Libertarian National Committee

Libertarian National Committee
FoundedDecember 11, 1971 (1971-12-11)
Location
Key people
  • Steven Nekhaila (Chair)
  • Paul Darr (Vice Chair)
  • Caryn Ann Harlos (Secretary)
  • Bill Redpath (Treasurer)
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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 Steven Nekhaila, who was elected in a special election on February 2, 2025,[1] following the resignation of previous chair Angela McArdle in the wake of a scandal over her giving a contract to a company set up by her partner, without disclosing the conflict of interest as required by the LNC Policy Manual.[2]

The LNC has lobbied or filed lawsuits against laws and regulations that restrict contributions to parties and candidates.[3][4][5][6]

Current members

At-large members

Travis Bos
Robert Vinson
Andrew Watkins
Kathy Yeniscavich
Adrian F Malagon

Regional representatives

Region Representatives Alternate representatives
1 Aron Lam Andrew Chatterdon
2 Johnathan McGee Matt Johnson
3 Dustin Nanna
Keith Thompson		 Greg Hertzsch
Jessi Cowart
4 Meredith Hays Trendalyn Hallesy
5 Otto Dassing Paul Bracco
6 Pat Ford Ben Weir

List of LNC chairs

# Image Chairperson Term State
1 David Nolan 1971–1972[8] Colorado
2 Susan Nolan 1972–1974[9] Colorado
3 Ed Crane 1974–1977[10] California
4 David Bergland 1977–1981[11] California
5 Alicia Clark 1981–1983[12] California
6 Paul Grant 1983–1985[13] Colorado
7 Randy VerHagen 1985[14] Wisconsin
8 Jim Turney 1985–1988[15] Virginia
9 Dave Walter 1988–1991[16] Pennsylvania
10 Mary Gingell 1991–1993[17] California
11 Steve Dasbach 1993–1998[18] Indiana
12 David Bergland 1998–2000[19] California
13 Jim Lark 2000–2002[20] Virginia
14 Geoff Neale 2002–2004[21] Texas
15 Michael Dixon 2004–2006[22] Illinois
16 Bill Redpath 2006–2010[23] Virginia
17 Mark Hinkle 2010–2012[24] California
18 Geoff Neale 2012–2014[25] Texas
19 Nicholas Sarwark 2014–2020[26]
20 Joe Bishop-Henchman 2020–2021[27] District of Columbia
– Ken Moellman (acting) June–July 2021[28][29] Kentucky
21[30] Whitney Bilyeu 2021–2022[31] Texas
22 Angela McArdle 2022–2025[32] California
23 Steven Nekhalia 2025–present[1] Florida

Other Committees

Judicial Committee[33]
Name Role
Stephan Kinsella Member
Mike Seebeck Member
Ken Krawchuk Member
Marc Montoni Member
Rob Stratton Member
Blay Tarnoff Member
Rob Latham Member

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Steven Nekhaila Elected Chair of the Libertarian National Committee |". 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  2. ^ "Libertarian National Committee Chair Resigns, Citing New Opportunities". Independent Political Report. 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  3. ^ Campaign Law Case Brings Debate, Crowds; McCain-Feingold, Washington Post, December 5, 2002.
  4. ^ Campaign: Federal Court Strikes Cornerstones Of Soft-money, The Free Lance–Star – May 3, 2003.
  5. ^ A Soft-Money Loophole?, CBS News, February 11, 2009.
  6. ^ Libertarian National Committee Clarifies Lawsuit Against Limits on Donations to Parties from Bequests, Ballot Access News, July 25th, 2011.
  7. ^ "Libertarian National Committee (LNC)". Libertarian Party. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "David Nolan". LPedia.
  9. ^ "Susan Nolan - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  10. ^ "Ed Crane - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  11. ^ "David Bergland - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  12. ^ "Alicia Clark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  13. ^ "Paul Grant". LPedia.
  14. ^ "Randy VerHagen - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  15. ^ "Jim Turney - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  16. ^ "Dave Walter - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  17. ^ "Mary Gingell - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  18. ^ "Steve Dasbach - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  19. ^ "David Bergland - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  20. ^ "Jim Lark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  21. ^ "Geoff Neale - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  22. ^ "Mike Dixon - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  23. ^ "Bill Redpath - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  24. ^ "Mark Hinkle - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  25. ^ "Geoff Neale - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  26. ^ "Nicholas Sarwark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  27. ^ "Joe Bishop-Henchman - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  28. ^ "Ken Moellman - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  29. ^ Staff (2021-06-19). "Libertarian Party Statement Regarding Chair Bishop-Henchman's Resignation". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  30. ^ "Libertarian Party Announces New LNC Chair". Libertarian Party. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  31. ^ "Whitney Bilyeu - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  32. ^ Doherty, Brian (29 May 2022). "Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party". Reason. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  33. ^ "LP Committees". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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