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Johnston was born into a professional musical family. His grandmother, Mamie Jo Adams, was a songwriter, as was his mother Diane Johnston. [1] Diane wrote songs for Gene Autry in the 1950s and scored a hit in 1976 when Asleep at the Wheel covered her 1950 demo "Miles and Miles of Texas".
The Libertarian Party opposed the 2011 military intervention in Libya and LP Chair Mark Hinkle in a statement described the position of the Libertarian Party: "President Obama's decision to order military attacks on Libya is only surprising to those who actually think he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. He has now ordered bombing strikes in six ...
He was first elected as a Republican, and left the Republican Party to become an independent in early 2020 before switching to the Libertarian Party in April 2020. He did not seek re-election in 2020 [2] and switched back to the Republican Party in 2024 to run for the U.S. Senate election in Michigan. [3]
Ed Clark, 1980 Libertarian Party presidential nominee [56] Spike Cohen, entrepreneur, podcaster, and 2020 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee [57] Chris Cole, 2008 Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina [58] Michael Colley, U.S. Navy vice admiral and member of the board of directors of the Libertarian Party [59]
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Officially recognized parties in states are not guaranteed have ballot access, membership numbers of some parties with ballot access are not tracked, and vice versa. Not all of these parties are active, and not all states record voter registration by party. Boxes in gray mean that the specific party's registration is not reported.
At the Libertarian Party National Convention held in Orlando, Florida, on May 26–30, 2016, former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson became the Libertarian Party candidate for president. His running mate was former Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld. They were on the ballot in all 50 states, including D.C..
Following the formation of the paleolibertarian faction, some American conservatives left the Republican Party to join the Libertarian Party. [14] After the September 11th attacks, some conservative libertarians supported the war in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. [15] Over the years, the number of anarcho-capitalists in the party dropped by ...