Libertarian Party of Florida
| Libertarian Party of Florida | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Hallandale, Florida |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Libertarian |
| Top official: | Joshua Hlavka, Chair |
| Year founded: | 1987 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Libertarian Party of Florida is the Florida political party affiliate of the national Libertarian Party. The group is headquartered in Hallandale, Florida.[1]
Party chair
As of April 2024, Joshua Hlavka was the party chair for the Libertarian Party of Florida. Hlavka ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 105. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Leadership
The Florida Libertarian Party listed the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of November 2024:[2]
- Joshua Hlavka, Chair
- Matthew Johnson, Vice chair
- Joseph Sokol, Treasurer
- Lisa Gansky, Secretary
For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.
Party platform
As of April 2024, the party's platform was composed of 11 main issues:[3]
- State government
- Elections
- Courts
- Public safety
- Vice laws
- Paying for Government
- Economy
- Welfare and charity
- Environment
- Health care
- Secession
Party rules and bylaws
- See also: Bylaws
The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. The following is a summary of the Florida Libertarian Party's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[4]
- Officers and directors at-large of the executive committee serve two-year terms.
- The executive committee is responsible for planning the annual convention and the annual business meeting.
- The chair of the executive committee is the leader of the party and the treasurer is the chief financial officer.
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
See also
- List of political parties in the United States
- Political parties in Florida
- Libertarian Party
- Florida
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Florida Libertarian Party Website
- Florida Libertarian Party on Facebook
- Florida Libertarian Party on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Committee Tracking System—Libertarian Party of Florida," accessed April 29, 2024
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Florida, "Executive Committee," accessed November 25, 2024
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Florida, "LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF FLORIDA PLATFORM," February 26, 2022
- ↑ Florida Libertarian Party, "Bylaws," accessed April 29, 2024
