Libertarian Party of Arizona

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Arizona Libertarian Party
Chairperson Howard Blitz
Senate leader None
House leader None
Founded 1971
Headquarters 4635 S. Lakeshore Dr., Tempe, AZ 85282
Ideology Libertarianism
National affiliation Libertarian Party (United States)
Colors a shade of Blue; Yellow
Seats in the Upper House
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Seats in the Lower House
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Website
www.azlp.org

The Arizona Libertarian Party [1] is the Arizona affiliate of the Libertarian Party. As of 2018, the state chairman is Howard Blitz, with Kevin McCormick as the first vice chairman. [2] As of 2018, there were 31,554 registered libertarians in Arizona. [3]

Arizona state of the United States of America

Arizona is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states. It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona shares the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico; its other neighboring states are Nevada and California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.

Libertarian Party (United States) national political party in United States

The Libertarian Party (LP) is a political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism and shrinking the size and scope of government. The party was conceived at meetings in the home of David F. Nolan in Westminster, Colorado in 1971 and was officially formed on December 11, 1971 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The founding of the party was prompted in part due to concerns about the Nixon administration, the Vietnam War, conscription and the end of the gold standard.

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Election history

The party struggled to field candidates in 2016 due to a dramatic increase in signature requirements by state Republicans to limit Libertarians on the ballot. [5] However, Libertarian Justice of the Peace Candidate Gregory Kelly was able to overcome the new signature requirements to get on the ballot, and achieved 25,356 votes (31.56%) in the Highland District race. [6]

The Libertarian party's most successful candidate in 2014 by both percentage and votes was Maricopa County Assessor candidate Becca Kielsky with 208,394, or 29.26% of the votes. The most successful candidate in 2012 by both percentage and votes was Maricopa County Attorney candidate Michael Kielsky with 288,281, or 27.55% of the votes.

Michael Kielsky

Michael Kielsky is an American attorney, perennial candidate, and the former Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Arizona. Kielsky, a Phoenix attorney, challenged the results of Arizona's controversial 2016 presidential primary. Kielsky is a leading defense attorney in cases involving photo radar.

See also

Arizona Republican Party

The Arizona Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Arizona. Its headquarters is in Phoenix.

Arizona Democratic Party

The Arizona Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Arizona. Its headquarters are in Phoenix.

Arizona Green Party

The Green Party of Arizona (AZPG) is the affiliate of the Green Party in the state of Arizona. It was founded by Carolyn Campbell alongside others in the 1990s. The two current co-chairs of the Arizona Green Party are Angel Torres and Sara Mae Williams.

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