The Libertarian Party of the United States recognizes over 300 politicians who currently hold elected and public office as of November 2023. [1] Only politicians affiliated with the Libertarian Party will be listed.
As of November 2023, only one Libertarian, Justin Amash from Michigan, has served in federal office. He was first elected as a Republican, and left the Republican party to become an independent in early 2020 before switching to the Libertarian Party in April 2020. He did not seek re-election in 2020. [2]
| Name | State and district | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Amash | Michigan, 3rd district | 3 January 2013 – 3 January 2021 | [2] |
As of November 2023, only one Libertarian, Aubrey Dunn Jr. from New Mexico, has served in an elected statewide office. He was first elected as a Republican, and switched his affiliation to Libertarian in 2018. [3]
| Name | State | Position | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Dunn Jr. | New Mexico | New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands | 1 January 2015 – 1 January 2019 | [2] |
While many Libertarians have served in state legislatures, only 10 were elected as Libertarians. Since his party switch in May 2023, Vermont state representative Jarrod Sammis is the only Libertarian currently serving in a state legislature, first being elected as a Republican. [4]
| Name | State and district | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark B. Madsen [lower-alpha 1] | Utah, 13th district | 17 January 2005 – January 2017 | [5] |
| Laura Ebke [lower-alpha 2] | Nebraska, 3rd district | 7 January 2015 – 9 January 2019 | [6] |
| Name | State and district | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Sammis [lower-alpha 3] | Vermont, Rutland–3 | 4 January 2023 – present | [7] |
Representatives highlighted in yellow were elected on a Libertarian ticket.
| Name | State and district | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Abramson [lower-alpha 4] | New Hampshire, Rockingham–37 | December 2014 – December 2016 | [8] |
| John Andrews [lower-alpha 5] | Maine, 73rd and 79th district | 5 December 2018 – present | [9] |
| Andy Borsa | New Hampshire, Pelham | 1992 – 1994 | [10] |
| Marshall Burt | Wyoming, 39th district | 12 January 2021 – 10 January 2023 | [11] |
| Caleb Q. Dyer [lower-alpha 6] | New Hampshire, Hillsborough–37 | 7 December 2016 – 5 December 2018 | [12] |
| Ken Fanning | Alaska | 1980 – 1982 | [13] |
| Daniel P. Gordon [lower-alpha 7] | Rhode Island, 71st district | 4 January 2011 – 4 January 2013 | [14] |
| Don Gorman | New Hampshire, Rockingham–8 | 1992 – 1996 | [15] [16] |
| Andre Marrou | Alaska, 5th district | January 14, 1985 – January 19, 1987 | [17] |
| Jim McClarin | New Hampshire | 1994 – 1996 | [18] |
| John Moore [lower-alpha 8] | Nevada, 8th district | 5 November 2014 – 9 November 2016 | [19] |
| Brandon Phinney [lower-alpha 9] | New Hampshire | 7 December 2016 – 5 December 2018 | [20] |
| Neil Randall [lower-alpha 10] | Vermont, Orange–3 | 1998 – 2002 | [21] |
| Dick Randolph [lower-alpha 11] | Alaska, 20th district | 1978 – 1982 | [22] [23] |
| Finlay Rothhaus [lower-alpha 12] | New Hampshire, Hillsborough–12 | 1991 – 1995 | [24] |
| Joseph Stallcop [lower-alpha 13] | New Hampshire, Cheshire–4 | 7 December 2016 – 6 August 2018 | [25] [26] |
| Steve Vaillancourt [lower-alpha 14] | New Hampshire, Hillsborough–12 | 1996 – 2014 | [27] |
| Calvin Warburton [lower-alpha 15] | New Hampshire | 1990 – 1992 | [28] |
Many local offices are officially nonpartisan. Politicians highlighted in yellow were elected on a Libertarian ticket. Nonpartisan offices are not highlighted.
| Name | City and state | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Crosby | Austin, Pennsylvania | 2022 – present | [1] |
| Cassandra Fryman | Plymouth, Ohio | 2020 – present | |
| Rob Green | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 2022 – present | |
| Daniel Harmon | Thornville, Ohio | 2020 – present | |
| Anthony Keiper | Southmont, Pennsylvania | 2021 – present | |
| Aron Lam | Keenesburg, Colorado | 2022 – present | |
| Steve McCluskey | McLain, Mississippi | 2021 – present | |
| Ed Tidwell | Lago Vista, Texas | 2017 – present | [29] |
| Lily Wu [lower-alpha 16] | Wichita, Kansas | 8 January 2024 – present | [30] |
| Name | City and state | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Combs | Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania | 2022 (resigned) [31] | [32] |
| Stephen Chambers | Trousdale County, Tennessee | 1 September 2018 - 1 September 2022 | [33] |
| Alex Joseph [lower-alpha 17] | Big Water, Utah | 1983 – 1994 | [34] |
| Jordan Marlowe [lower-alpha 18] | Newberry, Florida | 2011 – present | [35] |
| Douglas "Freddie" Odom | Bluffton, Georgia | [29] | |
| Tim Russell | Emlenton, Pennsylvania | ||
| Tami Wessel | Brookport, Illinois | 2017 – 2021 | |
| Shawn Ruotsinoja | St. Bonifacius, Minnesota | 2016 – 2020 | [36] |
| Martin Sullivan | Frostproof, Florida | 2018 – 2021 | [29] |
| Levi Tappan | Page, Arizona | 2018 – 2022 | |
| Ed Thompson | Tomah, Wisconsin | 2000 – 2002 April 15, 2008 – April 20, 2010 | [37] |
| Beau Woodcock | Milliken, Colorado | [29] | |
| Bill Woolsey | James Island, South Carolina | 2010 – 7 November 2023 | [38] [39] |
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