64-822: Libertarian Party may refer to: Libertarian Party (Argentina) Liberal Libertarian Party Libertarian Party of Australia Libertarian Party of Canada British Columbia Libertarian Party Libertarian Party of Manitoba (now Freedom Party of Manitoba ) Ontario Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (Netherlands) Libertarian Party of Russia Libertarian Party (UK) Scottish Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (United States) Libertarian Party of Alabama Alaska Libertarian Party Arizona Libertarian Party Libertarian Party of Arkansas Libertarian Party of California Libertarian Party of Colorado Libertarian Party of Connecticut Libertarian Party of Delaware Libertarian Party of
128-537: A 7/8ths supermajority of delegates is required to change the Statement of Principles. Any proposed platform plank found by the Judicial Committee to conflict with the Statement requires approval by a three-fourths supermajority of delegates. Early platform debates included at the second convention whether to support tax resistance and at the 1974 convention whether to support anarchism . In both cases,
192-464: A Harsh Mistress , sometimes dubbed "a manifesto for a libertarian revolution". The slogan of the party has since become "The Party of Principle". Also in 1972, the "Libersign"—an arrow angling upward through the abbreviation "TANSTAAFL"—was adopted as a party symbol. By the end of the decade, this was replaced with the Lady Liberty until 2015, with the adoption of the "Torch Eagle" logo. In
256-460: A Libertarian Party convention. The first Libertarian presidential candidate, John Hospers , received one electoral vote in 1972 when Roger MacBride , a Virginia Republican faithless elector pledged to Richard Nixon , cast his ballot for the Libertarian ticket. His vote for Theodora ("Tonie") Nathan as vice president was the first electoral college vote ever to be cast for a woman in
320-461: A Libertarian, depending on the state's election laws. The preamble outlines the party's goals: "As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others. [...] Our goal is nothing more nor less than a world set free in our lifetime, and it is to this end that we take these stands". Its Statement of Principles begins: "We,
384-566: A United States presidential election. MacBride became the Libertarian presidential nominee himself in 1976. This was the last time that the Libertarian Party won an electoral vote until 44 years later, in the 2016 presidential election, when Texas Republican faithless elector Bill Greene, who was pledged to cast his vote for Donald Trump , instead cast his vote for Libertarian Party member, 1988 presidential nominee, and former Republican representative Ron Paul for president. During
448-502: A compromise was reached. The Libertarian Party has attracted influential politicians who attempt to sway the party's voting base. In May 2024, Donald Trump spoke at the Libertarian Party's convention in Washington D.C. with his speech focusing on libertarian issues such as his stances on anti-war policies, Bitcoin , and First and Second Amendment rights. This was the first time a current or former U.S. president had spoken at
512-441: A governing committee, usually consisting of statewide officers elected by state party members and regional representation of one kind or another. Similarly, county, town, city and ward committees, where organized, generally consist of members elected at the local level. State and local committees often coordinate campaign activities within their jurisdiction, oversee local conventions and in some cases primaries or caucuses and may have
576-422: A less powerful federal government , strong civil liberties (including LGBT rights , with the party supporting same-sex marriage ), the liberalization of drug laws , separation of church and state , open immigration , non-interventionism and neutrality in diplomatic relations, free trade and free movement to all foreign countries and a more representative republic. In 2018, the Libertarian Party became
640-484: A life member of the Libertarian Party. Previously, the party has had four sitting members of state legislatures. Laura Ebke served in the nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature and announced her switch from being a Republican to a Libertarian in 2016. Three members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives who were elected as either Republicans or Democrats in the 2016 election announced their switch to
704-481: A limited government was achieved. During the 2006 Libertarian National Convention delegates deleted a large portion of the very detailed platform. The phrase "Government exists to protect the rights of every individual including life, liberty and property" was added. This development was described as the "Portland Massacre" by its opponents. Some took this as meaning the Dallas Accord was dead. Whether
