We are in receipt of a letter from Larry Gillis of Florida announcing that he is running for one of the vacant At-Large Seats on the Libertarian national Committee. He writes:
Dear Steve [Nekhaila]:
Depending entirely on the actual needs of the Party, I would appreciate being considered to fill one of the two current vacancies on the LNC. I understand these will be up for a vote in August. Also, I am aware that other candidates have applied and — with all due disclaimers — I wish them well.
I am currently a Director-at-Large of the Libertarian Party of Florida. As such, I post extensively (virtually every day) on the “FloridaPolitics” website, keeping our brand on constant display before a very nice demographic. (FP’s write-up in “Wikipedia” says their readership is impressive. This might even be true).
I was vice-chair of the Lee County affiliate for quite some time, then a regional rep to the LPF EC, then a Director-at-Large, a post I was reappointed to earlier this year.
Expressions of my Libertarianism are typically directly hard-wired to our National and State platforms, and to reasonable extrapolations therefrom. I absolutely refuse to engage in the “food fights” that are seemingly so common for us. For me, ideas and policies will prevail (or not), depending entirely on their inherent merits. Personalities are irrelevant. (As a grateful recovering criminal trial attorney, I learned a long time ago to disregard personalities and to stay focused on the task-at-hand).
My personal Facebook address is below, so you can check the flavor of my enthusiasm for our Cause. My resume is attached, so interested voting members of the LNC can do a “due diligence” on me, if they are interested.
Thanks. Anyway, please lemme know how this plays out.
See you at the Barricades.
Larry Gillis, Cape Coral FL
Director-at-Large, Libertarian Party of Florida
Larry Gillis
Professor of Legal Studies (adjunct, online)
University of Maryland Global Campus
LaurenceJGillis@gmail.com
The following is the July 2025 DAL2 Report that he references in his letter:
01. I continue as DAL2, by vote of the Annual Business Meeting. This Report — covering the period since my report of June 2d (remote, to the Annual Business Meeting) — is for the July 20th meeting of the LPF EC.
02. Identifying myself as one of our DALs, I have been published in one of my usual haunts, the “Cape Coral Breeze” *
03. Identifying myself as one of our DALs, I continued to post quite regularly in “Florida Politics” (FP) **.
04. FYI, National Public Radio ran an interesting piece about FP about a year and a half ago: htttps://www.npr.org/2023/10/06/1203271345/florida-politics-peter-schorsch-southeast
05. I have asked to be added to the LPF EC Communications Committee. It is on the agenda for this LPF EC meeting.
06. My article on Capital Punishment was published on the LPF’s website. (Thanks again, Lisa): https://www.lpf.org/execute_me_first
07. I have not been published in some of my usual haunts: the Fort Myers News-Press; Naples Daily News.
08. I was not able to attend the local meetings of the Lee County affiliate, because I was up North (NH).
09. I have proposed an adult-ed course for Florida Gulf Coast University, entitled “Libertarianism 101”, to be taught in their adult-ed “Academy” in Fort Myers this Fall or next Spring. (A few months ago, I had fun presenting for them my “Sherlock Holmes” seminar). John Guerra, the program’s head, has not responded to my proposal. FYI, I made a similar proposal last Spring, and he did not reply to that one, either. (John is not one of us. I guess he’d rather run courses on macrame or hair-grooming techniques).
10. Live Free or Die.
Larry Gillis (Cape Coral)
Director-at-Large 2
Libertarian Party of Florida as of: July 20, 2025
* I am no stranger to the pages of the Cape Coral Breeze:
https://www.capecoralbreeze.com/search/Larry+Gillis
** During this reporting period, my postings to the “Florida Politics” site include the following:
On eve of final vote, Rick Scott, Jimmy Patronis latest to oppose Santa Ono as UF Prez
Budget conference: Chambers disconnect on free prison phone calls that cost taxpayers nothing
Rick Scott says he’s in the ‘same camp’ with Elon Musk against Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Budget conference: Lawmakers want to take hatchet to dozens of jobs in Attorney General’s Office
James Uthmeier ready to go to jail to protect Florida immigration law
Chris Mitchell: Democrats, if David Jolly’s the plan, we don’t have one
‘Damnit, get somebody in there’: Jimmy Patronis presses Ron DeSantis over CFO vacancy
Alan Cohn: ‘Good Night and Good Luck’ — a lesson for today’s journalism
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/742408-james-uthmeier-warns-broward-sheriff-enforce-immigration-laws-or-be-remove
Budget conference: House, Senate agree on cuts to AG’s Office, but some jobs may be spared
Ron and Casey DeSantis to receive National Review’s Bill Buckley Prize
Budget conference: Gov. DeSantis’ office gets power to investigate local governments
Byron Donalds launches attack ad slamming David Jolly’s ‘own words’ endorsing Democratic agenda
Fiona McFarland secures $39M in state budget for local projects
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 6.18.25
No. 9 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Bob Gualtieri
No. 4 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Ed Hooper
Gov. DeSantis reappoints Adam Kissel to UWF board after Senate rejects him
Pentagon says U.S. doesn’t want to pursue war with Iran after bombing 3 of its nuclear sites
Ron DeSantis hits double digits in Presidential Primary poll
Gov. DeSantis gives state employees long July 4 holiday weekend
Donald Trump ceasefire falters as Israel says Iran launched more missiles
Gov. DeSantis signs measure shielding some court documents from public records requests
Gov. DeSantis announces deal to name substance abuse center for Darryl Rouson after all
James Uthmeier threatens legal action if Miami delays election until 2026
‘Adam Sandler, the hairdresser’: Jimmy Patronis takes shot at New York mayoral candidate
‘Outdated and unnecessary’: New DOGE-like law forces Florida agencies to undergo scrutiny
Gov. DeSantis vetoes restrictions on Trustee appointees, prohibition on administration politicking
Gov. DeSantis deletes funding for veteran transit passes in Palm Beach County
Gov. DeSantis vetoes funding to study impact of eliminating property taxes
Florida TaxWatch applauds $56M in budget vetoes, notes other cuts Gov. DeSantis missed
Donald Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
Donald Trump says he didn’t know he used antisemitic language
Ron DeSantis doubtful that Elon Musk’s new party will do any good
James Uthmeier levels subpoena in cryptocurrency fraud investigation into Robinhood
Ignoring Donald Trump, Gov. DeSantis taps Blaise Ingoglia as CFO
Embattled Regina Hill is outraised by opponent Shan Rose in Orlando’s District 5 race
Thanks to $1M loan, Jim Schwartzel posts a $1.2M quarter in race to succeed Byron Donalds
Ron DeSantis hits double-digit support in new 2028 polling of Republicans
The original LP platform urged repeal of all laws coercing pregnant women into involuntary servitude of unwanted reproductin, and stipulated timeframes copied by the non-trumpanzee Supreme Court soon after our electoral vote was counted. What is this Florida candidate’s position regarding that original plank?
(No, I do not get paid by the word, but thanks for asking …)
Larry Gillis is painfully humble. He was a former New Hampshire State Representative in a past life. His most recent project in his backyard of Cape Coral was successfully rallying against the commission voting themselves hefty pay increases without taking the matter to voters as required by their charter (the pay increase was rescinded). He has rich experience and a thoughtful approach to Libertarian Party activism.
Thanks, Bro.