The 2018 Libertarian National Convention was held from June 30 to July 3, 2018, in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to the Libertarian Party, the 2018 convention was the "biggest Libertarian National Convention ever," breaking previous records in attendance and fundraising.[1]
The theme was "I'm THAT Libertarian!", a phrase uttered by the late Marc Allan Feldman in a Libertarian presidential debate at the 2016 national convention.[2][3]
Eventsedit
Chair electionedit
Nicholas Sarwark's seat as Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) was up for election. Sarwark faced challenge from Washington LP member Joshua Smith,[4] Libertarian Socialist Caucus member Matt Kuehnel,[5] former Gary Johnson and John McAfee campaign staffer Christopher Thrasher[6] and Libertarian Party of Carbon County Chair Matt Schutter.[7] Sarwark ended up winning an unprecedented consecutive third-term as LNC chair.[8]
The seat of Vice chair was also up for election, the incumbent being Arvin Vohra. Alex Merced, 2017 candidate for New York comptroller,[17] Libertarian Youth Caucus founder Trent Somes III,[18]2018 Iowa gubernatorial candidate Jake Porter,[19] Indiana activist Joe Hauptmann,[20] Treasurer of the Libertarian Radical Caucus Steve Scheetz, former Indiana Libertarian Party chair Sam Goldstein[21] and Montana Libertarian Joe Paschal all sought election to the position.
In January 2018 Arvin Vohra drew criticism for condoning sexual relations between adults and minors so long as affirmative consent is given, using the example of a 25-year-old male and a 15-year-old female.[22] Multiple state Libertarian parties demanded Vohra be relieved from his position, as well as the Libertarian Youth Caucus through Trent Somes III, one of Vohra's opponents in the vice chairmanship election.[23]
In late 2017, the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus reached out to the chairman of the 2018 LP Convention Committee, Daniel Hayes, entertaining the thought of former congressman and 1988 Libertarian Party presidential nomineeRon Paul and Freedom Watch host Judge Napolitano speaking at the convention, offering to pay off speaking fees. Hayes rejected the idea of Paul speaking at the convention, saying "he has no idea what the LP represents", criticizing Napolitano as well.[32] Ron Paul confronted the controversy, stating he has been a lifetime member of the Libertarian Party since 1987 when he paid using a gold coin, and asked, "do I get my gold coin back?"[33]
On February 3, 2018 Nicholas Sarwark confronted the controversy, saying in a tweet: "If Ron Paul decides he wants to attend the Libertarian Party national convention in New Orleans and speak, I'll make sure he gets time on the stage. It's the least we can do for a life member, former Presidential nominee, and Hall of Liberty award winner."[34]
^ abEyer, Timothy (January 19, 2018). "LIBERTARIAN Mises Caucus Endorses Joshua Smith and Alex Merced for LNC Chair & Vice-Chair". Retrieved February 3, 2018.
^Henderson, Luke (February 20, 2018). "POLL: Sarwark Favorite LNC Chair Candidate". The Libertarian Vindicator. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^Henderson, Luke (April 18, 2018). "Poll: Joshua Smith Takes The Lead In LNC Chair Race". The Libertarian Vindicator. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^LibertarianParty (2 July 2018). "Libertarian National Convention New Orleans July 2, 2018 Live Stream" – via YouTube.
^"Alex Merced for Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee". December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^"Meet Trent Somes III, Candidate For Libertarian Party Vice Chairman". The Libertarian Vindicator. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
^"Meet Jake Porter, Candidate for Libertarian Party Vice Chairman". The Libertarian Vindicator. 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
^"Meet Joe Hauptmann, Candidate For Libertarian Party Vice Chairman". The Libertarian Vindicator. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
^Henderson, Luke (February 8, 2018). "Meet Sam Goldstein, Candidate for LP Vice Chairman". The Libertarian Vindicator. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
^"LNC Vice Chair Arvin Vohra once again stirs controversy, calls for removal with age of consent comments". Independent Political Report. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^. The Jack News. January 16, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^Alex Merced (11 March 2018). "2018 LNC Vice Chair Debate: Pennsylvania State Convention" – via YouTube.
^"Libertarian Party of Connecticut". www.facebook.com.
^"Libertarian Party of New York". www.facebook.com.
