Libertarian Party of Michigan

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Libertarian Party of Michigan
ChairAndrew Chadderdon [1]
Vice ChairsLeah Dailey & Trevor Step
SecretaryDaniel Ziemba
TreasurerGreg Black
Founded1972
Headquarters Lansing, MI
Ideology Libertarianism
Colors  Gold
Michigan House of Representatives
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Michigan Senate
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Statewide Executive Offices
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U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. Senate
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Other Elected Offices4
Website
michiganlp.org

The Libertarian Party of Michigan is the state affiliate of the Libertarian Party of the United States (LP) for Michigan. Like the national LP, the Libertarian Party of Michigan advocates for libertarian political goals. The party gained primary ballot access status in 2016 due to the vote total of presidential nominee Gary Johnson, but lost it after 2018 gubernatorial nominee Bill Gelineau failed to reach the required threshold in the general election.

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Several Libertarians have held public office in Michigan—most at the local level. [2] The party, a member of the Michigan Third Parties Coalition, advocates for changes in Michigan's election laws that allow for greater third party representation in the state. [3] [ relevant? ]

History

Libertarian Party of Michigan was founded in 1972. In the mid-1990s, the party had 1,500 dues paying members. The party was down to 800 such members in 2004. The party had a candidate in every congressional race in 2000 but failed to repeat in 2002. For 2004, the party had candidates in all 15 congressional races and 21 state House races [4] in 2007, the party joined with the existing third parties to form Michigan Third Parties Coalition lobbying group. [3]

In 2016, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson won 172,136 votes in Michigan, qualifying the state party for a primary election in 2018. The only contested election on its primary ballot that year was for governor with Grand Rapids businessman Bill Gelineau and retired teacher John Tatar. [5]

In April 2020, U.S. Representative Justin Amash of Michigan's 3rd District joined the Libertarians, becoming the first and so far only member of Congress or federal official representing the party from any state, after leaving the Republican Party in 2019 and spending many months as an independent. [6] He declined to seek reelection under his new affiliation and departed from Congress in 2021.

Shortly after the 2024 Libertarian National Convention, the Michigan delegates challenged the state party's leadership, claiming that the party chair did not have the authority to add Michigan to Region 1 of the convention. [7] In doing so this prevents the Michigan libertarian party from authorizing regional agreements and voting on regional representatives. [7] Libertarian National Committee Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos stated that the Michigan chair has the authority to join the Region, and requested that the delegates appeal the decision to the Libertarian Party’s Judicial Committee if they wish to contest it further. [7]

Libertarians in public office

Elected libertarians currently in public office

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Former elected libertarians

Libertarians appointed to public office

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