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Libertarian National Committee

Founded	December 11, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-12-11)
Location	1444 Duke St., Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Key people	Angela McArdle (Chair) vacant (Vice Chair) Caryn Ann Harlos (Secretary) Todd Hagopian (Treasurer)
Website	lp.org

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. The current chair is Angela McArdle, first elected at the 2022 Libertarian National Convention and re-elected at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention.

The LNC has lobbied or filed lawsuits against laws and regulations that restrict contributions to parties and candidates.

Current members

At-large members

Regional representatives

List of LNC chairs

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

Other Committees

See also

• Democratic National Committee
• Green National Committee
• Republican National Committee
• List of state parties of the Libertarian Party (United States)

References

1. https://twitter.com/joshuaatlarge/status/1622723094518300678
2. ^ 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.

External links

• Official Website
• Members of the Libertarian National Committee
• Libertarian Party Bylaws and Convention Rules (PDF) adopted in Convention, July 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana

v t e Libertarian Party
Chairpersons of the LNC	D. Nolan S. Nolan Crane Bergland Clark Grant VerHagen Turney Walter Gingell Dasbach Bergland Lark Neale Dixon Redpath Neale Sarwark Bishop-Henchman Bilyeu McArdle
Presidential tickets	1972 Hospers/Nathan 1976 MacBride/Bergland 1980 Clark/Koch 1984 Bergland/Lewis 1988 Paul/Marrou 1992 Marrou/Lord 1996 Browne/Jorgensen 2000 Browne/Olivier 2004 Badnarik/Campagna 2008 Barr/Root 2012 Johnson/Gray 2016 Johnson/Weld 2020 Jorgensen/Cohen 2024 Oliver/ter Maat
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