Chairman Chris Dock National affiliation Libertarian Party | Membership (March 2014) 212 | |
Founded 1972; 45 years ago (1972) Headquarters 3270 W Lake St, Minneapolis, Minn., 55416 Ideology Libertarianism (American)
Minarchism
Objectivism | ||
The Libertarian Party of Minnesota is a state affiliate of the United States Libertarian Party.
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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:
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. Dale Hemming, LPMN Chair 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.