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Ron Crickenberger died January 20, {{Event|year=2004|event=Death}}, of cancer.
Ron Crickenberger ({{Event|year=1955|event=Birth}}-{{Event|year=2004|event=Death}}) was a highly visible and continuously active Libertarian Party activist.  He served on the LNC from [[1989]-[[1997]], as [[Political Director|political director]], and as [[National Director|national director]].
 
As political director he spearheaded multiple efforts, from getting [[Bob Barr]] defeated in his re-election bid in {{Event|year=2002|event=Event|notes=[[Ron Crickenberger]]'s Drug War Focus Strategy outs [[Bob Barr]] from office|redirect=Drug War Focus Strategy}}, attended protests, organized campus organizations, to providing a Libertarian Party presence at multiple anti-[[War on Drugs]] events.
 
He also was involved with various partisan and non-partisan groups and organizations, such as the [[Committee for Libertarian Majority]] and [[The November Coalition]]. 
 
He was architect of the LP's [[Drug War Focus Strategy]]
 
His opposition to the [[War on Drugs]] was his signature issue. An issue that public opinion has largely finished turning towards the libertarian perspective on.
 
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