Libertarian Party – National | https://www.lp.org 1444 Duke St. Alexandria, VA 22314-3403 (800) ELECT-US (800) 353-2887 info@lp.org Tyler Harris, Executive Director Mat Thexton, External Relations David Aitken, State Affiliate Projects | The Libertarian Party is the largest third political party in the U.S., regularly getting its presidential candidates on the ticket in all 50 states. In 2020, its presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen received over 38,000 votes in Wisconsin, more than Joe Biden’s alleged margin of victory. Nationally she finished third in the popular vote with about 1.9 million votes, 1.2% of the national total. Gary Johnson, the party’s 2016 candidate for president, won 3.3% of the vote, totaling nearly 4.5 million, marking the most successful third-party candidacy since Ross Perot in 1996. The LP stands for “more freedom and less government.” Its platform calls for major reductions in the size and cost of government in every area. See https://www.lp.org/. From the national party’s website: “Libertarians strongly oppose any government interference in your personal, family, and business decisions. Essentially, we believe all Americans should be free to live their lives and pursue their interests as they see fit as long as they do no harm to another.” Go to https://www.lp.org/staff/#lightbox/7/ to direct an email to LP staff and it will be directed to the right staffer. Make checks payable to the Libertarian National Committee, Inc., taxpayer ID #52-1170810. |
Libertarian Party – Wisconsin | https://lpwi.org/ Mike Hammond Marketing & Membership Committee Chair cows2cars@yahoo.com Kevin Litten Editor in Chief kdlitten@charter.net Chair: Jacob VandenPlas chair@lpwi.org Vice Chair : Neil Harmon vice-chair@lpwi.org Treasurer: Anna Bughman treasurer@lpwi.org Secretary: Michael Chianese secretary@lpwi.org At-Large #1: Joseph Ecklund joseph.ecklund@gmail.com At-Large #2: Jason Kuks milwaukeebeerman@gmail.com Past Chair: Matt Bughman mjbughman@gmail.com Jacob John Vandenplas LP candidate for Congress 6418 Vignes Rd Sturgeon Bay, WI (920) 604-4074 jakeliberty2022@gmail.com | From the state party’s website: “The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin will be the leader in our state’s Liberty Movement. Our goal is nothing more nor less than a world set free in our lifetime.” In 2002 Ed Thompson, brother of Tommy Thompson and the Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin, ran for Governor of Wisconsin, garnering over 10% of the vote. The state LP has been getting its act together in recent years. It produces The LP Wire, a monthly e-newsletter. It has an event page that promoted two events on the day I visited it (2/2/0/2022), one of them hosted by a different group. Its 2022 state convention will be held in Green Bay April 29-May 1. The website identifies several elected libertarians in WI, none in partisan elections: Brian Defferding, Winnebago County Board District 6 Brit Grimmer, Iowa County Supervisor, District 11 Dave Ripp, Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 29 Joe Prohaska, Appleton City Council District 14 Mark Hepfinger, Cottage Grove Municipal Court Judge In addition to the contacts listed to the left, the website identifies these Congressional District Representatives: District 1: Thomas Leary – tlearyiv@gmail.com District 2: Phil Anderson – 4philanderson@gmail.com Alt 2: Lucas Mueller – lucasm70@gmail.com District 3: Rand Dickson – rand@dickson.pro Alt 3: Scott Noble – ScottKennethNoble@gmail.com District 4: Kristin Walker – Walker1683@gmail.com Alt 4: Meghan Wisner – meghan.e.wisner@gmail.com District 5: Jeff Kortsch – jkortsch@sbcglobal.net District 6: David Grover – twocatsandadog@new.rr.com Alt 6: Michael Schisel – michael.schisel@gmail.com District 7: Michael Conard – mconardpac@gmail.com District 8: Mike Hammond – cows2cars@yahoo.com Alt 8: Jake Boldig – jacobboldig@gmail.com |