The Libertarian Party of Mississippi is the Mississippi affiliate of the U.S. Libertarian Party. The Chair is Vicky Hanson, Laz Austin is Vice Chair, Zach Britt is Secretary, and the Treasurer is Brian Keller.[2]
Libertarian Party of Mississippi | |
|---|---|
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| Chairperson | Vicky Hanson |
| Senate leader | None |
| House leader | None |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Jackson |
| Ideology | Libertarianism |
| National affiliation | Libertarian Party (United States) |
| Colors | Blue; Gold |
| Mississippi Senate | 0 / 52 |
| Mississippi House of Representatives | 0 / 122 |
| U.S. Senate (Mississippi) | 0 / 2 |
| U.S. House of Representatives (Mississippi) | 0 / 4 |
| Other elected officials | 1 (June 2024)[update][1] |
| Website | |
| http://www.mslp.org | |
Platform
The Libertarian Party of Mississippi holds the same platform as the U.S. Libertarian Party. Some of the key tenets are:[3][non-primary source needed]
- Limited government
- Fiscal management
- Individual responsibility
- A world at peace
- Protection of civil liberties
- A Laissez-faire economic system
- A maximization of personal liberties
- An uninhibited right to bear arms
- A free market healthcare system
- A foreign policy of non-interventionism
- A system of domestic and foreign free trade
Electoral record
In 2017, Steve McCluskey was elected mayor of McLain, Mississippi, the state's first elected member of the Libertarian Party of Mississippi.[4]