Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party
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Political party in the United States
The Libertarian Party of Illinois is the Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party . The current state chair is Steve Suess. There are twelve Libertarian officeholders in Illinois.[1]
Mission statement [ ] Libertarian Party of Illinois mission is: To elect Libertarians to office and move public policy in a libertarian direction.[2]
Key tenets [ ] Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:[3]
Adoption of laissez-faire principles to reduce the state's role in economic government. This would include, among other things, markedly reduced taxation, privatization of Social Security and welfare (for individuals, as well as elimination of "corporate welfare "), markedly reduced regulation of business, rollbacks of labor regulations, and reduction of government interference in foreign trade .
Protection of property rights .
Minimal government bureaucracy. The Libertarian Party states that the government's responsibilities should be limited to the protection of individual rights from the initiation of force and fraud.
Civil libertarianism : Support for the protection of civil liberties , including the right to privacy , freedom of speech , freedom of association , and sexual freedom .Opposition to laws such as affirmative action and some non-discrimination laws in the private sector.
Support for the unrestricted right to the means of self-defense (such as gun rights , the right to carry mace , pepper spray , or tasers etc.).
Opposition to the censoring of foreign radio pathways.[relevant?
Abolition of laws against "victimless crimes " (such as prostitution , seat belt laws , use of controlled substances , fraternization , etc.).
Opposition to regulations on how businesses should run themselves (e.g. smoking bans )
A foreign policy of free trade and non-interventionism .
Support for a fiscally responsible government including a hard currency (commodity-based money supply as opposed to fiat currency ).
Abolition of all forms of taxpayer-funded assistance (welfare , food stamps , public housing , Health care , etc.)
A pro-choice belief that abortion is a personal issue, and should not be part of government.[4] State and student affiliates [ ] DuPage Libertarians
Bond County Libertarians
Champaign County Libertarian Party
Fox Valley Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party of Chicago
McLean County Libertarian Party
Metro-East Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party of Will County
Sangamon County Libertarian Party (Now Forming)
Southern Illinois Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party of Greater Peoria
Libertarian Party of Lake County
Macoupin County Libertarian Party
Illinois Valley Libertarians
Western Illinois Libertarian Party
Clinton County Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party of Whiteside County
Winnebago County Libertarian Party (Now Forming)
Libertarian Party of Macon County
Kankakee County Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party of Northwestern Illinois
Warren County Libertarian Party
McHenry County Libertarians
Libertarian Party of DeKalb County
South Cook County Libertarians
Northwest Cook County Libertarians
North Shore Cook County Libertarians
Tazewell County Libertarian Party
DeWitt County Libertarian Party[5] Elected officeholders [ ] There are currently twelve members of the Libertarian Party of Illinois elected to local office in Illinois. These officials are officially nonpartisan, meaning that they do not run as Libertarian Party candidates on the ballot.[6]
Electoral history 1998–2020 [ ] This section needs expansion . You can help by . (November 2019 )
2020 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
President
Jo Jorgensen
Vice President
Spike Cohen
US Senate
Danny Malouf
US House 6
Bill Redpath
US House 8
Preston Gabriel Nelson
IL House 19
Joseph Schreiner
IL House 55
Glenn Olofson
IL House 78
Joshua Flynn
IL House 80
Clayton Cleveland
IL House 88
Kenneth Allison
IL House 92
Chad Grimm
IL House 103
Brad Bielert
IL House 113
Mark Elmore
IL House 115
Ian Peak
Cook County State's Attorney
Brian Dennehy
DeKalb County Board Dist. 5
Sasha Cohen
DeWitt County Circuit Clerk
Nathan Florey
Kankakee County Auditor
Kyle Evans
Kankakee County Circuit Clerk
Nicole Scott
Kankakee County Board Dist. 13
Jacob Collins
Kankakee County Board Dist. 23
Jim Byrne (inc.)