^Henderson, Luke (January 13, 2018). "Poll Results: Merced, Somes, & Vohra Top Candidates For Libertarian Vice Chair". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^Henderson, Luke (February 26, 2018). "Poll: Merced Remains Top VC Candidate, Vohra Tied For Third". The Libertarian Vindicator. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^Howley, Patrick (February 1, 2018). "Libertarian Party Will Not Allow Ron Paul To Speak At Their Convention". Big League Politics. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
^Lau, Ryan (February 3, 2018). . 71Republic. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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The 2018 Libertarian National Convention was held from June 30 to July 3 2018 in New Orleans Louisiana According to the Libertarian Party the 2018 convention was the biggest Libertarian National Convention ever breaking previous records in attendance and fundraising 1 Libertarian National ConventionConventionDate s June 30 July 3 2018CityNew Orleans LouisianaVenueHyatt Regency HotelChairDaniel HayesKeynote speakerAmaryllis Fox 2016 2020 Contents 1 Theme 2 Events 2 1 Chair election 2 1 1 Endorsements 2 1 2 Polling 2 1 3 Results 2 2 Vice chair election 2 2 1 Endorsements 2 2 2 Debates 2 2 3 Polling 3 Speakers 4 Controversies 4 1 Feud with Libertarian Party Mises Caucus 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksTheme editThe theme was I m THAT Libertarian a phrase uttered by the late Marc Allan Feldman in a Libertarian presidential debate at the 2016 national convention 2 3 Events editChair election edit Nicholas Sarwark s seat as Chair of the Libertarian National Committee LNC was up for election Sarwark faced challenge from Washington LP member Joshua Smith 4 Libertarian Socialist Caucus member Matt Kuehnel 5 former Gary Johnson and John McAfee campaign staffer Christopher Thrasher 6 and Libertarian Party of Carbon County Chair Matt Schutter 7 Sarwark ended up winning an unprecedented consecutive third term as LNC chair 8 Endorsements edit Nicholas SarwarkIndividuals Phil Anderson 2018 Libertarian candidate for Governor of Wisconsin 9 Steve Dutner 2018 Libertarian candidate for Illinois Secretary of State 10 Joshua SmithIndividuals Larry Sharpe Libertarian candidate for Governor of New York 2018 11 Organisations Libertarian Party Mises Caucus 12 Liberty Hangout news media website 13 Polling edit Poll source Samplesize Date s Dearn withdrew Sarwark Smith Others The Libertarian Vindicator 14 134 February 2018 47 28 None of the Above 25 The Libertarian Vindicator 15 73 April 2018 22 29 41 None of the Above 8 Results edit Libertarian National Convention LNC Chairman Vote 2018 16 Candidate First Ballot Percentage Nicholas Sarwark 517 65 Joshua Smith 175 22 Christopher Thrasher 46 6 NOTA 33 4 Matt Kuehnel 13 2 John Keil 4 1 Matthew Schutter 1 nil Write In 1 nil Totals 790 100 Vice chair election edit The seat of Vice chair was also up for election the incumbent being Arvin Vohra Alex Merced 2017 candidate for New York comptroller 17 Libertarian Youth Caucus founder Trent Somes III 18 2018 Iowa gubernatorial candidate Jake Porter 19 Indiana activist Joe Hauptmann 20 Treasurer of the Libertarian Radical Caucus Steve Scheetz former Indiana Libertarian Party chair Sam Goldstein 21 and Montana Libertarian Joe Paschal all sought election to the position In January 2018 Arvin Vohra drew criticism for condoning sexual relations between adults and minors so long as affirmative consent is given using the example of a 25 year old male and a 15 year old female 22 Multiple state Libertarian parties demanded Vohra be relieved from his position as well as the Libertarian Youth Caucus through Trent Somes III one of Vohra s opponents in the vice chairmanship election 23 Endorsements edit Alex MercedIndividuals Larry Sharpe Libertarian candidate for Governor of New York 2018 citation needed Organisations Libertarian Party Mises Caucus 12 Debates edit Debates among candidates for vice chairman of the Libertarian National Committee Date Place Host Participants P Participant A Absent N Confirmed non invitee O Out of race exploring suspended or not yet entered Sam Goldstein Joe Hauptmann Alex Merced Joe Paschal Jake Porter Steve Scheetz Trent Somes Arvin Vohra James Weeks February 10 24 Google Hangouts 71 Republic A P P P A P A P P February 22 25 Google Hangouts The Feldman Foundation A P P P A P A P P March 3 26 Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania 2018 Convention Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania A P P A A P A P A March 10 27 Libertarian Party of Connecticut 2018 Convention Libertarian Party of Connecticut A A P A A P A P A April 21 28 Libertarian Party of New York 2018 Convention Libertarian Party of New York A P P A A A A A A Polling edit Poll source Samplesize Date s Goldstein Hauptmann Merced Paschal Porter Scheetz Somes Vohra Weeks Others The Libertarian Vindicator 29 30 248 January 2018 6 46 4 8 6 20 10 N A 99 February 2018 8 5 59 4 3 5 5 4 None of the Above 7 Speakers editNotable speakers included 31 Jim Cantrell entrepreneur Judge James P Gray 2012 Libertarian vice presidential nominee Carla Howell former Executive Director of the