New Hampshire


The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) Board of Directors are excited and optimistic about the election results. The most exciting results for Republican Liberty Caucus members is electing two of our own members to Congress:

Dr. Rand Paul is Senator-elect from Kentucky. Justin Amash (pictured, right) is Representative-elect from Michigan’s Third Congressional District. Congratulations, Rand and Justin! RLC supporters have no doubt that these two champions of liberty will work vigorously to promote our vision of a free country in Congress.

The RLC is also pleased that Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, John Koster of Washington state, Chip Cravaack of Minnesota, and Steve Chabot of Ohio will join Dr. Ron Paul and our other pro-liberty Republican legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Joining Rand Paul in the Senate are RLC-endorsed Senate candidates Mike Lee of Utah and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.

Two RLC-endorsed candidates for Governor, Paul LePage of Maine and Nikki Haley of South Carolina, were elected. LePage and Haley come from very different backgrounds and from different parts of the country, but are united in their strong belief in the individual and faith in the free market system.

Other key RLC victories and races we are still watching are below.

Arkansas: State Rep. Mark Martin, a RLC endorsed candidate, won his bid for Secretary of State. He is the first statewide Republican elected official since former Gov. Mike Huckabee left office.

California: Despite losing on the RLC-endorsed Proposition 19 to legalize marijuana in California, the RLC’s positions on Prop. 27 (no to eliminate the state redistricting commission) and Prop. 21 (a vehicle license surcharge to fund state parks) were adopted. Additionally, the RLC’s positions on Prop. 20 and 26 were adopted. These propositions related to Congressional redistricting and the process to impose state/local fees. See the proposition results here and view the RLC’s positions on each of the proposals here.

Arizona: 55 percent of state voters supported an amendment to the state constitution disallowing the Obamacare individual mandate to take effect in Arizona. Voters also approved medical marijuana.

Colorado: Despite Ken Buck’s Senate loss, RLC-endorsed candidate Donald Beezley defeated an incumbent and is now an elected State Representative from Broomfield.

Idaho: RLC-endorsed candidate for Bonner County Commissioner in District 2, Mike Nielson, won election on a platform of transparency and balanced budgets. Nielsen said he was eager to start getting more detailed budget information on the county website and wants to get a head start on the 2012 spending plan, according to The Bonner County Daily Bee.

Indiana: Republican Liberty Caucus member Steve Davisson was elected State Representative in Southern Indiana’s 73rd district. Congratulations, Hoosiers!

Kentucky: In addition to Rand Paul’s victory, RLC-backed candidate Thomas Massie was elected Judge Executive in Lewis County.

Maine: In addition to the victory of Paul LePage for Governor, RLC candidates for State Rep. and State Senate also found success. State House Challengers Michael McClellan, Ryan Harmon, Richard Malaby, Beth O’Connor, and Eleanor Espling (pictured, above left) — each endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus of Maine — won election. Additionally, former State Senator Lois Snowe-Mello won her old seat back and State Rep. Doug Thomas was elected to the State Senate. The RLC had a great day in Maine yesterday!

Maryland: Cindy Jones, a RLC member and delegate at our 2009 Convention in Florida, was elected to the St. Marys County Commission. Among all of the county commissioner races, Mrs. Jones had the largest margin of victory and the highest vote total. Four of the five Commission seats are now held by Republicans.

Michigan: RLC-endorsed candidate for State Senate Arlen Meekhof was elected to the post. Meekhof wants to repeal the Michigan Business Tax surcharge and bring jobs to the state.

Minnesota: Despite losing the Governors race narrowly, the RLC had its coalition of candidates elected to the State Senate and the State House. Kathy Lohmer (pictured, right), Andrea Kieffer, Doug Wardlow, Kurt Bills, and Sondra Erickson were elected to the House and Dave Brown and Dave Thompson were elected to the Senate. Former Minnesota RLC Secretary Norann Dillon narrowly lost in her race against an incumbent in a Democrat district. Congratulations to these new legislators and to the Minnesota RLC!

