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The '''Manhattan Libertarian Party''' was re-established in 2000 after the collapse of the [[Howard Stern]] for Governor campaign in 1994. It is a chapter of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]]. The Manhattan Libertarian party stands for and supports candidates who stand for the idea that each man owns himself, and no man has a right to ownership on any other man. Monthly meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, located at 140 second Avenue.
The '''Manhattan Libertarian Party''' is a chapter of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]] established in 2000. The Manhattan Libertarian Party (or "LP") stands for and supports candidates who stand for [[libertarian]] principles such as self-ownership, [[civil liberties]] and limited government. The current chair of the Manhattan LP is Ron Moore. The organization holds meetings on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Ukrainian East Village Restaurant at 140 [[Second Avenue (Manhattan)|Second Avenue]].


The Manhattan LP is the host chapter of the 2012 Libertarian Party of New York [[political convention|convention]], to be held Saturday, January 21. The convention will be attended by several candidates seeking the national [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]]'s presidential nomination, including former New Mexico governor [[Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2012|Gary Johnson]] and New York attorney [[Carl E. Person]].
==Candidates endorsedin the 2008 election==

==Candidates endorsed in the 2008 election==


* [[Bob Barr]] for [[President of the United States]]
* [[Bob Barr]] for [[President of the United States]]
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Revision as of 10:57, 10 January 2012

The Manhattan Libertarian Party is a chapter of the Libertarian Party of New York established in 2000. The Manhattan Libertarian Party (or "LP") stands for and supports candidates who stand for libertarian principles such as self-ownership, civil liberties and limited government. The current chair of the Manhattan LP is Ron Moore. The organization holds meetings on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Ukrainian East Village Restaurant at 140 Second Avenue.

The Manhattan LP is the host chapter of the 2012 Libertarian Party of New York convention, to be held Saturday, January 21. The convention will be attended by several candidates seeking the national Libertarian Party's presidential nomination, including former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson and New York attorney Carl E. Person.

Candidates endorsed in the 2008 election

At the annual convention held on January 21, 2006, the following officers were elected:

At the annual convention held on January 30, 2010, the following officers were elected:

Sam Sloan and the Manhattan madam Kristin Davis (not the TV actress by the same name) are both seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for Governor of New York State. Andrew Clunn seeks to be nominated for Lieutenant Governor, Carl Person seeks the nomination for Attorney General. John Clifton seeks the nomination for US Senate, and Michel Faulkner seeks the nomination for US Congress from the 15th Congressional District presently held by Charles Rangel.

Vote totals for Libertarian candidates in NYC 2005

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