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Libertarian Party of Colorado
| Libertarian Party of Colorado | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Denver, Colo. |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Libertarian |
| Top official: | Hannah Goodman, Chair |
| Year founded: | 1971 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Libertarian Party of Colorado is the Colorado political party affiliate of the national Libertarian Party. The group is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Background
The national Libertarian Party and its Colorado affiliate were founded in 1971 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Libertarian Party held its first national convention in Denver, Colorado, in 1972. According to a May 2016 report from the Colorado secretary of state, there were 26,301 active registered Libertarian voters in the state. As of June 2016, two Libertarians held local public offices in Colorado.[1][2][3]
Party chair
Hannah Goodman is the chair. Goodman ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District. She lost in the special general election on June 25, 2024.[4]
Party leadership
As of December 2024, the executive director of the Libertarian Party of Colorado was James Wiley.[4] The website for the Colorado Libertarian Party listed the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of December 2024:[4]
- Hannah Goodman, Chair
- Eliseo Gonzalez, Vice chair
- Ashley Buss, Secretary
- John Lockamy, Membership director
- Kirsten Lauren, Outreach director
- Erin King, Fundraising director
For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.
Party platform
The state party follows the platform of the national Libertarian Party. Click here to view the full platform.
Party rules and bylaws
For complete information on the party's bylaws, please Rules of the Colorado Libertarian Party
Current elected officials
Note: The following table lists the current U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and the top state executive positions held by officeholders affiliated with this party. This table may not populate if no officeholders have been elected with this affiliated party. To report an error, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
| Office | State | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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Party candidates
Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.
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2025
Noteworthy events
Colorado Libertarian Party votes to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) over Chase Oliver (L), the party's national nominee (2024)
The Colorado Secretary of State said Chase Oliver (L) and Mike ter Maat (L) would appear on the Colorado presidential ballot as the Libertarian nominees since a representative of the national party filed paperwork for Oliver and ter Maat before the state party filed paperwork for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) and Nicole Shanahan (I).[5]
On June 10, 2024, the Libertarian Party of Colorado said it would not nominate Oliver and ter Maat as its presidential and vice presidential candidates in 2024.[6] On July 2, the party instead voted to nominate Kennedy and Shanahan for president and vice president.[7] Representatives from the state party said they planned to file paperwork with Colorado election officials to nominate Kennedy, while representatives from the national party said they planned to file paperwork to nominate Oliver.[8]
Libertarian Party delegates voted to select Oliver and ter Maat as the party's 2024 presidential ticket in the seventh round of voting at the Libertarian National Convention on May 26, 2024.
In a statement, the Libertarian Party of Colorado said, "This decision was not taken lightly, it reflects the will of our delegation which voted NOTA in the final round of voting and reiterates our deep concern that the national ticket does not align with the values and strategies that the LPCO holds dear."[6]
As of July 2, 2024, Oliver's campaign had not responded.[9]
Recent news
- ↑ Libertarian Party, "Elected officials," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Libertarian Party, "Our history," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Total registered voters by party affiliation and status," June 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Libertarian Party of Colorado, "Leadership," accessed December 5, 2024
- ↑ CPR, "RFK Jr. probably won’t be the Libertarian nominee in Colorado, Chase Oliver will," July 24, 2024
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 X, "Libertarian Party of Colorado on June 10, 2024," accessed June 20, 2024
- ↑ Colorado Politics, "Colorado Libertarians designate RFK Jr. to state's November ballot after snubbing party's own ticket," July 3, 2024
- ↑ CPR, "Libertarians have dueling presidential candidates in Colorado as surprise RFK nomination causes chaos," July 10, 2024
- ↑ Colorado Politics, "Colorado Libertarians decide not to submit party's presidential ticket to state's November ballot," June 13, 2024
External links
- Colorado Libertarian Party Website
- Colorado Libertarian Party on Facebook
- Colorado Libertarian Party on Twitter
Footnotes
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