Libertarian National Committee Explained

Libertarian National Committee
Location City:1444 Duke St,
Alexandria, Virginia
Location Country:U.S.

The Libertarian National Committee (LNC) controls and manages the affairs, properties, and funds of the United States Libertarian Party. It is composed of the party officers, five at-large representatives elected every two years at the national convention, and a theoretical maximum of 10 regional representatives. The current chair is Angela McArdle, first elected at the 2022 Libertarian National Convention and re-elected at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention. Additional officers will be voted into office at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention in Washington DC between May 24 - 26.

The LNC has lobbied or filed lawsuits against laws and regulations that restrict contributions to parties and candidates.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Current members

At-large members

Travis Bos
Steven Nekhaila
Robert Vinson
Andrew Watkins
Kathy Yeniscavich

Regional representatives

Region Representatives Alternate representatives
1 Roman Garcia
Adam Haman
Andrew Chatterdon
Nick Shawhan
2 Johnathan McGee Matt Johnson
3 Dustin Nanna
Paul Darr
Greg Hertzsch
Keith Thompson
4 Meredith Hays Gary Alvstad
5 Otto Dassing Paul Bracco
6 Mark Tuniewicz Ben Weir

List of LNC chairs

ImageChairpersonTermState
1David Nolan1971–1972[5] Colorado
2Susan Nolan1972–1974[6] Colorado
3Ed Crane1974–1977[7] California
4David Bergland1977–1981[8] California
5Alicia Clark1981–1983[9] California
6Paul Grant (politician)Paul Grant1983–1985[10] Colorado
7Randy VerHagen1985[11] Wisconsin
8Jim Turney (politician)Jim Turney1985–1988[12] Virginia
9Dave Walter (politician)Dave Walter1988–1991[13] Pennsylvania
10Mary Gingell1991–1993[14] California
11Steve Dasbach1993–1998[15] Indiana
12David Bergland1998–2000[16] California
13Jim Lark2000–2002[17] Virginia
14Geoff Neale2002–2004[18] Texas
15Michael Dixon2004–2006[19] Illinois
16Bill Redpath2006–2010[20] Virginia
17Mark Hinkle2010–2012[21] California
18Geoff Neale2012–2014[22] Texas
19Nicholas Sarwark2014–2020[23]
20Joe Bishop-Henchman2020–2021[24] District of Columbia
Ken Moellman (acting)June–July 2021[25] [26] Kentucky
21[27] Whitney Bilyeu2021–2022[28] Texas
22Angela McArdle2022–present[29] California

Subcommittees

Judicial Committee[30]
Name Role
Member
Mike Seebeck Member
Member
Marc Montoni Member
Rob Stratton Member
Blay Tarnoff Member
Rob Latham Member

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&hl=en&gl=us&as_q=%22Libertarian+national+committee%22&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_scoring=r&btnG=Search&as_qdr=a&as_mindate=9%2F17%2F11&as_maxdate=10%2F17%2F11&as_drrb=a&as_nsrc=&as_nloc=&as_author=&as_occt=any&tbs=ar%3A1#q=%22Libertarian+national+committee%22&hl=en&gl=us&as_qdr=a&tbs=ar:1&tbm=nws&ei=4aCdTp6EL6Tf0QH6vayuCQ&start=10&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=1110932681cb174&biw=1502&bih=748 Campaign Law Case Brings Debate, Crowds; McCain-Feingold
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=evAyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mwgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4942,620905&dq=libertarian-national-committee&hl=en Campaign: Federal Court Strikes Cornerstones Of Soft-money
  3. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/17/politics/main536960.shtml A Soft-Money Loophole?
  4. http://www.ballot-access.org/2011/07/25/libertarian-national-committee-expands-lawsuit-against-limits-on-donations-to-parties-from-bequests/ Libertarian National Committee Clarifies Lawsuit Against Limits on Donations to Parties from Bequests
  5. Web site: David Nolan . LPedia.
  6. Web site: Susan Nolan - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  7. Web site: Ed Crane - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  8. Web site: David Bergland - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  9. Web site: Alicia Clark - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  10. Web site: Paul Grant . LPedia.
  11. Web site: Randy VerHagen - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  12. Web site: Jim Turney - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  13. Web site: Dave Walter - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  14. Web site: Mary Gingell - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  15. Web site: Steve Dasbach - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  16. Web site: David Bergland - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  17. Web site: Jim Lark - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  18. Web site: Geoff Neale - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  19. Web site: Mike Dixon - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  20. Web site: Bill Redpath - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  21. Web site: Mark Hinkle - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  22. Web site: Geoff Neale - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  23. Web site: Nicholas Sarwark - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  24. Web site: Joe Bishop-Henchman - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  25. Web site: Ken Moellman - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  26. Web site: Staff . 2021-06-19 . Libertarian Party Statement Regarding Chair Bishop-Henchman’s Resignation . 2024-05-20 . Libertarian Party . en-US.
  27. Web site: 12 July 2021 . Libertarian Party Announces New LNC Chair . 12 July 2021 . Libertarian Party.
  28. Web site: Whitney Bilyeu - LPedia . 2024-05-20 . lpedia.org.
  29. News: Doherty . Brian . Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party . 3 June 2022 . . 29 May 2022.
  30. Web site: LP Committees . . 3 June 2022.