The group associated with the LNC has filed a response to what the group not associated with the LNC has said. You can read it here: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67845274/31/libertarian-natl-comm-inc-v-michael-saliba/ The author has not read it. My reliable source who has read it opines that it does a strong job of making the LNC’s case.
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LNC loses two-thirds of a million dollars. Message sent to the public LNC-Business list disappears. We are in receipt of an email from Regional Representative Mark Tuniewicz. We have confirmed from Mr. Tuniewicz that the email is authentic. The email was transmitted to the public LNC–Business list, but contrary to normal processes has not appeared there. Mr. Tuniewicz advises us…
Friends of Third Party Watch have under discussion launching a weekly eZine “Libertarian Party News”. One motive is the dearth of main stream media references to the Libertarian Party. The LP is the largest orthodox third party, but it appears to have dropped completely off the main-stream radar screen. The possibility of covering other parties this way was noted, but…
Highlights: Non-convention annual revenue is down by ~$500K from 2019 ($1M in 2023 vs. $1.5M in 2019), which is the most recent year in the cycle. All LNC members combined gave just under $1,500 to the Libertarian Party in November. To put that into perspective, Angela McArdle, who is both Chair and named herself Executive Director, gives $5 per month…
A Report from Kevin Gaughen It has been 20 months since the Mises PAC took full control of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania at the 2022 convention. At the time, the LPPA was one of the most successful state affiliates of the National LP. Let’s see how the LPPA is currently doing… To keep things objective and quantifiable, I will…
Now with comparisons with the 2019 and 2021 conventions. Comparison data at end of report. Slip corrected; the prior data was from the end of 2019, not the end of 1999. For November, 2023, the LNC raised $125,927 and spent $112,064. The Committee started the month with $213,902 cash on hand and ended the month with $227,765 cash on hand…
Our sources stretch to the LNC, its staff, and far beyond. From them, we are in receipt of a copy of a letter from Cara Schulz, LP Minnesota Political Director, announcing her resignation from that post. She notes that in the past five weeks LP Minnesota monthly donors fell from 111 to 97. [Editor: We are advised that there was…
Next summer, the Libertarian Party will have its national convention in Washington, DC. Even now, there is significant financial information present. Some number of convention packages have been purchased, some number of rooms have been reserved in the hotel, etc. This information is critical to the Libertarian National Committee (LNC), because major financial losses at the convention could cripple the…
Recently, I have on at least two occasions been accused of making false statements about the LNC’s Chair. The statements appear to have been those referring to the pay of the Chair’s significant other as a contractor. Let us examine the record, as taken from FEC filings, which I believe refute the claims: For August, the report seen in late…