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#1732773382610768-570: A minimal and secular state , among other ideas. However, among its followers, there are positions ranging from classical liberalism and conservatism to anarcho-capitalism and cross-sectional approaches. The party has obtained authorisation to support national-level candidacies. The establishment of the National Executive Board took place in Rosario , with the participation of libertarian leaders from various provinces. It
832-520: A platform that explicitly did not say whether it was desirable for the state to exist. The purpose of this agreement was to make the Libertarian Party a " big tent " that would welcome more ideologically diverse groups of people interested in reducing the size and scope of government. Consequently, the 1974 platform included a "Statement of Principles" which focused on statements arguing for getting government out of various activities, and used phrases such as "where governments exist they must not violate
896-458: A region. The Libertarian National Committee (LNC) is a 27-member body including alternates, or 17 voting members. Since the 2022 Libertarian National Convention , the chair has been Angela McArdle of Texas (McArdle had been a resident of California at the time of her election). The Libertarian Party is organized in all 50 states and the District of Columbia . Each state affiliate has
960-428: A role in nominating candidates for elected office under state law. Since the Libertarian Party's inception, individuals have been able to join the party as voting members by signing their agreement with the organization's non-aggression pledge, which states that the signer does not advocate the initiation of force to achieve political or social goals. During the mid-1980s and into the early 1990s, this membership category
1024-728: A single convention, making the Mises sweep illegal. The Mises-dominated Party quickly changed the bylaws after their sweep to amend this. After Mises-affiliated libertarians in Virginia reformed their branch of the party, seeking backing from the national party, the dissidents then formed a splinter group, the Virginia Classical Liberal Party . Additionally, the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts disaffiliated, however Mises hardliners formed
1088-879: A state legislature was Marshall Burt to the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2020. The party elected multiple legislators in New Hampshire during the 1990s as well as in Alaska during the 1980s. One of the party's Alaska state legislators, Andre Marrou was nominated for vice president in 1988 and for president in 1992. As of 2017, there were 168 Libertarians holding elected office: 58 of them partisan offices and 110 of them non-partisan offices. In addition, some party members, who were elected to public office on other party lines, explicitly retained their Libertarian Party membership and these include former Representative Ron Paul, who has repeatedly stated that he remains
1152-586: Is chaired by Ramiro Marra , who also holds the position of legislator in the Buenos Aires City Legislature . Furthermore, the party holds national legal recognition and is established in eleven districts, including the Federal Capital . The party was founded in 2018 by a majority of young individuals from various regions of the country. They were connected and grouped through social networks and debate forums, all sympathizers of
1216-479: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Libertarian Party (Argentina) The Libertarian Party ( Spanish : Partido Libertario , abbr. PL ) is a political party in Argentina. It promotes elements of social conservatism and right-libertarianism , being supportive of economic liberalism and minarchism . In 2019, Javier Milei affiliated to
1280-586: The 2016 presidential election , Gary Johnson and vice presidential candidate Bill Weld received a record percentage of 3.3% of the popular vote (4,489,233 votes), getting 9.3% in New Mexico , where Johnson had previously been elected governor. In the 2012 presidential election , Johnson and running mate Jim Gray received 1,275,821 votes (1.0%). Source: Historically, Libertarians have achieved 50-state ballot access for their presidential candidate five times: in 1980, 1992, 1996, (in 2000, L. Neil Smith
1344-669: The 2020 election , the Libertarians gained a state legislative seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives , the first such win for the party since 2000. The first and only Libertarian in the United States Congress was Justin Amash , who joined the Libertarian Party in 2020 and left the U.S. House of Representatives in 2021 after choosing not to seek re-election . In 2022, the Mises Caucus (LPMC) became
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#17327733826101408-557: The Keystone Party of Pennsylvania . After the Mises-dominated Party adopted a so called "national divorce" as part of the party's official core platform, many of the state-level affiliated parties began to disassociate from the national Party or dissolve themselves altogether. The New Mexico state party also argued that according to LP bylaws, there can never be more than two executive positions overturned in
