Jeremy Kauffman, chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, announced this week that he is running for chair of the Libertarian National Committee at the party’s upcoming national convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“I’ve decided to run for Chair of the Libertarian Party,” Kauffman said Tuesday. “My platform is simple: I will dissolve the Libertarian Party and apologize to the American people for wasting their time, money, and energy.”
Kauffman, who was elected chair of the New Hampshire affiliate earlier this year, is a controversial figure within the Libertarian Party for his approach to messaging, social media, and the direction of the state party’s public communications since he first became involved in its leadership. Kauffman also ran for U.S. Senate as a Libertarian during the 2022 election cycle.
Kauffman later explained his campaign was not a joke and that he intended to assemble a slate for as many Libertarian National Committee positions as possible. “The Libertarian Party has done tremendous damage to the libertarian movement,” he wrote. “It’s time to wrap up this failed experiment.”
Following his announcement, Kauffman said he would be joined by Stephen Nass, another New Hampshire Libertarian, who is seeking the vice chair position. In his own announcement, Nass said the party has “failed for more than 50 years” and pointed to New Hampshire as a model for libertarian organizing.
“In New Hampshire, we discovered how to win,” Nass wrote. “Join me if you like having high morale and not losing.”
Nass also said that, if elected vice chair, he would help dissolve the national party, worship Jesus Christ, and prioritize the Free State Project as the primary vehicle for advancing liberty nationwide.
Kauffman has since received support from podcaster Tim Pool and Austin Petersen, who sought the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination in 2016. Petersen finished second to former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson at that year’s national convention, receiving 21.9% of the vote before Johnson secured the nomination on the second ballot.
Kauffman joins a field of candidates seeking the chair position that includes Wes Benedict, John Hudak, Evan McMahon, James Ostrowski, and Rob Yates. Current LNC Chair Steven Nekhaila said late last year that he would not seek reelection, instead running for an at-large seat on the national committee.
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