Libertarian Party of Minnesota

Libertarian Party of Minnesota

Founded	1972 (1972)
Headquarters	3270 W Lake St, Minneapolis, Minn., 55416
Student wing	College Libertarians
Membership (March 2014)	212
Ideology	Libertarianism (American) Minarchism^[1] Objectivism^[2]
International affiliation	Interlibertarians^[3]
Colors	Gold/Yellow
Website
www.lpmn.org
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The Libertarian Party of Minnesota is a state affiliate of the United States Libertarian Party.

History

The Libertarian Party of Minnesota was formed in 1972 after Charles Brekke and Steve Richardson wrote to the Libertarian Party, headquartered in Colorado, requesting to charter a state group. They were joined by Frank Haws and Rich Kleinow, who were independently seeking a way to get Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Dr. John Hospers on the ballot in Minnesota.

The first meeting of the LPMN was held at Brekke's home in Minneapolis where Ed Contoski was elected as the LPMN's first party Chair, Rich Kleinow was elected Vice Chairman, Charles Brekke secretary, and Claudia Jenson treasurer. The original signers of the LPMN charter, considered the founders of the LPMN and the first Executive Committee, were:^[4]

Ed Contoski (Chair)
Rich Kleinow (Vice Chair)
Claudia Jensen (Treasurer)
Charles Brekke (Secretary)
Georgiena Brekke
Jack Buxell
Jane Buxell
Franklin Haws
Arnette Putman
Marc Putman
Stephen Richardson

In 1974, Rich Kleinow and Claudia Jensen were the first two candidates for the Libertarian Party of Minnesota, on the ballot for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively. Kleinow/Jensen received 1,858 votes and came in 7th place.^[5] Dale Hemming, LPMN Chair^[6] in 1976, ran for Congress in 1976 and 1978.

Current Party Leadership

Party leaders are elected each year at the Libertarian Party of Minnesota's State Convention.^[7]

Chris Dock — State Party Chair
S.L. Malleck — State Party Vice Chair
Mike Hedkte — State Party Secretary
Mary O’Connor — State Party Treasurer
Kevin Bradley — Executive Director
Bob Odden - At Large
Collin Daugherty - At Large
Cindy Hucks - At Large
Ryan Waterbury - At Large
Olga Parsons - At Large
Randal Anderson - At Large
Chris Holbrook - At Large
Shane Wernsing - At Large

Current Elected Officials

Alicia Ascheman, Pine City School Board (elected Nov 2013)^[8]
Roger Parras, St. Peter City Council (elected Nov 2013)^[9]
Elizabeth Dahl, Crystal City Council (elected November 2014)^[10]
Olga Parsons, Crystal City Council (elected November 2014)^[10]

2014 Candidates

Chris Holbrook, Governor
Chris Dock, Lt. Governor
Heather Johnson, US Senate
Keegan Iversen, State Auditor
Bob Odden, Secretary of State
Mary O’Connor, Attorney General
Elizabeth Dahl, Crystal City Council
Olga Parsons, Crystal City Council

References

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