a personal issue, and should not be part of government.<ref>http://www.lp.org/platform</ref>


== State Affiliates (as of March 2009) ==
== Affiliates ==
* Bond-Fayette County Libertarians
[[Image:Illinois Chapters circa 2013.jpg|thumb|200px|alt=Local LP Chapters in Illinois as of 2013|Local LP Chapters in Illinois as of 2013]]
* Champaign County Libertarian Party
[[Image:Illinois Chapters March 2017.jpg|thumb|200px|alt=Local LP Chapters in Illinois as of March 2017|Local LP Chapters in Illinois as of March 2017]]
* [http://www.dupagelibertarians.org DuPage Libertarians]
The following are chapters from within the Libertarian Party of Illinois as of April 2017<ref>Libertarian Party of Illinois. ''Find Your Local Chapter''. Retrieved April 2, 2017.</ref>:
* Fox Valley Libertarian Party
 
* The Libertarian Party of Chicago
;Current
* Libertarian Party of Cook County-Northwest
* [[Bond County Libertarians]]
* Libertarians of Western Illinois University
* [[Champaign County Libertarian Party]]
* McHenry County Libertarian Party
* [[Libertarian Party of Chicago]]
* McLean Libertarians
* [[Clinton County Libertarian Party (Illinois)]]
* Metro-Lakeland Libertarians
* [[Libertarian Party of DeKalb County]]
* Northern Illinois University Libertarians
* [[DuPage Libertarians]]
* Rockford Area Libertarians
* [[Fox Valley Libertarian Party]]
* Rock Valley College Libertarians
* [[Libertarian Party of Greater Peoria]]
* [[Illinois Valley Libertarian Party]]
* [[Kankakee County Libertarian Party]]
* [[Libertarian Party of Lake County (Illinois)]]
* [[Macon County Libertarian Party]]
* [[Macoupin County Libertarian Party]]
* [[McHenry County Libertarians]]
* [[McLean County Libertarian Party]]
* [[Metro-East Libertarian Party]]
* [[South Central Libertarian Party]]
* [[Southern Illinois Libertarian Party]]
* [[Tri-Counties Libertarian Party]]
* [[Western Illinois Libertarian Party]]
* [[Libertarian Party of Whiteside County]]
* [[Libertarian Party of Will County]]
* [[Warren County Libertarian Party (Illinois)]]
 
;Pending
* [[Northwest Cook Libertarians]]
* [[North Shore Cook County Libertarian Party]]
* [[Libertarian Party of Northwestern Illinois]]
* [[Winnebago County Libertarian Party]]
 
;Former
* [[Central Illinois Libertarian Party]]
* [[Capital Area Libertarian Party]] (indefinitely consolidated with [[Tri-Counties Libertarian Party]])
* [[South Cook County Libertarian Chapter]]


== Libertarian Party of Illinois Vote Total History 2000-2008 ==
==Elections==
=== 2008 Campaigns ===
''See: [[Libertarian Party of Illinois Historical Election Results]]''
{| class="wikitable"
 
==Size and Influence==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
|-
! Office
! Year
! Candidate
! [[Minimum Unique Voters|Minimum<br>Unique<br>Voters]]
! Votes
! Minimum<br>Percent<br>Of Voters
! Percentage
! Signature<br>Members<br>(Dec)
! Signature<br>Members<br>Per<br>Million<br>Population
! [[Libertarian National Committee#Donors|LNC<br>Total Donors<br>2004 - 2016<br>Or<br>Active Members<br>1972 - 2003]]<br>(Dec)
! LNC Donors<br>Per<br>Million<br>Population
! State Rank<br>Of Total LNC<br>Donors<br>(Of 51)
|-
|-
| President
| 2018
| Bob Barr
| align=right|155,256
| 19,645
| align=right|3.35%
| 0.36%
| align=right|4,472
| align=right|351
| align=right|528
| align=right|41.44
| align=right|8
|-
|-
| Vice President
| 2017
| Wayne Root
|  
| 19,645
|  
| 0.36%
| align=right|4,565
| align=right|357
| align=right|528
| align=right|41.24
| align=right|8
|-
|-
| US Senate
| 2016
| Larry Stafford
| align=right|209,596
| 50,228
| align=right|3.70%
| 0.94%
| align=right|4,834
|}
| align=right|378
 
| align=right|733
=== 2006 Campaigns ===
| align=right|57.26
{| class="wikitable"
| align=right|8
|-
| 2015
|  
|  
| align=right|4,491
| align=right|349
| align=right|397
| align=right|30.87
| align=right|8
|-
| 2014
| align=right|170,534
| align=right|4.63%
| align=right|4,444
| align=right|345
| align=right|443
| align=right|34.39
| align=right|8
|-
|-
! Office
| 2013
! Candidate
|
! Votes
|
! Percentage
| align=right|4,390
| align=right|341
| align=right|501
| align=right|38.87
| align=right|8
|-
|-
| Congress 2
| 2012
| Anthony Williams
| align=right|56,229
| 5,422
| align=right|1.06%
| 3.33%
| align=right|4,278
|}
| align=right|332
 