Missouri: In The Show Me State, RLC-endorsed candidate Paul Curtman was elected State Representative. He will represent parts of Jefferson, Franklin and St. Louis counties. Additionally, RLC-endorsed candidate Brian Nieves was elected to the State Senate. Two RLC-endorsed incumbent State Representatives, Tim Jones and Shane Schoeller, will be taking over leadership positions in the Missouri House of Representatives. The Missouri RLC is hosting its 2010 Convention on Saturday, November 13 in Springfield.

Montana: In Montana the RLC has an incumbent coalition in the State House and the entire slate of RLC-backed candidates was reelected. Additionally, former State Senator and longtime liberty advocate Jerry O’Neill was elected to the House of Representatives.

New Hampshire: Former Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire Chair Jim Forsythe was elected to the State Senate and State Rep. candidates Cameron DeJong and Andrew Manuse were elected to the State House. RLC Board member Paul Mirski was elected to the State House in Grafton as was former RLC Chair Dan McGuire in Merrimack. Longtime liberty activists Keith Murphy and Seth Cohn won election to the State House from Hillsborough and Merrimack, too. A full list of RLC victories from New Hampshire can be found here.

North Carolina: Republican Liberty Caucus-endorsed candidate Glen Bradley won election to the State House of Representatives. Congratulations to Glen and the North Carolina RLC!

Oklahoma: 65 percent of voters supported a ballot proposition to rebuke Obamacare by not allowing the individual mandate contained in the health care law to be enacted in the Sooner State.

South Carolina: RLC-backed candidate Curtis Loftis, who ousted the incumbent State Treasurer earlier this year in the primary, is now the State Treasurer-elect of The Palmetto State.

Uah: Two new RLC-endorsed candidates won election in Utah — Daniel Thatcher was elected to the State Senate and Ken Ivory won election to the State House. Ivory joins several other RLC incumbents in the House.

Texas: The Texas RLC helped elect two new State Representatives, Jason Isaac and David Simpson. Additionally, former Texas RLC Chairman Melissa Goodwin was elected Justice on the Third Court of Appeals. RLC Advisory Board member Jerry Patterson was re-elected State Land Commissioner. A full list of Texas results are available at our blog.

Wisconsin: In Wisconsin, a coalition of RLC-backed candidates for State House have won election for the first time. The slate includes: Andre Jacque from Green Bay, Jim Steineke from Appleton, Chris Kapenga from Delafield, Evan Wynn of Whitewater, Scott Krug of Black River Falls, Jeremy Thiesfeldt of Fond du Lac, and Roger Rivard of Rice Lake. Mr. Krug beat incumbent Marlin Schneider, who served in the legislature continuously since 1970. Congratulations to the Wisconsin RLC and Badger State voters!

Wyoming: Endorsed State Representative candidate Gerald Gay won election to the legislature for the first time.

These election results show not only the strength of the Tea Party, but also the disgust of average Americans with unresponsive, anti-liberty bureaucrats. The results also illustrate that liberty principles are popular and will make a comeback!

The battle has just begun, so thanks to all of our activists and candidates from across the country. Thanks especially to the state and national officers of the RLC who allow our organization to function.

The Republican Liberty Caucus is a grassroots coalition of liberty-loving Americans.

Won’t you join us in this critical battle to win hearts and minds for liberty and Constitutional restoration?

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

Jim Forsythe, former Chair of the New Hampshire RLC, won the primary for State Senate in District 4, defeating two opponents. Following 12 years of service in the Air Force, Jim moved to New Hampshire and was involved in a local taxpayers group and in the Ron Paul 2008 campaign. Despite the large size of the New Hampshire legislature, the Senate is much smaller and more prominent. Learn more about the race and donate at http://jimforsythe.com/.

Jim’s victory was just one of the many successful candidates who won on Primary Day in the Granite State.

The New Hampshire RLC also targeted seven incumbent RINOs on Primary Day. Of the seven, the following three Reps. lost their races to RLC primary challengers: State Reps. Cynthia Dokmo, Jayne Spaulding, and Anthony DiFruscia.

The state RLC sent a total of 10,000 mail pieces in the seven candidates’ districts to expose their Big Government voting record. In response to the RLC’s effective education effort, Cynthia Dokmo has filed a lawsuit against the state RLC while Jayne Spaulding is threatening to publicize the names of donors to the RLCNH. Spaulding called the RLC a “fringe group” in an article about the RLC’s victories in The Nashua Telegraph.