1472-581: The La Libertad Avanza coalition, led by Milei, which would ended up winning the 2023 Argentine general election . It was the only party which Javier Milei was affiliated to until September 2024, when the La Libertad Avanza party was inaugurated at a national level. Libertarian Party of Puerto Rico [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Libertarian Party ( LP ) is a libertarian or classical liberal political party in
1536-617: The Republican Party 's conservatism and right-wing populism . Gary Johnson , the party's presidential nominee in 2012 and 2016 , claims that the Libertarian Party is more socially liberal than Democrats, and more fiscally conservative than Republicans. Its fiscal policy positions include lowering taxes and abolishing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), decreasing the national debt , allowing people to opt out of Social Security , and eliminating
1600-488: The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The bill was the first to gain support of members from the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian parties in the history of the United States Congress. The Dallas Accord is an implicit agreement that was made at the 1974 Libertarian National Convention as a compromise between the party's larger minarchist and smaller anarcho-capitalist factions by adopting
1664-468: The welfare state , in part by utilizing private charities . Its social policy positions include ending the prohibition of illegal drugs , advocating criminal justice reform , supporting same-sex marriage , ending capital punishment , and supporting the right to keep and bear arms . As of May 2024, it is the third-largest political party in the United States by voter registration. In
1728-696: The 1990s, several state Libertarian parties adopted the Liberty Penguin ("LP") as their official mascot. Another mascot is the Libertarian porcupine, an icon that was originally designed by Kevin Breen in March 2006 and inspired by the logo of the Free State Project (FSP). The Libertarian Party is democratically governed by its members, with state affiliate parties each holding annual or biennial conventions at which delegates are elected to attend
1792-472: The 2016 election, the party announced that it had achieved automatic ballot status in 37 or 38 states and the District of Columbia . In the Libertarian Party, some donors are not necessarily "members" because the party since its founding in 1972 has defined a "member" as being someone who agrees with the party's membership statement. The precise language of this statement is found in the party Bylaws. As of
1856-479: The Caucus, shifting the party in a right-ward direction. The caucus successfully swept leadership positions, including electing Angela McArdle as chairwomen and Joshua Smith as vice-chairman. The 2022 convention had an unusually high number of delegates, with the last recorded number for an off-election year convention in 2006 being just 300 delegates. The 2022 convention by contrast saw over 1,000 delegates. After
1920-480: The Dallas Accord remains in effect, and if so whether it should, or what limits it places on the party's public statements or candidates, all remain disputed within the party. At the 2022 Libertarian National Convention , members of the Mises Caucus , a paleolibertarian group affiliated with the beliefs of Ron Paul successfully staged a takeover of the Party, with over two-thirds of delegates becoming members of
1984-1821: The District of Columbia Libertarian Party of Florida Libertarian Party of Georgia Libertarian Party of Hawaii Libertarian Party of Idaho Libertarian Party of Illinois Libertarian Party of Indiana Libertarian Party of Iowa Libertarian Party of Kansas Libertarian Party of Kentucky Libertarian Party of Louisiana Libertarian Party of Maine Libertarian Party of Maryland Libertarian Association of Massachusetts Libertarian Party of Michigan Libertarian Party of Minnesota Libertarian Party of Mississippi Libertarian Party of Missouri Montana Libertarian Party Libertarian Party of Nebraska Libertarian Party of Nevada Libertarian Party of New Hampshire New Jersey Libertarian Party Libertarian Party of New Mexico Libertarian Party of New York Libertarian Party of North Carolina Libertarian Party of North Dakota Libertarian Party of Ohio Libertarian Party of Oklahoma Libertarian Party of Oregon Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania Libertarian Party of Puerto Rico Libertarian Party of Rhode Island Libertarian Party of South Carolina Libertarian Party of South Dakota Libertarian Party of Tennessee Libertarian Party of Texas Libertarian Party of Utah Libertarian Party of Vermont Libertarian Party of Virginia Libertarian Party of Washington Libertarian Party of West Virginia Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Libertarian Party of Wyoming See also [ edit ] Libertarianism (disambiguation) List of libertarian political parties , for parties espousing some or all principles of libertarianism, but not necessarily using
