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LP candidates nationwide! Read more on Page 5 October 2014 The Official Newspaper of the Libertarian Party Volume 44, Issue 5 In This Issue: Libertarians in high-visibility governor, U.S. Senate races Chair’s Corner ...... 2 By Carla Howell ing for third-party candidates across the earn.” Political Director country right now as voters are unhappy According to polls available as of Office Fund Donors ...... 3 LP with bothNews parties.” mid-September, six gubernatorial races olitical pundits are aflutter over Libertarians are using the spotlight and four Senate races are up for grabs VT GOP Writes in Libertarian ...4 close races for U.S. Senate and gov- to highlight calls for less government. where Libertarians are polling in third ernor where Libertarians are poll- Adrian Wyllie, Florida Libertarian for gov- place and could potentially determine End Police Militarization ...... 4 ingP higher than the margin of victory be- ernor, whose opponents have been trading the winner. Poll numbers may fluctuate tween the old party candidates. places for the lead, is getting almost daily through election day, moving races in and 776 Libertarians on Ballot ...... 5 Barry Hess, Libertarian for gover- coverage on mainstream newscasts across out of the toss-up category. nor in Arizona, polled at 12 percent in the state. Libertarian Sean Haugh’s close race Midwestern Election Shakeup ...6 a Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey in “This allows me to let voters know for U.S. Senate in North Carolina has August, while both the Democrat and we can completely eliminate property drawn national media attention, which Fall 2014 LP Candidates ....7–10 Republican were at 35 percent. A PPP taxes for homeowners by simply cutting he has used to advocate peace and end- memo announcing the result said, “The government spending,” Wyllie said. “This ing the income tax. His photo displays GOP Fighting Dirty in NY ...... 9 high level of support for Hess reflects the will stimulate the economy the right way: next to his Democratic and Republican ri- unusual amounts of support we’re find- by letting people keep more of what they How Do Parties Differ? ...... 11 continued on page 3...

New LP Campaign Guide ...... 11 GovernorGovernor polls: polls D-R State Libertarian % Republican % Democrat % Poll Stay Out of Iraq, Syria ...... 12 Spread AZ Barry Hess 12 0 Doug Ducey 35 Fred DuVal 35 Public Policy Polling 8/26 Affiliate News ...... 13–15 FL Adrian Wyllie 8 +3 Rick Scott 39 Charlie Crist 42 Public Policy Polling 8/9 FL Adrian Wyllie 4 -2 Rick Scott 43 Charlie Crist 41 Mason-Dixon 9/4 LP Texas Gov. Candidate ...... 16 FL Adrian Wyllie 3 -1 Rick Scott 45 Charlie Crist 44 Survey USA 9/8 FL Adrian Wyllie 8 -2 Rick Scott 44 Charlie Crist 42 Quinnipiac 9/24 Media Buzz ...... 16 GA Andrew Hunt 4 -1 Nathan Deal 45 Jason Carter 44 SurveyUSA 9/9 MI Mary Buzuma 2 +2 Snyder 43 Schauer 45 Suffolk 9/11 MI Mary Buzuma 3 -1 Rick Snyder 43 Mark Schauer 42 Public Policy Polling 9/9 KS Keen Umbehr 4 +8 Brownback 40 Paul Davis 48 SurveyUSA 8/23 KS Keen Umbehr 9 +2 Brownback 37 Paul Davis 39 Public Policy Polling 8/19 CO Matthew Hess 5 +4 Bob Beauprez 39 John Hickenlooper 43 NBC News/ Marist Sept.

U.S. SenateU.S. Senate polls:polls D-R State Libertarian % Republican % Democrat % Poll Spread KY David Patterson 7 -4 Mitch McConnell 44 Alison Lundergan Grimes 40 Public Policy Polling 8/12 KY David Patterson 7 -2 Mitch McConnell 41 Alison Lundergan Grimes 39 Bluegrass Poll 7/23 IA Doug Butzier 2 +1 Joni Ernst 40 Bruce Braley 41 Public Policy Polling 8/26 NC Sean Haugh 5 +3 Thom Tillis 43 Kay Hagan 46 SurveyUSA / Civitas 9/10 NC Sean Haugh 8 +4 Thom Tillis 38 Kay Hagan 42 Public Policy Polling 8/17 GA Amanda Swafford 5 -3 David Perdue 47 Michelle Nunn 44 Survey USA 9/9

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The following individual became a Beacon of Liberty lifetime hair s orner C ’ C member of the Libertarian Party between Aug. 1, 2014, and Sept. 22, 2014: The LP and its candidates are here to stay Timothy Beeman

by Nicholas Sarwark, Chair The following individuals became Lifetime Founders of the Libertarian Party between Aug. 1, 2014, and Sept. 22, 2014: t’s an exciting time to be the showing the voters that they don’t have to settle for chair of the Libertarian Par- parties who don’t agree on anything except making Jamie Balagia ty. I just got back from this government bigger. We’re showing the voters that the Victor A. Bertolozzi Iterm’s first full meeting of the old parties don’t have any real ideas and won’t commit Steven P. Burkholder Libertarian National Committee. to anything that would actually advance liberty. The Robert C. Coogan All of the LNC members worked old parties are scared. Robert C. Cooley together to make the meeting go As I write this, we are filing a lawsuit in Ken- Henry S. David smoothly and professionally, and tucky to fight back against old-party politicians and John V. DeThomas we’ve set some goals to move the their media cronies who are breaking the law to keep Nicholas Sarwark Brian Dunn party forward into 2016. David Patterson, our Senate candidate, from being in David A. Eckhardt After the first day of the meeting, Wes Bene- debates against Mitch McConnell. McConnell knows Henry J. Gailliot dict and the entire staff put together a grand opening that Patterson would show him for the big-govern- Anthony M. Gallea event for the David F. Nolan national headquarters. ment hack he is, so he’ll cheat to keep the Libertarian Mark C. Hibbard There was a great turnout by Libertarian Party mem- out. Albert C. Hinkle bers, honored guests like Elizabeth Nolan, commu- Not on my watch. The Libertarian National Thomas Lippman nity members, and Libertarian elected officials and Committee is a co-plaintiff on this lawsuit to put Pat- candidates. All of them came out to see a tangible sign terson in the debates, and to back up that lawsuit with Christopher O. Norbury that the Libertarian Party is here to stay. If you weren’t money. The LNC committed funds to fight to keep Charles Ohmstead able to make it out in person and you’d like to watch Gigi Bowman on the ballot in New York. I’m commit- Dr. Edward C. Olson video of my remarks, it’s available online: youtu.be/ ted that, with your help, every time they cheat to sup- David Reese hpAR4_hJ3vk press our candidates, we’ll fight back and fight back Jim Rosenbeck This issue is the last one before the election on hard. Not only that, we’ll get earned media for our Frederic Saunders Nov. 4, and 776 Libertarian candidates have stepped up candidates. Alfonzie Stepney to offer a bold Libertarian message of cutting govern- Our candidates have done so much for the Lib- Nicholas Taiber ment to advance liberty. Every one of those candidates ertarian Party, fighting on their behalf is the least the Robert L. Walton has made a commitment to represent you, the Liber- Libertarian Party can do for them. Almon Wesley Wear tarian Party member, on the ballot this year. Please do Yours in liberty, whatever you can to help them. Send them a contribu- The Libertarian Party grants lifetime tion, volunteer to work the polls for them, and thank membership to individuals who contribute them. I’m committed to personally thanking all of our at least $1,500 during any 12-month candidates individually for running as a Libertarian. period. Call 202-333-0008 to find out how When you have success by running more and much more you would need to donate to better candidates with powerful messages, it’s inevitable that the old parties are going to take notice. We’re become a Lifetime Member today.

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Benefactor of Liberty On Sept. 20, the Libertarian National Memorial Office in honor of our party’s founder. Thomas S. Ross Committee held an open house at its new office Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity space for the party’s national headquarters to have your name appear inside this historic Friend of Liberty Larry Sharpe in Alexandria, Va., named the David F. Nolan office, right alongside David Nolan’s.

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“Unlike the president and current governor, I am less concerned with ‘insuring’ everybody and letting the costs skyrocket than with the actual medical attention of those in need. By removing all government involvement in health care, we can look forward to a drop in costs estimated to be between 60–70 percent. At that point, the greatest number of Arizonans won’t even need insurance. They’ll be able to afford their health care out of their hip pockets. For those in legitimate need, I believe we need to reinvigorate the county hospital system, and rely on the charitable giving of those who ‘can.’”

— Barry Hess, LP Arizona candidate for governor Barry Hess

High-visibility LP races “Our state government currently has over 200 boards, commissions

