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The Libertarian Party (LP) is a classical liberal political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism, and limiting the size and scope of government.
The Libertarian Party of the United States was formed in Colorado Springs in the home of Luke Zell by a group of individuals led by David Nolan on December 11, 1971, after several months of debate among members of the Committee to Form a Libertarian Party, founded July 17. [1] The formation was prompted in part by price controls and the end of ...
Marshall Burt, first Libertarian elected to a state legislature since the early 2000s. As of 2024, 22 Libertarians have held state-level office. However, only 10 were elected or re-elected as Libertarians. Since his party switch in May 2023, Vermont state representative Jarrod Sammis is the only Libertarian currently serving in a state ...
The Libertarian Party's biennial national convention in Washington, D.C., last month was a snapshot of a minor political party in the midst of a major identity crisis.
Abbrev. Definition. SE. Special election, or an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections. BP. Blanket primary, or a primary where all candidates from all parties are on the same ballot, and those candidates that net. the highest number of votes among those candidates of their own ...
List of United States Libertarian Party presidential tickets. This is a list of the candidates for the offices of president of the United States and vice president of the United States of the Libertarian Party. Opponents who received over one percent of the popular vote or ran an official campaign that received Electoral College votes are listed.
Ed Clark, 1980 Libertarian Party presidential nominee [57] Spike Cohen, entrepreneur, podcaster, and 2020 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee [58] Chris Cole, 2008 Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina [59] Michael Colley, U.S. Navy vice admiral and member of the board of directors of the Libertarian Party [60]
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) is the New Hampshire affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). Active since its foundation in 1972, it is the third-largest political party in the state having had multiple members elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives as well as being ballot-qualified multiple times.