2012 Libertarian National Convention

none September 2012 2012 Libertarian 150px Garyjohnsonphoto.JPG 115px Nominees Johnson and Gray Jim Gray (cropped).jpg 115px May 2–6, 2012 Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada Ruth Bennett (WA) Michael Cloud Theodora "Tonie" Nathan Edward Clark Mary Ruwart Gary Johnson of New Mexico Jim Gray of California R. Lee Wrights (TX)Jim Burns (NV)Carl Person (NY)Sam Sloan (NY) 2010 2014 593 297 USA left 400 Sites of the 2012 national party conventions. Map of United States showing Charlotte, Tampa, Nashville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Baltimore blue pog.svg 8 35.227 -80.843 Charlotte right red pog.svg 8 27.971 -82.465 Tampa left purple pog.svg 8 36.165 -86.784 Nashville left yellow pog.svg 14 36.176 -115.137 Las Vegas right green pog.svg 8 39.283 -76.617 Baltimore left The 2012 Libertarian National Convention, in which delegates of the Libertarian Party (LP) chose the party's nominees for president and vice president in the 2012 general election, was held May 2–6, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino.Myers, Laura (November 30, 2010) "Las Vegas will host Libertarian convention", Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2010.Malcolm, Andrew (November 30, 2010) "Las Vegas gets its first national political convention", Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2010. Former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson won the presidential nomination on the first ballot.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-libertarians-idUSBRE8440BZ20120506 Libertarians nominate ex-Governor Gary Johnson for president Reuters May 5, 2012 May 6, 2012 Pratt, Timothy Retired California state court judge Jim Gray won the vice presidential nomination, also on the first ballot.http://www.uncoveredpolitics.com/2012/05/05/libertarians-nominate-judge-jim-gray-for-vice-president/ Libertarians Nominate Judge Jim Gray for Vice-President Uncovered Politics May 5, 2012 May 6, 2012 Cassidy, Austin The convention also chose to replace most of the Libertarian National Committee party officers and members-at-large. The theme of this convention was Liberty Will Win.http://www.libertywillwin.com/ Welcome to 2012 Libertarian National Convention May 9, 2012 June 25, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120509083125/http://www.libertywillwin.com/ May 9, 2012 Several non-binding advisory primaries were held ahead of the convention as part of the 2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries. Host selection This was the first presidential nominating convention ever held in the Las Vegas Valley.Winger, Richard (November 21, 2010) "Libertarian Presidential Convention Will be May 4–6, 2012, in Las Vegas", Ballot Access News. Retrieved December 1, 2010. Other cities that bid to host the convention included Dallas, Texas, and San Francisco, California. Candidates debate In February 2012, Gary Johnson, Lee Wrights, Bill Still, Carl Person, and Leroy Saunders participated in a debate held by the Libertarian Party of Florida and moderated by LPUSA Chair Mark Hinkle.May 2012 The debate participants were selected by convention delegates in a secret ballot, in which a candidate needed to score 10 percent of the vote or higher to be allowed to take part. Libertarian candidates in the debate called for ending government interference in personal, family and business decisions; much lower government spending; deregulation; lower taxes; a currency free of government manipulation; free trade; and a peaceful, non-interventionist foreign policy.http://www.lpgeorgia.com/blog/libertarian-national-convention-chooses-presidential-debaters/ Libertarian National Convention Chooses Presidential Debaters Lpgeorgia.com May 5, 2012 June 25, 2016 Schedule The convention covered five days over May 2–6. The business of deciding the national platform and candidates formally began on May 3, and a second candidate debate was held on May 4. On May 5, the party nominated Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate and Jim Gray as vice presidential candidate. On May 6, elections for the Libertarian National Committee concluded.2012 Convention Schedule http://www.libertywillwin.com/node/3 26 September 2012 Libertarian National Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20120624030440/http://www.libertywillwin.com/node/3 June 24, 2012 dead mdy-all Candidates for the presidential nomination were required to gather "tokens" from delegates. 