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* U.S. House: Districts 13 & 15 | * U.S. House: Districts 13 & 15 | ||
== Early | == Early days (2015-2017) == | ||
Plans for the chapter began in January to establish a local affiliate of the party with the initial reach being Montgomery and Christian counties. Shelby County was added in May 2016 following the addition of new members to the state party. | Plans for the chapter began in January to establish a local affiliate of the party with the initial reach being Montgomery and Christian counties. Shelby County was added in May 2016 following the addition of new members to the state party. | ||
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The party attained recognized status with the party in April 2017. | The party attained recognized status with the party in April 2017. | ||
== | == Final five years of Tri-Counties (2017-2022) == | ||
Due to the inactivity of [[Capital Area Libertarian Party]], Tri-Counties received a request from the party's field operations division in October 2017 to take them in indefinitely. While an inactive chapter, Capital Area is currently considered an sub-affiliate of Tri-Counties. | Due to the inactivity of [[Capital Area Libertarian Party]], Tri-Counties received a request from the party's field operations division in October 2017 to take them in indefinitely. While an inactive chapter, Capital Area is currently considered an sub-affiliate of Tri-Counties. | ||
The addition of Capital Area expands the current chapter territory to Sangamon County, three Illinois House districts, two Illinois Senate districts and an additional Congressional district. In October 2018, the Capital Area chapter was given control to the Field Operations Division of the [[Libertarian Party of Illinois]] for redevelopment. | The addition of Capital Area expands the current chapter territory to Sangamon County, three Illinois House districts, two Illinois Senate districts and an additional Congressional district. In October 2018, the Capital Area chapter was given control to the Field Operations Division of the [[Libertarian Party of Illinois]] for redevelopment. | ||
==Executive | Following the aftermath of the 2022 Libertarian National Convention, the existing officers voted to dissolve the chapter for the remainder of 2022. Montgomery County became an established county as the result of the 2022 statewide elections, with Attorney General candidate Dan Robin receiving 5.29% of the vote, above the 5% threshold to establish the party at the local level.<ref>https://www.montgomerycountyil.gov/countyclerk/pdf/2022GeneralSummaryReport.pdf</ref> | ||
==Executive committee (as of dissolution in 2022)== | |||
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==Former leaders== | ==Former leaders== | ||
*[[Ellen Christner]], Treasurer (before 2017) | *[[Ellen Christner]], Treasurer (before 2017) | ||
*Jake Leonard, Chair (2015-2022) | |||
*John Broux, Vice-Chair (2015-2022) | |||
*Chris Gleason, Treasurer (2017-2022) | |||
==External | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.tricountylibertarians.org Website] | * [http://www.tricountylibertarians.org Website] | ||
* [http://www.facebook.com/tricountylibertarians Facebook] | * [http://www.facebook.com/tricountylibertarians Facebook] | ||