Mark Hinkle

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Mark Hinkle
17th Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
In office
2010–2012
Preceded byBill Redpath
Succeeded byGeoff Neale
Personal details
Born (1951-01-28) January 28, 1951 (age 71)
Political partyLibertarian

Mark Hinkle (born January 28, 1951) is an American libertarian activist and businessperson. He was the National Chairman of the United States Libertarian Party until 2012. He was elected by the delegates of the 2010 Libertarian National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri on May 30, 2010.[1][2]

In 2010, he ran for the 15th District California State Senate seat that had been vacated when Republican Abel Maldonado was named Lieutenant Governor. He lost to Sam Blakeslee in a special election held August 17, 2010.[3]

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In 2011 Hinkle, who supports a non-interventionist foreign policy, criticized then-President Obama's speech on the War in Afghanistan, stating that the U.S. has no business fighting a war there.[4] In 2012, Hinkle criticized Obama and the Bipartisan Senate Committee for putting economic sanctions on Iran.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Winger, Richard (2010-05-30) "Mark Hinkle is New National Chair of Libertarian Party", Ballot Access News. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. ^ Mannies, Jo (2010-05-30) "Libertarians stay true to the past" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, St. Louis Beacon. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  3. ^ Alexander, Kurtis (2010-08-18). "Blakeslee bests Laird in Senate runoff". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  4. ^ "Libertarians say Obama's Afghanistan policy is a failure". 23 June 2011.
  5. ^ "End Dangerous Sanctions Now; Peace Through Free Trade". 16 February 2012.

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2010 – 2012 		Succeeded by
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