One of the stories IPR has been covering lately is the nomination battle for Governor by the Libertarian Party of New York. For an index of past articles, see
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/?s=kristin+davis
and
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/?s=warren+redlich
That nomination will be decided today.
For additional details about the convention (if you are reading this on the day it is posted) see http://ny.lp.org/.
Eric Sundwall has previously told me that he would be broadcasting the convention at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/capital-outsider, and granted IPR permission to embed it as well. However, the computer I am on has ustream.tv blocked, so I would appreciate help from one of the other IPR writers in editing this post to embed it. In the meantime, those of you who don’t have ustream blocked can go to Capital Outsider (linked above) to view the proceedings.
Several other state LPs are having conventions this weeked, as well as in the next frew weeks. Excerpted from LP blog, which also lists state conventions that already took place:
Friday, April 23 – Saturday, April 24
LP Kansas State Convention
Friday, April 23 – Sunday, April 25
LP Indiana State Convention
Saturday, April 24
LP Georgia State Convention
LP Iowa State Convention
LP Minnesota State Convention
LP New York State Convention
LP Utah State Convention
LP Vermont State Convention
LP Wyoming State Convention
Saturday, April 24 – Sunday, April 25
LP Florida State Convention
LP Washington State Convention
Saturday, May 1
LP Arkansas State Convention
Saturday, May 22
LP Connecticut State Convention
LP Michigan State Convention
Friday, May 28 – Monday, May 31
Libertarian Party 2010 National Convention
Friday, June 11 – Sunday, June 13
LP Texas State Convention
Saturday, June 26
LP Idaho State Convention
Friday, September 10 – Sunday, September 12
LP Illinois State Convention
Libertarian Party of Iowa: Iowa Libertarians nominate candidates at state convention
4/25/2010
Contact: Ed Wright, Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Iowa
Telephone: (515) 480-6365
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.lpia.org
Cooper Nominated Governor; Vows to Get Major Party Status
Ed Wright, Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Iowa, announces the 2010 nominees of the Iowa Libertarian Party selected today, April 24 at the Libertarian State Convention at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in Ames.
Candidates selected at the convention were:
Eric Cooper, 44, Ames, nominee for Iowa Governor, phone (515) 708-6706, e-mail: [email protected], website: http://www.coopersmallergovernment.com
Nick Weltha, 30, Des Moines, nominee for Iowa Lt. Governor, phone (515) 460-6500, e-mail: [email protected], website: http://www.coopersmallergovernment.com
John Heiderscheit, 46, Bettendorf, nominee for U.S. Senate, phone (563) 940-2356, e-mail: [email protected], no website currently
Gary Sicard, 37, Robins, nominee for U.S. House District 2, phone (319) 214-0862, e-mail: [email protected], website: http://www.garysicard.org
Rob Petsche, 35, Manchester, nominee for U.S. House District 1, phone (563) 663-1132, e-mail: [email protected], website: petscheforsmallergovernment.com
Campbell DeSousa, 25, Ames, nominee for Iowa Senate District 23, phone (515) 452-2476, e-mail: [email protected], no website currently
Tyler Pauly, 20, Ames, nominee for Iowa House District 46, phone (515) 556-0351, e-mail: [email protected], no website currently
Karen Tegtmeyer, 50, Johnston, nominee for Polk County Attorney, phone (515) 331-4262, e-mail: [email protected], website: iowasmallergovernment.com
“Under Iowa law, the Libertarian Party can gain major party status if our governor candidate gets 2% of the vote in the general election. My goal in this election is not to win, but to get the 2% we need for major party status,” said Eric Cooper, the party’s gubernatorial nominee.
“The message of liberty, of smaller government is sounding in the hearts and minds of more Americans. The Libertarian Party is gaining favor with voters and the media. We welcome this opportunity,“ said Ed Wright, Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Iowa.
Additional information may be found at the Libertarian Party of Iowa’s website: http://www.lpia.org
All members of the press should feel free to quote from this press release. All candidates listed are available for interviews with the press either by phone or by e-mail. ###
Brian,
Thanks for forwarding my text messages here. I was unable to get an internet signal at my motel, had to wait for the city library to open at 1 pm today.
Paulie’s source at the LPGA convention reports that Hinkle won the Chair straw poll on the 3rd or 4th ballot. Hinkle was the only candidate in attendance, and Root sent a video.
Last night I called the Troy Record at 12:45 to ask if they were going to be covering this. They guy who answered took a minute to confir with someone else. Then he got back on any said “We’ll, uh, we’ll get it off the AP.” He sounded like we was waiting for me to press him on the matter. But I had nothin. So I just told him to please do that, and hung up.
LPIN State Convention in full gear. Some conversation on Twitter. follow @lpin or the #lpin hashtag http://hashtags.org/lpin
If anyone there can liveblog or post periodic updates in the comments here, that would be appreciated.
wi-fi not enough here , sorry folks