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Gary Johnson, 29th Governor of New Mexico (1995–2003) – served two terms as governor as a Republican and ran for President as a Republican in 2011, [37] but switched from the Republican Party to the Libertarian Party later that year, [38] serving as the Libertarian nominee for president in 2012 and 2016 and running for the U.S. Senate as a ...
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]
In July 2016 and June 2017, the Libertarians tied their 1992 peak of four legislators when four state legislators from four different states left the Republican Party to join the Libertarian Party: Nevada Assemblyman John Moore in January, [30] [31] Nebraska Senator Laura Ebke (although the Nebraska Legislature is officially non-partisan) and ...
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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..
By 1987, Paul was ready to sever all ties to the Republican Party as explained in a blistering resignation letter. [137] While affiliated with both Libertarian and Republican parties at different times, Paul said he had always been a libertarian at heart. [138] [139] Paul was the Libertarian Party candidate for president in 1988. [140]
Merged into: Constitutional Union Party (South) and Republican Party (North) 1844 1860 Free Soil Party: 1849–1857 Abolitionism [77] Merged into: Republican Party: 1848 1855 Union Party: 1851–1853 Conditional unionism [78] 1850 1853 Opposition Party (Northern) 1855–1857 Abolitionism [79] Merged into: Republican Party: 1854 1858 Opposition ...
The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) is a political action organization dedicated to promoting the ideals of individual liberty, limited government and free market economics within the Republican Party in the United States. [1] It is part of the libertarian wing of the Republican Party. [2] It also operates a political action committee, the RLC ...