Press Releases and Party News

Pat Dixon, chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas, had an op-ed published on August 10 in the Austin American-Statesman. Dixon comments: As far back as February 2007, discussions on the Libertarian Party of Illinois’ email list mentioned a modern-day Boston Tea Party. In late 2008, the party decided to hold a tax protest called […]

The Arizona Daily Star covers George Keane and Andrew Ibarra, who are running against each other for the Libertarian nomination for U.S. Representative, District 7. Read the article. Arizona’s primary election day is August 24.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes about alternative candidates in the Pennsylvania governor’s race. Read the article. The Philadelphia Inquirer has also published an article about how the Republicans and Democrats are working to challenge the petitions and keep the alternatives off the ballot. Read the article.

Recently, Libertarian Bill Woolsey was elected mayor of James Island, South Carolina. While the election was non-partisan, Woolsey is a longtime Libertarian Party member and supporter. From Richard Winger of Ballot Access News: James Island, South Carolina, held town elections on August 3.  Bill Woolsey, a member of the Libertarian Party, won the non-partisan Mayoral […]

August 9, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, It’s been just over a year since I moved to Washington, D.C. to work at the Libertarian Party Headquarters as Executive Director. What a change from Texas. In addition to being much closer to the federal government and its constant flow of bad policies with worldwide repercussions, the […]

According to the Portland Libertarian Examiner, Oregon Libertarian congressional candidate Jeff Lawrence will be appearing on the November ballot as the nominee of both the Libertarian Party and the Independent Party. Visit Jeff Lawrence’s website.

How do we Libertarians most effectively allocate our limited resources? Suppose you have $100 to contribute to aiding the cause of liberty. How should you spend that $100? One obvious answer is to donate it to the Libertarian Party – at the national, state or local level.  Another is to contribute to the campaigns of […]

The Libertarian National Committee is now accepting applications for our Fall 2010 internship program. The program will run from early September until November 30th. Interns will be required to work 16 hours a week at a rate of $8.25 an hour. If requested, interns enrolled in a post-secondary institution can receive university credit. We are […]

It is State Fair time in the Midwest and the Libertarian Party has quite a presence at these events. The Libertarian Party of Ohio has a booth at the Ohio State Fair through August 8th. The Libertarian Party of Missouri has a booth at the Missouri State Fair from August 11th through August 22nd.  Click […]

from the Libertarian Party of Nebraska FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2010 Contact: Gene Siadek, State Chair E-mail: chair@lpne.org Libertarian Party Of Nebraska turns in 8,000 signatures Signatures Gained from all Three Congressional Districts and 78 Counties Expected to Put Libertarians Back on the Ballot in the Cornhusker State LINCOLN – August 2, 2010—Libertarian Party […]

August 2, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, Last week it was reported that the Obama Administration wants to give the FBI power to force internet companies to reveal information about their users’ internet activities: things like who they send email to, times and dates of emails, and maybe also information about their web browser activity. […]

"The outrageous story of the hapless city of Bell, California is now widely known across the nation.  A group of city politicians led by City Manager Rizzo allegedly colluded to pay themselves obscene salaries in a poor city of under 40,000 residents.  The disgraced city manager has resigned, losing his $790,000 salary.  But not to […]