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For Immediate Release Sunday, May 29, 2016 Press conference 12:15 P.M. ET Sunday ORLANDO — Last night delegates to the Libertarian Party’s nominating convention selected six candidates to compete to be the party’s nominee for President of the United States, five of whom qualified for and participated in the evening’s highlyentertaining televised debate. Candidates needed […]

For Immediate Release Sunday, May 29, 2016 ORLANDO – He’s already at over 10% in four polls…. Today Libertarian Party delegates elected Gov. Gary Johnson, two-term governor of New Mexico, to be the party’s nominee for President of the United States, with a mission of moving America in the direction of more personal freedom, fiscal […]

For Immediate Release Sunday, May 29, 2016 ORLANDO — Today two-term Massachusetts governorWilliam Weld became the vice presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party at its nominating convention. Earlier today,the delegates elected two-term New Mexico governorGary Johnson to be the party’s presidential nominee. ‘This is the highest-profile ticket in the Libertarian Party’s history,’ said Nicholas Sarwark, […]

For Immediate Release Saturday, May 28, 2016 ORLANDO – Last night at its presidential nominating convention, the Libertarian Party held a debate of vice presidential candidates, including four candidates who qualified by a vote of the delegates: businesswoman and trial lawyer Alicia Dearn , speaker and freedom activist William Coley , executive business consultant Larry […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, May 26, 2016 ORLANDO — On the eve of the opening of the 2016 Libertarian Nominating Convention, a record 985 delegates and 344 alternate delegates hailing from 50 states plus D.C. were credentialed to select the party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees, possibly adopt changes to the party’s platform, and elect […]

For Immediate Release Friday, May 20, 2016 Fox News poll respondents see dominant-party candidates as ‘deeply flawed’ WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new nationwide Fox News poll of registered voters, Gov. Gary Johnson, a candidate for the Libertarian Party’s (LP) nomination for president, is polling in double digits in a hypothetical three-way race against […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Convention theme: #LegalizeFreedom WASHINGTON, D.C. — All eyes will be on the Libertarian Party National Convention from May 26 through May 30 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. With the theme, ‘Legalize Freedom,’ the convention will draw delegates from across the country to select the candidate who […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, May 12, 2016 Delegates to the Libertarian National Convention, who are selected by their respective state Libertarian affiliates, will select the party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees. The convention will be called to order on Friday, May 27 in Orlando, Florida and is expected to adjourn Monday, May 30. Presidential nominations […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 4, 2016 For Ted Cruz and John Kasich supporters, the Libertarian Party says the candidates’ withdrawal from the GOP presidential race is both bad news and good news. The bad news is their candidates will not win the GOP nomination. The good news for fiscal conservatives is that the Libertarian […]

For Immediate Release Friday, April 1, 2016 Part One of the first, nationally-televised, pre-convention, Libertarian presidential debate will air tonight, April 1, on Fox Business Network’s Stossel Show at 9 PM ET. Part Two will air on April 8. The nation’s third largest political party, Libertarians represent a growing plurality of Americans who are neither […]

For Immediate Release Monday, March 21, 2016 Today the Oklahoma State Election Board announced that the Libertarian Party’s (OKLP) petition submitted on February 22 is valid, allowing candidates to appear on the state’s November ballot as Libertarians. OKLP has not been recognized as an official political organization in the state since 2000. To become a […]