Wes Benedict, LP Executive Director from July 2009 to December 2011
On Fri, June 28, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Geoffrey Neale wrote:
Nothing is final yet, but we are down to working out the minor details. At this time I’d like to let everyone know not only where we are, but where we are going.
Carla Howell will continue to serve as Executive Director through July 31, 2013.
Effective August 1, 2013, Carla Howell will take on the role of Political Director.
Also effective August 1, 2013, Wes Benedict will start as Executive Director.
First off, some caveats. We all have established all of the “bullet points” of the necessary contracts, but we have not yet worked out all of the contract wording, which will not take much longer.
Once we have the contracts worked out, they must be reviewed and approved by our legal counsel.
Then the contracts must be reviewed by the LNC EPCC committee (which is comprised of James Lark, William Redpath and Mark Hinkle).
Then the ED contract must be approved by the entire LNC.
I am very excited about the prospect of having two “heavy weights” on our staff. I hope all of you are as well.
I will now ask some questions that I’m sure you will be thinking of.
Do we have the budget for this staff change? Yes – the contracts will fall within our 2013 budget.
Was Wes involved in the decision to have Carla take on the PD role? Yes – this will not work unless all parties are on board.
Please feel free to ask more, though I will not divulge much of the contract terms outside of Executive Session.
Geoffrey Neale
Chair
Libertarian National Committee
http://www.ehow.com/about_6192428_job-description-political-director.html
What is the role of the PD?
I was a bit worried when I first heard Carla wasn’t being rehired as ED.
This however, works out VERY well. Glad to know Carla’s still there and Wes is returning.
Right…I forgot about him. I think Steven left in mid-2007 and Sean held the post for about a year after that. So 2008-ish the post ended.
I remember the LNC meeting where we discussed eliminating it from the budget rather than replacing him. This was after Wes was hired.
His title was listed in old articles…
See for example https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/12/libertarian-party-employee-sean-haugh-open-season-on-women-as-long-as-bill-redpath-is-lp-national-chair/
Haugh was political director after Gordon.
Yes, Steven Gordon was the PD for a few years. After he left (2007? 2008?) the position was left vacant.
Has there been a Political Director since Ron Crickenberger?
Same here. If not, I’ll help if I can.
I hope like hell that there is a plan in place to keep Wes’ PAC going. If this means the end of it, then I think its a terrible move overall. His PACs have actually been making stuff happen. Like, real, visible, measurable stuff.
Very Good!
That is a great combination. Congratulations to all involved.
Congrats to Wes Benedict!
He did a great job helping Virginia recruit candidates and get them on the ballot through the Libertarian Booster PAC. I’m excited to see what he’ll do back at the executive director’s helm.
I’m also glad to hear Carla will be staying on board!
In the RPUSA, I have a very similar job as Carla Howell. I wish her luck.
Thumbs up.
I would have chosen Wes too.
Yes!
Wes is a very good choice.
Awesome!
Congratulations to Wes, Carla and mostly to the LP which now will have two terrific heavy-hitters in the front office.
Wes has just proved the well-known political maxim: You can check out but you can never leave!