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Chris Cole, 2008 Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina [58] Michael Colley, U.S. Navy vice admiral and member of the board of directors of the Libertarian Party [59] Barry Cooper, drug policy reform activist, filmmaker, Libertarian candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Texas in 2008 and for Texas Attorney General in ...
This article is a list of major figures in the theory of libertarianism, a philosophy asserting that individuals have a right to be free.Originally coined by French anarchist and libertarian communist Joseph Déjacque as an alternative synonymous to anarchism, American classical liberals appropriated the term in the 1950s for their philosophy which asserts that individuals have a right to ...
As of 2024, 22 Libertarians have held state-level office. However, only 10 were elected or re-elected as Libertarians. However, only 10 were elected or re-elected as Libertarians. Since his party switch in May 2023, Vermont state representative Jarrod Sammis is the only Libertarian currently serving in a state legislature, first being elected ...
In May 1955, the term libertarian was first publicly used in the United States as a synonym for classical liberal when writer Dean Russell (1915–1998), a colleague of Leonard Read and a classical liberal himself, proposed the libertarian solution and justified the choice of the word as follows: Many of us call ourselves "liberals."
Libertarians garnered only 1.2% of the national vote in 2020, or about 1.8 million votes, but November's election could be decided by just tens of thousands of votes in a handful of battleground ...
Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults and decrying him for things like his COVID ...
Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (1977–1981) Higher education. Long Beach City College; University of California, Los Angeles ; University of Southern California ; David Bergland of CA (1935–2019) Opponent(s) Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Electoral vote Electoral vote (President) Carter: 297 (55.2%) Ford: 240 (44.6%) [2]
Libertarian Caryn Ann Harlos balked at the prospect of being swayed by Trump’s remarks. “I would rather eat my own foot out of a bear trap,” Harlos said. “I only vote Libertarian.”