...continued from page 1 and authorities and more get created every year. ... Most are just jobs programs for out-of-work legislators, political insiders and magnets for vals in Wikipedia, which has traditionally special-interest lobbying. A good place to start is the Michigan Economic blocked photos of Libertarian candidates from its campaign wikis. Development Corporation. … Cutting this program would save $300 In addition, there are a number of million. Economies grow when government gets out of the venture capital tight races for which no poll information business, and when money is put back in the private sector with an Mary Buzuma is available, where the Libertarian may be across-the-board tax cut.” — Mary Buzuma, LP Michigan candidate for governor polling higher than the margin. Libertarian Brannon McMorris is in a neck-and-neck battle for U.S. Senate “The responsibility for healthcare needs to be put back into the hands in Louisiana. of individuals and doctors. We need to significantly reduce the role Libertarians Robert Burke for gover- nor in Wisconsin, Chad Grimm for gov- of the federal government in this industry and open it back up to the ernor in Illinois, and Ed Wright for U.S. free market. Only then will we see a reduction in costs associated House District 3 in Iowa may also be poll- with healthcare and insurance premiums. We can also bring more ing ahead of the spread. individuals back into the healthcare industry by deregulating Control of the Senate is of particular physician’s assistants and nurses. Not every ailment requires a visit concern to Democrats and Republicans. Amanda Swafford The U.S. House is expected to retain a Re- to the doctor when it can be easily diagnosed and treated by trained publican majority. and qualified professionals. Alternative healthcare options, including medicinal marijuana, should also be allowed equal entry to the market. This gives the individual “Victimless, more power and responsibility for making healthcare decisions.” non-violent — Amanda Swafford, LP Georgia candidate for U.S. Senate offenders should not “It has been estimated that for every bureaucrat job created, 100 private- be ripped sector jobs are lost. I believe this estimate is low since the economic away cost of each regulation a bureaucrat creates has such a wide-ranging from their Andrew Hunt impact that the ripples of each new burden upon businesses becomes families almost incalculable. ... As government continues to grow, the burdens and jobs by making them upon and complexity of the market continue to grow as well. ... We need serve time.” to drastically scale back government and regulations if we wish to free Matthew Hess — Andrew Hunt, LP Georgia ourselves from … a complete economic collapse in America.” candidate for governor — Matthew Hess, LP Colorado candidate for governor Page 4 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org October 2014 Feliciano garners 13% in VT GOP primary as a write-in By Bob Johnston mary, including the Vermont Republican Party Feliciano received 2,093 votes — 13 per- Candidate and Affiliate vice-chair and treasurer, and the manager of the cent, or one out of every seven votes as a write- Support Specialist 2012 Republican gubernatorial candidate. in — in the GOP primary to finish second out Their endorsements stem from disapproval of of four candidates, an extraordinary vote for a n impressive lineup of Republican Party Republican Scott Milne’s weak stance on stopping write-in candidate. He'll be on the general elec- leaders and lawmakers in Vermont en- socialized medicine in the state, which is scheduled tion ballot as a Libertarian against Republican dorsed Libertarian Dan Feliciano for to take effect in 2017. Milne is advocating a “wait- Scott Milne and incumbent Democrat Peter Agovernor as a write-in candidate for the GOP pri- and-see” approach. Shumlin. Dan Feliciano Police should stand down in Ferguson, MO; end failed drug war LP-issued news release: ear gas, unrest, controlling the press, and the killing of alleged innocents are outcomes one would expect politicians to rationalize as inevitable in a Twar zone. But these atrocities are happening in American cities — now in Ferguson, Mo., in the heart of the United States. The war is not against tyrants who have invaded America or terrorists who commit mass murder. No, the war is one that Democratic and Republican politicians are waging against fellow Americans who are hurting no one else. The War on Drugs is frequently used to justify police who accost minorities walking down the street or otherwise engaged in peaceful behavior. This may have been what precipitated the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown over the weekend, leading to riots and another shooting on Wednesday. Although all the facts of this case are not yet known, the War on Drugs can be blamed for breeding the tension and resentment that has led to the dangerous rioting we now see in Ferguson. “The militarization of our domestic police forces must end,” said Nicholas Sarwark, chair of the Libertarian National Committee. “The failed War on Drugs must end. And there’s no circumstance in which any government authority should attempt to silence or suppress the news media or people peacefully observing police conduct.” Militarized police in Ferguson, Mo., after the August 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown. So far, police in Ferguson have placed two reporters under arrest — one for theWashington Post and one for accountability for protesters who vandalize, loot, and de- America’s senseless and reckless War on Drugs has the Huffington Post — along with an observer, a St. Louis stroy private property and thus victimize innocent small ruined thousands of lives. It has failed to serve any useful alderman. business owners. purpose. It has failed to reduce dangerous use of drugs The Libertarian Party calls on the Ferguson and St. The War on Drugs has been the rationale for the — and, in fact, encourages drug addiction. It has failed to Louis County Police Departments to: militarization of domestic police forces, a fact covered ex- make our streets safe — and has made them dangerous. It • Release the name of the police officer who shot -Mi tensively by Washington Post reporter Radley Balko. The has failed to institute justice — and instead inflicts con- chael Brown. Libertarian Party calls for repeal of the National Defense tinual miscarriages of justice. • Let the investigation into the shooting play out without Authorization Act (NDAA), which provides for dispen- The Libertarian Party has long advocated for an end escalating tensions. sation of military equipment to federal and state law en- to the failed and dangerous War on Drugs. Twenty-seven • Stop arresting reporters and observers in blatant viola- forcement agencies for “counter-drug activities,” and also Libertarian candidates running for federal office in 2014, tion of the First Amendment calls for immediately ceasing the acquisition and use of and many more running for state and local office across • Stand down and withdraw the militarized response. military surplus equipment and supplies by domestic po- the country, have pledged to end the War on Drugs if The Libertarian Party also denounces and demands lice departments. elected. Vol. 44, Issue 5 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org Page 5 Heroic efforts put 776 Libertarians on Nov. ballots nationwide By Carla Howell Illinois 5 percent easier to attain. for the state LP dur- Libertarians also successfully Without ballot status, Libertarians ing the last several hanks to the efforts of Libertar- fought off a Republican challenge to bal- must gather another 25,000 certified sig- election cycles. An ian leaders and activists across the lot access in Illinois. natures and run a full slate of statewide LP member since country, the Libertarian Party is Under the candidates to make the ballot in 2016. 1978 and three-time Tfielding 776 candidates nationwide on the leadership of Lex With ballot status, they need only 5,000, a Libertarian candi- 2014 November ballot. An additional 11 Green, now state far easier threshold currently enjoyed only date in the 1990s, were on the primary ballot or in special chair, LPIL submit- by the Republican and Democratic parties. he’s running this elections earlier in the year. See list of all ted 43,921 petition year for state house. Greg Tlapek fall 2014 candidates on pages 7–10. signatures to get Many state affiliates hitting candidate highs Led by state their full slate of six LP Oregon is fielding 50 candidates chair Leigh La- New York statewide candidates this year, up from 19 in 2012 and six in Chine, a number of New York Libertarians have placed on the November Lex Green 2010. Maintaining a strong Libertar- activists in Alabama nine candidates on the ballot, despite the ballot. Republicans ian presence on the ballot in the future is worked together to state’s ballot access hurdles. subsequently challenged the validity of threatened, however, by a top-two initia- put 14 candidates In an effort 23,791 of those signatures and made allega- tive on the statewide ballot. on the ballot. They led by state chair tions against 38 petition circulators. Arkansas has a had to overcome the Mark Axinn, the LP volunteers defended the signatures record 27 Libertari- second toughest (af- party raised and throughout a grueling seven-day review ans on the November ter Oklahoma) bal- Leigh LaChine spent $18,500 for process while the opposition bused in fresh ballot. If gubernato- lot access laws in the paid petitioners, loads of paid staffers each day. On Aug. 22, rial candidate Frank country. and volunteers col- the Illinois State Board of Elections ruled in Gilbert receives at LP Virginia is running a record eight lected more than favor of the LP, putting Libertarians on the least 3 percent of the candidates for federal office. Robert Sarvis, 15,000 signatures. Mark Axinn ballot. On Aug. 27, the GOP filed a petition vote, LPAR will be candidate for U.S. Senate, recruited many Libertarians turned for judicial review, seeking to reverse the automatically certi- Frank Gilbert of the other seven candidates on the ballot in more than 35,000 total signatures. board’s ruling. On Sept. 18, an Illinois judge fied to run candi- for Congress. Republicans subsequently chal- denied the GOP request. dates in the next election cycle without hav- LP West Virginia has five Libertar- lenged the signatures, and lost. Meanwhile, ing to petition for a spot on the ballot. ians on the November ballot, the highest Another Republican, incumbent Libertarian attor- LP Louisiana Executive Director in LPWV history. state senator Carl Marcellino, launched a ney general candi- Wendy Adams led the effort to recruit Continuing with its historically challenge to knock his Libertarian rival date Ben Koyl filed a record 19 candidates for the state. Two strong recruiting efforts, LP Indiana placed Gigi Bowman off the ballot (see article on a complaint with candidates — Henry Herford and Justin 66 candidates on the ballot and LP Texas page 9 of this issue of LP News). the U.S. Depart- Bonnette — are in uncontested races and placed 132, the highest number of any state. “Ne w York- ment of Justice, ac- their election is considered certain. LP California was set back by the ers should not be cusing Republican Adams said, “Thanks to all of our passage of the top-two law, which makes limited to choosing challengers of using Ben Koyl candidates for stepping up to run for office it much more difficult for Libertarians to the lesser of two intimidation tactics and thanks to all of our members who are make the general election ballot. It also in- evils,” gubernatorial by sending openly armed investigators to working so hard to spread the message of creased filing fees to 1 percent of the posi- candidate Michael obtain testimonials from petitioner circu- Liberty and Freedom!” tion’s annual salary. It costs $1,740 to run McDermott said. lators and voters who signed the petition. In Hawaii, for Congress, $3,480 to run for U.S. Senate “Instead, New York- Koyl filed the complaint after requesting state Chair Tracy or governor, and $953 for the state legis- ers should cast their Michael McDermott that state authorities investigate the mat- Ryan oversaw the lature, all with slim chances of surviving votes for a balanced ter, and received no response. recruitment of 17 the primary. Alternatively, candidates can budget, real growth in private-sector jobs, “These coercive and deceptive tactics candidates for the petition, which costs even more. Patrick an end to the failed welfare state, and an have a chilling effect in that they discour- ballot, a new record Hogan, who ran a write-in campaign in end to needless suffering caused by inhu- age people from signing petitions and are for LPHI. If the 13 the primary for state assembly, is the only mane drug prohibition.” in violation not only of Illinois election candidates for the LPCA candidate in a top-two race who If McDermott receives at least 50,000 law, but also of our First Amendment state legislature can Tracy Ryan will be on the November ballot. An addi- votes for governor, the LPNY will have rights,” Koyl said. total 2 percent of the tional 11 Libertarians are running for local ballot access for the next four years, saving The investigators accused of intimi- vote for all 64 legislative races, the party will office in the state. tens of thousands of dollars in petitioning dation have ties to Republican governor retain ballot access for 2016 and will not have The California LP ran 60 candidates costs. candidate Bruce Rauner, who publicly de- to petition to be on the ballot. Five of the 13 prior to the passage of top two in 2010. In 2010, Libertarian Warren Redlich nounced the tactics yet supported the ef- candidates are in two-way races, so reaching If not for the law, there would have been received 48,385 votes for governor — three fort to knock Libertarians off the ballot. the 2 percent threshold is possible. more than 800 Libertarians nationwide on times the vote total of the LP’s 2006 can- If LP candidate for governor Chad Greg Tlapek, executive director for the ballot this year. didate for governor, but just shy of the Grimm receives 5 percent of the vote, the LP Missouri since 2000, recruited 30 Lib- LP Washington, also saddled with a threshold needed for ballot access. Hitting Illinois LP will retain ballot access for the ertarian candidates who made the Novem- top-two law, targeted uncontested prima- the 50,000 mark in 2014 would be a huge whole state. No other alternative party ber ballot, a near record for LPMO. Tlapek ries and managed to place 13 Libertarians victory for the party. made the Illinois ballot this year, making has been recruiting Libertarian candidates on the November ballot. Page 6 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org October 2014 LP in Wisconsin, neighboring states, shakes up 2014 election hird parties are often derided as Advocating smaller government, nomic liberty, along ner could receive as little as one-third of “spoilers” for running in elections lower taxes, and free markets, the Liber- with tolerance and the votes cast. That happened in adjacent where a small number of votes can tarians are sometimes perceived as pulling individual liberty Minnesota when Jesse Ventura won the Tbe enough to change the outcome of the primarily from Republican-leaning voters. on social issues: a governorship with 37 percent of the vote two-party contest. Democrats and Repub- However, with legalization of marijuana, popular combina- on the Reform Party ticket. licans don’t take this lightly: coordinating legal equality for same-sex couples, sup- tion you can’t get This year's LP candidates assert that debates that disallow third-party candi- port for civil liberties, and opposition to from Republicans or the two-party system is ripe for a ma- dates, seeking to minimize the media cov- police abuse and over-incarceration all Democrats.” jor challenge. Polls find that sentiment erage they receive, and often going so far as featuring prominently in the Libertarian Craig has also Andy Craig against government is gaining traction, as to block third-party candidates from get- message, some Democrats are also starting filed an official -cam are libertarian views on the issues. ting a place on the ballot. to worry about losing key swing voters to paign finance complaint with the state’s A recent Marquette poll of Wiscon- The Illinois Republican Party went the Libertarians. election authorities, objecting to the exclu- sin found that 67 percent of voters agreed door to door interrogating voters who In 2002, Libertarian candidate and sion of Libertarian and other third-party that “you can’t really trust the government signed Libertarian ballot access petitions, Tomah Mayor Ed Thompson ran for candidates from the ostensibly nonparti- to do the right thing,” 82 percent agree that hoping to find enough irregularities in governor and won almost 11 percent, or san televised debates. “government is pretty much run by a few the tens of thousands of signatures to in- 184,555 votes, placing first in two counties. Robert Burke, LP Wisconsin can- big interests looking out for themselves,” validate the party’s candidacies. In Wis- That year less than 72,000 votes (4 percent) didate for governor, sums up his strategy and an overwhelming 90 percent agreed consin, the Democratic Party successfully separated the Republican and Democratic more directly, telling interviewers that “I that “government wastes a lot of money we challenged the nomination papers for the candidates in the final result. promise to mess things up for both sides.” pay in taxes.” In those numbers, Libertar- Green Party’s only 2014 candidate for state Another former mayor appears on Burke, who happens to share a last ians see the potential to elect candidates legislature, in the 47th assembly district this year’s Libertarian ticket: Jerry Shidell name with the Democratic candidate for who represent a much more skeptical view (Monona). In Ohio, a federal judge found of Rhinelander is seeking the office of state governor (no relation), has made a point of government and its role in society. clear evidence that the state’s Republicans treasurer. His campaign slogan is simple: of calling his opponents “the Red Team” Securing their place on the ballot had coordinated the effort to have the can- “Hire me, I’ll fire me,” expressing his ob- and “the Blue Team,” because “neither one is also one of their goals. If any of their didacy of Libertarian Charlie Earl for gov- jection to the state’s continuing to spend represents what the words ‘republican’ and candidates receives greater than 1 percent ernor removed from ballots. money on a powerless, symbolic elected ‘democratic’ actually mean.” of the vote for a statewide office this year Eleven Libertarian candidates across office with no responsibilities. Three Libertarian candidates are run- (governor, lieutenant governor, secretary Wisconsin have already cleared this hurdle, “We’re here for the unrepresented ning in state legislative elections where the of state, attorney general, or state treasur- and are running in this fall’s elections. They middle, those who don’t line up on the incumbent would be otherwise unopposed, er), the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin will include a full statewide slate and a half-doz- usual left-right spectrum,” said Andy leading to a two-candidate election. In oth- be officially recognized with a legal status en legislative races, and together constitute Craig, LP Wisconsin candidate for secre- er races, the party’s nominees will compete on par with the other two parties, and be a majority of the candidates not running as tary of state. “We’re offering a consistent against both Republicans and Democrats. entitled to place its presidential nominee either Republicans or Democrats. platform of limited government and eco- In such a three-way race, the win- on the 2016 Wisconsin ballot. Libertarian National Committee meets in Alexandria, VA By Gary Johnson 1. Run at least 1,000 candidates in 2016. were being done early in 2014, he expected that ballot ac- Libertarian National 2. Take action to see that each state has an “operational cess costs in 2016 would be lower than usual. Committee affiliate” by June 1, 2015. National Chair Nicholas J. Sarwark asked members 3. Train at least 300 candidates in Who’s Driving by 2016. of the LNC to personally telephone potential donors and he Libertarian National Committee met Saturday 4. Update the issue-based outreach literature. ask them for contributions. and Sunday, Sept. 20 and 21, in Alexandria, Va. 5. Achieve party-status ballot access in at least 38 states as National Secretary Alicia Mattson reported on the Video and audio of the meeting were streamed live of Dec. 1, 2016. voting procedures and the finances of the recent national Ton the Internet. 