Libertarian Party (United States)
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The Libertarian Party is a political party in the United States, founded in 1971. The current Chairwoman of the Libertarian National Committee is Angela McArdle of Texas since 2022.
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Chairperson | Angela McArdle (TX) |
Secretary | Caryn Ann Harlos (CO) |
Founded | December 11, 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-11) |
Headquarters | 1444 Duke St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314 |
Membership (February 2020) | 652,261[lower-alpha 1][1] |
Ideology | Majority: Libertarianism[2] Laissez-faire[3] Cultural liberalism[3] Classical liberalism[3] Economic liberalism[3] Fiscal conservatism[3] Non-interventionism[4] Factions: Minarchism[5] Anarcho-capitalism[5] Libertarian socialism[6] Paleolibertarianism[7] |
Political position | Big tent[8] Social: Left-wing Fiscal: Right-wing |
International affiliation | International Alliance of Libertarian Parties |
Colors | Gold-yellow |
Slogan | "Minimum government, maximum freedom." |
Senate | 0 / 100 |
House of Representatives | 0 / 435 |
State governorships | 0 / 50 |
State upper chambers | 0 / 1,972 |
State lower chambers[9][10] | 2 / 5,411 |
Territorial governorships | 0 / 6 |
Territorial upper chambers | 0 / 97 |
Territorial lower chambers | 0 / 91 |
Other elected offices | 221 (2021)[11] |
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It is the third largest party in the United States in terms of the popular vote in the country's elections and number of candidates run per election, and it is also identified by many as the fastest growing political party in the United States.