Whitney Bilyeu

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Whitney Bilyeu
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Bilyeu in 2021
21st Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
Assumed office
July 12, 2021
Preceded byJoe Bishop-Henchman
Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas
Assumed office
August 2, 2020
Preceded byJohn Wilford[1]
Member of the Libertarian National Committee from the 7th region
In office
May 2016[2][3] – July 12, 2021
Preceded byKevin Ludlow[2]
Succeeded byErin Adams[4]
Personal details
BornBryan, Texas, U.S.[5]
Political partyLibertarian
Spouse(s)Paul Bilyeu[6]
ChildrenAt least 5[6]
ResidenceCypress, Texas[6]
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • teacher
  • realtor[7]
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Whitney Bilyeu is an American politician, educator, and real estate agent from Texas who is the 21st and current chair of the Libertarian National Committee, the governing body of the Libertarian Party. She was elected on July 12, 2021, to fill the vacancy created by Joe Bishop-Henchman's resignation.[8] She is the fourth woman to hold the office.[9] She has also been the chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas since August 2, 2020,[10] and has run for public office in Texas three times.

LNC Chair (2021–present)[]

On August 29, 2021, Bilyeu ruled that a motion to suspend Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos introduced by At-Large Member Laura Ebke on August 27 could proceed without a special notice period, overturning a previous ruling by Acting Chair Ken Moellman that a June 22 motion to suspend Harlos was out of order because five days' notice are required per charge in a suspension motion.[11][12] Moellman had already ruled a previous motion to suspend Harlos out of order on June 20, on different grounds.[13][14] On September 5, Bilyeu voted in favor of Ebke's suspension motion, which was successful.[15]

Electoral history[]

2014 Texas Senate election, District 7[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Bettencourt 123,551 71.82
Democratic Jim Davis 45,230 26.29
Libertarian Whitney Bilyeu 3,244 1.89
Total votes 172,025 100%
Republican hold
2016 Texas State Board of Education election, District 6[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donna Bahorich (incumbent) 326,112 53.97
Democratic R. Dakota Carter 256,195 42.40
Libertarian Whitney Bilyeu 21,993 3.64
Total votes 604,300 100%
Republican hold
2020 Texas State Board of Education election, District 6[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Hickman 371,958 49.76
Democratic Michelle Palmer 354,179 47.38
Libertarian Whitney Bilyeu 21,414 2.86
Total votes 747,551 100%
Republican hold
2021 Libertarian National Committee chair special election[19]
Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Whitney Bilyeu 5 9 56%
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Joshua Smith 5 5 31%
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Christopher Thrasher 5 2 13%
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None of the above 4 1 6%
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Tony D'Orazio 3 1 6%
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Steve Dasbach 2 1 6%
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Chuck Moulton 1 1 6%
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References[]

  1. ^ Black, Melanie (16 August 2020). "Texas Libertarians host state convention". Corsicana Daily Sun. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "LNC Minutes - May 26, 2016" (PDF). Libertarian Party. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "LNC Minutes - May 30, 2016" (PDF). Libertarian Party. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Libertarian National Committee (LNC)". Libertarian Party. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Whitney Bilyeu's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Bilyeu, Paul (2020). "Ballotpedia Candidate Connection – Paul Bilyeu". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 30 September 2021. I have resided in Cypress Texas and district 135 with my wife Whitney for over 11 years. Together we have 5 children ranging in age from 20-31.
  7. ^ Sarwark, Nicholas; Bilyeu, Whitney (15 December 2017). "Why Trump's Resignation Won't Prevent Another Badly Behaved, Power-Hungry President". Newsweek. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Libertarian Party Announces New LNC Chair". Libertarian Party. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ^ Winger, Richard (12 July 2021). "Whitney Bilyeu is New Chair of Libertarian Party". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  10. ^ Libertarian Party of Texas [@LPTexas] (2 August 2020). "LPTexas convention update: these 4 ladies of liberty have been elected as our officers for the 2020-2021 term" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Bilyeu, Whitney (29 August 2021). "There is no notice requirement per the Bylaws". lnc-business. Google Groups. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  12. ^ Moellman, Ken (22 June 2021). "Here is my ruling and proposed solution". lnc-business. Google Groups. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  13. ^ Doherty, Brian (23 June 2021). "Inside the Battle Over the Soul of the Libertarian Party". Reason. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  14. ^ Moellman, Ken (20 June 2021). "I am ruling this ballot out of order for substantive technical flaws". lnc-business. Google Groups. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  15. ^ Harlos, Caryn Ann (20 October 2021). "Libertarian National Committee Meeting Minutes – September 4–5, 2021 (Draft #3)" (PDF). lnc-business. Google Groups. p. 27. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  16. ^ "2014 General Election - Race Summary Report". Secretary of State of Texas. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  17. ^ "2016 General Election - Race Summary Report". Secretary of State of Texas. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Texas Election Results". Secretary of State of Texas. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  19. ^ Harlos, Caryn Ann. "Libertarian National Committee Special Meeting Minutes – July 11, 2021" (PDF). Libertarian Party. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Kevin Ludlow
 Member of the Libertarian National Committee
from the 7th region
2016–2021 		Succeeded by
Erin Adams
Preceded by
John Wilford
 Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas
2020–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
2021–present
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