The Arkansas Libertarian Party will hold their nominating convention on August 9th, 2008 at the Comfort Inn and Suites in Little Rock. The meeting is scheduled to come to order 10 am. The public is welcome to attend but participation in the business meeting will be limited to members.

Please make your plans to attend and check here for updates and further information.

Committee Fills Positions

The Executive Committee of the Arkansas Libertarian Party met in Conway on the evening of Tuesday February 5th.

The resignation of Gary Golden as the second district representative was accepted. The committee voted to approve Jim Hudson as the second district representative and appoint Morris Middleton to the treaurer's position.

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Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee of the Arkansas Libertarian Party will be meeting in Conway on the evening of Tuesday February 5th.

The location will be in Conway however the specific meeting place is still being arranged. The meet and greet will begin around 8 pm. Current plans call for the business session to begin at 9 pm and it is expected to last about 30 minutes.

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Arkansas LP Chair to Appear on AETN Program

Gerhard Langguth, Arkansas Libertarian Party Chair, has taped a 14-minute segment of "Unconventional Wisdom" with hosts Warwick Sabin and David Sanders of AETN (Arkansas Educational Television Network) in Conway. The other guest was Mark Swaney of the Green Party. This program is in the "Crossfire" style with questions, answers and discussion.

"Unconventional Wisdom" is scheduled to air on AETN Friday, April 28, at 6:30 pm., with possible repeats during the next week. Check your local listings.

District Three Representative Position Filled

At its December meeting the Executive Committee, in accordance with the party constitution, filled the vacant position of district three representative formerly held by Keith Waters. The new representative from the northwestern part of Arkansas is Storm Nolan.

Storm Nolan is Vice President of Whitt Properties, LLC, a Fort Smith based real estate development company with a concentration in hotels. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, where he studied Hospitality (Hotel) Management. While at Cornell, Storm was the President of the Student Committee for Continuous Improvement and Board Member of the Cornell Entrepreneur Organization, and he graduated third in his class. Storm is currently on the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Self Storage Association and the Leadership Fort Smith Alumni Association. He is a Libertarian because this is truly the only party of logic and reason. Storm converted because of personal testimony from a good friend and after reading Ayn Rand’s philosophy.

Arkansas LP Press Secretary

Tom Carpenter, currently representative for district four, will also serve as press secretary. He was appointed by Gerhard Langguth, state chair, to the position.

Tom plans to release position statements on behalf of the party on state-wide issues, particularly on issues that appear on state ballots. Tom believes that on far too many issues the voters in Arkansas only hear the Republican and Democratic positions on these issues while voters never hear a Libertarian alternative. On far too many issues voters hear only debates about keeping government at the current level or expanding government involvement in people’s lives. The libertarian alternative of government restricted to protecting property and civil rights and staying out of people’s lives is not part of the debate.

The Libertarian Party here in Arkansas is dedicated to changing the questions in these debates.

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