6. Have at least 200 elected Libertarian officials in -De convention. The LNC authorized spending $2,000 to help Gigi cember 2016. The next meeting will be Saturday and Sunday, Dec. Bowman, the Libertarian candidate in New York for state Affiliate Support Committee Chair Guy McLendon 13 and 14, in New Orleans at the Hampton Inn and Suites senator, District 5, defend herself from a challenge in said that the committee would contact all state chairs for Convention Center. Two to three weeks before the meet- court to her ballot status. their advice and recommendations on how the national ing, the LNC will communicate electronically in an “in- The LNC authorized spending $9,000 on a lawsuit party can help the state parties. formational conference” to discuss the budget for calen- protesting the planned exclusion of David Patterson, the A committee was formed to draft rules and policies dar year 2015. Libertarian candidate in Kentucky for U.S. senator, from for the LNC and other committees to meet electronically ———————————————— a television debate. by telephone or video conference. The LNC voted to pay the last $2,000 in expenses for Executive Director Wes Benedict reported that ex- Gary Johnson, no relation to Gov. Gary Johnson, is a the 2012 petition drive to place Gary Johnson on the bal- penses this year had been over budget, partly because ex- member of the Libertarian National Committee and the lot as the Presidential candidate in Minnesota. penditures for ballot access had been high. Former LNC secretary of the Libertarian Party of Texas. The LNC adopted six goals for the 2014-2016 term: Chair Bill Redpath said that, because some petition drives Vol. 44, Issue 5 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org Page 7 Fall 2014 Libertarian Party candidates Name Position Name Position Name Position Alaska Jack Hickey Sequoia Healthcare Dist. Steven Newton State House 22nd Dist. Carolyn Clift Governor Patrick Hogan State Assembly 5th Dist. John Potter State Senate 21st Dist. Mark Fish U.S. Senate Brian Peotter Costa Mesa Sanitary Dist. Governing Board Patrick Shipp New Castle Co. Sheriff Andrew C. Lee Lt. Governor Tom Piper Apple Valley City Council Gordon Smith State House 30th Dist. David Lyle Valdez City Council Doug Radtke Peninsula Healthcare Dist. Bob Wilson State House 7th Dist. Jim McDermott U.S. House Joe Salama Marin Co. Healthcare Dist. Amanda Mitchell Ketchican City Council Aaron Starr Oxnard City Council Florida Cean Stevens State Rep. 19th Dist. Brian Thiemer Fairfield City Council Tony Caso State Senate 20th Dist. Norm Westwell Ocean View School Board Karl Dickey Palm Beach Soil & Water Dist. 5 Alabama Joe Haynes Seminole City Council Ken Bailey Shelby Co. Sherriff Colorado Jared Jones Collier Co. Soil & Water Dist. 4 Ron Bishop Jefferson Co. Commission Dist. 4 Brett Almy Jefferson Co. Sheriff Etta Lawlor Santa Rosa Co. Commissioner Mark Bodenhousen Jefferson Co. Tax Assessor Assistant Niles Aronson State Rep. 27th Dist. George Lebovitz Brevard Co. Commissioner Dist. 4 Eric Calhoun Jefferson Co. Commission Dist. 3 Frank Atwood U.S. House 1st Dist. J. J. McCurry Brevard Co. Commissioner Dist. 2 Shane Carlisle Shelby Co. Coroner Chris Baerns State Rep. 56th Dist. Ray Netherwood U.S. House 19th Dist. Richard Finley Jefferson Co. Commission Dist. 1 Tyler Bagley U.S. House 7th Dist. Lucas Overby U.S. House 13 Dist. Willie Hill Jefferson Co. Sheriff Michael Beckerman State Rep. 23rd Dist. Richard D. Paul Lee Co. Mosquito Control Dist., Area 4 Nicole Jordan Jefferson Co. Tax Assessor Justin Borowski State Rep. 50th Dist. Franklin Perez State House 5th Dist. Charles Kennedy Jefferson Co. Commission Dist. 2 Kyle Davis State Rep. 54th Dist. Omar Recuero State Rep. 100th Dist. Kevin Knight Bibb Co. Sheriff Norman Dawson State Senate 11th Dist. Karen Schoen State House 5th Dist. Leigh LaChine Jefferson Co. Assistant Tax Collector Darrell Dinges State Senate 32nd Dist. William Rob Tolp Collier Co. Soil & Water Dist. 5 Laura Pate Jefferson Co. Tax Collector Jacob Erbes State Rep. 3rd Dist. Ken Willey State Rep. 18th Steven Tucker Jefferson Co. Commission Dist. 5 Bill Gibson State Rep. 11th Dist. Bill Wohlsifer Attorney General Doug Ward Chilton Co. Revenue Commissioner Steve Golter CU Regent Dist. 7 Adrian Wyllie Governor Thom Haupt State Rep. 26th Dist. Arkansas David Hein State Rep. 1st Dist. Georgia William Brackeen Justice of the Peace Dist. 13, Pulaski Co. Geoffrey Heirholz State Rep. 40th Dist. Jeffrey Amason State Rep. 21st Grant Brand U.S. House 3rd Dist. Chris Heismann State Senate 20th Dist. Aaron Gilmer Public Service Commission Dist. 4 Aaron Cash Attorney General Matthew Hess Governor Dr. Andrew Hunt Governor Casey Copeland Alderman, Prarie Grove James Jeansonne State Rep. 45th Dist. Ted Metz Insurance Commissioner Greg Deckleman State Rep. 31st David Jurist Treasurer John Monds Public Service Commission Dist. 1 Valerie Emmons Justice of the Peace Dist. 2, Pulaski Co. Gaylon Kent U.S. Senate Amanda Swafford U.S. Senate Jacob Faught Constable, Gentry Jess Loban U.S. House 4th Dist. Frank Gilbert Governor Randy Luallin Boulder Co. Commissioner Dist. 3 Hawaii Ken Hamilton U.S. House 4th Dist. Brock McCoy Douglas Co. Sheriff Gregory Arianoff State Senate 1st Dist. Chris Hayes Treasurer Sacha Mero State Rep. 57th Dist. Raymond Banda State Senate 18th Dist. Shawn Hipskind Judge, Saline Co. Travis Mero U.S. House 3rd Dist. Tom Berg State Rep. 41st Dist. Jacob Holloway Secretary of State Lee Mulcahy State Senate 5th Dist. Pat Brock State Rep. 11th Dist. Whit Hyman Constable, Springdale Norm Olsen U.S. House 6th Dist. Jeff Davis Governor Michael Kalagias State Rep. 96th Dist. Daniel Ong CU Regent Dist. 2 Cynthia Davis Lt. Governor Nathan LaFrance U.S. Senate Eric Price State Rep. 43rd Dist. Fred Fogel State Rep. 3rd Dist. Brian Leach Auditor Susan Quilleash-Nelson State Rep. 17th Dist. Allen Frenzel State Rep. 44th Dist. Chris Olson Lt. Governor Carter Reid State Rep. 33rd Dist. Anthony Higa State Rep. 19th Dist. Christopher Parks Justice of the Peace Dist. 2, Lonoke Co. Hans Romer State Rep. 29th Dist. Bronson Kaahui State Senate 6th Dist. Rodger Paxton State Rep. 51st Dist. David Schambach Secretary of State Joe Kent U.S. House 2nd Dist. Elvis D. Presley Land Commissioner Randy Schneider State Rep. 18th Dist. Michael Kokoski U.S. Senate Marc Rosson State Rep. 20th Dist. Brian Scriber State Senate 34th Dist. John Lalanne State Rep. 5th Dist. Glen Schwarz Judge, Pulaski Co. Ralph Shnelvar Boulder Co. Clerk Michael Last State Senate 3rd Dist. Debbie Standiford U.S. House 2nd Dist. Patrick Sullivan Jefferson Co. Assessor Cynthia Marlin Lt. Governor Bobby Tullis Mayor, Mineral Springs Mac Trench State Rep. 61st Dist. Alain Schiller State Senate 4th Dist. Taylor Watkins State Rep. 80th Dist. Jesse Walter State Rep. 36th Dist. Kaimayu Takayama State Rep. 49th Dist. Wayne Willems State Rep. 15th Dist. Lynn Weitzel State Rep. 22nd Dist. Eric Weinert State Rep. 1st Dist. Brian Willhite U.S. House 1st Dist. David K. Williams Attorney General Lily Williams State Rep. 44th Dist. Idaho Arizona Jack Woehr State Rep. 25th Dist. John Bujak Governor Joe Cobb U.S. House 7th Dist. Brandon Young Lt. Governor Paul Hautzinger State Rep. 17th Dist., Position A Zhani Doko State Rep. 28th Dist. Joe Hautzinger State Rep. 21st Dist., Position B Thane Eichenauer Constable, Downtown (Phoenix) Connecticut Matthew Larsen State Rep. 29th Dist., Position A Skyler Farr Maricopa Co. Clerk of the Superior Court Richard Lion State Rep. Eugene Spencer Smith State Rep. 10th Dist., Position B Powell Gammill U.S. House 9th Dist. Dan Reale U.S. House 2nd Dist. Barry Hess Governor Iowa Jim Iannuzo State Senate 28th Dist. District of Columbia Doug Butzier U.S. Senate Becca Kielsky Maricopa Co. Assessor Pranav Badhwar Ward 6 Dr. Eric Cooper State Rep. 45th Dist. Michael Kielsky State Rep. 25th Dist. Preston Cornish Ward 5 Lynne Gentry State Rep. 10th Dist. Kevin Morrow Justice of the Peace (Flagstaff) John Daniel U.S. Shadow Senator Joshua Herbert State Rep. 31st Dist. Chris Rike U.S. House 4th Dist. Bruce Majors Mayor Dr. Lee Hieb Governor Fred Scotty Justice of the Peace (Hassayampa) Martin Moulton U.S. Shadow Rep. Forest Johnson U.S. House 4th Dist. Kevin Sullivan State Senate 8th Dist. Ryan Sabot Ward 3 Ryan Ketelson Lt. Governor Tyler Thornton Justice Of The Peace, Downtown (Phoenix) Frederick Steiner City Council at-large Keith Laube Treasurer Chris Will State Rep. 26th Dist. Kyle Walker City Council Chairman David Overby State Rep. 57th Dist. Jake Porter Secretary of State California Delaware Gary Sicard U.S. House 1st Dist. Mark De Paula Sequoia Healthcare Dist. James Brittingham State Rep. 39th Dist. Tom Thompson State Senate 13th Dist. Alex Fidel Encinitas Mayor Scott Gesty U.S. House Ed Wright U.S. House 3rd Dist. Mike Healey Lake Forest City Council Shawn Long New Castle Co. Recorder Of Deeds continued on page 8... Page 8 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org October 2014 ...continued from page 7 Name Position Name Position Name Position Kansas Greg Creswell U.S. House 9th Dist. Gordon Bakken State Rep. 84th Dist. Bob Dhsyhria U.S. House 12th Dist. Illinois Randall Batson U.S. Senate Jim Fulner U.S. Senate Alex Cummings Lt. Gov Jeff Caldwell State Rep. 36th Dist. Loel Gnadt U.S. House 1st Dist. Julie Fox Comptroller Caleb Christopher State Rep. 38th Dist. Erwin Haas U.S. House 6th Dist. Chad Grimm Governor Chris Clemmons U.S. House 2nd Dist. Hal Jones U.S. House 5th Dist. Sharon Hansen U.S. Senate Michael Kerner State Rep. 17th Dist. Jamie Lewis Secretary of State Ben Koyl Attorney General James Pruden State Rep. 86th Dist. Kerry Morgan Supreme Court Justice Chris Michel Secretary of State Brent Stackhouse State Rep. 14th Dist. Ken Proctor U.S. House 7th Dist. Matthew Skopek Treasurer Keen Umbehr Governor Leonard Schwartz U.S. House 14th Dist. Josh Umbehr Lt. Governor Chris Sharer U.S. House 13th Dist. Indiana John Tatar U.S. House 11th Dist. Duncan Adams Sheriff, Brown Co. Kentucky James Weeks ll U.S. House 8th Dist. Alex Avery Allen/Wayne Township Advisory Board James Bozman Boone Co. Commissioner #3 Kipp Welch ll U.S. House 2nd Dist. Jamey Barnett La Porte Co. Council Dist. 2 Josh Brotherton Boone Co. Commissioner #1 Lorence Wenke State Senate 20th Dist. Tim Basey Madison Co. Sheriff David Capano Campbell Co. Constable #1 Bill Wenzel State Senate 26th Dist. Rex Bell State Senate 27th Dist. Shannon Denniston Montgomery Co. Justice of the Peace Dist. #2 Will Tyler White U.S. House 4th Dist. Bert Bell West Creek Township Board Chris Dillingham Warren Co. Constable #2 Jeff Wood State Senate 22th Dist. Chris Bowen Marion Co. Recorder Cyrus Eckenberg McCracken Co. Magistrate #2 Jim Young State Senate 11th Dist. Caleb Bowlin Carroll Co. Council Dist. 4 Krystal Freeman Lincoln Co. Jailer Mark J. Brim State Rep. 56th Dist. Grant Goodrich Fayette Co. Magistrate #1 Minnesota Russell Brooksbank State Rep. 71st Dist. Dan Hull Campbell Co. Constable #3 Elizabeth Dahl Crystal City Council Rick Brown Fall Creek Township Board Cristi Kendrick Boone Co. Commissioner #2 Chris Dock Lt. Governor Jordan Carder Scipio Township Board Bill Mitchell State Rep. 66th Dist. Chris Holbrook Governor Steve Coffman Liberty Township Advisory Board Ken Moellman Pendleton Co. Judge/Exec Keegan Iversen Auditor Kelley Curran Jeffersonville Township Advisory Board David Patterson U.S. Senate Heather Johnson U.S. Senate Michael Dowden Hendricks Co. Council Dist. 2 Tracey Roberts Marshall Co. Magistrate #2 David Nick Foley City Council Donna Dunn U.S. House 1st Dist. Chris Robinson Kenton Co. Clerk Mary O’Connor Attorney General Dan Ferris Madison Co. Council Dist. 1 Easton Sanders Marshall Co. Magistrate #3 Bob Odden Secretary of State Mike Frey U.S. House 9th Dist. J. Kyle Sweeney Boone Co. Judge/Exec Olga Parsons Crystal City Council Barb Gardener Brown Co. Council Dist. 4 Joseph Szeremet Boone Co. Attorney Cara Schulz Burnsville City Council Lisa Goldsberry Henry Co. Council Dist. 2 Rhonda Greene Washington Co. Council Dist. 3 Louisiana Mississippi Max Greene Washington Co. Sheriff Justin Bonnette Vernon Parish, Justice of the Peace, Ward 6 Danny Bedwell U.S. House 1st Dist. Chuck Hancock Harrison Township Advisory Board Chad Bourgeois Ascension Parish, School Board Dist. 6B Joey Robinson U.S. House 4th Dist. Cheryl Heacox Clay Township Advisory Board Troy Broussard Jefferson Parish, 1st Parish Court, Division B Greg Hertzsch Clark Co. Council Dist. 2 Denise Landry Bruno Ascension Parish, School Board Dist. 6A Missouri Matthew Hisrich Wayne Co. Commissioner Dist. 1 Rufus Craig U.S. House 6th Dist. Andrew Bolin State Rep. 83rd Dist. Andy Horning U.S. House 8th Dist. Samuel Davenport U.S. House 2nd Dist. Bill Boone State Rep. 137th Dist. Tisha Jacobson-Maher Marshall Co. Sheriff Henry Herford Franklin Parish, Constable Dist. 1 Benjamin Brixley Greene Co. Presiding Commissioners Patrick Jamison Kosciusko Co. Sheriff Justin L. Licciardi St. Bernard Parish, Constable, Ward B Ted Brown St. Louis Co. Executive Mike Jasper Treasurer Randall Lord U.S. House 4th Dist. Jeff Coleman State Rep. 67th Dist. Alex Jordan Marrs Township Board William McBride Washington City Council Dist. 3 Michael Copeland St. Charles Co. Recorder Robert Jozwiak State Senate 25th Dist. Brannon McMorris U.S. Senate Kevin Craig U.S. House 7th Dist. Darren Kinser Lawrence Co. Sheriff Chad Ivery Perry Calcasieu Parish, Justice of the Peace, Ward 7 Robb Cunningham U.S. House 1st Dist. Garrett Klein Tippicanoe Co. Council Dist. 1 Jeffrey Sanford U.S. House 1st Dist. Jeff Foli Livingston Co. Presiding Commissioner Austin Knapp German Township Advisory Board Chuck Saucier U.S. House 5th Dist. Steven Hedrick U.S. House 3rd Dist. John Krom U.S. House 5th Dist. Jo Ann Scott Jefferson Parish, School Board Dist. 7 Jim Higgins State Senate 24th Dist. Bill Levin State Rep. 98th Dist. Ryan Shinkle Youngsville City Council, Division A Arthur Hodge Greene Co. Circuit Clerk William Maxwell Pigeon Township Advisory Board Matthew Tomassee Youngsville City Council, Division B Draig Hodge State Rep. 103rd Dist. Chris Mayo U.S. House 7th Dist. Michael J. Vogt Plaquemines Parish, Justice of the Peace, Ward 6 Ginny Keirns State Rep. 153rd Dist. Jose Gilbert Meija Perry Township Constable Martin Wade Lafourche Parish, Constable Dist. 4 Frank Kohler Cass Co. Recorder of Deeds Gilbert Mejia Franklin Township Constable Lee Martin Howell Co. Circuit Clerk Eric Miller U.S. House 6th Dist. Maryland Russ Monchil U.S. House 6th Dist. Jeremiah Morrell Henry Co. Council Dist. 1 Leo Dymowski Attorney General Sean O’Toole State Auditor Carletta Morrison Madison Co. Commissioner South Dist. Lorenzo Gaztanaga Lt. Gov. Lisa Schaper State Rep. 81st Dist. Dave Murdoch Brown Co. Commissioner Leo Martin Garrett Co. Commissioners Dist. 1 Bill Slantz U.S. House 2nd Dist. Robb Myers Knight Township Trustee Peggy O’Donnell Calvert Co. Commissioners Cisse Spragins Jackson Co. 2nd Dist. at-large Dave Nakarado Monroe Co. Commissioner Ron Owens-Bey State House 45th Dist. Matt Stephens State Rep. 33rd Dist. David Norton Washington Co. Auditor Shawn Quinn Governor Greg Tlapek State Rep. 147th Dist. Joshua O’Brien State Rep. 49th Dist. Dave Sgambellone Anne Arundel Co. Council Richard Tolbert Jackson Co. Executive Steve Osborn La Porte Co. Sheriff Scott Soffen U.S. House 7th Dist. Rick Vandeven U.S. House 8th Dist. Brad Owens State Rep. 54th Dist. Arvin Vohra U.S. House 4th Dist. Bill Wayne State Rep. 51st Dist. Benjamin Parker State Rep. 53th Dist. Bill Welch Garrett Co. Commissioners Dist. 3 Roy Wellborn U.S. House 5th Dist. Jeff Petermann U.S. House 2nd Dist. Lora Young Cass Co. Presiding Commissioners Ashley Qualkenbush State Rep. 62nd Dist. Massachusetts Herschel Young U.S. House 4th Dist. Jesse Riddle Henry Co. Council Dist. 3 Michael Coombes State House 6th Dist. (Middlesex) Jonathan Scheller Scott Township Advisory Board Rick Marciano State House 6th Dist. (Essex) Montana John Schick Auditor Daniel Morris State House 7th Dist. (Essex) Cris Colvin State House 3rd Dist. Damian Stanziano State Senate 41st Dist. Heather Mullins State Senate (Plymouth Barnstable) Mike Fellows U.S. House Zeb Sutton State Rep. 33rd Dist. Kenneth Roberts State House 3rd Dist. (Hampshire) Jeffrey A. Hill State House 54th Dist. Karl Tatgenhorst Secretary of State Hassan Smith Suffolk Co. Sherriff Roger Roots U.S. Senate Aurea Torres Center Township Trustee Robert Underwood State House 9th Dist. (Hampden) Charles Satchfield State House 97th Dist. Mark Vogel State Rep. 7th Dist. Kenneth Van Tassell State House 14th Dist. (Middlesex) Joan Stanley State Senate 33rd Dist. Tracey Walser Anderson Township Board Bryan White State House 2nd Dist. (Bristol) Ron Vandevender State House 80th Dist. Johnathan Williams Knight Township Advisory Board Scott Wise U.S. House 3rd Dist. Michigan Nebraska Ray Wolff La Porte Co. Council Dist. 4 Justin Altman Attorney General Ben Backus Secretary of State Randy Young Tippicanoe Co. Council Dist. 2 Scotty Boman Lt. Governor Mark Elworth Jr Governor Mary Buzuma Governor continued on page 9... Vol. 44, Issue 5 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org Page 9 Republican incumbent tries to knock off Libertarian challenger Gigi Bowman hould poli- publican supporters sued Gigi Bowman, Mark Axinn commented, “The Republi- cal director for the Libertarian National ticians who the Libertarian candidate for New York can Party will stop at nothing to prevent Committee. are already State Senate District 5, and the New York choice on the ballot. Neither the Board of Gigi Bowman is treasurer of the inS office have the State Board of Elections to keep Bowman Elections, the courts nor the voters should Suffolk County Libertarian Party, and right to limit the off the ballot. be fooled by their duplicity.” president of Liberty Candidates, an orga- candidates for Bowman, based in Huntington, col- The court was scheduled to make a nization she formed to vet and promote whom New York- lected approximately 5,000 voter signa- ruling on the case on Sept. 26. candidates running for office on a plat- ers vote? tures in six weeks this summer. In their “Collecting 5,000 signatures for a form of liberty. She has organized many State Senator Gigi Bowman lawsuit, the Republicans claim that every state legislative race is an extraordinary liberty events and rallies, including one at Carl Marcellino ap- one of her signatures was fraudulently ob- challenge because many of the voters Kennedy Airport in opposition to the TSA parently thinks so. tained, including her own. found at petitioning locations live outside Body Scanners, for which she was inter- On Sept. 2, he and three of his Re- New York Libertarian Party Chair the district,” said Carla Howell, politi- viewed on Fox News.

