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 Angela McArdle, first elected at the 2022 Libertarian National Convention and re-elected at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention.[2] Additional officers will be voted into office at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention in Washington DC between May 24 - 26.
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| Founded | December 11, 1971 |
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| Website | lp.org |
The LNC has lobbied or filed lawsuits against laws and regulations that restrict contributions to parties and candidates.[3][4][5][6]
Current members
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(2022–present)
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(2022–present)
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At-large members
| Dustin Blankenship |
| Adrian Malagon |
| Steven Nekhaila |
| Mike Rufo |
| Kathy Yeniscavich |
Regional representatives
| Region | Representative | Alternate |
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| 1 | Adam Haman | Richard Burke |
| 2 | Dave Benner | Martin Cowen |
| 3 | Dustin Nanna | Greg Hertzsch |
| 4 | Meredith Hays | Gary Alvstad |
| 5 | Otto Dassing | Will Hyman |
| 6 | Mark Tuniewicz | William Redpath |
| 7 | Beth Vest | Paul Darr |
| 8 | Pat Ford | Robley Hall |
List of LNC chairs
| # | Image | Chairperson | Term | State |
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| 1 | .jpg) | David Nolan | 1971–1972[8] | Colorado |
| 2 | Susan Nolan | 1972–1974[9] | Colorado | |
| 3 |  | Ed Crane | 1974–1977[10] | California |
| 4 | .jpg) | David Bergland | 1977–1981[11] | California |
| 5 | Alicia Clark | 1981–1983[12] | California | |
| 6 | Paul Grant | 1983–1985[13] | Colorado | |
| 7 | Randy VerHagen | 1985[14] | Wisconsin | |
| 8 |  | Jim Turney | 1985–1988[15] | Virginia |
| 9 |  | Dave Walter | 1988–1991[16] | Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Mary Gingell | 1991–1993[17] | California | |
| 11 | Steve Dasbach | 1993–1998[18] | Indiana | |
| 12 | | David Bergland | 1998–2000[19] | California |
| 13 | _(cropped).jpg) | Jim Lark | 2000–2002[20] | Virginia |
| 14 |  | Geoff Neale | 2002–2004[21] | Texas |
| 15 |  | Michael Dixon | 2004–2006[22] | Illinois |
| 16 | .jpeg) | Bill Redpath | 2006–2010[23] | Virginia |
| 17 |  | Mark Hinkle | 2010–2012[24] | California |
| 18 | | Geoff Neale | 2012–2014[25] | Texas |
| 19 | _(cropped).jpg) | Nicholas Sarwark | 2014–2020[26] | |
| 20 |  | Joe Bishop-Henchman | 2020–2021[27] | District of Columbia |
| – | Ken Moellman (acting) | June–July 2021[28] [29] | Kentucky | |
| 21[30] | _(cropped).jpg) | Whitney Bilyeu | 2021–2022[31] | Texas |
| 22 | | Angela McArdle | 2022–present[2] | California |
Subcommittees
| Name | Role |
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| Stephan Kinsella | Member |
| Mike Seebeck | Member |
| Ken Krawchuk | Member |
| Marc Montoni | Member |
| Rob Stratton | Member |
| Blay Tarnoff | Member |
| Rob Latham | Member |