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It's clear that the impetus behind the start of our state party, in 1972, was that the Libertarian Party had just been started on the national level, and it was trying to run Dr. John Hospers, a philosophy professor from California and past close associate of [[Ayn Rand]], for President of the United States. That news interested a number of Minnesotans, and caused several independent conversations about forming a State LP party branch. | It's clear that the impetus behind the start of our state party, in 1972, was that the Libertarian Party had just been started on the national level, and it was trying to run Dr. John Hospers, a philosophy professor from California and past close associate of [[Ayn Rand]], for President of the United States. That news interested a number of Minnesotans, and caused several independent conversations about forming a State LP party branch. | ||
[[Charles Brekke]] and [[Steve Richardson]] wrote a letter to the National Libertarian Party, in Colorado, requesting a charter for a Minnesota state party. Meanwhile, [[Frank Haws]] and R[[ich Kleinow]] were discussing the same idea from an organizational aspect, with an eye toward getting Hospers on the ballot in Minnesota. Soon, a plan was being developed by the combined group. | [[Charles Brekke]] and [[Steve Richardson]] wrote a letter to the National Libertarian Party, in Colorado, requesting a charter for a Minnesota state party. Meanwhile, [[Frank Haws]] and R[[ich Kleinow]] were discussing the same idea from an organizational aspect, with an eye toward getting Hospers on the ballot in Minnesota. Soon, a plan was being developed by the combined group. It was affiliated on 11/25/72 at the [[LNC Meeting 25 November 1972]] as per [[Document:LP News 1972 November Issue 11]]. | ||
[[Frank Haws]] and some of the others who were interested in forming this party, knew [[Ed Contoski]] as one of the original sponsors of the early lectures on Objectivism and an author writing on libertarianism. All concurred that Ed would be best suited for the role of State Chairman. [[Charles Brekke]] volunteered to be secretary and do as much of the detail work as possible, and Ed graciously agreed to become the first LPMN Party Chair. | [[Frank Haws]] and some of the others who were interested in forming this party, knew [[Ed Contoski]] as one of the original sponsors of the early lectures on Objectivism and an author writing on libertarianism. All concurred that Ed would be best suited for the role of State Chairman. [[Charles Brekke]] volunteered to be secretary and do as much of the detail work as possible, and Ed graciously agreed to become the first LPMN Party Chair. | ||