Florida Convention 2023

2023 Libertarian Party of Florida Convention
Convention
Liberty Over Everything
Dates:	April 21–23, 2023
Location:	Kissimmee, FL
Venue:	Wyndham Resort Celebration
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The theme of the 2023 LPF Convention was "Liberty Over Everything." It was held at the Wyndham Resort Celebration, in Kissimmee, Florida on April 21–23, 2023.

Agenda

Friday, 21 Apr 2023

• 1600-1800 – Registration
• 1700-1800 – Candidate Q&A Breakout (Main Ballroom)
• 1700-1730 – Addiction: Kava & Kratom the Cure?(Room D)
• 1730-1800 – Campaign Multimedia (Room D)
• 1700-1730 – Bitcoin 101 (Room E)
• 1730-1800 – Tax Avoidance for Beginners (Room E)
• 1800-1900 – Convention Welcome in Main Ballroom/Candidate Intros
• 2030-2100 – SMORES by main Pool
• 1900-2100 – Dinner w/Hannah Cox
• 2100-0001 – VIP Party (Room C)

Saturday, 22 Apr 2023

• 0700-0830 – Breakfast w/Dan Smotz (Main Ballroom)
• 1200-1330 – Lunch w/Chase Oliver (Main Ballroom)
• 1700-1800 – Getting new women into Libertarian Ideas (Main Ballroom)
• 1700-1730 – Rank My Vote Florida (Room D)
• 1730-1800 – Operation Blazing Sword (Room D)
• 1800-1830 – American History (Room D)
• 1700-1800 – My Life as a Tax Avoidance Advocate (Room E)
• 1900-2100 – Dinner w/Maj Toure (Main Ballroom)
• 2100-? Auction

Sunday, 23 Apr 2023

• 0700-0830 – Cereal Breakfast
• 0800-0900 – Mike ter Maat (Main Ballroom)
• 0900-1100 – Business; After business, new committee chairs meet with old committee chairs and hand over passwords/Lessons learned & Continuity Guides (Room #2)
• 1100-1130 – Break for Checkout
• 1200-1330 - Lunch

Convention Officials

• Steven Nekhaila, Chair
• Josh Hlavka, Vice Chair
• Richard Perez, Treasurer
• Edward R. Appler, Secretary
• Caryn Ann Harlos, Parliamentarian

Speakers

• CJ Killmer
• Hannah Cox
• Holly Jean Soto
• Kurt Wuckert Jr.
• Maj Toure
• Mike Maharrey
• Spike Cohen (via Zoom)
• Toine Manders

Elected Positions

All positions except Secretary & DAL2 were elected in 2023.

• Chair: Josh Hlavka
• Vice Chair: Tim Crosby
• Secretary: Edward Appler (term ends 2024)
• Treasurer: Patrick Leistner (Previous Treasurer resigned before convention; term ends 2024)
• DAL 1: Robert Vinson
• DAL 2: Hector Roos (term ends 2024)
• DAL 3: Lee Korotzer
• Region 1: Matt Rice
• 1st Alternate: Derek Davidson
• Region 2: Joey Ferguson
• Region 3: Vacant
• Region 4: Leon Armstrong
• Region 5: Rachel Danner
• 1st Alternate: Eric Parker
• 2nd Alternate: Ken Willey
• Region 6: Andrew Parrot
• Alternate: Christian Dove
• Region 7: Matt Johnson
• 1st Alternate: Gabe Wozniak
• 2nd Alternate: Dennis Simpson
• Region 8: G. Padraig Quinn
• 1st Alternate: Eric Cordova
• 2nd Alternate: Rachel Hix
• Region 9: Dennis Misigoy
• 1st Alternate: John Morrisey
• 2nd Alternate: Ashley Kautz
• Region 10: Adam Whitworth
• 1st Alternate: Stephen-Paul Dieter
• 2nd Alternate: Rich Bowen
• Region 11: Michael Rufo
• Region 12: John Paff
• 1st Alternate: Michael Higgins
• 2nd Alternate: Jordan Azis
• Region 13: Diona Kozma
• 1st Alternate: Dan Cardwell
• Region 14: Lisa Gansky
• 1st Alternate: Robert Fernandez
• 2nd Alternate: Steven Nekhaila