The Libertarian Party of Illinois is the Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The current state chair is Bill Redpath. There are nine Libertarian officeholders in Illinois.
Libertarian Party of Illinois mission is: To elect Libertarians to office and move public policy in a libertarian direction.[2]
Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:[3]
As of January 17, 2024, the party has established party status in Cook, McLean, and Tazewell counties.[5][a]
After the 1994 general election, the Libertarian Party achieved established party status for statewide offices in Illinois. This occurred after its candidates for the then-elected University of Illinois Board of Trustees cumulatively received 5.5% of all votes cast.[8] After the party's success in the 1998 election for Ford County Sheriff and other countywide offices, it achieved established party status. Due to its second place showing over the then-dormant Democratic Party in that election, the Libertarians received the minority party's seat on the Board of Review and one of the five seats on the Sheriff's Merit Commission.[9] This status was lost by 2002 after the Libertarian Party failed to field any candidates in the 2002 general election.[10]
Other than its established party chapters, the Libertarian Party of Illinois also includes:[11]
As of January 10, 2024, the United States Libertarian Party lists nine members holding office in Illinois.[12]
The clerk has said he no longer is part of the Libertarian party, and self-describes as an anarchist, according to his social media page.
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