In response to the lawsuit, RLC New Hampshire Chairman Andrew Hemingway said, “All of our filings are in order. This is simply an attack by these liberal candidates who were exposed for who they are and they’re upset about it.”

Learn more about the candidates the New Hampshire RLC has endorsed at http://rlcnh.org/candidates/. Congratulations to the New Hampshire RLC for its many victories on September 14!


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The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

Minnesota RLC Endorses Tom Emmer for Governor

Yesterday the Republican Liberty Caucus of Minnesota, a state affiliate of the Republican Liberty Caucus, announced endorsements for 12 candidates who will restore fiscal responsibility, individual liberty, and reduced size to state government.  The Minnesota primary occurred last month.

“Our state government is living well beyond its means, and Minnesotans are feeling the consequences of the DFL-led legislature’s inability to set the state’s spending priorities given the realities of current revenues,” said state RLC Chairman David FitzSimmons.

The caucus endorsed Rep. Tom Emmer (pictured) for Governor, Pat Anderson for State Auditor, Rep. Dan Severson for Secretary of State, and Lee Byberg for the Seventh Congressional District.

Incumbents endorsed by the Caucus include Rep. Ron Shimanski, House District 18B and Sen. Chris Gerlach, Senate District 37.

Challengers endorsed by the Caucus include Dave Kruse, House District 23B; Doug Wardlow, House District 38B; Dale Helm, House District 51B; Mark Fotsch, House District 54A; Andrea Kieffer, House District 56B and Krysia Weidell, Senate District 67.

“The strength of this slate is a testament to those who remember and respect the principles that founded our country since they are running to preserve our freedoms here in The North Star State,” concluded Chairman FitzSimmons.

A full listing of the Minnesota RLC’s endorsements is available here.

New Hampshire RLC Endorses 142 Candidates

With just two weeks until the New Hampshire primary, the state chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus has endorsed 45 additional candidates for office. The group of 45 joins the 97 other candidates endorsed by the New Hampshire RLC previously.

The candidates were selected after reviewing candidate surveys from www.rlcnh.org/survey, which were used to judge the candidate’s positions on the issues.

“Once elected, these 142 candidates will be leaders who bring restorative change to New Hampshire with their common sense agenda,” said Andrew Hemingway, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire. “No longer will growing government and the taxes and spending that come with it govern the state. These leaders will restore the principles of limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility and free enterprise to New Hampshire.”

RLCNH is promoting Common Sense for New Hampshire, an effort to elect legislators who will promote policies favorable to economic opportunity, health care savings, and parental/community empowerment. The New Hampshire RLC is also targeting seven “Republicans in Name Only” (RINOs) this fall.

A listing of the newly endorsed New Hampshire candidates is here and a listing of previously endorsed RLCNH candidates is here.

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

With momentum building in its campaign to bring common sense back to the State House, the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire endorsed 36 candidates after reviewing a second round of surveys submitted through the group’s website, http://www.rlcnh.org/survey.

The 36 include candidates for state senator, state representative and executive councilor. They join a coalition of 61 other Republicans already endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire.

“I am confident these leaders will work together once elected to bring common sense back to Concord,” said RLCNH Chairman Andrew Hemingway.

Thus far about one third of the 468 Republican state representative and state senator candidates have responded to the RLCNH candidate survey. The RLCNH board will continue to consider candidates who submit their surveys leading up to the primary and will announce new endorsements periodically.

The newly endorsed candidates include:

