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Florida
U.S. House candidate polling ahead of Democratic challenger
Ray
Netherwood
Ray Netherwood, the U.S. House candidate for Florida's 19th congressional
district, is polling ahead of the Democrat candidate for the June 24 special
election, according to Vote USA.
Netherwood is polling at 13 percent, Republican challenger Curt Clawson is
at 26 percent, the Democrat April Freeman is at 12 percent, and 41 percent are
undecided.
The special election is being held to fill the seat vacated by former Rep.
Trey Radel (R).
Netherwood is also on the ballot for the same race in the November general
election.
"In mid-terms, many people stay home," Netherwood said.
"Libertarians need to motivate those voters who are apathetic about their
parties with the lure of 'principles' and NOT voting the party line over and
over if they want something different!"
Washington
Times: Libertarians get ready to rumble at their national convention
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From the
Washington Times, June 13:
The three-day Libertarian Convention begins June 26 in Columbus, Ohio. It is
a cavalcade of all-Libertarian stars that includes 25 speakers, splashy
receptions, caucus meetings, strategy sessions, cocktail hours, entertainment
and the "Grand Banquet" featuring former presidential hopeful Gary
Johnson, his vice presidential running mate Judge Jim Gray and Kmele Foster,
co-host of the Fox Business network’s "The Independents". Among
others.
Elected
Libertarians will discuss serving in office on panel at LP National Convention
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Grayson
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Brooke Harris
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Brian
Holtz
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Matthew
Schutter
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A panel of four diverse and distinguished elected Libertarians will talk about
their experience serving in office at the National Libertarian Party Convention
in Columbus, Ohio which runs June 26–29: Todd Grayson, city councilman of
Perrysburg, Ohio; W. Brooke Harris, member of the Alfred-Almond Central School
Board in New York; Brian Holtz, director on the Purissima Hills Water District
Board in California; and Matt Schutter, auditor for Penn Forest Township in
Pennsylvania.
The panelists will discuss their goals for shrinking government as
Libertarians in office and the victories and obstacles they have experienced.
They will touch on how activists can support their elected Libertarians and
recommend ways that Libertarians running for office can best prepare themselves
to advance liberty if elected.
Libertarian
Florida U.S. House candidate polling over 30%
Lucas
Overby
Lucas Overby, the Libertarian candidate for the U.S. House of
Representatives 13th District seat in Florida, is polling at 31 percent in a
two-way race according to a poll commissioned by the St.PetersBlog. The
Republican incumbent, David Jolly, is polling at 47 percent.
"We are excited about these poll numbers. We are two months ahead of
where we expected to be," Overby said.
Libertarian candidates, especially federal candidates, rarely poll this high
— particularly not five months prior to an election.
Record-breaking
17 Libertarians on the ballot in Hawaii
Tracey
Ryan
The Hawaii LP has placed 17 candidates on the Aug. 9 primary election
ballot.
This is the highest number of candidates that the state party has ever run.
The LPHI has candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. senator, 1
of the 2 U.S. House races, 5 of the state Senate seats, and 8 of the races for
state representative.
If the 13 candidates for the state legislature can total 2 percent of the
vote for all 64 legislative races, the party will retain ballot access for
2016. 5 of these 13 candidates will have one-on-one races, so reaching the 2
percent threshold is a possibility, and if that threshold is reached the party
would not have to petition to be on the ballot in 2016.
Daily
Beast: Southern-Fried Freedom Lovers Propel Libertarian Candidates
Andrew
Hunt
From the
Daily Beast article dated June 5, 2014, about Libertarian
candidates in the southern United States:
Drawing surprisingly high support, a trio of Libertarian candidates has the
potential to disrupt already tight races in the Deep South, where Democrats and
Republicans are waging epic battles for Florida governor, Georgia governor, and
one of North Carolina's seats in the U.S. Senate ...
Edward
Snowden, Internet's largest websites join Reset the Net
Companies,
trade groups, consumer organizations and Internet users form growing backlash
against government spying programs and move to directly block it on the
Internet
Fight
for the Future and its partners launched Reset the Net today, a national
backlash campaign comprised of internet users and tech companies who commit taking
back their right to privacy and protecting the Internet by using NSA-resistant
privacy tools on their devices, and to take their privacy back — one user, one
cat video, one device at a time. Reset the Net demands that web services take
concrete steps to protect their users from government snooping, while
encouraging the spread of free and open source privacy tools.
"It's been one year since Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the U.S.
government's abusive spying programs. In that time Congress and the Obama
Administration have failed to protect our rights," said Tiffiniy Cheng,
spokesperson for Fight for the Future. "Now, they've got a rebellion on
their hands as tech companies and internet users work together to directly
intervene in mass surveillance and block the NSA and its kind from the
web."
The LNC
has moved into its new David F. Nolan Memorial office space!
The
Libertarian National Committee has moved into its new headquarters!
Our new office is a modern, recently renovated, all-brick end unit of a town
house–style building. It is located at 1444 Duke St. in the historic Old Town
section of Alexandria, Va., just three blocks from a major D.C. Metro subway
stop.
The phone numbers are the same: (800) ELECTUS, or (202) 333-0008.
Purchasing the building allows the LNC to save a whopping $6,200 per month
over lease payments at the former office at the Watergate in Washington, D.C.
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