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'''Jake Porter''' (born 1988) served as an Alternate to Region 6 of the Libertarian National Committee<ref>http://www.lp.org/leadership</ref> and as an At-Large Representative for the [[Libertarian Party of Iowa]].<ref>http://lpia.org/party/officers.php</ref> In December 2007, Jake Porter was named Chief of Staff to the [[George Phillies]] <ref>http://phillies2008.org/press/phillies_campaign_expands_lead_staff</ref> Libertarian Presidential campaign and later served as Iowa Coordinator to [[Bob Barr]]'s Presidential campaign.<ref>http://jakeporter.org/about</ref> | '''Jake Porter''' (born 1988) served as an Alternate to Region 6 of the Libertarian National Committee<ref>http://www.lp.org/leadership</ref> and as an At-Large Representative for the [[Libertarian Party of Iowa]].<ref>http://lpia.org/party/officers.php</ref> In December 2007, Jake Porter was named Chief of Staff to the [[George Phillies]] <ref>http://phillies2008.org/press/phillies_campaign_expands_lead_staff</ref> Libertarian Presidential campaign and later served as Iowa Coordinator to [[Bob Barr]]'s Presidential campaign.<ref>http://jakeporter.org/about</ref> | ||
Porter was the Libertarian Party of Iowa nominee for Iowa Secretary of State in 2010 earning | Porter was the Libertarian Party of Iowa nominee for Iowa Secretary of State in 2010 earning 33,854 votes,<ref>https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/statewideorr.pdf</ref> and again in 2014 earning 32,889. He was the 2018 Libertarian nominee for Iowa Governor after winning the first-ever [[Libertarian Party of Iowa]] Gubernatorial Primary against [[Marco Bataglia|Marco Battaglia]]. His running mate was [[Lynne R. Gentry]]. They earned 21,426 votes in the general election, coming in third place. | ||
Porter went on to manage the Libertarian Party presidential campaign of [[Jacob Hornberger]] in 2020. After his loss to [[Jo Jorgensen]], Porter served as a regional director for Jorgensen. | Porter went on to manage the Libertarian Party presidential campaign of [[Jacob Hornberger]] in 2020. After his loss to [[Jo Jorgensen]], Porter served as a regional director for Jorgensen. | ||
In 2022, Porter took on the role of campaign manager to [[Ricky Dale Harrington Jr]] in his run for Arkansas Governor. | In 2022, Porter took on the role of campaign manager to [[Ricky Dale Harrington Jr]] in his run for Arkansas Governor. | ||
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=== [[2018 Iowa Gubernatorial Campaign]] === | === [[2018 Iowa Gubernatorial Campaign]] === | ||
In May of 2016, Porter announced a campaign for Iowa Governor.<ref>http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/libertarian-to-announce-iowa-gubernatorial-bid-in-north-liberty-saturday-20160311</ref> In 2017, he suspended his campaign to take over as | In May of 2016, Porter announced a campaign for Iowa Governor.<ref>http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/libertarian-to-announce-iowa-gubernatorial-bid-in-north-liberty-saturday-20160311</ref> In 2017, he suspended his campaign to take over as Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of Iowa. | ||
[[File:Jakeportermentalhealthforum.jpg|thumbnail| Jake Porter speaks at the Des Moines Register Gubernatorial Forum on mental health. ]] | [[File:Jakeportermentalhealthforum.jpg|thumbnail| Jake Porter speaks at the Des Moines Register Gubernatorial Forum on mental health. ]] | ||
In July of 2017, Porter relaunched his campaign with announcements on WHO Radio and WHO-TV 13 out of Des Moines.<ref>http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/libertarian-gubernatorial-candidate-calls-for-real-changes/article_410c3d4b-af9c-5564-9bb3-481b4208f88f.html</ref> Jake was endorsed by the Des Moines Register in the Libertarian Primary against [[Marco Battaglia]] | In July of 2017, Porter relaunched his campaign with announcements on WHO Radio and WHO-TV 13 out of Des Moines.<ref>http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/libertarian-gubernatorial-candidate-calls-for-real-changes/article_410c3d4b-af9c-5564-9bb3-481b4208f88f.html</ref> Jake was endorsed by the Des Moines Register in the Libertarian Primary against [[Marco Battaglia]].<ref>https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/05/23/register-endorses-jake-porter-libertarian-primary-iowa-governor/629840002/</ref> | ||
On June 5, 2018, he defeated | On June 5, 2018, he defeated Battaglia in the first Libertarian Gubernatorial Primary for the Libertarian Party of Iowa with 58% of the vote. | ||
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