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Richard Clarke U.S. House 1st Dist. Mike Montchalin U.S. Senate Chris Dailey White Pine Co. Commissioner Seat 1 Ohio Bill Post State Rep. 25th Dist. Jim Duensing Clark Co. Dist. Attorney Bob Bridges Auditor Mark Richman State Rep. 29th Dist. Louis Gabriel State Assembly 32nd Dist. Sherry Clark Lt. Gov Perry Roll State Senate 16th Dist. Tim Hagan Clark Co. Assessor Charlie Earl Governor Guy Rosinbaum State Rep. 9th Dist. Donald Hendon State Assembly 19th Dist. Nathan Eberly State Rep.s 3rd Dist. Mark Seligman State Rep. 3rd Dist. Douglas Johnson Clark Co. Recorder Eric Eberly U.S. House 5th Dist. Edward R. Siener Benton Co. Commissioners POS 1 Roberto Juarez State Assembly 15th Dist. David Harlow U.S. House 10th Dist. Daniel Souza U.S. House 5th Dist. Randy Kimmick U.S. House 3rd Kevin Knedler Secretary of State Michael Spasaro State Senate 6th Dist. John O’Connor State Assembly 38th Dist. Steven R. Linnabary Attorney General Sherrie Sprenger State Rep. 17th Dist. 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Ewert State Senate 10th Dist. Steve French Governor James Foster U.S. House 1st Dist. Victor Korcher U.S. Senate North Carolina John S. Gerboth State Rep. 35th Dist. Travis McCurry State Rep. 3rd Dist. Eric Cable State House 104th Dist. Paul B. Grad Governor Curtis McLaughlin U.S. House 4th Dist. J. Wesley Casteen U.S. House 7th Dist. Lars Hedbord State Rep. 28th Dist. Colin Ross State Rep. 119th Dist. P. H. Dawkins State Senate 25th Dist. Chuck Huntting State Rep. 26th Dist. Rodney Travis State Rep. 109th Dist. Richard Evey Burke Co. Commissioner Kohler Johnson State Rep. 24th Dist. Kevin Umbaugh U.S. House 6th Dist. Ginny Godfrey Burke Co. Commissioner Mark Johnson State Rep. 52nd Dist. Jeremy Walters State Rep. 26th Dist. Sean Haugh U.S. Senate Mark Karnowski State Rep. 23rd Dist. continued on page 10... Page 10 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org October 2014 ...continued from page 9 Name Position Name Position Name Position Mike Kolls U.S. House 24th Dist. Roger S. 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VProjectol. 44, IFundssue 5 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org Page 11 How do Libertarians, Republicans, and Democrats differ? Here's how typical Libertarians, Democrats, and Republicans will vote if elected to federal office — regardless of what New LP campaign Here’sthey say howthey'll typical do: Libertarians, Democrats, and Republicans will vote if elected to federal office — regardless of what they say they’ll do: guide available for Libertarians Democrats Republicans Dramatically reduce government More, more, more spending! Balance the More, more, more spending! Balance the candidates, activists Federal spending spending now. Balance the budget budget when hell freezes over. Trillions budget when hell freezes over. Trillions now. No more debt. more debt. more debt. n September, the national LP head- Raise the income tax. Keep raising FICA, Keep the income tax high. Keep raising quarters released Game-Changing End the income tax. Abolish the Taxes alternative minimum tax. Raise other FICA, alternative minimum tax. Raise Libertarian Communications, a IRS. Never raise taxes. taxes. other taxes. guideI for candidates and campaign teams written by Political Director Carla Only with valid warrant. Welcome Keep mass surveillance. Banish and Keep mass surveillance. Banish and Government spying Howell. home Edward Snowden. slander Edward Snowden. slander Edward Snowden. Targeted for 2015–16 Libertarian Repeal Obamacare. Rescind campaigns, it contains information useful Medical insurance Keep Obamacare. Increase regulations. Replace Obamacare with similar regulations. Dramatically lower to 2014 campaigns as well. mandates Drive up cost of health care. regulations. Drive up cost of health care. cost of health care. Here’s what readers of the guide have said: Politicians killing American citizens Strictly forbid. Keep option to kill. Keep option to kill. “This is a nugget of gold. Thank you! without trial I really enjoyed it and have shared it Militarization of Remove military equipment from Keep armored trucks, M-16 rifles, and Keep armored trucks, M-16 rifles, and with other LP candidates here.” police domestic police forces. grenade launchers in your town. grenade launchers in your town. — Chris Holbrook, LP Minnesota candidate for governor Bombs away! Cut off food and medicine. Bombs away! Cut off food and medicine. Middle East Peace and diplomacy. Allow free Put U.S. service men and women in Put U.S. service men and women in conflicts trade. Bring troops home NOW. harm's way. harm's way. “Good stuff.” — Scott Soffen, LP Maryland candi- Treat all citizens equally under the Racial profiling Keep racist policies that target minorities. Keep racist policies that target minorities. date for U.S. House law.

