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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. | ||
== | == Capital Area consolidation into Tri-Counties and 2022 dissolution (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 Committee== | Following the 2022 Libertarian National Convention, the three active officers voted to dissolve the chapter for the remainder of 2022. Montgomery County became an established county as a result of the 2022 Illinois Attorney General race, where nominee Dan Robin received 5.29 percent of the vote<ref>https://www.montgomerycountyil.gov/countyclerk/pdf/2022GeneralSummaryReport.pdf</ref>, surpassing the 5 percent threshold for major party status at the local level. Leonard is working on re-establishing the former Tri-Counties chapter as ChrisMont Libertarian Central Committee, which will only focus on Montgomery and Christian counties. Formation of the committee will occur following the 2024 Libertarian primary to elect precinct committeepersons at the county convention in April. | ||
==Executive Committee (as of 2022 dissolution)== | |||
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