| align=right|555
=== 2004 Campaigns ===
| align=right|43.11
{| class="wikitable"
| align=right|8
|-
|-
! Office
| 2011
! Candidate
|
! Votes
|
! Percentage
| align=right|4,092
| align=right|318
| align=right|518
| align=right|40.28
| align=right|8
|-
|-
| President
| 2010
| Michael Badnarik
| align=right|121,068
| 32,442
| align=right|3.19%
| 0.62%
| align=right|4,038
| align=right|314
| align=right|605
| align=right|47.12
| align=right|7
|-
|-
| Vice President
| 2009
| Richard Campagna
|  
| 32,442
|  
| 0.62%
| align=right|3,941
| align=right|308
| align=right|554
| align=right|43.29
| align=right|8
|-
|-
| US Senate
| 2008
| Jerry Kohn
| align=right|50,224
| 69,253
| align=right|0.90%
| 1.35%
| align=right|3,798
| align=right|298
| align=right|610
| align=right|47.85
| align=right|9
|-
|-
| Congress 2
| 2007
| Stephanie Sailor
|  
| 26,990
|  
| 11.51%
| align=right|3,590
| align=right|283
| align=right|548
| align=right|43.16
| align=right|7
|-
|-
| Congress 4
| 2006
| Jake Witmer
| align=right|5,748
| 4,845
| align=right|0.16%
| 3.88%
| align=right|3,476
| align=right|275
| align=right|451
| align=right|35.67
| align=right|7
|-
|-
| Congress 12
| 2005
| Walter Steele
|  
| 4,794
|  
| 1.67%
| align=right|3,248
| align=right|258
| align=right|576
| align=right|45.68
| align=right|10
|-
|-
| State Rep 11
| 2004
| Jason Briggeman
| align=right|69,253
| 1,770
| align=right|1.29%
| 3.99%
|
|
| align=right|820
| align=right|65.13
| align=right|8
|-
|-
| State Rep 53
| 2003
| Scott Bludorn
|  
| 3,673
|  
| 8.22%
|  
|
| align=right|692
| align=right|55.11
| align=right|7
|-
|-
| State Rep 64
| 2002
| Jim Young
| align=right|144,066
| 2,022
| align=right|3.95%
| 3.95%
|
|
| align=right|835
| align=right|66.66
| align=right|7
|-
|-
| State Rep 85
| 2001
| Austin Hough
|  
| 7,945
|  
| 25.09%
|  
|
| align=right|963
| align=right|77.11
| align=right|9
|-
|-
| State Rep 95
| 2000
| Steve Dubovik
| align=right|32,204
| 1,317
| align=right|0.65%
| 2.92%
|  
|}
|
 
| align=right|1,117
=== 2002 Campaigns ===
| align=right|89.83
{| class="wikitable"
| align=right|9
|-
|-
! Office
| 1999
! Candidate
|
! Votes
|
! Percentage
|
|
| align=right|1,094
| align=right|90.20
| align=right|9
|-
|-
| Governor
| 1998
| Cal Skinner
| align=right|24,704
| 73,794
| align=right|0.70%
| 2.09%
|
|
| align=right|1,116
| align=right|92.46
| align=right|7
|-
|-
| Lieutenant Governor
| 1997
| Jim Tobin
|  
| 73,794
|  
| 2.09%
|  
|
| align=right|798
| align=right|66.44
| align=right|9
|-
|-
| Secretary of State
| 1996
| Matt Beauchamp
| align=right|41,218
| 78,830
| align=right|0.93%
| 2.24%
|
|
| align=right|747
| align=right|62.49
| align=right|8
|-
|-
| Attorney General
| 1995
| Gary Shilts
|  
| 87,949
|  
| 2.51%
|  
|
| align=right|491
| align=right|41.31
| align=right|8
|-
|-
| Treasurer
| 1994
| Rhys Read
| align=right|196,068
| 66,593
| align=right|6.09%
| 1.92%
|
|
| align=right|403
| align=right|34.14
| align=right|8
|-
|-
| Comptroller
| 1993
| Julie Fox
|  
| 144,066
|  
| 4.23%
|  
|
| align=right|374
| align=right|31.89
| align=right|7
|-
|-
| US Senate
| 1992
| Steven Burgauer
| align=right|113,393
| 57,382
| align=right|2.20%
| 1.65%
|
|  
| align=right|473
| align=right|40.65
| align=right|6
|-
|-
| Congress 1
| 1991
| Dorothy Tsatsos
|  
| 4,741
|  
| 2.62%
|  
|
| align=right|398
| align=right|34.50
| align=right|4
|-
|-
| Congress 4
| 1990
| Maggie Kohls
| align=right|18,529
| 4,328
| align=right|0.54%
| 5.20%
|
|
| align=right|366
| align=right|31.97
| align=right|5
|-
|-
| Congress 5
| 1989
| Frank Gonzalez
|  
| 6,638
|  
| 4.34%
|
|
| align=right|329
| align=right|28.83
| align=right|4
|-
|-
| Congress 7
| 1988
| Martin Pankau
| align=right|184,735
| 2,436
| align=right|3.93%
| 1.53%
|
|
| align=right|265
| align=right|23.27
| align=right|4
|-
|-
| Congress 9
| 1987
| Stephanie Sailor
|
| 4,779
|
| 2.89%
|
|
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| State Rep 11
| 1986
| John Yackley
| align=right|83,586
| 3,371
| align=right|2.52%
| 12.82%
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| State Rep 28
| 1985
| Jerome Kohn
|
| 1,241
|
| 4.21%
|
|
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| State Rep 41
| 1984
| John Tepley
| align=right|59,777
| 1,034
| align=right|1.20%
| 2.76%
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| State Rep 42
| 1983
| Michael Mandel
|
| 1,123
|
| 3.28%
|
|
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| State Rep 48
| 1982
| Chandler Hadraba
| align=right|92,501
| 3,440
| align=right|2.40%
| 11.22%
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| State Rep 52
| 1981
| Matthew Paul Burns
|
| 1,190
|
| 3.92%
|
|
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| State Rep 64
| 1980
| Jim Young
| align=right|63,282
| 2,214
| align=right|1.30%
| 7.35%
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| State Rep 85
| 1979
| Eric Ferguson
|
| 4,922
|
| 20.32%
|
|
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| State Rep 95
| 1978
| Steve Dubovik
| align=right|44,303
| 4,191
| align=right|1.33%
| 14.61%
|  
|}
|
 
