Press Releases and Party News

The Salisbury (Maryland) Daily Times writes about Libertarian Mike Calpino: SALISBURY — Mike Calpino, a Nanticoke resident who says government needs a philosophical makeover, will run against Stevie Prettyman for her Wicomico County Council seat. "We need to change the way we do government. Trying to be all things for all people is too expensive," […]

The Texas LP held its state convention June 11-13 in Austin. News 8 Austin writes: “The main order of the day is to nominate a candidate for governor and other statewide offices. We’re also going to be nominating people for our internal positions and adopting rules,” Texas Libertarian Party spokesperson Robert Butler said. The Austin […]

June 14, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, We’ve received orders for 478 of the $10 Libertarian T-shirts. One Libertarian candidate ordered 100 shirts! What a great gift for volunteers! The deadline is this Wednesday, so order today. We’re listing over 700 Libertarian candidates here. It’s still not too late in about half the states to […]

Dear Friends and Fellow Freedom Seekers, At the 2010 National Libertarian Party Convention in St. Louis, I was returned (with your help!) to the LNC as an At-Large member.  Since I am YOUR representative, please feel free to contact me with your issues. At the first meeting of the new LNC, held shortly after the […]

This, my first contribution to the LP blog, will be short and to the point. In St. Louis we elected a strong LNC, with Libertarians representing several major philosophical and strategic perspectives. The one thing we all agree upon, I believe, is that we want our party to grow and our ideas to gain wider […]

As we kick off a new LNC term, let me first take a moment to say thank you for the opportunity to serve the party as LNC Secretary.  Opportunities abound for us in the modern political landscape, and I look forward to working with you to find ways to engage in real politics to reduce […]

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Recently, Vice Chair Mark Rutherford appeared on News Radio KFAB’s Tom Becka Show to discuss the future of the Libertarian Party. They touched on a variety of topics ranging from ballot access to the BP oil spill.

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The Libertarian Party of Texas holds its state convention this weekend, June 12-13. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes: With much of the electorate now embracing their contempt for big government and oppressive regulation, members of the Texas Libertarian Party believe that they are finally getting a long-overdue measure of respect as they prepare to choose […]

June 7, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, While our recent national convention was a lot of work, I am especially encouraged that well over 500 people attended, when we were only expecting about 400. It was a huge success. Your new Libertarian National Committee officers and representatives are already hard at work and leading by […]

Dear Friend of Liberty, First I’d like to thank the 2010 convention delegates for electing me to serve as your new Libertarian National Committee Chairman. I hope to tell you more about our future plans, but right now I need your help to fend off an immediate threat to the Libertarian Party. Please donate $1,000, […]