Libertarian Party of Arizona
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Senate leader | None |
House leader | None |
Founded | 1971 |
Headquarters | 4635 S. Lakeshore Dr., Tempe, AZ 85282 |
Ideology | Libertarianism |
National affiliation | Libertarian Party (United States) |
Colors | a shade of Blue; Yellow |
Seats in the Upper House |
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Seats in the Lower House |
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Website | |
www.azlp.org |
The Libertarian Party of Arizona is the Arizona affiliate of the Libertarian Party. As of 2017, the state chairman is Michael Kielsky, with John Buttrick as the first vice chairman. As of 2017, there were 32,191 registered libertarians in Arizona.
The party struggled to field candidates in 2016 due to a dramatic increase in signature requirements by state Republicans to limit Libertarians on the ballot. The Libertarian party's most successful candidate in 2014 by both percentage and votes was Maricopa County Assessor candidate Becca Kielsky with 208,394, or 29.26% of the votes. The most successful candidate in 2012 by both percentage and votes was Maricopa County Attorney candidate Michael Kielsky with 288,281, or 27.55% of the votes.