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The Libertarian Party of Illinois is the Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The state chair is Valiant Vetter.
[edit] Executive Committee
| Name
| Position
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| Val Vetter
| State Chair
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| Lupe Diaz
| Legislative
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| Damon Dillon
| Membership
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| Kent McMillen
| Public Relations
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| Crystal Jurczynski
| Secretary
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| Debra Aaron
| Treasurer
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[edit] Mission Statement
Libertarian Party of Illinois mission is: To elect Libertarians to office and move public policy in a libertarian direction.[1]
[edit] Key Tenets of the Libertarian Party Platform
Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:[2]
- Adoption of laissez-faire principles which would reduce the state's role in economic government. This would include, among other things, markedly reduced taxation, privatization of [[Social Security] and Welfare (for individuals, as well as elimination of "corporate welfare"), markedly reduced regulation of business, rollbacks of labor regulations, and reduction of government interference in foreign trade.
- Protection of property rights.
- Minimal government bureaucracy. The Libertarian Party states that the government's responsibilities should be limited to the protection of individual rights from the initiation of force and fraud.
- Civil libertarianism: Support for the protection of civil liberties, including the right to privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of association, and sexual freedom.
- Opposition to civil rights laws that regulate the private sector, such as affirmative action and non-discrimination laws.
- Support for the unrestricted right to the means of self-defense (such as gun rights, the right to carry mace, pepper spray, or tasers etc).
- Opposition to the censoring and the engineering of foreign radio pathways.
- Abolition of laws against "victimless crimes" (such as prostitution, driving without a seatbelt, use of controlled substances, fraternization, etc.).
- Opposition to regulations on how businesses should run themselves (e.g., smoking bans)
- A foreign policy of free trade and non-interventionism.
- Support for a fiscally responsible government including a hard currency (commodity-based money supply as opposed to fiat currency).
- Abolition of all forms of taxpayer-funded assistance welfare, food stamps, public housing, Health care, etc.)
- A belief that abortion is a personal issue, and should not be part of government.[3]
[edit] State Affiliates (as of March 2009)
- Bond-Fayette County Libertarians
- Champaign County Libertarian Party
- DuPage Libertarians
- Fox Valley Libertarian Party
- The Libertarian Party of Chicago
- Libertarian Party of Cook County-Northwest
- Libertarians of Western Illinois University
- McHenry County Libertarian Party
- McLean Libertarians
- Metro-Lakeland Libertarians
- Northern Illinois University Libertarians
- Rockford Area Libertarians
- Rock Valley College Libertarians
[edit] Libertarian Party of Illinois Vote Total History 2000-2008
[edit] 2008 Campaigns
| Office
| Candidate
| Votes
| Percentage
|
| President
| Bob Barr
| 19,645
| 0.36%
|
| Vice President
| Wayne Root
| 19,645
| 0.36%
|
| US Senate
| Larry Stafford
| 50,228
| 0.94%
|
[edit] 2006 Campaigns
| Office
| Candidate
| Votes
| Percentage
|
| Congress 2
| Anthony Williams
| 5,422
| 3.33%
|
[edit] 2004 Campaigns
| Office
| Candidate
| Votes
| Percentage
|
| President
| Michael Badnarik
| 32,442
| 0.62%
|
| Vice President
| Richard Campagna
| 32,442
| 0.62%
|
| US Senate
| Jerry Kohn
| 69,253
| 1.35%
|
| Congress 2
| Stephanie Sailor
| 26,990
| 11.51%
|
| Congress 4
| Jake Witmer
| 4,845
| 3.88%
|
| Congress 12
| Walter Steele
| 4,794
| 1.67%
|
| State Rep 11
| Jason Briggeman
| 1,770
| 3.99%
|
| State Rep 53
| Scott Bludorn
| 3,673
| 8.22%
|
| State Rep 64
| Jim Young
| 2,022
| 3.95%
|
| State Rep 85
| Austin Hough
| 7,945
| 25.09%
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| State Rep 95
| Steve Dubovik
| 1,317
| 2.92%
|
[edit] 2002 Campaigns
| Office
| Candidate
| Votes
| Percentage
|
| Governor
| Cal Skinner
| 73,794
| 2.09%
|
| Lieutenant Governor
| Jim Tobin
| 73,794
| 2.09%
|
| Secretary of State
| Matt Beauchamp
| 78,830
| 2.24%
|
| Attorney General
| Gary Shilts
| 87,949
| 2.51%
|
| Treasurer
| Rhys Read
| 66,593
| 1.92%
|
| Comptroller
| Julie Fox
| 144,066
| 4.23%
|
| US Senate
| Steven Burgauer
| 57,382
| 1.65%
|
| Congress 1
| Dorothy Tsatsos
| 4,741
| 2.62%
|
| Congress 4
| Maggie Kohls
| 4,328
| 5.20%
|
| Congress 5
| Frank Gonzalez
| 6,638
| 4.34%
|
| Congress 7
| Martin Pankau
| 2,436
| 1.53%
|
| Congress 9
| Stephanie Sailor
| 4,779
| 2.89%
|
| State Rep 11
| John Yackley
| 3,371
| 12.82%
|
| State Rep 28
| Jerome Kohn
| 1,241
| 4.21%
|
| State Rep 41
| John Tepley
| 1,034
| 2.76%
|
| State Rep 42
| Michael Mandel
| 1,123
| 3.28%
|
| State Rep 48
| Chandler Hadraba
| 3,440
| 11.22%
|
| State Rep 52
| Matthew Paul Burns
| 1,190
| 3.92%
|
| State Rep 64
| Jim Young
| 2,214
| 7.35%
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| State Rep 85
| Eric Ferguson
| 4,922
| 20.32%
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| State Rep 95
| Steve Dubovik
| 4,191
| 14.61%
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[edit] 2000 Campaigns
| Office
| Candidate
| Votes
| Percentage
|
| President
| Harry Browne
| 11,623
| 0.25%
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| Vice President
| Art Olivier
| 11,623
| 0.25%
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| Congress 4
| Stephanie Sailor
| 11,476
| 11.37%
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| Congress 5
| Matt Beauchamp
| 20,728
| 12.73%
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| State Rep 34
| R. Brian Poynton
| 1,230
| 4.04%
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| State Rep 39
| Elizabeth Quaintance
| 10,103
| 26.20%
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[edit] Past Officials and Staff
[edit] References
- ↑ [1], State Organization Committee meeting. January 18, 2009
- ↑ National Platform of the Libertarian Party, Official Website of the Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved on July 25, 2006
- ↑ http://www.lp.org/platform
[edit] External links
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