David Wheeler, Executive Council, District 5
Kyle Tasker, State Representative, Rockingham 1
Al Baldassaro (Incumbent), State Representative, Rockingham 3
Daniel Tamburello, State Representative, Rockingham 3
Donna Mauro, State Representative, Rockingham 4
Bob Fesh, State Representative, Rockingham 5
Steven Doyle, State Representative, Rockingham 13
Gary Wheaton, State Representative, Rockingham 14
Stephen B. Stepanek, State Representative, Hillsborough 6
Win Hutchinson, State Representative, Hillsborough 9
Muni Savyon, State Representative, Hillsborough 10
Shuvom Ghose, State Representative, Hillsborough 11
William Infantine, State Representative, Hillsborough 13
Jonathan Maltz, State Representative, Hillsborough 27
Lynne Ober (Incumbent), State Representative, Hillsborough 27
Andy Renzullo (Incumbent), State Representative, Hillsborough 27
Jordan Ulery (Incumbent), State Representative, Hillsborough 27
Tony Soltani, State Representative, Merrimack 8
Scott Spaulding, State Representative, Merrimack 8
Pamela Ean, State Representative, Merrimack 12
Garret Ean, State Representative, Merrimack 12
Bob Greemore, State Representative, Belknapp 3
Colette Worsman, State Representative, Belknapp 3
Greg Sorg (Incumbent), State Representative, Grafton 3
Charles E. Sova, State Representative, Grafton 10
Evelyn Logan, State Representative, Strafford 1
Carol Vita, State Representative, Strafford 3
David L. Mincin, State Representative, Strafford 3
Christopher Buck, State Representative, Strafford 4
David Childs, State Representative, Strafford 7
Tony Blane Wilson, Sr., State Representative, Sullivan 4
Thomas W. Laware, State Representative, Sullivan 5

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

In a major effort to build a coalition of lawmakers who will bring common sense back to the State House, the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire endorsed 61 candidates after reviewing the first round of surveys submitted through the state chapter website, http://www.rlcnh.org/survey.

“I am very excited about these candidates, because they are leaders who will bring common sense back to Concord—something that has been lacking for several years,” said Andrew Hemingway, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire. “Each one of these candidates will fight for lower taxes, less spending and limited government, and we will do everything we can to support them.”

RLCNH is unlike many groups that survey candidates since the caucus actually publishes its list of endorsed candidates before the primary in an effort to get them elected. Endorsed candidates will receive financial support, networking opportunities and the chance to use prepared campaign materials and services, such as Web site design and hosting services, talking-point memos and palm-card templates.

Endorsed candidates will also have the opportunity to build upon a shared RLCNH agenda called Common Sense for New Hampshire, which will build momentum in the Legislature for laws that will promote jobs and economic opportunity, fix health care in New Hampshire and empower parents and local communities.

In general, endorsed candidates are strong proponents of limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility and free enterprise. They have shown their dedication to these ideals with their score on RLCNH’s 20-question candidate survey and their reputation among liberty activists. Endorsed candidates must score 80 percent or higher on the survey and they must have a strong character recognized by their peers.

So far, about a quarter of the 468 Republican state representative and state senator candidates have responded to the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire candidate survey. The RLCNH board will continue to consider candidates who submit their surveys leading up to the primary, and will announce new endorsements as a group from time to time.

“I want to encourage all Republican candidates for office to identify their true affinity toward liberty for both their constituents and their peers by taking the RLCNH candidate survey,” Hemingway said. “This will help our caucus move New Hampshire forward once our candidates get elected. We are confident that candidates’ affiliation with the RLCNH will help them work closely together to restore the principles that made this state and nation great.”

The endorsed candidates include:

For State Senate:
Jim Forsythe, Senate District 4 (Strafford)
John Lewicke, Senate District 12 (Mason)
Andy Sanborn, Senate District 7 (Henniker)
Raymond White, Senate District 9 (Bedford)