Cling to failed prohibition. Keep non- Cling to failed prohibition. Keep non- “Excellent. Much good information End it! Release non-violent War on Drugs violent prisoners locked up. Deny medical violent prisoners locked up. Deny medical prisoners. Allow medical cannabis. which I plan to follow.” treatment. treatment. — Leo Martin, LP Maryland can- U.S. military didate for Garrett County commis- presence in more Stop meddling! Bring troops home Keep meddling abroad. Separate troops Keep meddling abroad. Separate troops sioner than 130 other to thei r families. from their families. from their families. countries “WOW! Thank you. Your message

Reduce spending dramatically. Increase spending. Feed the military- Increase spending. Feed the military- gives me more hope! I want to help Military spending Defense, not offense. industrial complex. industrial complex. with the bigger picture, I want to help make positive change!” Secure Americans' financial assets. Print money with abandon. Devalue the Print money with abandon. Devalue the — Michael Scott, LP Washington Stabilize prices. Market sets dollar. Diminish American assets. Force dollar. Diminish American assets. Force Monetary policy candidate for state House interest rates. Allo w Bitcoin and prices up. Politicians set interest rates. prices up. Politicians set interest rates. other currencies. Prohibit alternative currencies. Prohibit alternative currencies. “Very enlightening!” Marriage equality Support and vote for it. Waffle, delay. Waffle, oppose. — John Krom, LP Indiana candidate for U.S. House Pass new laws that disarm innocent Enforce laws that disarm innocent Guns Repeal anti–self defense laws. Americans. Americans. If your 2014 campaign team did not Wage price-fixing Repeal wage controls to give the Impose price controls and kill jobs for the Impose price controls and kill jobs for the receive a copy, you’re considering a run for ("minimum wage") poorest a chance. poor. poor. office in the future, or you’re simply inter- ested in reading Game-Changing Liber- Return control to parents, tarian Communications, send an email to teachers, local communities. Centrally plan education. One size fits all. Centrally plan education. One size fits all. [email protected] with your name and Education Enable high-quality, diversified Sustain high dropout rates and illiteracy. Sustain high dropout rates and illiteracy. phone number. A copy of the guide will be educatio n. Allow property taxes to Drive up property taxes. Drive up property taxes. sent to you. drop. Or visit LP.org/guide to read or * Republicans voted to balance the federal budget “in 10 years” in 2012, “in 10 years” in 2013, and “in 10 years” in 2014. download a copy. Like Be the first of your friends to like this.