|
=== 2000 Campaigns ===
|
{| class="wikitable"
|  
|-
|-
! Office
| 1977
! Candidate
|
! Votes
|
! Percentage
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| President
| 1976
| Harry Browne
| align=right|44,472
| 11,623
| align=right|0.92%
| 0.25%
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| Vice President
| 1975
| Art Olivier
|
| 11,623
|
| 0.25%
|
|
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Congress 4
| 1974
| Stephanie Sailor
|
| 11,476
|
| 11.37%
|
|
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Congress 5
| 1973
| Matt Beauchamp
|
| 20,728
|
| 12.73%
|
|
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| State Rep 34
| 1972
| R. Brian Poynton
| align=right|46
| 1,230
| align=right|0.00%
| 4.04%
|
|
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
| State Rep 39
| Elizabeth Quaintance
| 10,103
| 26.20%
|}
|}


==Past Officials and Staff==
*[[Debra Aaron]], ''Treasurer (c. 2010)''
*[[Lupe Diaz]], ''Legislative Chair (c. 2010)''
*[[Damon Dillon]], ''Membership Chair (c. 2010)''
*[[Crystal Jurczynski]], ''Secretary (c. 2010)''
*[[Kent McMillen]], ''Public Relations Chair (c. 2010)''
*[[Ken Prazak]], ''Media & Communications Vice-Chair''
*[[Walter Simons]], ''Secretary''
*[[Don Stover]], ''Campaigns and Electoral Vice-Chair''
*[[Jan Stover]], ''Executive Director''
*[[Valiant Vetter]], ''Chair (c. 2010)''


==Past Officials and Staff==
==The Archives of the Libertarian Party of Illinois==
*[[Debra Aaron]], ''treasurer''
In December of 2018, the Board of Directors of the LPI voted to make the [https://library.uic.edu/about-special-collections-university-archives/ Special Collections Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago] the official repository for the records produced by the LPI.
*[[Ken Prazak]], ''media & Communications vice chair''
 
*[[Walter Simons]], ''secretary''
==Governing Documents==
*[[Don Stover]], ''campaigns and electoral vice chair''
 
*[[Jan Stover]], ''executive director''
*[[Illinois Policy and Operations Manual 2017|2017 Policy and Operations Manual]]
*[[Valiant Vetter]], ''chair''
*[[Media: IL-BYLAWS 2019-07-30.pdf|Bylaws Adopted 7/30/19]]
 
'''For historical governing documents see:'''
* [[Index of Illinois Libertarian Party Bylaws]]
* [[Index of Illinois Libertarian Party Policy Manuals]]


== References ==
==References==


<references/>
<references />


== External links ==
==External Links==
*[http://www.lpillinois.org/ Libertarian Party of Illinois]
*[http://www.lpillinois.org/ Libertarian Party of Illinois]
*[http://www.lp.org/ Libertarian Party (United States)]
*[http://www.lp.org/ Libertarian Party (United States)]
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*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/ The Illinois Policy Institute]
*[http://www.illinoispolicyinstitute.org/ The Illinois Policy Institute]


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