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Denver Post: In a first, Libertarian candidate in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race qualifies for major debate

By Caryn Ann Harlos on September 6, 2016 4:05 PM

lily4liberty-com-5e1cb320f83110e537207ad5e03d2d51-accesske-worigin1From the Denver Post:

Colorado’s U.S. Senate race begins in earnest this week with a major surprise: the Libertarian candidate will qualify for the first debate.

Lily Tang Williams, a Chinese immigrant and first-time candidate, will join Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Darryl Glenn at the Club 20 debate Saturday in Grand Junction after new voter registration figures showed an increase in Libertarian Party registration.

The debate serves as the unofficial kickoff of the fall campaign, and the inclusion of the Libertarian would mark the first time in recent memory that a third-party candidate participated in a major U.S. Senate debate in Colorado, said party chairman Jay North.

“I’m going to tell people that I offer a real third option,” Williams said in an interview. “The two-party duopoly in our country has not worked well.”

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Caryn Ann Harlos

Caryn Ann Harlos is a paralegal residing in Castle Rock, Colorado and presently serving as the Region 1 Representative on the Libertarian National Committee and is a candidate for LNC Secretary at the 2018 Libertarian Party Convention. Articles posted should NOT be considered the opinions of the LNC nor always those of Caryn Ann Harlos personally. Caryn Ann's goal is to provide information on items of interest and (sometimes) controversy about the Libertarian Party and minor parties in general not to necessarily endorse the contents.

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5 Comments

  1. Rebel Alliance September 6, 2016

    Fantastic news! I met her in Orlando. Not only is she a nice person, she’s a real hero of the libertarian movement.

  3. Richard Winger September 6, 2016

    The Colorado Libertarian Party is the first state Libertarian Party to have registration above 1% of a state’s total, except for the Alaska Libertarian Party. But the Alaska Libertarian Party constantly does voter registration, because usually it only remains on the ballot if its registration is at 3% of the last vote cast, so in a sense the Alaska Libertarian registration is somewhat artificial, whereas the Colorado data just occurred naturally, I assume.

  4. steve m September 6, 2016

    very cool

  5. Anthony Dlugos September 6, 2016

    Good luck to Ms. Williams!

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