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On February 9, 2017, State Representative [[Caleb Q. Dyer]] changed his party affiliation from Republican to Libertarian. On May 10, 2017, State Representative [[Joseph Stallcop]] switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Libertarian. Following this announcement, the two formally requested a meeting space in the Legislative Office Building for caucusing prior to the session. The caucus held their first meeting on May 18, 2017. On June 27, Rep. [[Brandon Phinney]] became the third member of the House to announce he had changed his party registration to Libertarian. Both representatives have since lost at re-election. | On February 9, 2017, State Representative [[Caleb Q. Dyer]] changed his party affiliation from Republican to Libertarian. On May 10, 2017, State Representative [[Joseph Stallcop]] switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Libertarian. Following this announcement, the two formally requested a meeting space in the Legislative Office Building for caucusing prior to the session. The caucus held their first meeting on May 18, 2017. On June 27, Rep. [[Brandon Phinney]] became the third member of the House to announce he had changed his party registration to Libertarian. Both representatives have since lost at re-election. | ||
==History== | |||
===1970s=== | |||
Libertarians in New Hampshire started working with [[Nelson Pryor]], a member of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]], on legislation in 1973.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 30, 1973 |title=State LP's active |page=1 |work=Libertarian Party News |url=http://lpedia.org/w/images/3/36/LPNews_1973-3_N13.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112162425/http://lpedia.org/w/images/3/36/LPNews_1973-3_N13.pdf |archive-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> The LPNH held its organizational caucus on August 4, 1974, in [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 31, 1974 |title=News From State Libertarian Parties |page=3 |work=Libertarian Party News |url=http://lpedia.org/w/images/0/01/LPNews_1974-7_N21.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112162459/http://lpedia.org/w/images/0/01/LPNews_1974-7_N21.pdf |archive-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> The party was founded by Arthur W. Ketchen, but Ketchen would later become critical of the party and endorsed [[Meldrim Thomson Jr.]] for governor in [[1978 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|1978]] instead of the Libertarian candidate.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-sep-26-1978-2447642/ |title=Libertarians Squabbling |date=September 26, 1978 |work=[[The Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampshire)|Nashua Telegraph]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210515004205/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-sep-26-1978-2447642/ |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |page=2 |via=NewspaperArchive.com}}</ref> The party passed a resolution at its 1977 convention condemning [[Anita Bryant]] for her anti-gay rights activities.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-sep-02-1978-2447631/ |title=Bryant surprises Libertarians |date=September 2, 1978 |work=[[The Portsmouth Herald]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210515002428/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-sep-02-1978-2447631/ |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |page=2 |via=NewspaperArchive.com}}</ref> | |||
In the 1974 elections Ketchen ran for a seat in the state house with the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nomination while other members of the party ran as [[Independent politician|independent candidates]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 31, 1974 |title=State Parties Hold Conventions ... |page=4 |work=Libertarian Party News |url=http://lpedia.org/w/images/a/af/LPNews_1974-11_N23.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112162541/http://lpedia.org/w/images/a/af/LPNews_1974-11_N23.pdf |archive-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> The party endorsed John H. O'Brien for the Republican nomination in the [[New Hampshire's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]] during the [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections|1974 election]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507665/nashua-telegraph/ |title=Libertarian Party Backing O'Brien's Run for Congress |date=August 27, 1974 |work=[[The Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampshire)|Nashua Telegraph]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210511182426/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507665/nashua-telegraph/ |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The party endorsed Edward Hewson for the Republican nomination in the 1st congressional district during the [[1976 United States House of Representatives elections|1976 election]], but later ran O'Brien in the general election as a Libertarian and had the endorsement of the [[American Party (1969)|American Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507676/nashua-telegraph/ |title=Libertarians Back Hewson |date=September 1, 1976 |work=[[The Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampshire)|Nashua Telegraph]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210511183203/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507676/nashua-telegraph/ |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |page=13 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507976/the-portsmouth-herald/ |title=Libertarian Party enters petition for ballot spot |date=September 22, 1976 |work=[[The Portsmouth Herald]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210515003301/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507976/the-portsmouth-herald/ |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |page=8 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507993/nashua-telegraph/ |title=Libertarians on N.H. Ballot |date=September 23, 1976 |work=[[The Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampshire)|Nashua Telegraph]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210515003445/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507993/nashua-telegraph/ |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507954/the-portsmouth-herald/ |title=American Party endorses O'Brien |date=October 21, 1976 |work=[[The Portsmouth Herald]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210515002719/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507954/the-portsmouth-herald/ |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> | |||
==Governing Documents== | ==Governing Documents== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||