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2048-856: The Libertarian Party from the Republican Party in February 2017. New Hampshire Representative Joseph Stallcop changed party affiliation to the Libertarian Party from the Democratic Party in May 2017. New Hampshire State Legislator Brandon Phinney joined with the Libertarian Party from the Republican Party in June 2017, the third to do so in 2017 and matching their 1992 and 2016 peaks of sitting Libertarian state legislators. In January 2018, sitting New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Aubrey Dunn Jr. changed party affiliation from Republican to
2112-440: The Libertarian Party in 2017. State Senator Mark B. Madsen of Utah announced his switch from Republican to Libertarian in 2016, but also did not seek re-election that year. State Representative Max Abramson of New Hampshire switched from Republican to Libertarian before running as the party's gubernatorial candidate in 2016 instead of seeking re-election. State Representative John Moore of Nevada briefly switched parties, but he
2176-601: The Libertarian Party of Massachusetts, which the national party recognized as the official branch party in the state. The Mises Caucus also blocked the disaffiliation of the New Hampshire party. The Association of Liberty State Parties was officially formed on December 3, 2022 as a national party committee between the Massachusetts and New Mexico parties, and the Virginian splinters. The party's first goal
2240-482: The Libertarian Party, becoming the first Libertarian statewide officeholder in history. In April 2020, Representative Justin Amash of Michigan became the first Libertarian member of Congress after leaving the Republican Party and spending time as an independent. In June 2020, Amash, with Ayanna Pressley of the Democratic Party, introduced the Ending Qualified Immunity Act in response to
2304-435: The Libertarian record for a presidential ticket, earning over 4.4 million votes. Both Johnson and Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein received significantly more news coverage in 2016 than third-party candidates usually get, with polls showing both candidates potentially increasing their support over the last election, especially among younger voters. The Libertarian Party has had significant electoral success in
2368-625: The Nebraska Legislature is officially non-partisan) and New Hampshire Representative Max Abramson in May and Utah Senator Mark B. Madsen in July. In the 2016 election cycle, Madsen and Abramson did not run for re-election to their respective offices while Moore lost his race after the Libertarian Party officially censured him over his support of taxpayer stadium funding. Ebke was not up for re-election in 2016. New Hampshire Representative Caleb Q. Dyer changed party affiliation to
2432-797: The New Hampshire General Court running on the Libertarian ballot line. Rhode Island State Representative Daniel P. Gordon was expelled from the Republicans and joined the Libertarian Party in 2011. In July 2016 and June 2017, the Libertarians tied their 1992 peak of four legislators when four state legislators from four different states left the Republican Party to join the Libertarian Party: Nevada Assemblyman John Moore in January, Nebraska Senator Laura Ebke (although
2496-607: The United States that promotes civil liberties , non-interventionism , laissez-faire capitalism , and limiting the size and scope of government . The world's first explicitly libertarian party, it was conceived in August 1971 at meetings in the home of David F. Nolan in Westminster, Colorado , and was officially formed on December 11, 1971, in Colorado Springs . The organizers of the party drew inspiration from
2560-618: The context of state legislatures and other local offices. Libertarians won four elections to the Alaska House of Representatives between 1978 and 1984 and another four to the New Hampshire General Court in 1992. Neil Randall, a Libertarian, won the election to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1998 running on both the Libertarian and Republican lines. In 2000, Steve Vaillancourt won election to
2624-562: The dominant faction on the Libertarian National Committee , leading to internal conflicts and significant policy changes, such as regarding immigration and abortion . Some classical liberalism -minded dissidents split from the Libertarian party to form the Association of Liberty State Parties . The first Libertarian National Convention was held in June 1972. In 1978, Dick Randolph of Alaska became
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2688-569: The end of 2017, there were 138,815 Americans who were on record as having signed the membership statement. A survey by David Kirby and David Boaz found a minimum of 14 percent of American voters to have libertarian-leaning views. There is another measure the party uses internally as well. Since its founding, the party has apportioned delegate seats to its national convention based on the number of members in each state who have paid minimum dues (with additional delegates given to state affiliates for good performance in winning more votes than normal for
