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|image-caption = Rachel at the 2020 National Convention in Orlando, FL | |image-caption = Rachel at the 2020 National Convention in Orlando, FL | ||
|office = Libertarian Party of California | |office = Libertarian Party of California | ||
|title = | |title = Vice Chair | ||
|term-start = | |term-start = May 21, 2021 | ||
|term-end = present | |term-end = present | ||
|alongside = | |alongside = | ||
|successor = | |successor = Kenneth Brent Olsen | ||
|office2 = Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County | |office2 = Libertarian Party of California | ||
| | |title2 = At-Large Representative | ||
|term- | |term-start2 = February 16, 2020 | ||
|term- | |term-end2 = May 17, 2021 | ||
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| | |successor2 = | ||
|term- | |office3 = Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County | ||
|term- | |title3 = Vice-Chair | ||
| | |term-start3 = July 2020 | ||
| | |term-end3 = present | ||
|office4 = Libertarian Party of California | |||
|title4 = At-Large Representative (Alternate) | |||
|term-start4 = November 9, 2019 | |||
|term-end4 = February 16, 2020 | |||
|predecessor4 = [[Jon Prosser]] | |||
|successor4 = [[Dawn Brosius]] | |||
|birth-date = | |birth-date = | ||
|birth-place = | |birth-place = | ||
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|predecessor2=[[Rick Dawson]]}} | |predecessor2=[[Rick Dawson]]}} | ||
'''Rachel Nyx''' | '''Rachel Nyx''' is the Vice Chair of the [[Libertarian Party of California]]. She formerly served as an At-Large Representative on the LP California Executive Committee, and currently also serves on the Bylaws, Operations, and Social Media committees. She also serves as a member of the [[Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County]] as the county Vice-Chair. She is an transgender voice in the Libertarian Party and is the first openly transgender person to serve on the executive board of a political party in California. | ||
Prior to joining the [[Libertarian Party of California]], Nyx earned her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Fordham University in New York City. At Fordham, she was the Vice-President of the College Republicans, where she witnessed first hand the reality of positions of power abusing their authorities and using censorship to gain political favor when the Cornell College Republicans were expelled from the New York State Federation of College Republicans for endorsing 2016 Libertarian Presidential candidate Gary Johnson over Donald Trump. She became a prominent voice for third-party politics, publishing several articles in Fordham's school papers in support of ending the two-party system. | Prior to joining the [[Libertarian Party of California]], Nyx earned her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Fordham University in New York City. At Fordham, she was the Vice-President of the College Republicans, where she witnessed first hand the reality of positions of power abusing their authorities and using censorship to gain political favor when the Cornell College Republicans were expelled from the New York State Federation of College Republicans for endorsing 2016 Libertarian Presidential candidate Gary Johnson over Donald Trump. She became a prominent voice for third-party politics, publishing several articles in Fordham's school papers in support of ending the two-party system. | ||
In January 2020, she announced her campaign for At-Large Representative on the LPC Executive Committee, receiving endorsements from the Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County and multiple caucuses, and was successfully elected to the Committee at the 2020 Libertarian Party of California Convention. | In January 2020, she announced her campaign for At-Large Representative on the LPC Executive Committee, receiving endorsements from the Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County and multiple caucuses, and was successfully elected to the Committee at the 2020 Libertarian Party of California Convention. | ||
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In July 2020, Nyx was elected as Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of LA County, serving under returning incumbent chair Angela McArdle. | In July 2020, Nyx was elected as Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of LA County, serving under returning incumbent chair Angela McArdle. | ||
On November 30, 2020, she announced her candidacy for Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of California for the 2021-2023 term. | On November 30, 2020, she announced her candidacy for Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of California for the 2021-2023 term, and was elected to the position at the 2021 Libertarian Party of California Convention in Visalia, CA on May 17, 2021. | ||
Rachel works as a paralegal in Los Angeles, CA. | |||
==Organizational Positions== | ==Organizational Positions== | ||
;[[Libertarian Party of California]] | ;[[Libertarian Party of California]] | ||
*'''At-Large Representative''', ''Libertarian Party of California'', (November 2019- | *'''Vice Chair''', ''Libertarian Party of California'', (May 2021-present) | ||
*'''At-Large Representative''', ''Libertarian Party of California'', (November 2019-May 2021) | |||
*'''Chair''', ''Bylaws Committee'', Libertarian Party of California (June 2020-present) | *'''Chair''', ''Bylaws Committee'', Libertarian Party of California (June 2020-present) | ||
*'''Member''', ''Operations Committee'', Libertarian Party of California (February 2020—present) | *'''Member''', ''Operations Committee'', Libertarian Party of California (February 2020—present) | ||
*'''Member''', ''Social Media Committee'', Libertarian Party of California (February 2019—present) | *'''Member''', ''Social Media Committee'', Libertarian Party of California (February 2019—present) | ||
*'''Member''', ''Awards Committee'', Libertarian Party of California (November | *'''Member''', ''Awards Committee'', Libertarian Party of California (November 2019—present) | ||
;[[Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County]] | ;[[Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County]] | ||
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;California State Convention | ;California State Convention | ||
*'''Delegate''', ''California State Convention'', Libertarian Party of California ([[California Convention 2021|Visalia, California, May 14-16, 2021]]) | |||
*'''Delegate''', ''California State Convention'', Libertarian Party of California ([[California Convention 2020|Culver City, California, February 14-17, 2020]]) | *'''Delegate''', ''California State Convention'', Libertarian Party of California ([[California Convention 2020|Culver City, California, February 14-17, 2020]]) | ||
*'''Delegate''', ''California State Convention'', Libertarian Party of California ([[California Convention 2019|Concord, California, April 5-7, 2019]]) | *'''Delegate''', ''California State Convention'', Libertarian Party of California ([[California Convention 2019|Concord, California, April 5-7, 2019]]) | ||