Tioga County Libertarian Party
| Tioga County Libertarian Party | |
| General Information | |
| Jurisdiction: | Tioga County, New York |
| Established: | April 25, 2017 |
| Chartered: | May 7, 2017 |
| Dechartered: | April 27, 2025 |
| Status: | Defunct |
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The Tioga County Libertarian Party is as former local affiliate of the Libertarian Party of New York. It established on April 25, 2017. The affiliate was chartered on May 7, 2017 and dissolved on April 27, 2025 due to inactivity.
History
Tioga County Libertarian Party begins when Rich Purtell led efforts to organize it. He was appointed Temporary County Chair on August 2, 2015. The chapter was formed at a convention on April 25, 2017 with Sara Price as Chair.
When the Libertarian Party of New York got ballot access in 2019, in their convention on June 8, 2019, elected separate leadership for the chapter of the Free Libertarian Party, Inc.. However, as the FLP was voted to dissolve in November 2019, the organization's affiliates were mostly abandoned in favor of the new affiliates under the political party. For the chapter, on June 8, 2019, Keith Price was elected Chair, Joe Breitwieser was elected Vice-Chair, Rich Purtell was elected Secretary, Derek Gilbert was elected Treasurer, Tami Bogausch was elected Office-At-Large. Price was also elected State Representative.
The affiliate was dissolved due to inactivity on April 27, 2025.
Leadership
Former
- Chair
- Rich Purtell (August 2, 2015—April 25, 2017) (as Temporary County Chair)
- Sara Price (April 25, 2017—March 20, 2018)
- Melvin Foster (March 20, 2018—December 18, 2020)
- Theresa Gosart (December 18, 2020—June 1, 2022)
- Melvin Foster (June 1, 2022—March 15, 2023)
- Sara Price (March 15, 2023—April 27, 2025)
- Vice-Chair
- Melvin Foster (April 25, 2017—March 20, 2018)
- Joe Breitwieser (March 20, 2018—June 8, 2019)
- Maria Huddleston (June 8, 2019—December 18, 2020)
- Melvin Foster (December 18, 2020—June 1, 2022)
- Rich Purtell (March 15, 2023—April 27, 2025)
- Secretary
- Rich Purtell (April 25, 2017—June 8, 2019)
- Sara Price (June 8, 2019—December 18, 2020)
- Joe Breitwieser (December 18, 2020—April 27, 2025)
- Treasurer
- Tami Bogausch (April 25, 2017—March 20, 2018)
- Keith Price (March 20, 2018—June 8, 2019)
- Sara Price (June 8, 2019—December 18, 2020)
- Derek Gilbert (December 18, 2020—April 27, 2025)
- At-Large
- Tami Bogausch (March 20, 2018—June 8, 2019)
- State Representative
- Rich Purtell (April 25, 2017—June 8, 2019)
- Keith Price (June 8, 2019—?)
Conventions
- April 25, 2017 (founding)
- March 20, 2018
- June 8, 2019
- December 18, 2020
- March 2, 2022 (no quorum)
- March 15, 2022 (elections held)
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