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.[citation needed] The current chair is Steven Nekhaila, who was elected in a special election on February 2, 2025,[2] following the resignation of previous chair Angela McArdle in the wake of a scandal over her giving a contract to a company set up by her partner, without disclosing the conflict of interest as required by the LNC Policy Manual.[3]

The LNC has lobbied or filed lawsuits against laws and regulations that restrict contributions to parties and candidates.[4][5][6][7]

Current members

Officers[8]
Caryn Ann Harlos
Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos
(2022–present)
Bill Redpath
Treasurer Bill Redpath
(2024–present)

At-large members

Travis Bos
Robert Vinson
Andrew Watkins
Kathy Yeniscavich
Steven Nekhaila

Regional representatives

Region Representatives Alternate representatives
1 Roman Garcia
Adam Haman
Andrew Chatterdon
Nick Shawhan
2 Johnathan McGee Matt Johnson
3 Dustin Nanna
Paul Darr
Greg Hertzsch
Keith Thompson
4 Meredith Hays Adrian F. Malagon
5 Otto Dassing Paul Bracco
6 Pat Ford Ben Weir

List of LNC chairs

# Image Chairperson Term State
1 David Nolan 1971–1972[9] Colorado
2 Susan Nolan 1972–1974[10] Colorado
3 Ed Crane 1974–1977[11] California
4 David Bergland 1977–1981[12] California
5 Alicia Clark 1981–1983[13] California
6 Paul Grant 1983–1985[14] Colorado
7 Randy VerHagen 1985[15] Wisconsin
8 Jim Turney 1985–1988[16] Virginia
9 Dave Walter 1988–1991[17] Pennsylvania
10 Mary Gingell 1991–1993[18] California
11 Steve Dasbach 1993–1998[19] Indiana
12 David Bergland 1998–2000[20] California
13 Jim Lark 2000–2002[21] Virginia
14 Geoff Neale 2002–2004[22] Texas
15 Mike Dixon Michael Dixon 2004–2006[23] Illinois
16 Bill Redpath 2006–2010[24] Virginia
17 Mark Hinkle 2010–2012[25] California
18 Geoff Neale 2012–2014[26] Texas
19 Nicholas Sarwark 2014–2020[27]
20 Joe Bishop-Henchman 2020–2021[28] District of Columbia
Ken Moellman (acting) June–July 2021[29] [30] Kentucky
21[31] Whitney Bilyeu 2021–2022[32] Texas
22 Angela McArdle 2022–2025[33] California
23 Steven Nekhalia 2025-present[2] Florida

Other Committees

Judicial Committee[34]
Name Role
Stephan Kinsella Member
Mike Seebeck Member
Ken Krawchuk Member
Marc Montoni Member
Rob Stratton Member
Blay Tarnoff Member
Rob Latham Member

See also

References

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/joshuaatlarge/status/1622723094518300678
  2. ^ a b "Steven Nekhaila Elected Chair of the Libertarian National Committee |". 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  3. ^ "Libertarian National Committee Chair Resigns, Citing New Opportunities". Independent Political Report. 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  4. ^ Campaign Law Case Brings Debate, Crowds; McCain-Feingold, Washington Post, December 5, 2002.
  5. ^ Campaign: Federal Court Strikes Cornerstones Of Soft-money, The Free Lance–Star – May 3, 2003.
  6. ^ A Soft-Money Loophole?, CBS News, February 11, 2009.
  7. ^ Libertarian National Committee Clarifies Lawsuit Against Limits on Donations to Parties from Bequests, Ballot Access News, July 25th, 2011.
  8. ^ "Libertarian National Committee (LNC)". Libertarian Party. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "David Nolan". LPedia.
  10. ^ "Susan Nolan - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  11. ^ "Ed Crane - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  12. ^ "David Bergland - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  13. ^ "Alicia Clark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  14. ^ "Paul Grant". LPedia.
  15. ^ "Randy VerHagen - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  16. ^ "Jim Turney - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  17. ^ "Dave Walter - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  18. ^ "Mary Gingell - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  19. ^ "Steve Dasbach - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  20. ^ "David Bergland - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  21. ^ "Jim Lark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  22. ^ "Geoff Neale - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  23. ^ "Mike Dixon - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  24. ^ "Bill Redpath - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  25. ^ "Mark Hinkle - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  26. ^ "Geoff Neale - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  27. ^ "Nicholas Sarwark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  28. ^ "Joe Bishop-Henchman - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  29. ^ "Ken Moellman - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  30. ^ Staff (2021-06-19). "Libertarian Party Statement Regarding Chair Bishop-Henchman's Resignation". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  31. ^ "Libertarian Party Announces New LNC Chair". Libertarian Party. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Whitney Bilyeu - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  33. ^ Doherty, Brian (29 May 2022). "Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party". Reason. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  34. ^ "LP Committees". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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