[Editor: This post was elevated from being a comment.] That “baseline” [Ed.: the $57,000 income the LNC had in December] used to be JUST the monthly pledge club donations. You could automatically count on $55-60k in recurring revenue plus another $70K in new or renewals. So base line of $130K without doing any other fundraising. All that for a sunk…
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As reported on Jake Porter’s substack jakeporter.substack.com. The substack is donor-supported; consider going there and subscribing. Other Items The report also found: McArdle hired a neighbor on behalf of the party A website contract didn’t benefit the party and there are some potential conflicts surrounding it The committee investigated possible conflicts of interest regarding board member Pat Ford and McArdle for establishing…
LAMA Breathes Its Last What I had not anticipated when I left the LPMAPAC Board was that eastern Massachusetts activists would use their joint control of the LAMA and LPMAPAC Boards to destroy LAMA—the long-term LPUS affiliate— under the guise of a merger. The eastern group announced that they were going to merge the two organizations. The presentation of the…
As reported on Jake Porter’s substack jakeporter.substack.com. His substack is donor-supported; consider going there and subscribing. Jake Porter wrote: Swing Vote Strategist LLC-What the Report Found McArdle misled board member, Kathy Yeniscavich after I revealed payments from the party’s joint fundraiser with RFK Jr. were going to an address associated with McArdle. Background On 07/11/2024, the Executive Committee voted to…
As reported on Jake Porter’s substack jakeporter.substack.com. His substack is donor-supported; consider going there and subscribing. How much money did Freedom Calls, LLC raise for the party? The report claims that Freedom Calls LLC was paid $49,600 by the LP but only managed to raise somewhere between $0 and $2,468.57. McArdle Used Party Resources to Help Mises Caucus The following…
Coordination between campaigns was rather limited. As it turned out, none of the Libertarians who had volunteered to run for state legislature were in my Congressional District, so I was unable to share petitioners. The statewide slate did no advertising on Worcester-area (my Congressional district) media outlets, under the pretext that they advertised on Boston outlets that could be heard…
As reported on Jake Porter’s substack jakeporter.substack.com. The substack is donor-supported; consider going there and subscribing. Libertarian National Committee: Former Party Chair Angela McArdle Misused Donor Funds to Pay Domestic Partner 94-page report details how McArdle misled the board on conflicts of interest involving her domestic partner who received $114,000 from party contracts since August 2023. JAKE PORTER By Gage…
In early 1998, the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts held its annual convention. There was a major fundraiser, billed as raising money for our candidates across Massachusetts. By report, more than ten thousand dollars was raised. I was one of the Party’s candidates. I certainly did not expect to get all the money, but neither I nor the state legislative candidates…
LNC Board Member Ford’s Non-Profit Receives Money from Libertarian Party Kennedy Fundraising Agreement We continue our coverage of how the LP got here. This article, dating February 2025, is from Jake Porter’s jakeporter.substack.com. Jake’s work is supported by subscribers to his substack PAC moves money from joint fundraising committee to Ford’s non-profit. PAC receives no other contributions. Reports doing no…
We continue our coverage of how the LP got here. This article, dating February 2025, is from Jake Porter’s jakeporter.substack.com. Jake’s work is supported by subscribers to his substack Jake Porter wrote: JAKE PORTER FEB 13, 2025 Last night, I was a guest on The LPAlliance podcast with Kyle Davis, Phil Rein, and Amanda Griffiths where we had an enjoyable conversation…