2752-553: The first elected Libertarian state legislator . Following the 1980 federal elections, the Libertarian Party assumed the title of being the third-largest party for the first time after the American Independent Party and the Conservative Party of New York (the other largest minor parties at the time) continued to decline. In 1994, over 40 Libertarians were elected or appointed which was a record for
2816-466: The first in the United States to call for the decriminalization of sex work . The party since 2022 has no official stance on abortion. Before this, the party's stance was ambiguous, supporting the prerogative of individual politicians and voters to vote their conscience, but de facto pro-choice since it called for government to stay out of the matter. The Statement of Principles was written by John Hospers . The Libertarian Party's bylaws specify that
2880-463: The media-savvy economist Javier Milei . On February 23 of the following year, during a party event in the Federal Capital organized by the Libertarian Party, Milei publicly affiliated with the party and was simultaneously appointed its honorary president. In 2019, it joined the Avanza Libertad coalition, led by José Luis Espert . They left in 2021, becoming one of the founding members of
2944-591: The members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual". The Statement of Principles is foundational to the ideology of the party and was created specifically to bind the party to certain core principles with a high parliamentary burden for any amendment. The platform emphasizes individual liberty in personal and economic affairs, avoidance of "foreign entanglements" and military and economic intervention in other nations' affairs, and free trade and migration. The party opposes gun control measures that restrict
3008-417: The national party, with each state chapter maintaining its own membership rolls. Most rights to participate in the governance of the party are limited to "bylaws-sustaining members" who have either purchased a lifetime membership or donated at least $ 25 within the past year. Most state parties maintain separate membership, which may be tied to either payment of dues to the state party, or voter registration as
3072-583: The party and was chosen honorary president, the same year it joined the Avanza Libertad coalition. In 2021 it was one of the founding parties of the La Libertad Avanza coalition, led by Javier Milei. Milei ended winning the 2023 Argentine general election runoff, placed second in the first round of the general election and placed first in the Argentine primary election with 29.86% of the vote. The party's ideology, according to its own platform, centers on libertarianism , advocating for free markets and
3136-441: The party at that time. 1995 saw a soaring membership and voter registration for the party. In 1996, the Libertarian Party became the first third party to earn ballot status in all 50 states two presidential elections in a row. By the end of 2009, 146 Libertarians were holding elected offices. Tonie Nathan , running as the Libertarian Party's vice presidential candidate in the 1972 presidential election with John Hospers as
3200-414: The party ranked third in voter registration nationally with 693,634 . Libertarians have had limited success in electing candidates at the state and local level. Since the party's creation, 10 Libertarians have been elected to state legislatures and some other state legislators have switched parties after being originally elected as Republicans or Democrats. The most recent Libertarian candidate elected to
3264-438: The party's biennial national convention. National convention delegates vote on changes to the party's national platform and bylaws and elect officers and "at-large" representatives to the party's National Committee. The National Committee also has "regional representatives", some of whom are appointed by delegate caucuses at the national convention whereas others are appointed by the chairpersons of LP state affiliate chapters within
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#17327733826103328-399: The party's presidential candidate). This is the most-used number by party activists. As of December 2017, the Libertarian Party reported that there were 14,445 donating members. Historically, dues were $ 15 throughout the 1980s; in 1991, they were increased to $ 25. Between February 1, 2006, and the close of the 2006 Libertarian party convention on May 31, 2006, dues were set to $ 0. The latter
3392-533: The presidential candidate, was the first female candidate in the United States to receive an electoral vote. The 2012 election Libertarian Party presidential candidate, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and his running mate, former judge Jim Gray , received the highest number of votes—more than 1.2 million—of any Libertarian presidential candidate at the time. He was renominated for president in 2016 , this time choosing former Massachusetts Governor William Weld as his running mate. Johnson/Weld shattered