McLean County Auditor
Kevin Woodard
McLean County Board Dist. 3
Derek Evans
McLean County Board Dist. 5
Jo Anne Litwiller
McLean County Board Dist. 6
David Scarpelli
McLean County Board Dist. 7
Darin George Kaeb
McHenry County Auditor
James Young
McHenry County Coroner
Kelly Liebmann
Montgomery County Board Dist. 2
Jake Leonard
Peoria County Auditor
Joe Rusch
Peoria County County Clerk
Ann Agama
Peoria County Coroner
K. Eric Schaffer
Peoria County Board Dist. 11
Chris Buckely
Peoria County Board Dist. 17
Tom Inman
Tazewell County Auditor
Kaden Nelms
Tazewell County Board Chairman
Eric Stahl
2018 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Governor
Kash Jackson
109,518
2.41%
Lieutenant Governor
Sanj Mohip[7] [8]
Attorney General
Bubba Harsy[7] [9]
115,941
2.55%
Secretary of State
Steve Dutner[7] [10]
114,556
2.51%
Treasurer
Mike Leheney[7] [11]
155,256
3.45%
Comptroller
Claire Ball[7] [12]
140,543
3.10%
2016 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
President
Gary Johnson
206,351[13]
3.8%
Vice President
William Weld
US Senate
Kent McMillen
175,988
3.2%[14]
Comptroller
Claire Ball
187,017
3.46%[14]
2014 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
US Senate
Sharon Hansen
135,316
3.8%
Governor
Chad Grimm
121,534
3.4%
Lieutenant Governor
A. J. Cummings
Attorney General
Ben Koyl
99,903
2.8%
Secretary of State
Christopher Michel
104,498
2.9%
Comptroller
Julie Fox
170,534
4.8%
Treasurer
Matthew Skopek
146,654
4.2%
2012 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
President
Gary Johnson
56,229
1.1%
Vice President
Jim Gray
56,229
1.1%
2010 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
US Senate
Mike Labno
87,247
2.4%
Governor
Lex Green
34,681
0.9%
Lieutenant Governor
Ed Rutledge
34,681
0.9%
Attorney General
Bill Malan
54,532
1.5%
Secretary of State
Josh Hanson
115,458
3.1%
Comptroller
Julie Fox
121,068
3.3%
Treasurer
James Pauly
68,803
1.9%
2008 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
President
Bob Barr
19,645
0.4%
Vice President
Wayne Root
19,645
0.4%
US Senate
Larry Stafford
50,228
0.9%
2006 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Congress 2
Anthony Williams
5,422
3.3%
2004 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
President
Michael Badnarik
32,442
0.6%
Vice President
Richard Campagna
32,442
0.6%
US Senate
Jerry Kohn
69,253
1.4%
Congress 2
Stephanie Sailor
26,990
11.5%
Congress 4
Jake Witmer
4,845
3.9%
Congress 12
Walter Steele
4,794
1.7%
State Rep 11
Jason Briggeman
1,770
4.0%
State Rep 53
Scott Bludorn
3,673
8.2%
State Rep 64
Jim Young
2,022
4.0%
State Rep 85
Austin Hough
7,945
25.1%
State Rep 95
Steve Dubovik
1,317
2.9%
2002 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Governor
Cal Skinner
73,794
2.1%
Lieutenant Governor
Jim Tobin
73,794
2.1%
Secretary of State
Matt Beauchamp
78,830
2.2%
Attorney General
Gary Shilts
87,949
2.5%
Treasurer
Rhys Read
66,593
1.9%
Comptroller
Julie Fox
144,066
4.2%
US Senate
Steven Burgauer
57,382
1.7%
Congress 1
Dorothy Tsatsos
4,741
2.6%
Congress 4
Maggie Kohls
4,328
5.2%
Congress 5
Frank Gonzalez
6,638
4.3%
Congress 7
Martin Pankau
2,436
1.5%
Congress 9
Stephanie Sailor
4,779
2.9%
State Rep 11
John Yackley
3,371
12.8%
State Rep 28
Jerome Kohn
1,241
4.2%
State Rep 41
John Tepley
1,034
2.8%
State Rep 42
Michael Mandel
1,123
3.3%
State Rep 48
Chandler Hadraba
3,440
11.2%
State Rep 52
Matthew Paul Burns
1,190
3.9%
State Rep 64
Jim Young
2,214
7.4%
State Rep 85
Eric Ferguson
4,922
20.3%
State Rep 95
Steve Dubovik
4,191
14.6%
2000 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
President
Harry Browne
11,623
0.3%
Vice President
Art Olivier
11,623
0.3%
Congress 4
Stephanie Sailor
11,476
11.3%
Congress 5
Matt Beauchamp
20,728
12.7%
State Rep 34
R. Brian Poynton
1,230
4.0%
State Rep 39
Elizabeth Quaintance
10,103
26.2%
1998 campaigns [ ]
Office
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Congress 1
Marjorie Kohls
4,046
2.3%
Congress 2
Matt Beauchamp
1,608
1.0%
Congress 4
William Passmore
1,583
2.4%
Congress 6
George Meyers
4,199
2.5%
Congress 7
Dorn Van Cleave
9,984
7.1%
Congress 9
Michael Ray
3,284
2.3%
See also [ ] List of state Libertarian Parties in the United States References [ ]
^ "Libertarians in Public Office" .^ "State Organization Committee meeting. January 18, 2009" .^ National Platform of the Libertarian Party Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , Official Website of the Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved on July 25, 2006^ "Platform" . July 11, 2018.^ Illinois Local Chapters Archived 2010-10-12 at the Wayback Machine ^ "Current Officeholders" . Libertarian Party of Illinois. Retrieved June 2, 2017 .^ Jump up to: a b c d e [1] [dead link ^ [2] [dead link ^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-04-05 .CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link ) ^ [3] [dead link ^ "Mike Leheney for Illinois Treasurer" . www.facebook.com .^ [4] [dead link ^ Leip, David (November 16, 2016). "2016 Presidential General Election Results" . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Massachusetts . Retrieved November 17, 2016 . ^ Jump up to: a b "Final 2016 LP candidate vote results" . January 12, 2017.
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