Angela McArdle

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Angela McArdle
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McArdle in 2022
22nd Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
Assumed office
May 28, 2022

Angela Elise McArdle (born June 7, 1983) is an American politician from Texas and California who was elected on May 28, 2022 as the 22nd and current chair of the Libertarian National Committee. She was also the Secretary of the Libertarian Party of California from April 2018 to April 2019, [1] [2] and was a board member of the Mises Caucus. [3]

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Early life and education

McArdle has worked as a paralegal and legal aide for over eleven years. She currently works in litigation and also has a private practice where she provides self help legal services to low income clients. The bulk of McArdle's practices focus on real estate and constitutional law. [6]

McArdle received her Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Leadership from Biola University in 2009 and a Paralegal Certificate from UCLA Extension in 2013. She is also trained as a craniosacral therapist through the Upledger Institute. [6]

Career

McArdle was the Libertarian nominee in the 2017 California's 34th congressional district special election. [7] She finished the primary in 17th place out of a field of 22 candidates with 0.8%. [8] McArdle ran again for the seat in 2018, and finished in 3rd place in a field of 3 candidates with 8.4%. [9]

In 2021 and 2022, McArdle was a candidate for Chair of the Libertarian National Committee. [10] She was endorsed by the Mises Caucus, of which she was also a board member. [11] [3] She was elected to the position at the 2022 Libertarian National Convention on May 28. [12] [13]

At Porcfest 2021, an annual libertarian festival held in New Hampshire, Executive Director of the Free State Project, Jeremy Kauffman and McArdle debated which strategy is more effective, the libertarian party strategy or the free state movement strategy. [14] Kauffman argued that, "There are more people in this room that are elected members to the NH House of Representatives and former members of the Libertarian Party than there are Libertarian Party members nationwide." [14] McArdle then counter-argued that while she wants to see the Free State Project succeed, it is her contention that the Free State Project could not have existed without the political infrastructure provided by the LP developed over the course of five decades. [14]

On December 3, 2022, McArdle became the first known National Chair in the United States who has given birth during her tenure. [15]

McArdle at the Rage Against the War Machine Rally in 2023 Angela McArdle at the Rage Against the War Machine rally.jpg
McArdle at the Rage Against the War Machine Rally in 2023

McArdle was openly critical of Joe Exotic's short-lived campaign in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries. [16]

McArdle gave an op-ed to Newsweek claiming that Russian forces were not committing a genocide in Ukraine. [17] McArdle also spoke at the Rage Against the War Machine Rally, co hosted with the People’s Party, where she called on a cut to all aid to Ukraine, and for Ukraine to surrender all Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. [18] After the rally, the Libertarian Party issued a press release stating that "any speaker advocating for the contrary does not align with our values" in reference to speakers that did not support their "anti-war platform," specifically targeting Scott Ritter, the most radical pro-Russian speaker at the event. [19]

Electoral history

California's 34th congressional district special primary, 2017 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Gomez 10,728 25.5
Democratic Robert Lee Ahn 9,415 22.2
Democratic Maria Cabildo4,25910.1
Democratic Sara Hernandez2,3585.6
Democratic Arturo Carmona2,2055.2
Democratic Wendy Carrillo 2,1955.2
Green Kenneth Mejia 1,9644.6
Democratic Yolie Flores1,3683.2
Republican William Morrison1,3603.2
Democratic Tracy Van Houten1,0422.5
Democratic Alejandra Campoverdi 1,0012.4
Democratic Vanessa Aramayo8532.0
Democratic Sandra Mendoza6741.6
Democratic Steven Mac6631.6
Democratic Raymond Meza5091.2
No party preference Mark Edward Padilla4271.0
Democratic Ricardo De La Fuente 3310.8
Libertarian Angela McArdle3190.7
Democratic Adrienne Nicole Edwards1820.4
Democratic Richard Joseph Sullivan1550.4
Democratic Armando Sotomayor1180.3
Democratic Tenaya Wallace1030.2
Democratic Melissa "Sharkie" Garza790.2
Democratic Michelle Walker (write-in)0nil
Total votes42,308 100
California's 34th congressional district election, 2018 [9]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)54,66178.7
Green Kenneth Mejia 8,98712.9
Libertarian Angela Elise McArdle5,8048.4
2022 Libertarian National Committee chair election [12]
CandidateFirst Ballot%
Angela McArdle 692 69.6
Steve Dasbach15115.2
Tony D'Orazio10310.4
NOTA 474.7
Adam Kokesh (write-in)1nil
Tiffany Deleon (write-in)1nil
Totals995100%

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  11. ↑ "You probably know @angela4LNCChair has a plan, a vision, and an insane work ethic. But you might not know that she is an effective leader because she brings out the best in her team. We fully endorse Angela to lead and bring out the best in the many leaders of the LP. #RenoReset". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
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