53 tokens were required to participate in debates, while 30 were needed to be listed on the ballot.http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/05/token-count-for-lp-presidential-candidates/ Token count for LP presidential candidates May 4, 2012 Independentpoliticalreport.com June 25, 2016 y News aggregator with no editorial policy. September 2019 http://www.jasonpye.com/2012/05/brief-recap-of-the-libertarian-national-convention/ Brief recap of the Libertarian National Convention September 26, 2012 November 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114032420/http://www.jasonpye.com/2012/05/brief-recap-of-the-libertarian-national-convention/ dead Convention speakers Speakers at the convention included:http://www.libertywillwin.com/speakers Liberty Will Win – Libertarian Party Information Libertywillwin.com June 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104191315/http://www.libertywillwin.com/speakers November 4, 2012 dead mdy-all Norma Jean Almodovar – Sex worker activist and former LAPD cop, LP candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California David Bergland – 1984 LP presidential nominee Judge John Buttrick – Superior Court Judge of Maricopa County, Arizona Alicia Garcia Clark – National Libertarian National Committee (LNC) leader from 1981 to 1983 Ed Clark – 1980 LP presidential nominee Michael Cloud – Author, Secrets of Libertarian Persuasion, who ran for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts in 2002 Sharon Harris – President of Advocates for Self-Government Carla Howell – Executive Director of the Libertarian Party; 2000 LP nominee for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, 2002 LP nominee for Governor of Massachusetts Manny Klausner – Co-founder of the Reason Foundation, and former editor of Reason magazine Nancy Lord – 1992 LP vice-presidential nominee Tibor Machan – Professor of philosophy at Auburn University Tonie Nathan – 1972 LP vice-presidential nominee, and first woman in U.S. History to receive an electoral vote Robert Poole – Co-founder of Reason magazine Mary Ruwart – Research scientist and former contender for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination Presidential candidates Libertarian Party presidential candidates, 2012CandidateHome stateProfessionCampaign100x100pxJim Burns Nevada100x100pxJim Duensing Nevada2012 Boston Tea Party presidential nominee(nominated at their March 30 convention)100x100pxR. J. Harris OklahomaUnited States Army National Guard(campaign)100x100pxGary Johnson New MexicoGovernor of New Mexico(1995–2003)100px(campaign • positions • website)100x100pxCarl Person New YorkAttorney(campaign)100x100pxSam Sloan New YorkMember of the executive board of the United States Chess Federation(2006)Manhattan Libertarian Party County Committee Director of Media Relations (2006–2007)(campaign)100x100pxR. Lee Wrights TexasVice chair of the Libertarian National Committee(2004–2006)(campaign) Presidential delegate count 2012 Libertarian National Convention presidential votehttp://www.ballot-access.org/2012/05/05/gary-johnson-nominated-by-libertarian-party-on-first-ballot/ Gary Johnson Nominated by Libertarian Party on First Ballot Ballot Access News May 5, 2012 May 6, 2012 Winger, RichardCandidatefirst ballotPercentage Gary Johnson 419 70.4% R. Lee Wrights 152 25.6% Jim Burns 12 2.0% Carl Person 3 0.5% NOTA 3 0.5% Sam Sloan (write-in) 2 0.3% Max Abramson (write-in) 2 0.3% Ron Paul (write-in) 1 0.2% Wayne Allyn Root (write-in) 1 0.2% Totals 595 100% 2012 Libertarian National Convention vice-presidential voteCandidatefirst ballotPercentage Jim Gray 357 59.5% R. Lee Wrights 229 38.2% NOTA 7 1.2% Jim Burns 6 1.0% Sam Sloan (write-in) 1 0.2% Totals 600 100% Libertarian National Committee elections The 2012 Libertarian National Convention saw a two-day election of officers and members-at-large of the Libertarian National Committee officers leading to the defeat of most of the incumbents who were seen as being part of a "top-down faction".Garrett Quinn,Gary Johnson: The LNC Chair Race is Exciting! Interesting!, Reason magazine, May 6, 2012Garret Quinn, Starchild Is Here, Reason magazine, May 6, 2012. The voting for chair saw the first instance where "None of the Above", which was listed as a choice on the party ballot, received more votes than any of the candidates for chair. After a new list of individuals was nominated, Geoff Neale was elected chair. R. Lee Wrights was elected Vice Chair, Ruth Bennett Secretary, and Tim Hagan Treasurer. Elected as national committee members-at-large were Bill Redpath, Michael Cloud, Arvin Vohra, and Wayne Allyn Root.Winger, Richard (May 6, 2012) "Libertarian Party Takes Two Days to Choose Party Officers", Ballot Access News. See also Gary Johnson 2012 presidential campaign Libertarian National Convention Other parties' presidential nominating conventions of 2012: Democratic Green Republican Libertarian Party of Nevada 2012 United States presidential election References External links Official Website of Libertarian National 2012 Convention Category:Libertarian Party (United States) National Conventions Libertarian Category:Gary Johnson Libertarian National Convention Category:Conventions in Nevada Category:Political events in Nevada Category:Organized events in Las Vegas Category:May 2012 in the United States