The Libertarian Party announced this week that at least 20 of its candidates were elected to public office in state elections held earlier this month. A majority of these victories have so far occurred in the states of Nebraska, California, and Michigan.…
Posts tagged as “Kentucky”
Kentucky, Iowa, and Vermont Libertarian Parties Back Rep. Thomas Massie for Secretary of Agriculture Role
The Libertarian parties of Kentucky, Iowa, and Vermont have all recently endorsed Republican Congressman Thomas Massie in a series of statements as their choice for Secretary of Agriculture in President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration.…
Newly Reformed Libertarian National Committee Region 1 Includes 14 States, 20% of National Membership
Fourteen State Libertarian Parties have signed agreements to reform the Libertarian National Committee’s Region 1 seat, accounting for over one-fifth of the party’s total national membership.…
Twitter Penalizes Libertarian Party of Kentucky Over Rittenhouse Tweet
Twitter has taken action to remove a tweet shared by the Libertarian Party of Kentucky that sided with Kyle Rittenhouse amid the ongoing and racially-charged murder trial.…
Kentucky LP Takes Heat For Comparing ‘Vaccine Passports’ to Holocaust Badges
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky is drawing fire from a variety of officials, Jewish organizations and even the state’s governor after posting a tweet that compared the idea of “vaccine passports” to the yellow stars that Jewish people were mandated to wear during the Holocaust.…
Courier-Journal: Interview with Heather Curtis, independent candidate for KY Lt. Gov.
Heather Curtis is the official candidate for lieutenant governor on the ticket with her husband, Drew Curtis. But mentioned nowhere on the ballot is a second, de facto entrant with a brash brand of humor –Fark.com
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Independent Earns 21% of the Vote In Kentucky Special Legislative Election
From Ballot Access News, June 28, 2013:
On June 25, Kentucky held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 56th district. The results: Democrat James Kay 44.0%, Republican Lyon Crews 34.4%; independent John-Mark Hack 21.6%.…
Ken Moellman campaign update
Highlights from the Early October Campaign Update from Ken Moellman, Libertarian for Kentucky Treasurer:
* The campaign has been all over the state, and the message is always well received.…
Ken Moellman, Libertarian for Kentucky Treasurer, in debate
by Stu Johnson, Kentucky Public Radio (excerpts):
An incumbent with a well-known political lineage, an outspoken Lexington government official and a Libertarian with computer skills are vying to be Kentucky’s next treasurer.…
KY GOP Chair Threatens Over LP Candidate
Kentucky GOP Chair threatens Republican primary candidates
Even as Texas Governor and Republican Governors Association Chair Rick Perry encouraged Republican unity in the Kentucky gubernatorial race, saying that “there are those out there who will say 2010 was a fluke” and that Kentucky Republicans need to “send a strong message across this country that 2010 was real,” the Chair of the Kentucky GOP began threatening Tea Party-backed Republican candidates.…
Wrights takes Stop All War message to Kentucky, Georgia
BURNET, Texas (March 2) – Potential Libertarian presidential candidate R. Lee Wrights will be in taking his stop all war message to the state Libertarian Party conventions in Kentucky and Georgia over the next two weekends.…
Kentucky Independent Gubernatorial Candidate Gatewood Galbraith Invited to Forum with Major Party Opponents
Kentucky holds its gubernatorial election on November 8, 2011. So far, it appears there are no minor party candidates running in this race.…