Search Page 12 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org October 2014 Libertarian Party–issued news releases: President Obama starts another war in violation of Constitution resident Barack Obama has taken “This is wildly reckless and irre- the United States to war, now in “Whatever differences they may claim, Democratic and sponsible,” said Sarwark. “The old parties Syria and Iraq, in violation of the Republican politicians are aligned when it comes to in Congress just spent $20 million arming U.S.P Constitution — just as he did in Libya foreign meddling. President Barack Obama and former and training Iraqi soldiers, only to see U.S. in 2011. President George W. Bush both resort to war in the military weapons land in the hands of the “Whatever differences they may Islamic State. This new measure could end claim, Democratic and Republican politi- end.” up arming future enemies in Syria as well.” cians are aligned when it comes to foreign — Nicholas Sarwark, Chair, Libertarian National Committee Obama has admitted that IS presents meddling,” said Nicholas Sarwark, chair no immediate threat to the United States. of the Libertarian National Committee. proval by Congress applied only to nations specifically on a declaration of war before “The bigger threat is endless war and “President Barack Obama and former or groups that “planned, authorized, com- engaging in military action. For the same a heightened risk of terrorist attacks on President George W. Bush both resort to mitted or aided” the 9/11 attacks. The Is- reason, the 2003 Iraqi War was also illegal. U.S. citizens as a result of military inter- war in the end.” lamic State (IS) did not exist in 2001 and is Last week, congressmen and women vention,” Sarwark said. The president cites the 2001 Autho- an enemy of Al-Qaeda. refused to vote on a war declaration. Instead The Libertarian Party and its candi- rization for Use of Military Force to justify Even if the AUMF could be applied, they authorized funding to arm and train dates call for getting out and staying out of dropping bombs 13 years later. But its ap- the Constitution requires that Congress vote “appropriately vetted” Syrian fighters. Iraq and Syria. Libertarian Party urges lawmakers to get out, stay out of Iraq and Syria he Libertarian Party urges lawmakers to non-interventionist foreign policy is the best way stop bombing in Iraq and to disengage to achieve peace and reduce the risk of a terrorist from operations in both Iraq and Syria. attack on U.S. soil. It will also go a long way to- T“The U.S. government has been interven- ward balancing the federal budget, cutting taxes, ing in the Middle East for more than half a cen- and halting inflation.” tury under the pretext of achieving peace,” said The Islamic State joins a long line of U.S. Nicholas Sarwark, chair of the Libertarian Na- enemies whom the U.S. government helped in tional Committee. “But things just keep getting their rise to power: Muammar Gaddafi, Ayatol- worse. We must stop stoking conflicts that tear lah Khomeini, Manuel Noriega, Saddam Hus- countries apart, stop dropping bombs, and stay sein, and Osama bin Laden. out of the region.” Both Democrats like Sen. Dianne Fein- Any attempt by the United States and other stein and Republicans like Sen. John McCain are foreigners to intervene in the area undermines calling for more war in Iraq. the ability of natives who oppose the Islamic “Democratic and Republican politicians State (IS) to mount sustainable opposition. It have meddled so extensively in the Middle East also helps the IS recruit supporters and puts the that they’re now in the ludicrous position of sid- world at greater risk of terrorist attacks. ing with very recent U.S. enemies: Iran, Assad, More than 30 Libertarian candidates for and al-Qaeda, all of whom oppose the Islamic federal office nationwide who will be on the bal- State,” Sarwark said. lot on Nov. 4 have pledged to downsize the U.S. Lawmakers cite the highly publicized and military. Each has promised: brutal beheading of two U.S. journalists in the “If elected, I will sponsor legislation to cut region as justification for more intervention military spending by 60 percent or more and cut against IS. But they ignore the fact that, accord- total federal spending accordingly; close all foreign ing to a Reuters report, U.S. ally Saudi Arabia U.S. military bases; withdraw completely from the beheaded several of its citizens in the last month Middle East; and bring our troops home.” equip the Iraqi Army. President Barack Obama is now who were convicted of non-violent crimes such as smug- Downsizing the military to 40 percent of today’s dropping bombs to destroy the equipment the U.S. mili- gling hashish and sorcery. spending would leave more than enough to fund decisive tary left behind, some of which remains in the hands of President Obama cites the need to protect U.S. mili- military action against any enemy who attacks the United the Islamic State. tary personnel in Erbil as a reason for going back to war States while fully funding benefits for the veterans of our “The absurdity of spending more U.S. taxpayer dol- in Iraq. But he’s the one who stationed troops there in vio- previous wars. lars to destroy U.S. weapons is one more piece of evidence lation of the U.S. Constitution, which requires a vote of The United States spent $20 billion to train and that we must draw down our military,” said Sarwark. “A Congress to declare war. Vol. 44, Issue 5 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org Page 13

