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{{Short description|State affiliate of the Libertarian Party}} |
{{Short description|State affiliate of the Libertarian Party}} |
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{{Infobox political party |
{{Infobox political party |
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| name = Libertarian Party of Mississippi |
| name = Libertarian Party of Mississippi |
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| logo = File:Libertarian Party of Mississippi.png |
| logo = File:Libertarian Party of Mississippi.png |
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| chairperson = Vicky |
| chairperson = Vicky Hanson |
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| leader1_title = Senate leader |
| leader1_title = Senate leader |
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| leader1_name = None |
| leader1_name = None |
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| leader2_title = House leader |
| leader2_title = House leader |
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| leader2_name = None |
| leader2_name = None |
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| foundation = 1990 |
| foundation = 1990 |
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| colors = [[Blue]]; [[Gold (color)|Gold]] |
| colors = [[Blue]]; [[Gold (color)|Gold]] |
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| headquarters = Jackson |
| headquarters = Jackson |
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| ideology = [[Libertarianism]] |
| ideology = [[Libertarianism in the United States|Libertarianism]] |
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| national = [[Libertarian Party (United States)]] |
| national = [[Libertarian Party (United States)]] |
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| seats1_title = [[Mississippi Senate]] |
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| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|52|hex=yellow}} |
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| seats2_title = [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] |
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| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|122|hex=yellow}} |
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| seats3_title = [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] '''(Mississippi)''' |
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| seats4_title = [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] '''(Mississippi)''' |
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| seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|4|hex=yellow}} |
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| seats5_title = Other elected officials |
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| seats5 = 1 {{As of|2024|06|alt=(June 2024)}}<ref name="Elected Officials">{{cite web|url=https://my.lp.org/elected-officials/|access-date=June 1, 2024|title= Elected Officials}}</ref> |
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The '''Libertarian Party of Mississippi''' is the [[Mississippi]] affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|U.S. Libertarian Party]]. The Chair is Vicky |
The '''Libertarian Party of Mississippi''' is the [[Mississippi]] affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|U.S. Libertarian Party]]. The Chair is Vicky Hanson, Laz Austin is Vice Chair, Zach Britt is Secretary, and the Treasurer is Brian Keller.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://mslp.org/about/leadership/ |website=Libertarian Party of Mississippi |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> |
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== Platform == |
== Platform == |
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The '''Libertarian Party of Mississippi''' holds the same platform as the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|U.S. Libertarian Party]] |
The '''Libertarian Party of Mississippi''' holds the same platform as the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|U.S. Libertarian Party]]. Some of the key tenets are:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lp.org/platform/|title=Platform|date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=April 2022}} |
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* [[Limited government]] |
* [[Limited government]] |
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* Fiscal management |
* Fiscal management |
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 1 June 2024
Libertarian Party of Mississippi | |
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| Chairperson | Vicky Hanson |
| Senate leader | None |
| House leader | None |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Jackson |
| Ideology | Libertarianism |
| National affiliation | Libertarian Party (United States) |
| Colors | Blue; Gold |
| Mississippi Senate | 0 / 52 |
| Mississippi House of Representatives | 0 / 122 |
| U.S. Senate (Mississippi) | 0 / 2 |
| U.S. House of Representatives (Mississippi) | 0 / 4 |
| Other elected officials | 1 (June 2024)[update][1] |
| Website | |
| http://www.mslp.org | |
The Libertarian Party of Mississippi is the Mississippi affiliate of the U.S. Libertarian Party. The Chair is Vicky Hanson, Laz Austin is Vice Chair, Zach Britt is Secretary, and the Treasurer is Brian Keller.[2]
Platform
The Libertarian Party of Mississippi holds the same platform as the U.S. Libertarian Party. Some of the key tenets are:[3][non-primary source needed]
- Limited government
- Fiscal management
- Individual responsibility
- A world at peace
- Protection of civil liberties
- A Laissez-faire economic system
- A maximization of personal liberties
- An uninhibited right to bear arms
- A free market healthcare system
- A foreign policy of non-interventionism
- A system of domestic and foreign free trade
Electoral record
In 2017, Steve McCluskey was elected mayor of McLain, Mississippi, the state's first elected member of the Libertarian Party of Mississippi.[4]
References
- ^ "Elected Officials". Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ "Leadership". Libertarian Party of Mississippi. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Platform". July 11, 2018.
- ^ "Lounging with Libertarians". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 10, 2017.
External links
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