Libertarian National Committee Zoltan Istvan 2018 candidate for Governor of California and 2020 candidate for President of the United States Tim Moen leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada 2014 Brandon Phinney Libertarian member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 2016 2018 Larry Sharpe 2016 vice presidential candidate and 2018 candidate for Governor of New York Joel Trammell entrepreneurControversies editFeud with Libertarian Party Mises Caucus edit In late 2017 the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus reached out to the chairman of the 2018 LP Convention Committee Daniel Hayes entertaining the thought of former congressman and 1988 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Ron Paul and Freedom Watch host Judge Napolitano speaking at the convention offering to pay off speaking fees Hayes rejected the idea of Paul speaking at the convention saying he has no idea what the LP represents criticizing Napolitano as well 32 Ron Paul confronted the controversy stating he has been a lifetime member of the Libertarian Party since 1987 when he paid using a gold coin and asked do I get my gold coin back 33 On February 3 2018 Nicholas Sarwark confronted the controversy saying in a tweet If Ron Paul decides he wants to attend the Libertarian Party national convention in New Orleans and speak I ll make sure he gets time on the stage It s the least we can do for a life member former Presidential nominee and Hall of Liberty award winner 34 See also editUnited States elections 2018References edit LP News March 2019 Trejo Shane March 23 2017 I m THAT Libertarian Libertarians Honor Marc Feldman With New Convention Slogan Retrieved December 4 2017 Harper Jennifer April 9 2018 New Libertarian motto Don t tread on me The Washington Times Retrieved April 10 2018 Henderson Luke November 14 2017 Meet Joshua Smith Candidate For Libertarian Party Chairman Retrieved December 4 2017 Matt Kuehnel for LNC Chair www facebook com Retrieved 2018 03 25 Kellogg Spencer July 9 2019 Come And Take It Inside The 2018 Libertarian National Convention 71 Republic Archived from the original on August 11 2019 Retrieved August 11 2019 Schutter Matt Matt Schutter for the Chair of the LNC 2018 Archived from the original on March 25 2018 Retrieved March 25 2018 Sarwark wins unprecedented 3rd consecutive term as Libertarian national chair LP org July 3 2018 Retrieved August 11 2019 TeamGuv Wisconsin 25 June 2018 Phil Anderson Endorses Nicholas Sarwark for LNC Chair via YouTube Steve Dutner www facebook com Libertarian Party of New York on Twitter a b Eyer Timothy January 19 2018 LIBERTARIAN Mises Caucus Endorses Joshua Smith and Alex Merced for LNC Chair amp Vice Chair Retrieved February 3 2018 Liberty Hangout on Twitter Henderson Luke February 20 2018 POLL Sarwark Favorite LNC Chair Candidate The Libertarian Vindicator Retrieved March 1 2018 Henderson Luke April 18 2018 Poll Joshua Smith Takes The Lead In LNC Chair Race The Libertarian Vindicator Retrieved April 18 2018 LibertarianParty 2 July 2018 Libertarian National Convention New Orleans July 2 2018 Live Stream via YouTube Alex Merced for Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee December 2 2017 Retrieved December 4 2017 Meet Trent Somes III Candidate For Libertarian Party Vice Chairman The Libertarian Vindicator 2017 05 20 Retrieved 2018 01 07 Meet Jake Porter Candidate for Libertarian Party Vice Chairman The Libertarian Vindicator 2017 06 04 Retrieved 2018 01 07 Meet Joe Hauptmann Candidate For Libertarian Party Vice Chairman The Libertarian Vindicator 2018 01 05 Retrieved 2018 01 07 Henderson Luke February 8 2018 Meet Sam Goldstein Candidate for LP Vice Chairman The Libertarian Vindicator Retrieved February 10 2018 LNC Vice Chair Arvin Vohra once again stirs controversy calls for removal with age of consent comments Independent Political Report January 13 2018 Retrieved January 22 2018 State Libertarian Parties Demand Removal of Arvin Vohra for Comments on Child Molestation The Jack News January 16 2018 Archived from the original on January 18 2018 Retrieved January 19 2018 71 Republic www facebook com The Feldman Foundation www facebook com Alex Merced 11 March 2018 2018 LNC Vice Chair Debate Pennsylvania State Convention via YouTube Libertarian Party of Connecticut www facebook com Libertarian Party of New York www facebook com Henderson Luke January 13 2018 Poll Results Merced Somes amp Vohra Top Candidates For Libertarian Vice Chair Retrieved January 13 2018 Henderson Luke February 26 2018 Poll Merced Remains Top VC Candidate Vohra Tied For Third The Libertarian Vindicator Retrieved March 1 2018 Our Speakers Retrieved January 22 2018 Howley Patrick February 1 2018 Libertarian Party Will Not Allow Ron Paul To Speak At Their Convention Big League Politics Retrieved February 3 2018 Lau Ryan February 3 2018 Ron Paul Attacks Libertarian Leadership in Response to Controversy 71Republic Archived from the original on February 4 2018 Retrieved February 3 2018 Nicholas Sarwark on Twitter External links editConvention Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 Libertarian National Convention amp oldid 1185885649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
