Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts to Hold 2026 Convention in Norwood

The Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts will hold its annual state convention later this month in Norwood. Participating members will elect new state leadership, hear from guest speakers, and select the party’s delegation to the Libertarian National Convention.

Members of the Unified Libertarians will meet March 21 at Norwood VFW Post 2452. While the event is free to attend, under ULMA bylaws, voting is reserved for active members who have been in good standing for at least 30 days prior to the convention. Members whose membership lapsed within 90 days preceding the convention may opt to renew either online before the event or in person during registration.

An agenda provided by ULMA leadership in a recent email update states that the event will begin early that afternoon with registration and a meet-and-greet opportunity. Business will start afterward and run into the evening. Items on the agenda include consideration of any proposed bylaw amendments and the election of the party’s State Committee, which the party said it anticipates will have at least one vacancy.

Featured speakers at the event will include Wes Benedict, president of the Libertarian Booster PAC and former executive director of the Libertarian Party from 2009 to 2018, as well as ULMA Chair Sean Kennedy, an elected town councilor in Bridgewater and current vice chair of the Libertarian Party’s national Candidate Support Committee. Kennedy also chairs the American Liberty Caucus.

According to the party, both speakers will discuss how libertarians can recruit candidates, run successful campaigns, build volunteer networks, and become more active in their communities. Benedict is expected to speak on assembling a successful slate of liberty candidates, while Kennedy will address how libertarians can compete in nonpartisan local races.

In addition to conducting annual business, members will also select ULMA’s delegation to the Libertarian National Convention later this year. State delegation sizes are based on sustaining membership totals and the number of votes received by the Chase Oliver–Mike ter Maat ticket in the 2024 presidential election. Allocation figures previously released by the Libertarian National Committee show that the Massachusetts affiliate is entitled to 22 delegates and 50 alternates, unchanged from the prior national convention.