Libertarian Party of Kansas

Libertarian Party of Kansas

Chairman	Tim Giblin^[1]
Secretary	Eric Lund
Founded	December 1971
Membership (2021)	21,297^[2]
Ideology	Libertarianism^[3] Non-interventionism^[4] Fiscal conservatism^[5] Economic liberalism^[5] Cultural liberalism^[5] Laissez-faire^[5]
National affiliation	Libertarian Party
Colors	Gold, Blue
U.S. Senate	0 / 2
U.S. House	0 / 4
Statewides	0 / 6
State Senate	0 / 40
State House	0 / 125
Local Elected Offices	5 (2022)^[6]
Website
www.lpks.org

The Libertarian Party of Kansas (LPKS) is the Kansas affiliate of the Libertarian Party. Since 2007 the Libertarian Party of Kansas has been the fastest growing political party in the state of Kansas.^[7] The LPKS earned full ballot access in 1992 as a minor party, with Libertarian candidates appearing on every statewide general election ballot since then.

Since 2010 the party has pursued major party status which would give them the same primary ballot access enjoyed by the Republican and Democratic parties. To achieve major party status, their candidate for Governor of Kansas, needs to receive 5% or more of the statewide vote in the general election,^[8] but failed to do so^[9] in past elections while they garner more votes each election cycle.

The Libertarian Party of Kansas has taken the lead in many civil rights issues in Kansas, including protection of the 2nd amendment.^[10]

References

^ "Leadership". Libertarian Party of Kansas. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ Winger, Richard. "March 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ Rothbard, Murray Newton (1978). For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto. p. 1. Even more remarkably, the Libertarian party achieved this growth while consistently adhering to a new ideological creed—"libertarianism"—thus bringing to the American political scene for the first time in a century a party interested in principle rather than in merely gaining jobs and money at the public trough.
^ "Libertarian Party opposes further intervention in Iraq".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ideological Third Parties and Splinter Parties". Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
^ "Elected Officials". Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ "Kansas Secretary of State – Election Statistics". www.sos.ks.gov. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ "Libertarians aiming to tally enough votes to gain 'major party' status in Kansas". KansasCity.com. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Kansas – Election Results 2010. The New York Times.
^ Benson, Lisa (21 July 2013). "Open carry supporters celebrate in Lenexa". Retrieved 31 May 2017.