Libertarian_Party_of_Illinois

Libertarian Party of Illinois

Libertarian Party of Illinois

State affiliate of the Libertarian Party


The Libertarian Party of Illinois is the Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The current state chair is Bill Redpath. There are nine Libertarian officeholders in Illinois.

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Mission statement

Libertarian Party of Illinois mission is: To elect Libertarians to office and move public policy in a libertarian direction.[1]

Key tenets

Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:[2]

Established party status

As of January 17, 2024, the party has established party status in Cook, McLean, and Tazewell counties.[4][lower-alpha 1]

After the 1994 general election, the Libertarian Party achieved established party status for statewide offices in Illinois. This occurred after its candidates for the then-elected University of Illinois Board of Trustees cumulatively received 5.5% of all votes cast.[7] After the party's success in the 1998 election for Ford County Sheriff and other countywide offices, it achieved established party status. Due to its second place showing over the then-dormant Democratic Party in that election, the Libertarians received the minority party's seat on the Board of Review and one of the five seats on the Sheriff's Merit Commission.[8] This status was lost by 2002 after the Libertarian Party failed to field any candidates in the 2002 general election.[9]

Other chapters

Other than its established party chapters, the Libertarian Party of Illinois also includes:[10]

  • DuPage Libertarians
  • Bond County Libertarians
  • Champaign County Libertarian Party
  • Fox Valley Libertarian Party
  • Libertarian Party of Chicago
  • McLean County Libertarian Party
  • Metro-East Libertarian Party
  • Libertarian Party of Will County
  • Southern Illinois Libertarian Party
  • Libertarian Party of Greater Peoria
  • Libertarian Party of Lake County
  • Macoupin County Libertarian Party
  • Illinois Valley Libertarians
  • Western Illinois Libertarian Party
  • Clinton County Libertarian Party
  • Libertarian Party of Whiteside County
  • Libertarian Party of Macon County
  • Kankakee County Libertarian Party
  • Libertarian Party of Northwestern Illinois
  • Warren County Libertarian Party
  • McHenry County Libertarians
  • Libertarian Party of DeKalb County
  • DeWitt County Libertarian Party

Elected officeholders

As of January 10, 2024, the United States Libertarian Party lists nine members holding office in Illinois.[11]

  • Brody Anderson, trustee of the River Valley Library District Board of Trustees (Port Byron)
  • Sasha Cohen, City Clerk of Dekalb[lower-alpha 2]
  • Justin Gerstner, Village President of Hamel
  • Chris Laurent, City of Chicago 14th Police District Council
  • Patrick Liapes, Trustee of the Poplar Creek Library Board (Streamwood).
  • Kelly Liebmann, Township Trustee of Greenwood Township
  • Aisha Pickett, City Treasurer of Harvey
  • Jonathan Russell, member of the Harrisburg Community Unit School District #3 Board of Education (Harrisburg)
  • Brandon Wisenburg, Village Trustee of Peoria Heights

Electoral history 1998–2020

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Notes

  1. While the Libertarian Party of Illinois lists DeWitt, Kankakee, McHenry, and Peoria counties as being established political parties, the case Joseph J. Tirio v. Libertarian Party of Illinois et. al. indicates that the lack of a 2022 candidate means DeWitt, Kankakee, McHenry, and Peoria counties which did not run candidates in 2022 that won 5%+ of the vote lost their established party.[5] Additionally, the Montgomery County primary ballot does not include the Libertarian Party as an option for established party status.[6]
  2. Sasha Cohen has stated that he is no longer a member of the Libertarian Party.[12]

References

  1. "Mission". lpillinois.com.
  2. National Platform of the Libertarian Party Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Official Website of the Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved on July 25, 2006
  3. "Platform". July 11, 2018.
  4. Leonard, Jake (July 20, 2023). "47 days until Petitioning Begins For 2024 Primaries". Libertarian Party of Illinois. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. Leitheiser, Sandy (Clerk & Recorder) (September 2, 2023). "Guidelines for Vote by Mail" (PDF). Hillsboro, Illinois: Montgomery County, Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  6. "Anything Goes in Endorsements for City Elections". The State Journal-Register. December 22, 1994. p. 7 via NewsBank.
  7. Stahly, Jim (June 3, 1999). "Libertarians Make History in Ford County". The Pantagraph. p. A1 via NewsBank.
  8. "Election 2002". The Pantagraph. November 7, 2002. p. A1 via NewsBank.
  9. "Elected Officials". United States Libertarian Party. May 1, 2023. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  10. Horstead, Megann (December 12, 2022). "Oft absent DeKalb City Clerk arrived Monday to accept 2023 election papers. City staff turned him away. Now he's suing". Daily Chronicle. Shaw Media. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2024. The clerk has said he no longer is part of the Libertarian party, and self-describes as an anarchist, according to his social media page.
  11. Sandvoss, Steve, ed. (December 4, 2020). Official Canvass of the 2020 Illinois General Election. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  12. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 3, 2020 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  13. "Cumulative Report of DeKalb County 2020 General Election" (PDF). DeKalb County Clerk. November 3, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  14. "Statement of Votes Cast DeWitt County, Illinois November 3, 2020". DeWitt County Clerk. November 3, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  15. "Cumulative Report of Kankakee County 2020 General Election". Kankakee County Clerk. November 3, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  16. Winger, Richard (November 22, 2020). "Libertarian Party Won Four Partisan Races Earlier This Month". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  17. "Cumulative Report of Montgomery County 2020 General Election" (PDF). Montgomery County Clerk. November 3, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  18. "Cumulative Report of Peoria County 2020 General Election". Peoria County Clerk. November 3, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  19. "Statement of Votes Cast Tazewell County, Illinois November 3, 2020" (PDF). Tazewell County Clerk. November 3, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  20. "Candidates of the Libertarian Party of Illinois". Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  21. "Home | Sanj Mohip for Illinois Lt. Governor". Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  22. "Vote Bubba Harsy | Change We Can Trust". Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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