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LP News 2017-3 SHRINKING BIG GOVERNMENT • ADVANCING LIBERTY WWW.LP.ORG Election Results, Pages 5–6 December 2017 The Official Newspaper of the Libertarian Party Volume 47, Issue 5 In This Issue: Chair’s Corner .............................2 Libertarian Party wins 18 races in November LPn Nov. 7,News the Libertarian Party won Notable Donors ...........................3 18 races for public office, continu- GOP Spending Soars ..................3 ing an upward trend in the number Oof voters who support the party. Last year, GA Ballot Access Lawsuit .............4 the Libertarian Party set its all-time record Trump Hypocritical on Saudis ......4 in presidential elections when the ticket of Gov. Gary Johnson and Gov. Bill Weld won November Election Results ..... 5–6 nearly 4.5 million votes from all 50 states. New LP Lifetime Member ...........6 “The LP is succeeding in maintaining that forward momentum in the 2017 off- SCOTUS Rally for Fair Debates ...7 year elections through a focus on build- Disastrous War on Opioids ..........8 ing the party by winning local races,” said Nicholas Sarwark, chair of the Libertarian LP Convention Packages ...... 9–11 National Committee. The 18 Libertarian candidates who won Priceless LP History ..................10 office on Nov. 7 are: LP Chair on Texas Shooting ......11 • Jim Turney — Altamonte Springs City Commission (Florida) #ProudlyLP Selfie Photos .......12 • Andy LeCureaux — Hazel Park City Commissioner (North Carolina) • Jerry Nance — Exeter Township School Affiliate Updates ................ 13–15 Council (Michigan) • Trishanda Barhorst — Pleasant Hill Director (Pennsylvania) Media Buzz ...............................16 • Christopher Nance — Carthage Town Council (Ohio) continued on page 7... New recruitment specialist to help 2,000 candidates run in 2018 ur goal for 2018 is ambitious: to have three times as many management, mostly working with remote teams. That experience Libertarian candidates on ballots as we did in 2014. That will come in handy as she faces the monumental task of helping our means we need to recruit well in excess of 2,000 candi- affiliates nationwide recruit 2,000 candidates for office in 2018! Odates nationwide. Cara Schulz, the Libertarian National Commit- In 2016, Schulz knocked on more than 22,000 doors in five tee’s new candidate recruitment specialist, is critical to our ability to months while campaigning for herself and while serving as the pursue aggressive growth and these ambitious goals. state director for the Gov. Gary Johnson / Gov. Bill Weld campaign. Schulz has not only managed other people’s campaigns at fed- She won’t accept many excuses. She’s the kind of person we need to eral, state, and local levels, but has personally run for public office rally libertarians to run for office nationwide. and won. If you are even remotely considering running for something in After her first attempt fell short in 2014, she ran again in 2016 2018, please express your interest today here: LP.org/run for Minnesota’s Burnsville City Council (population 61,630) and Schulz can be reached at [email protected], and she wants to won. Although the position is officially nonpartisan, she defeated help as many of you as possible run for office in 2018. opponents that had been endorsed by the the Republican and “Thank you for stepping forward instead of sitting on your Democratic parties and supported by the Chamber of Commerce. hands,” Schulz said. “Thank you for speaking up instead of being Schulz will continue her service on the council and will work for silent. Thank you for fighting and not giving up. We do this because the LNC from Minnesota. we believe in personal freedom, personal responsibility, private Schulz has more than two decades of experience in sales and sales property, free markets, and non-aggression.” Cara Schulz PAGE 2 THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY — WWW.LP.ORG DECEMBER 2017 CHAIR’S Corner DONOR Appreciation Libertarians like you grow the party The following individuals became Chairman’s Circle contributors: By Nicholas Sarwark, Chair al Convention in New Orleans from June 30 – July William Perkins 3, 2018. Libertarians from all across the country will id you know that the come together as delegates from their states to make Libertarian Party is changes to the platform and bylaws and elect a new The following individuals became Beacon of Liberty contributors: going into 2018 in Libertarian National Committee. Party business is im- Dthe best financial position portant and worthy of your time and effort if you feel for an odd-numbered year in strongly about the direction of the Libertarian Party, John Stagliano more than a decade? Did you but we should never lose sight of our shared goal of a know that we’ve expanded world set free in our lifetime. staff with a full-time press The national convention is the largest gathering of secretary and two full-time