The Libertarian National Committee (LNC) controls and manages the affairs, properties, and funds of the United States Libertarian Party. It is composed of the party officers, five at-large representatives elected every two years at the national convention, and a theoretical maximum of 10 regional representatives.[citation needed] The current chair is Angela McArdle, first elected at the 2022 Libertarian National Convention and re-elected at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention.[2]

Libertarian National Committee
FoundedDecember 11, 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-11)
Location
Key people
Websitelp.org

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

Current members

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Officers[7]
Chair Angela McArdle
(2022–present)
Vice chair Mark Rutherford
(2024–present)
Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos
(2022–present)
Treasurer Bill Redpath
(2024–present)

At-large members

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Travis Bos
Steven Nekhaila
Robert Vinson
Andrew Watkins
Kathy Yeniscavich

Regional representatives

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

List of LNC chairs

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

Other Committees

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Judicial Committee[32]
Name Role
Stephan Kinsella Member
Mike Seebeck Member
Ken Krawchuk Member
Marc Montoni Member
Rob Stratton Member
Blay Tarnoff Member
Rob Latham Member

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://twitter.com/joshuaatlarge/status/1622723094518300678
  2. ^ a b Doherty, Brian (29 May 2022). "Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party". Reason. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ Campaign Law Case Brings Debate, Crowds; McCain-Feingold, Washington Post, December 5, 2002.
  4. ^ Campaign: Federal Court Strikes Cornerstones Of Soft-money, The Free Lance–Star – May 3, 2003.
  5. ^ A Soft-Money Loophole?, CBS News, February 11, 2009.
  6. ^ Libertarian National Committee Clarifies Lawsuit Against Limits on Donations to Parties from Bequests, Ballot Access News, July 25th, 2011.
  7. ^ "Libertarian National Committee (LNC)". Libertarian Party. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "David Nolan". LPedia.
  9. ^ "Susan Nolan - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  10. ^ "Ed Crane - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  11. ^ "David Bergland - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  12. ^ "Alicia Clark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  13. ^ "Paul Grant". LPedia.
  14. ^ "Randy VerHagen - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  15. ^ "Jim Turney - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  16. ^ "Dave Walter - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  17. ^ "Mary Gingell - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  18. ^ "Steve Dasbach - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  19. ^ "David Bergland - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  20. ^ "Jim Lark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  21. ^ "Geoff Neale - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  22. ^ "Mike Dixon - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  23. ^ "Bill Redpath - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  24. ^ "Mark Hinkle - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  25. ^ "Geoff Neale - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  26. ^ "Nicholas Sarwark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  27. ^ "Joe Bishop-Henchman - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  28. ^ "Ken Moellman - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  29. ^ Staff (2021-06-19). "Libertarian Party Statement Regarding Chair Bishop-Henchman's Resignation". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  30. ^ "Libertarian Party Announces New LNC Chair". Libertarian Party. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  31. ^ "Whitney Bilyeu - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  32. ^ "LP Committees". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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