For State Representative:
Mike Ball, Hillsborough 9 (Manchester)
Hon. J. Gail Barry, Hillsborough 16 (Manchester)
Robert E. Barry, Hillsborough 16 (Manchester)
Omer Beaudoin, Hillsborough 8 (Manchester)
Joseph W. Bendzinski, Cheshire 3 (Keene)
Jerry Bergevin, Hillsborough 17 (Manchester)
Spec Bowers, Sullivan 3 (Sunapee)
Lester W. Bradley, Grafton 4 (Thornton)
Harriet Cady, Rockingham 1 (Deerfield)
Jenn Coffey, Merrimack 6 (Andover)
Seth Cohn, Merrimack 6 (Canterbury)
Tim Comerford, Rockingham 9 (Fremont)
Steve Cunningham, Sullivan 2 (Croydon)
Jason A. Czekalski, Cheshire 7 (Rindge)
Cam DeJong, Hillsborough 9 (Manchester)
Jason Allen Dubrow, Merrimack 13 (Dunbarton)
Sheridan B. Folger, Strafford 5 (Dover)
Jim Headd, Rockingham 3 (Auburn)
JR Hoell, Merrimack 13 (Dunbarton)
Timothy Hogan, Hillsborough 23 (Nashua)
Rob Huxley, Hillsborough 3 (Greenville)
Daniel Itse, Rockingham 9 (Fremont)
Kyle Jones, Strafford 1 (Rochester)
Laura Jones, Strafford 1 (Rochester)
Tom Keane, Merrimack 13 (Bow)
Marie Lozito, Sullivan 4 (Claremont)
Linda Luhtala, Grafton 6 (Rumney)
Robert Luther, Belknap 4 (Laconia)
Leigh Macneil, Merrimack 4 (Hopkinton)
Andrew J. Manuse, Rockingham 5 (Derry)
Carol McGuire, Merrimack 8 (Epsom)
Daniel McGuire, Merrimack 8 (Epsom)
Bernhard McKay, Strafford 1 (Rochester)
Paul Mirski, Grafton 10 (Enfield)
Keith Murphy, Hillsborough 18 (Bedford)
Jeanine Notter, Hillsborough 19 (Merrimack)
William L. O’Brien, Hillsborough 4 (Mont Vernon)
Bill Ohm, Hillsborough 26 (Nashua)
Richard H. Olson Jr., Hillsborough 12 (Manchester)
Stephen Palmer, Hillsborough 6 (Milford)
Katherine Prudhomme-O’Brien, Rockingham 5 (Derry)
John Reagan, Rockingham 1 (Deerfield)
Jon Richardson, Merrimack 8 (Allenstown)
Laurie Sanborn, Merrimack 5 (Henniker)
Brian Seaworth, Merrimack 7 (Pembroke)
Steven Smith, Sullivan 5 (Charlestown)
Will Smith, Rockingham 18 (New Castle)
Greg Surbey, Hillsborough 24 (Nashua)
Robert M. Tarr, Hillsborough 12 (Manchester)
Jack Thorsen, Rockingham 16 (Portsmouth)
Stella Tremblay, Rockingham 3 (Auburn)
Mark Warden, Hillsborough 7 (Goffstown)

The Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, a state chapter of the national Republican Liberty Caucus, was launched in December 2004 to promote and advance traditional Republican Party values, such as limited government, low taxes and spending, individual liberty, personal responsibility, free enterprise and loyalty to the U.S. and N.H. constitutions.

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Contact: Andrew Hemingway, RLCNH Chair, 603-236-6720, akreins@gmail.com
RLCNH | 26 South Main Street, PMB 525, Concord, N.H. 03301 – info@rlcnh.org – www.rlcnh.org

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

Tim Condon of the New Hampshire RLC has written an article entitled “Former New Mexico Governor a Hit in New Hampshire.” According to Condon,

During the question and answer session, one member of the audience noted that Johnson seemed to be responding to the questions clearly and directly “without trying to avoid giving an answer. Do you think you could give lessons to other politicians?” The crowd roared with laughter.

The general impression of Gov. Johnson seemed to be positive. At one point a questioner, clearly pleased with Gov. Johnson’s political positions and recommendations, asked “What would it take for you to consider moving to New Hampshire?” Johnson grinned back, saying: “How could you not consider moving to New Hampshire when the license plate says ‘Live Free or Die’?”

Read more at the RLCNH website.

Jim Forsythe by Jack4Gov.
Jim Forsythe, New Hampshire RLC Chair, introduced Gary Johnson.


The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

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The Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire will host an educational forum with Gary Johnson on Saturday evening, January 23 in Concord.

Gary Johnson is the former two-term Governor of the swing state of New Mexico. He is the Chairman of Our America Initiative.

In 1999, Johnson became the highest-ranking elected official in the United States to advocate the repeal of drug prohibition. Saying the War on Drugs was “an expensive bust,” he advocated the decriminalization of both drug use and possession in order to save money and potentially regulate currently illegal drugs.

In the 2008 election campaign, Johnson endorsed Ron Paul for the Republican presidential nomination. He is an avid triathlete who runs extensively and abstains from all recreational drug use, caffeine, alcohol, and some sugar products.

