Lora Newell

Lora Newell
Treasurer Libertarian Party of New York
June 9, 2019—September 18, 2022
Predecessor:	Cruger Gallaudet
Successor:	Cody Anderson
Chair Schoharie County Libertarian Party
July 28, 2018—April 27, 2025
Predecessor:	Position Established
Successor:	Affiliate Dissolved
Personal Details
Party:	Libertarian Party

Lora Newell is a Libertarian Party activist. She was the Treasurer of the Libertarian Party of New York from 2019 to 2022. She was a representative from Judical District 3 to the State Committee from 2020 to 2024. Newell was also the founder of the Schoharie County Libertarian Party from when it was first organized in 2016 and was elected its first Chair in 2018, and held the position until the affiliate was dissolved in 2025.

Biography

Newell first attended a meeting of the Libertarian Party of New York on November 1, 2016 in Binghamton, in which she was appointed Temporary County Chair for the Schoharie County Libertarian Party. She organized the affiliate and was elected as its first Chair on July 28, 2018, and became the representative for the affiliate on the State Committee.

In 2019, when the Libertarian Party of New York was authorizing candidates, she notarized much of the paperwork. When Cruger Gallaudet resigned as Treasurer of the LPNY, Newell volunteered to take over, and was appointed as Treasurer by the Interim State Committee. She was elected to the State Committee in 2020 as a member representing Judicial District 3 and was also elected to Treasurer, which she served until 2022. She was also co-Chair of the Fundraising Committee alongside Gabrielle Cordova. She was among the organizers of the first Empire State Freedom Summit.

In 2022, she decided not to seek reelection as Treasurer. She filled a vacancy on the State Committee at the 2022 State Convention, and currently serves as a member of the State Committee as well as Chair of the Schoharie County Libertarian Party. In 2024, she was a Delegate to the Libertarian National Committee.

Organizational Positions

Libertarian National Convention

• Delegate (2020, 2024)

Libertarian Party of New York

• Treasurer (June 9, 2019—September 18, 2022)
• Judicial District 3 Representative, State Committee (September 26, 2020—September 21, 2024)

Schoharie County Libertarian Party

• Chair (July 28, 2018—April 27, 2025)
• Temporary County Chair (November 1, 2016—July 28, 2018)