Libertarian Party members in the country, but it will still positions to support our goal have fewer people than most of the districts that Liber- The following individuals became Pioneer of Freedom contributors: of running more than 2,000 Nicholas Sarwark tarian candidates will run in during 2018. The impact Libertarian candidates across you can make on your community by running as a Lib- David Pratt Demarest Dr. George A. Zsidisin the country? Did you know that our ballot access vic- ertarian for public office vastly exceeds the impact that tories make 50-state ballot access in 2018 an achievable can be made by convincing a room full of Libertarians The following individuals became Lifetime Founder contributors: goal? to change their mind on a platform or bylaws proposal. Bryan L. Briggs Eric J. Klinker D.D.S. All of this great news is because of you. You have Both are important, but maintaining the proper per- Matthew Hess R. J. Lyman Joseph Rowley supported the Libertarian Party in its work to shine a spective about which will have greater change is neces- Thomas D. Hooper Kyle Markley Dale M. Sipma light for human freedom in an era of partisan bickering sary if we want our party to be successful. Robert Imhoff- Ryan Meyer Matthew Tyre Dousharm Dr. Samuel W. Oglesby and horrible behavior from our opponents in both of The holiday season is a time to reflect on what we the two old parties. You have stood up as a Libertarian are thankful for. I am thankful for so many dedicated fighting for all freedoms, for all people, all of the time. Libertarian Party members willing to put their time, David F. Nolan Memorial Office Fund You have provided the activism and the energy that money, and effort into creating a better country for has inspired more people to vote Libertarian in the last their children and grandchildren. Your efforts are an election than ever before. You are the most important inspiration to me and to so many new Libertarians Nolan Liberty Room Donor person in the Libertarian Party. who will emulate your example and help grow the Lib- So many of you stepped up to run for office in 2017, ertarian Party into a major force in American politics. Dr. George A. Zsidisin in special elections, local elections, and regular elec- Thank you. tions in states like New Jersey and Virginia. You gave Plaques recognizing our top building-fund donors ($1,000 Yours in liberty, your friends and neighbors in your community the or more) are now on display at the Libertarian National opportunity to vote for a Libertarian who stands for Committee building in Alexandria, Va. To have your name freedom instead of the tired options from the two old appear on a plaque, or if you’d just like to help pay off the mortgage, mail in your donation or visit LP.org. parties. That’s one of the best things you can do to build up the Libertarian Party. Thank you. Contribute today: LP.org/office-fund Tickets are selling fast for the Libertarian Nation- Libertarian Party News www.LP.org (ISSN 8755-139X) is the official LP News newspaper of the Send news, articles, Libertarian Party® of the United essays, or photographs: The Libertarian Party (LP) and its state affiliates work to advance the right E-mail: [email protected] States. Opinions and articles of individuals to be free, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the published in this newspaper do not equal rights of others. The party runs candidates for public office, elects Address changes: necessarily represent official party Libertarians, supports and opposes ballot measures, lobbies, and takes Phone: (202) 333-0008 positions unless so indicated. positions on public policy aimed at removing, reducing, and nullifying government E-mail: [email protected] laws, regulations, prohibitions, taxes, spending, debt, and foreign interventions. National Chair: Postal mail: Nicholas Sarwark 1444 Duke St. Eric D. Dixon Elizabeth Brierly E-mail: [email protected] EDITOR: ASSISTANT EDITOR: Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (202) 333-0008 CONTRIBUTORS: Richard Fields, Lauren Daugherty, Jess Mears, Caryn Ann Harlos, Bob Johnston, Nicholas Sarwark, Wes Benedict, Eric D. Dixon, state affiliates TM VOL. 47, ISSUE 5 THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY — WWW.LP.ORG PAGE 3 Los Alamos scientist Dr. Frank Clinard leaves legacy of liberty By Lauren Daugherty his lifetime and now through this bequest,” Head of Development said LNC Chair Nicholas Sarwark. “We’ll proudly add his name to the ‘Legacy Lib- his year, the ertarians’ plaque that will be hung at head- national Lib- quarters in the near future.” ertarian Par- TM Legacy Libertarians are Libertarians Tty received a bequest who have designated the national Liber- of $111,863 from Dr. tarian Party as a beneficiary in their will. Frank Clinard Jr., of These Libertarians leave a legacy of liberty, Los Alamos, N.M. and their generosity helps the Libertarian Dr.
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