The event will be a reception with a cash bar. Food will not be served, however, we’ll be inviting guests to join us at a local restaurant afterward, for further camaraderie and discussion. The event will be held at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH, and starts at 4:30pm.

REGISTER ONLINE today!

Proceeds from this forum will support pro-liberty Republican candidates for New Hampshire House and Senate. (Thanks to New Hampshire RLC Chair Jim Forsythe for organizing this event.)

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

The Republican Liberty Caucus is pleased to announce the latest candidates we’re recommending you support in 2010.  They include:

* Congressional candidates Brian Miller (AZ-08), Adam Kokesh (NM-03), Jaynee Germond (OR-04), and Terri McCormick (WI-08);

* Virginia State Senate candidate Steve Hunt (January special election); and

* State House candidates Jenn Coffey in NH (incumbent) and Paul Curtman in Missouri, as well as Missouri House incumbents Shane Schoeller, Tim Jones, and Jim Guest.

Learn more about these and other endorsed candidates at our 2010 endorsements page.

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

Another election gone by, and it turned out quite well for the Republican Party overall and the Republican Liberty Caucus in specific.

Republicans elected new Governors in New Jersey and Virginia. Neither of the candidates, Chris Christie or Bob McDonnell, was endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus, but we believe they will provide a better vision for their states than their respective opponents.

In Virginia, voters elected State Senator Ken Cuccinelli to the post of Attorney General. Cuccinelli is a social and fiscal conservative, and some RLC members have been offended by his social conservatism. Still, he seems to be one of the few politicians in the state that understands the concept of limited government, and has a voting record consistent with the RLC’s goals. His new position elevates Cuccinelli to one of the most high-level advocates of limited government in the country.

RLC members in Virginia worked hard to help Cuccinelli win the nomination for Attorney General, and many contributed to his campaign directly. Cuccinelli has said that he will not enforce laws he deems unconstitutional. In 2007, Cuccinelli took the time to drive several hours to address a small group of RLC members. View his speech to RLC members at YouTube.

In the RLC’s biggest victory of the night, RLC National Committeeman Dan Halloran was elected to the New York City Council in a Queens district that leans heavily Democrat. Halloran is also the state Chair of the Republican Liberty Caucus in New York. He worked tirelessly to become elected and will join just four other Republicans on the 51-member City Council.

The RLC also had some other significant victories in New Jersey and New Hampshire. Incumbent Michael Patrick Carroll, who the RLC discovered earlier in the year, was re-elected to his New Jersey House seat. Perhaps the most successful liberty-oriented politician in the state, Michael Doherty, was elected to an open seat in the New Jersey State Senate. The RLC profiled Doherty in an earlier edition of our newsletter.

In the Granite State, Jim Forsythe led a team of liberty-loving Republicans that successfully helped three candidates obtain victory. Political newcomer Lynne Blankenbeker was elected in a special election to the New Hampshire House, and RLC members Phil Greazzo and Cameron DeJong were elected to Alderman and Selectman positions in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Several non-endorsed candidates with strong libertarian leanings were also successful on Election night, including Kim Rafferty, who was elected to the Birmingham City Council in Alabama, and Shaun Kenney, who was elected to a County Supervisor in Fluvanna County, Virginia. In Minnesota, RLC member Luther Stueland won a position on the Moorhead City Council and Patricia Barnum was elected to the West St. Paul ISD 127 School Board.  Additionally, Lisa Marie Coppoletta has advanced to a run-off in a race for San Marcos City Council in Texas.

Unfortunately, TABOR ballot initiatives — which would tie revenue increases to population and inflation growth to keep spending in check — were defeated by voters in Washington state and Maine. The gay marriage ballot initiative in Maine passed, overturning gay marriage in the state, while voters in Washington state chose to extend rights for gays and lesbians.

The nine victories for RLC-endorsed candidates this fall combined with the five spring victories (in Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Texas) have resulted in a very successful off-year election for liberty-focused Republicans.

Congratulations are extended to all of the above candidates, our other endorsed candidates, our supporters, and the folks that helped our endorsed candidates succeed.

Complete RLC election results are available here.

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the RLC.

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