sentencing hearing in April 2014. After have little say in how the business of our the attorneys made their positions clear, elections is managed,” noted Tatgenhorst, Affiliate News And Events the judge recommended that Roger be re- an IT executive from Northern Indiana. leased to a halfway house on Oahu until “It’s time the Libertarian Party of Indiana his minimum sentence was up in Novem- is given the same voice and presence as the Affiliate news and events are downtown Hilo) led to targeting by federal ber. He would not be allowed to use mari- Democratic and Republican parties.” provided to LP News by agents. In 2010, he and a number of other juana or be around others who were doing Tatgenhorst made the appeal follow- Libertarian Party state affiliates. members of the church were arrested and so. The judge did make very clear that his ing a series of election-related issues. Five charged with operating a marijuana distri- rights to engage in political activity would Libertarian Party candidates were chal- bution ring. not be removed. Everyone thought he lenged on the ballot this year, with their Connecticut It was after his arrest that the fed- would be out within weeks. fate determined by a board comprising Two partisan elected Libertarians serving eral government showed its true corrup- Months went by without any word only Democratic and Republican party ap- tion and ugliness. Although a first-time on when the judge’s recommendation pointees. LPIN successfully fended off four he Libertarian Party of Connecti- non-violent offender, respected in the would be acted on by the Bureau of Pris- of those five challenges, but took valuable cut continues to grow and main- community, the Rev. Christie was denied ons. Many began to suspect he would not resources and time away from campaign- tain past success. We currently bail. In the federal system, it seems the be released prior to the November elec- ing. Thave two elected officials serving in parti- constitutional rights of accused persons tion, specifically to prevent him from en- “We were the only party in the state san capacities, one planning commission- are no longer recognized. By calling him gaging in the very political activity that to have candidates for Indiana Statehouse er and one member of a Board of Finance. a “danger to the community” the courts the judge had said he had a right to. Ap- challenged this year,” Tatgenhorst noted. This year, we will be running Dan Reale could allow him to be held indefinitely. parently, the federal prison system doesn’t “We also see this in Illinois, Ohio and New for U.S. Congress in the Second District, Anyone who might conceivably commit a have to listen to judges’ recommendations York. It’s past time that we are afforded and Rich Lion for State Rep., District 9. federal crime while out on bail is a danger at all. They feel that they are above the law the same oversight positions. In Indiana, Lion faces only a Democratic opponent, under the federal guidelines unless they and the Constitution. I believe some effec- at least, our presence on these important and his opponent voted for an unpopular can prove that they will not do so. The tive pressure may have been applied a few panels would provide balance to a system gun control bill recently, positioning Lion burden of proof is squarely placed on the days before he was released. that is often gridlocked or, worse yet, coor- as perhaps the most likely candidate from defendant. Roger’s comments on exiting the sys- dinated in a manner that restricts a third- a non–intellectually bankrupt party to The feds compounded the denial tem indicate he is ready to take up the po- party or independent candidate presence. win this year statewide. Both candidates of bail by not bringing Rev. Christie to litical fight again. He also has hopes for his The old parties write the laws that put us at have already been actively going door to trial. Roger had hoped to have his day in appeal. Although he can’t get the five years a disadvantage, enact these laws, then play door with doorhangers and placing yard court. He was well prepared to make a back that were stolen from him, he could judge and jury over the fate of our candi- signs. defense on religious freedom. His church receive compensation for the property that dates. It has to end, and I’m calling on our The party held a fiercely contested had never hidden what it was up to. You’d was taken. There is also the outstanding legislators to make changes to include Lib- convention for the Second Congressional think if he had any reason to believe his issue of his wife’s case. She was sentenced ertarian Party members at both county- District, in which Reale’s Republican op- defense would not hold up and he was with him, but not incarcerated pending and state-level election boards.” ponent sought our nomination. The at- simply dealing drugs, he’d have hidden her appeal. Tatgenhorst is also concerned about tempt to keep out a Libertarian candidate his activities. Roger’s abuse at the hands of the some recent financial decisions by the in- shows that our relevance is noted and has It became clear that the court and federal bully boys angered people across cumbent secretary of state intended to other parties nervous. The Republican prosecutors had no intention of ever al- Hawaii’s political spectrum. Democrats, increase voter turnout in this year’s elec- candidate for the 15th State Senate Dis- lowing him to make a case before a jury. Republicans, and Greens joined the Liber- tion. After a successful pilot program, state trict sought, but did not receive, the LP’s The prosecution continually added new tarians in their disgust over his case. Let’s legislators have approved voting centers endorsement, after successfully petition- charges and elements to the case, causing all hope this is part of the last gasp of the as an option to reduce election expenses. ing in the party’s name without contact- the defense to ask for more time to pre- anti-marijuana crusade in our country. If adopted, each county could save tens of ing the LPCT. pare. Then they untruthfully blamed the thousands of dollars from election expens- defense for delays in the trial. By the fall of es. Currently, 33 of Indiana’s 92 counties 2013, this man had spent almost four years Indiana are considering this plan. Hawaii in prison without bail, and without the Candidate calls for election board changes At the same time, the state is spend- THC ministry leader released from prison right to a speedy trial guaranteed in our ing $750,000 on voter turnout advertising. Constitution. When the court ruled that iting elec- “Anyone paying attention to the n 9/11/14 (appropriately called he would not be allowed to raise his reli- tion and news and television knows we have an “Patriot Day”), Roger Christie gious defense, and would only be limited financial election,” Tatgenhorst noted. “We are Cconcerns, Libertar- making incredible efforts across the state was finally released from the Fed- to disputing the fact of having distributed Oeral Detention Center in Honolulu. The marijuana at trial, the chance of any justice ian Party candidate to save money, and then our secretary of Reverend Christie, minister of the Hilo- was closed. for Indiana secre- state uses nearly $1 million of taxpayer based THC ministry, had been a champi- In late 2013, Roger Christie accepted tary of state Karl funds in an election year to build name on of marijuana law reform for decades. A a plea deal that allowed the government to Tatgenhorst has recognition while encouraging voter turn- Libertarian Party member, he twice sought seize his condominium in Hilo and more called for changes Karl Tatgenhorst out. I’m hopeful the voters will see these elected office. He was also instrumental than $13,000 in cash that they had “recov- to Indiana code en- expenditures as unnecessary and ask the in pushing marijuana reform in Hawaii ered” from his safe when he was arrested. suring libertarians gain appointments to incumbent her rationale for this market- County. His political activities and the use For this, he avoided a possible 30-year sen- the state and local election boards. ing campaign at this time.” of marijuana as a sacrament in his church tence and retained his right to appeal. “We have maintained ballot access In Indiana, the secretary of state (which occupied a prominent place in A number of supporters attended his for 20 consecutive years in Indiana, yet continued on page 14... Page 14 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org October 2014

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...continued from page 13 Ward 6 in Vernon Parish oversees elections. The race also deter- • Henry Herford for Constable of Dis- mines the state’s ballot access. Any party trict 1 in Franklin Parish gaining more than 2 percent in the general • Martin Wade for Constable of District 4 election will maintain ballot access at all in Lafourche Parish levels without petition for the next four • Justin L. Licciardi for Constable Ward B years. In 2010, Mike Wherry won nearly in St Bernard Parish 6 percent of the popular vote, assuring • Ryan Shinkle for Youngsville City the LPIN’s position on the ballot through Council Division A in Lafayette Parish 2014. • Matthew Thomassee for Youngsville City Council Div. B in Lafayette Parish • William McBride for Washington City Louisiana Council District 3 in St. Landry Parish Libertarians storm Louisiana ballots Congratulations to Henry Herford of Franklin, who ran unopposed and is ast month, Louisiana candidates considered elected as constable for justice LP Montana U.S. Senate candidate Roger Roots campaigns at the Manhattan Potato Festival. registered for fall 2014 elections of the peace in District 1! Likewise, Justin and we are pleased to announce Bonnette was unopposed and is consid- County fairs. The Mike Fellows for Mon- the public interest! Lthat Libertarians qualified to run for office ered elected for Justice of the Peace Ward 6 tana campaign had entries in several pa- Well known for his public advo- across the state in record-breaking num- in Vernon Parish. rades, including the Ravalli Fair parade, cacy, and a frequent panelist and speaker bers! There were six federal candidates and Thanks to all of our candidates for the Sanders County Fair Parade, the Man- throughout New Jersey, John Paff this 13 local candidates, a total of 19 Libertar- stepping up to run for office, and thanks hattan Potato Festival Parade, the Dillon year becomes the 15th inductee into the ian candidates. The Libertarian Party of to all of our members who are working so Labor Day Parade, the Northwest Fair Pa- State Open Government Freedom of In- Louisiana would like to congratulate the hard to spread the message of liberty and rade, and the Kalipell 4th parade, among formation Hall of Fame. Known as the Libertarians who qualified to run on the freedom! We’re working to move public others. The Missoula County Libertarian “Heroes of the Fifty States,” this joint Nov. 4, 2014, ballots! policy in a libertarian direction by build- Party also had a table at the Missoula Gun initiative of the National Freedom of In- Libertarian federal candidates: ing a political party that elects Libertarians Show and the Missoula Hemp Fest. Our formation Coalition (NFOIC) and the • Brannon McMorris for U.S. Senate to public office. Louisiana will soon be Lib- next stop is the Belgrade Fall Festival pa- Society of Professional Journalists rec- • Jeffry Sanford for Congressional Dis- ertarian territory! rade, Sept. 20. ognizes the recipient’s “long and steady trict 1 The MTLP also did some outreach effort to preserve and protect the free • Samuel Davenport for Congressional on Montana’s two main campuses, col- flow of information about state and lo- District 2 Montana lecting name for the UM and MSU Col- cal government that is vital to the public • Randall Lord for Congressional Dis- Two LP candidates to debate in October lege Libertarians. Those schools also have in a democracy.” Formal induction takes trict 4 homecoming parades (Sept. 27), and we place on Oct. 24 at the 2014 NFOIC • Chuck Saucier for Congressional Dis- he fall elections bring debates and will have entries as well. Freedom of Information Summit in St. trict 5 endorsements. In the Senate Dis- The MCLP has come out against a Petersburg, Fla. • Rufus Craig for Congressional Dis- trict 33 race, the Montana Shooting $42 million dollar bond issue in Missoula Paff has been dubbed “New Jersey’s trict 6 TSports Association endorsed Libertarian County. The Missoula County Commis- busiest open government activist” by re- Libertarian local candidates: candidate Joan Stanley. sioners had placed the bond issue on the porter Colleen O’Dea, who featured him • Troy G. Broussard for Judge of 1st Our statewide candidates for the November ballot for parks and whatever. this February in her New Jersey Spotlight Parish Court Division B in Jefferson U.S. House and Senate haven’t had many The group is in the process of getting yard article “Profile: The Man Who Makes Sure Parish debates since the first debate to open the signs. Property taxpayers get hit for a lot of Government Works — Right Out in the • Chad Bourgeois for School Board Dis- general election. U.S. House candidate things these days, and it never ends. That’s Open.” trict 6B in Ascension Parish Mike Fellows reports there should be two why we say stop taxing our property. Paff’s interest in government trans- • Denise Landry Bruno for School Board debates in October. One in Missoula, the If you have any questions, just give parency began in 2002 shortly after the District 6A in Ascension Parish other in Great Falls. The one scheduled for LP Montana Chair Mike Fellows a call. He New Jersey Open Public Records Act was • Chad Bourgeois for School Board Dis- Billings on Sept. 29 was canceled after the can be reached at (406) 721-9020. passed. Since then, he has taken a lead trict 6B in Ascension Parish Republican candidate refused to debate all role in the work of the New Jersey Lib- • Jo Ann Scott for School Board District candidates. The Republican called the Fel- ertarian Party’s Open Government Ad- 7 in Jefferson Parish lows campaign of “More Liberty and Less New Jersey vocacy Project, and has served as project • Chad Ivery Perry for Justice of the Government” a distraction. In reality, the John Paff wins govt. transparency award chairman since 2003. He has also served Peace Ward 7 in Calcasieu Parish Republican looks more like a liberal when for the past five years on the board of • Michael J. Vogt for Justice of the Peace debating Libertarians on the issues. ohn Paff, chair of the NJLP Open Gov- trustees for the New Jersey Foundation Ward 6 in Plaquemines Parish During the summer, we had booths ernment Advocacy Project, has won for Open Government, a nonprofit orga- • Justin Bonnette for Justice of the Peace at the Gallatin, Ravalli, and Missoula another award for his tireless work in J continued on page 15... Vol. 44, Issue 5 The Libertarian Party — www.LP.org Page 15