3456-408: The rights of any individual." The previous version of the Statement of Principles adopted at the party's first convention in 1972, in contrast, affirmatively endorsed the minarchist perspective with statements such as "Since government has only one legitimate function, the protection of individual rights...." It was agreed that the topic of anarchism would not even be on the table for discussion until
3520-845: The rights of civilians to keep and bear arms. It calls for Constitutional limitations on government as well as the elimination of most state functions. It includes a "Self-determination" section which quotes from the Declaration of Independence and reads: "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of individual liberty, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to agree to such new governance as to them shall seem most likely to protect their liberty". It also includes an "Omissions" section which reads: "Our silence about any other particular government law, regulation, ordinance, directive, edict, control, regulatory agency, activity, or machination should not be construed to imply approval". The party favors minimally regulated markets,
3584-469: The takeover, non-Mises affiliated members walked out , criticizing the group for lacking in libertarian orthodoxy, as well as condemning several racist statements that members of the Caucus had made in the past. More ardent members of the party started to splinter, with Pennsylvania, that state with the most elected Libertarian officeholders, seeing a hardliner Mises-affiliated member, Rob Cowburn being named chairman, resulting in dissidents splitting to form
3648-589: The vote in a two-way race in Arkansas , the highest percentage ever for a Libertarian candidate in a Senate election. In 2016 , Joe Miller received 29% of the vote in a four-way race in Alaska . In 2002 , Michael Cloud received 18% of the vote in a three-way race in Massachusetts . In 2018 , Gary Johnson received 15% of the vote in a three-way race in New Mexico . In 2012 , Joel Balam received 32% of
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3776-610: The works and ideas of the prominent Austrian school economist Murray Rothbard . The founding of the party was prompted in part due to concerns about the Nixon administration 's wage and price controls, the Vietnam War , conscription , and the introduction of fiat money . The party generally supports a classical liberal platform, much different from the Democratic Party 's modern liberalism and progressivism and
3840-451: Was called an "instant" membership, but these are referred to as "signature members". People joining the party are also asked to pay dues, which are on a sliding scale starting at $ 25 per year. Lifetime membership is granted with a $ 1,500 donation in one calendar year. Dues-paying members receive a subscription to the party's national newspaper, LP News . Since 2006, membership in the party's state affiliates has been separate from membership in
3904-643: Was controversial and de facto reversed by the 2006 Libertarian National Convention in Portland, Oregon , at which the members re-established a basic $ 25 dues category (now called Sustaining membership) and further added a requirement that all National Committee officers must henceforth be at least sustaining members (which was not required prior to the convention). Ballot access expert and editor of Ballot Access News Richard Winger periodically compiles and analyzes voter registration statistics as reported by state voter agencies and he reports that as of early 2020
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#17327733826103968-519: Was defeated for re-election in 2016. Aubrey Dunn Jr. , the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands , switched his voter registration from Republican to Libertarian in January 2018. In doing so, Dunn became the first official elected to a statewide partisan office to have Libertarian voter registration. Bold indicates race where Libertarian candidate was elected to office In 2020 , Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. received 33% of
4032-471: Was on the Arizona ballot instead of the nominee, Harry Browne) 2016, and have reached 50-state ballot access for the 2020 election. In April 2012, the Libertarian Party of Nebraska successfully lobbied for a reform in ballot access with the new law requiring parties to requalify every four years instead of two. Following the 2012 election, the party gained automatic ballot status in 30 states. Following
4096-462: Was to organize a national convention for the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, and to expand into more states. In 1972, "Libertarian Party" was chosen as the party's name, selected over "New Liberty Party". The first official slogan of the Libertarian Party was " There ain't no such thing as a free lunch " (abbreviated "TANSTAAFL"), a phrase popularized by Robert A. Heinlein in his 1966 novel The Moon Is
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