From the LP FEC report for January, the donation described by Tuniewicz would appear to be from Robert Willis of Mendon, Massachusetts, who identified himself as the President of Alpine Computer Systems, Inc. My search of the Party’s FEC filings for 2000 report that the Party’s major donations in 2000 were $50,000, $20,000, $15,000, $10,000, and two donations of $5000.…
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Writing on November 27, 2002 to lpus-misc@dehnbase.org, Tuniewicz reiterated this position, saying in part: “…over the years, before & after adoption of the current policy, the National Director authorized payments to assist candidates in getting on the ballot, helping the LP to achieve its candidate goals. My understanding is that these were typically of a small dollar amount….up to a…
From https://jakeporter.substack.com/p/mcardle-cover-up-continues, a reader-supported substack. Supporters are urged to go there and subscribe. Porter and Chadderdon wrote: ”While some LNC members eventually became aware of the prior relationship between Allman and McArdle and Padgett, the relationship was not disclosed prior to the hire. It is recommended that the policy manual expand the definition of conflicted relationship to include friends so…
FEC Report for December The LNC had total donations of $58,931.62 of which itemized donations were $36,845.61 and unitemized donations were $22,086.01 There was also other income — apparently interest on bank accounts — of $1,899.69 The resulting total income was therefore $60,831.31 The total Disbursements came to $75,176.80 The deficit amounted to a quarter of the total income. Debts…
Tuniewicz Speaks Substantial evidence that Howell received undue support from the Bergland-Browne faction of the National Party was provided by former National Treasurer Mark Tuniewicz. Writing in an email message sent on Wednesday, June 13, 2001 to members of the Libertarian National Committee and others, Tuniewicz discussed the LNC and third-party intermediaries. Tuniewicz was responding to a recent missive by…
Finding 4f (Pages 10, 51): The claim that Freedom Calls used LNC resources for Mises Caucus recruitment via 361 calls for the LP California convention lacks substantiation. Recruiting for a state affiliate event is not inherently improper, and text message screenshots provided from November 13, 2024, show statements claiming that the calls were not related to the Mises Caucus (Page…
Seebeck to Seek Re-election to Judicial Committee Michael Seebeck, currently serving the Party on its Judicial Committee, has announced he is seeking re-election to the Judicial Committee. “This past term has been unprecedented in Party history,” Seebeck commented. “A record number of appeals covering a wide complexity of issues never seen before have shown that it is necessary to have…
We shall attempt to live-blog it. The meeting comes to order 1932 Hours, 2/1/2026. Absent are Mr. Weir, Miss Hayes, Mr. Lam, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hertsch, Miss Cowart, and Mr. Watkins. Public comment: Discusses issues related to immigration enforcement. Wants to see what the LNC will do. If you are sovereign, you have the right to people entrance. Chair: Our…
Jake Porter’s Analysis & Investigations is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. McArdle Cover-Up Continues Below, I take apart the objections from LNC Member Andrew Chadderdon Region 1 Representative, Andrew Chadderdon explains his vote against adopting the Special Investigatory Committee’s 94-page report detailing former Chair Angela McArdle’s misuse…
Chapter Twenty Seven Building Toward 2004 A Browne Campaign Without Browne In 2000, it cannot have escaped the attention of the cabals surrounding Presidential candidate Browne, National Chair Bergland, and their collaborators that a third Presidential campaign by the same candidate would be even less convincing than the first two campaigns had been. Furthermore, Browne was not that young. Even…