the people will now have a viable third tarians Working for You!” radio program: choice on Nov. 4: the Libertarian Party tinyurl.com/LP-radio-Monnin Affiliate News And Events of New York.” On Sept. 2, incumbent state Sen. Carl Marcellino filed a lawsuit to remove Liber- tarian Gigi Bowman from the November Virginia ...continued from page 14 The FOI Summit, which also serves Chair Bill Redpath’s campaign report ballot. New York Libertarian Party Chair as the national coalition’s annual confer- Mark Axinn commented, “The Republican nization devoted to improving compli- ence, brings together state and regional he LPVA is running Robert Sar- Party will stop at nothing to prevent choice ance with the state’s Open Public Records FOI coalitions and advocates of open gov- vis for U.S. Senate (robertsarvis. on the ballot. Neither the Board of Elec- Act and Open Public Meetings Act. Paff ernment. Tom Blanton, director of the Na- com) and seven candidates for U.S. tions, the courts nor the voters should be is also is a gifted writer and blogs about tional Security Archive at George Wash- THouse this year. This is the highest num- fooled by their duplicity.” noteworthy issues at NJ Open Govern- ington University, is this year’s keynote ber of candidates the LPVA has ever had ment Notes. speaker. Visit NFOIC online or call NOW in any given year. The highest number of Having earned a reputation as a gov- to register for this year’s FOIA Summit. U.S. House candidates in a single year be- ernment watchdog, Paff typically juggles Travel scholarships are available to early Ohio fore 2014 for LPVA was four. State offices five public records requests at any one registrants. LP Ohio endorses Monnin for state House are elected in odd-numbered years in Vir- time. He has filed and won numerous law- ginia. suits against non-compliant public agen- he Libertarian Party of Ohio is Sarvis, who was the LPVA candi- cies and, in doing so, has made a signifi- Ne w York proud to announce its endorsement date for governor in 2013, worked hard cant contribution to the body of case law, Nine candidates to appear on NY ballot of Chad Monnin, candidate for to recruit U.S. House candidates and giving teeth to the statutes. TOhio House of Representatives, District 19. help in the effort to get them on the bal- “The award judges had a wealth of ew York Libertarians gathered Monnin has been a life member of lot. We attempted to get candidates on riches this year in choosing its ‘hero,’ but more than 35,000 petition sig- the Libertarian Party of Ohio since 2010, the ballot in all 11 U.S. House districts, John Paff stood above the crowd,” said natures in six weeks this sum- and his campaign represents the best but 1,000 valid signatures were needed Sarah Nordgren, director of content devel- Nmer to qualify nine candidates to appear chance that a Libertarian will be elected to in each district, and four of our 11 can- opment for the Associated Press and one on the New York State ballot on Nov. 4 as a state office this year. didates fell short. The seven U.S. House of the NFOIC judges who reviewed the Libertarians. A 12-year army veteran and business candidates are: nominees. “John is tireless not only in his New York’s Libertarian ticket will owner, Monnin has committed at least • District 4: Bo Brown support of open government, but also in be headed by Long Island real estate bro- $250,000 to his own campaign to represent bobrownforcongress.com imparting the deep knowledge he has to ker Michael McDermott for governor. the cities of Gahanna, Westerville, and • District 5: Paul Jones others, so that they, too, can work to en- Michael is joined by former NYLP Chair New Albany (and surrounding areas). pauljonesforcongress.com sure transparency.” Chris Edes for lieutenant governor, U.S. The Monnin campaign has become • District 6: Will Hammer NFOIC’s president, Hyde Post, said, Navy veteran John Clifton for comptrol- aware of a recent poll that showed him in a wmhammer.com “John joins a distinguish group of 14 de- ler, Manhattan defense attorney Carl Per- closely contested race against a Democrat • District 7: James Carr serving men and women: outstanding son for attorney general, Grant Lally for and an incumbent Republican — so this is jamescarrforcongress.org individuals who selflessly volunteer their Congressional District 3 (Long Island), definitely a winnable race. • District 8: Jeffrey Carson time to ensure open, transparent govern- Gigi Bowman for Senate District 5 (Long Monnin’s race has already garnered jeffreycarson.com ment, and freedom of information in their Island), John K. Wilson for Assembly attention from the Columbus Dispatch, • District 10: Bill Redpath states and for their communities.” District 37 (Queens), David Casavis for which has printed articles about the un- billredpath.com Assembly District 73 (Manhattan), and successful attempt by the Republican Party • District 11: Marc Harrold Mark Glogowski for Assembly District to remove him from the ballot (similar to marcharrold4congress.com Want even 139 (western New York). In all, 14 Liber- the Charlie Earl case, which is still pending The LPVA will have a State Fair booth tarians filed for public office in New York in federal court) and to convince him to from Sept. 26 through Oct. 5. There was an more frequent state this year. withdraw from the race. intense period from July 21 through Aug. updates from Fortunately, the 2014 drive in New “I’m running because Ohio voters 16, in which we had four county fairs in York was below budget, so more ballot deserve a real choice when they choose Northern Virginia. LP Headquarters? access funds are available to other states. their representatives, and I’m giving The LPVA does not have a state is- In large part, that was due to the ex- them an opportunity to vote for some- sues platform. Although not everyone traordinary efforts of many volunteers one who will work to cut spending, cut agrees with me, I would like to see the Become a monthly pledger across the state who gathered more than taxes, and get government out of their LPVA adopt a state platform. Subsequent and receive Liberty Pledge. 15,000 signatures for the Libertarian lives,” says Monnin, who is a vocal op- to Election Day 2014, we intend to have candidates. ponent of Common Core and other un- the LPVA Platform Committee propose Your monthly contributions “I am humbled by the overwhelm- constitutional federal incursions against a draft platform, then have the platform ing support and hard work performed by Ohio’s sovereignty. amended and adopted at a special conven- will be used to grow the LP the thousands of people who realize that To learn more about Monnin’s tion (if called by the LPVA State Central and make it stronger. we are fighting for their freedom and campaign, visit his campaign website: Committee) sometime before March 1, liberty,” stated Michael McDermott, Lib- chadforohio.com 2015. It is also our intent to use the spe- ertarian candidate for governor of New Follow him on Twitter and Facebook: cial convention as a candidate-recruiting Visit lp.org/contribute to York. “The two old parties continue to • @ChadMonnin tool, and the possible future platform as make your pledge today! give us a choice of the lesser of two evils, • fb.com/chadforohio something that future state legislature can- but they do so at their own peril. We Listen to his interview on the “Liber- didates can easily use in their campaigns. Media Buzz About LP STAFF the Libertarian Party LP NATIONAL CHAIR Nicholas Sarwark “America has two tired, intellectually insipid political parties, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Wes Benedict each more than 100 years old. And they are producing a shod- POLITICAL DIRECTOR dy product.” Carla Howell U.S. News & World Report, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 9/8/2014 Robert Kraus “Chad Grimm, the third name CANDIDATE AND AFFILIATE on the ballot in one of the na- SUPPORT SPECIALIST Bob Johnston tion's hardest-fought governor's races, is a fiscal conservative LP Texas candidate for governor Kathie Glass campaigned in all 254 Texas counties. EDITOR & TECHNOLOGY who believes in minimalist gov- DEVELOPER ernment. The race is expect- Eric D. Dixon Kathie Glass runs for TX governor ed to be very close between MEMBER SERVICES & AFFILIATE on platform of federal nullification Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and RELATIONS MANAGER Republican challenger Bruce Casey Hansen ibertarian Party of Texas candidate ter, do without — the almost 40 percent Rauner so if Grimm pulls away for governor Kathie Glass is cam- of our budget that comes from the fed- more than a few votes from SPECIAL PROJECTS paigning on a bold platform of cut- eral government,” Glass wrote. “Promote Nick Dunbar Rauner, his candidacy could Lting back government to its constitutional and restore sound money to fall back on be instrumental in tipping the levels. in the event of a currency collapse. Send “When the federal government ex- the Texas Rangers to bring our Texas gold scales. ... Grimm advocates ceeds its constitutional authority, our con- back from New York. Slash our budget 50 abolishing the state’s income stitutional design requires that states and percent — taxes and spending — which tax, expanding gun rights, elim- citizens push back by nullifying unconsti- would just put Texas back where we were inating the minimum wage and tutional federal acts, demanding that our when Rick Perry first took office. End legalizing marijuana, among a THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY® Ninth and Tenth Amendment sovereignty property taxes and franchise taxes, and re- range of policies he says would 1444 Duke St. be respected and constitutional balance resist efforts to impose an income tax. Opt eliminate problems by provid- Alexandria, VA 22314 stored,” Glass wrote on her campaign web- out of Medicaid.” ing more freedoms.” Phone: (202) 333-0008 site. “This, we have failed to do. Without To promote her comprehensive plan Fax: (202) 333-0072 Associated Press, 9/21/2014 that resistance, the federal government has for slashing government power, Glass em- Website: www.LP.org had free reign to do as it pleases. And what barked on a campaign tour of all 254 coun- “This year, it seems extreme- the federal government has pleased to do, ties in Texas, reaching the halfway point in is act as a tyrant, treating us as subjects to July. ly likely that the Libertarian WHAT’S GOING ON be ruled.” “This tour reinforced my belief that nominees for the office at the IN YOUR STATE? Glass notes that governors have a Texans know that we are losing our liberty top of the ballot will poll over tremendous amount of latitude to nullify and Texas itself to an increasingly tyran- 2,000,000 votes. This is partly A list of Libertarian events can federal laws and actions taken by federal nical federal government,” Glass said. because the Libertarians have be found online at: agencies, including the Environmental “Texans know that Washington is broken more candidates for the top-of- Protection Agency, the National Security and the two-party system is corrupted by LP.org/event the-ticket office this year than Agency, the Bureau of Land Management, special interests. Texans want to resist this ever before, but mostly be- You can get more information Obamacare, and more. federal tyranny, but also know that to do cause so many of the party’s “To be financially independent so we need a governor with the vision, the nominees are receiving sub- by visiting the website of your of Washington, replace — or, even bet- plan, and the guts to see it through.” state affiliate. See a list at: stantial support.” LP.org/states What have you missed recently on LP.org? Ballot Access News, 9/24/2014 If there is an event you would • Libertarian candidates for federal office pledge to downsize Big Government “Recent polls indicate that liber- like to see listed on the • Libertarian Party: Police should stand down in Ferguson, MO; end failed drug war tarian ideas are gaining traction • Libertarian sues to stop GOP from replacing lt. governor candidate in Nebraska website, please send details to: among voters, especially with • Libertarian Party TV ad campaign in Georgia ‘Millennials’ under the age of • Ohio LP chair: Stop using taxpayer money for political conventions 33, a group whose strong sup- [email protected] • TN city councilman elected to county commission port was critical to the election OR CALL THE LP HEADQUARTERS AT • Newspaper wants Libertarian Sarvis in Virginia debates of Barack Obama in 2008 and (202) 333-0008 • Tennessee Libertarians work for party recognition 2012.” • New Jersey Libertarians fight for fair ballot position Salisbury Post, 8/14/2014