This article by Bert Johnson was originally published by The Conversation on February 26, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0 license. The views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
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Jason Beebe, the mayor of Prineville, Oregon, has left the Republican Party and registered with the Libertarian Party, saying he believes Republicans have failed to uphold core conservative principles and that he has grown frustrated with the country’s two-party system.…
Campbell City Councilmember Tim O’Byran has endorsed independent candidate Timothy Grady in this year’s race for governor of Ohio, the Grady campaign announced Tuesday. This is the third endorsement of the campaign from a local official this month.…
A new online database designed to track candidates seeking national leadership positions within the Libertarian Party has begun accepting entries ahead of this year’s Libertarian National Convention.…
The Green National Committee has elected Gloria Mattera and Michael Cooper to its Coordinated Campaign Committee after reopening the vote for a second ballot. The body helps coordinate support for Green Party candidates with state and local affiliates.…
The Texas Forward Party has formed a new affiliate in Williamson County, where local members recently met and elected retired project manager Vicky Weller as county chair.…
Matt Johnson has resigned as chair of the Libertarian Party of Florida, saying in a message to party members that he is stepping down effective immediately over financial challenges and renewed internal tensions within the organization.…
Delegates to the Libertarian Party of Washington State’s annual convention will consider two proposals this month that could significantly reshape the affiliate, including one to dissolve the party entirely and another to shift its purpose away from electoral politics.…
Former members of the Alaskan Independence Party have organized a successor group called the Alaskan Party, which state officials recognized this week as a political group eligible for voter registration.…