Positive Action: A Libertarian Candidate for Every Federal Office in 2026
The Libertarian National Committee has a lot of house cleaning to do, but Libertarians don't need to wait for the party to give America a Libertarian option in 2026
Dear Friends,
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My last update was about the opportunity that the Libertarian Party has to reboot using Trump’s disastrous betrayal of free market principles as an opportunity to be seen as fighters for the American people. During my tenure as national Chair during the first Trump administration, the party had great success with the “Tariffs Are Taxes Americans Pay” marketing campaign, but the LNC isn’t able to take advantage of the chance to run that successful playbook again because they are still mired in the scandal and associated lawsuits that Mises Caucus puppet and Donald Trump supporter Angela McArdle saddled the party with.
If you missed that one, catch up here:
So in this situation where the Libertarian National Committee is unwilling or unable to seize the political opportunity, what should good Libertarians do?
After talking over the problem with Texas Libertarian and recently elected school board member, Ryan Woodcraft and his campaign manager Jeff Hewitt, it became clear that it would be best if candidates were trained and recruited to run for House and Senate now on a platform of sensible Libertarian alternatives to Trump’s policies. Those candidates should start campaigning immediately and holding the incumbent’s feet to the fire for supporting bad policies proposed by the Trump Administration.
Libertarians around the country must make sure that Democrats aren’t the only voices critical of Trump’s policies that are hurting the American people. We have our own values and our own distinct message. It resonates.
2026 is time to send Libertarians to Congress to fix what Republicans and Democrats can’t.
This kind of candidate recruiting effort has been done before by Libertarians, but never on a national scale like this. People like Aaron Starr in California, or Joe Johnson in Colorado, or Wes Benedict in Texas (and many other states) have done candidate recruitment drives to get large numbers of Libertarians to run for local or legislative office. The Libertarian Policy Institute did work in 2022 with the Golden Spike Project to recruit candidates in targeted states across the country.
Every time in every place, the candidates who run report back having a great experience, the state Libertarian Party grows with new people brought in by individual campaigns, and there is new energy for libertarian policies in the state legislature. Every time.
I think it’s time to do it nationwide. Do you agree? Are you ready to help?
Yours truly,
Nick
P.S. If you want to support nonpartisan training for candidates who will advance libertarian policies, you can contribute to the Libertarian Policy Foundation to support their “Amplify!” intensive candidate training program to give candidates the tools they need to succeed.
Especially the U. S. House of Representatives.