Leadership

The Libertarian Party of New York is governed by the State Committee. An Executive Committee, a subset of the State Committee, handles the day-to-day operations of the party. Additionally, several counties have their own leadership.

Executive Committee

The 2022-2024 Executive Committee is the governing body of the Libertarian Party of New York between meetings of the State Committee.

Chair Andrew Martin Kolstee (akolstee@lpny.org)
1st Vice-Chair Duane Whitmer (dwhitmer@lpny.org)
2nd Vice-Chair Rich Purtell (rpurtell@lpny.org)
Secretary Mark Braiman (mbraiman@lpny.org)
Treasurer Cody Anderson (canderson@lpny.org)
Member-At-Large Maura Botsford (mbotsford@lpny.org)
Member-At-Large Justin Carman (jcarman@lpny.org)
Member-At-Large Keith Redhead (kredhead@lpny.org)
Member-At-Large William Schmidt (wschmidt@lpny.org)
Member-At-Large Karyn Thompson (kthompson@lpny.org)

State Committee

Judicial District 1 (3 representatives)

Representing New York County (Manhattan).

Judicial District 2 (3 Representatives)

Representing Kings County (Brooklyn).

Judicial District 3 (4 Representatives)

Representing Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties.

Judicial District 4 (6 Representatives)

Representing Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington Counties.

Judicial District 5 (8 Representatives)

Representing Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga, and Oswego Counties.

Judicial District 6 (6 Representatives)

Representing Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties.

Judicial District 7 (9 Representatives)

Representing Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates

Judicial District 8 (9 Representatives)

Representing Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties.

Judicial District 9 (6 Representatives)

Representing Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester Counties.

Judicial District 10 (8 Representatives)

Representing Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Judicial District 11 (3 Representatives)

Representing Queens County.

Judicial District 12 (2 Representatives)

Representing Bronx County.

Judicial District 13 (2 Representatives)

Representing Richmond County (Staten Island).

Divisions/Committees

There are several committees created to conduct specific business of the state party and report back to the State Committee.

County Chairs

The following are chairs of recognized county affiliates, known as County Organizations.

Albany County Chair Jay Carr (carrsgarage@protonmail.com)
Chautauqua County Chair Len Morlock (lmorlock@lpny.org)
Chemung County Craig Colwell (ccolwell@lpny.org)
Chenango County Chair Tom Quiter (tquiter@lpny.org)
Columbia County Chair Scott Hoskins (scottdhoskins@gmail.com)
Dutchess County Chair Catrina Rocco (DCLPChair@outlook.com)
Erie County Chair Duane Whitmer (dwhitmer@lpny.org)
Fulton County Acting Chair Michael Long (mlong@lpny.org)
Kings County (Brooklyn) Chair Matthew Morgan (mmorgan@lpny.org)
Madison County Chair Mark Braiman (mbraiman@lpny.org)
Monroe County Chair Steve Becker (sbecker@lpny.org)
Montgomery County Chair Barbara Neznek (belle51062@msn.com)
Nassau County County Committee Chair Blay Tarnoff (btarnoff@lpny.org)
Nassau County Executive Committee Chair Jonathan Gunther (jgunther@lpny.org)
New York County (Manhattan) Chair Rebecca Lau (laurebeccas@gmail.com)
Onondaga County Chair Shawn Hannon (hannon.shawn@gmail.com)
Orange County Chair Juan Ayala (jayala@lpny.org)
Orleans County Chair Ajay Butcher (ajaybutcher76@gmail.com)
Otsego County Chair Wilson Wells (wilsonwells11@gmail.com)
Putnam County Chair William O’Donnell (billod10704@gmail.com)
Queens County Acting Chair Mark Weinblatt (mweinblatt@lpny.org)
Richmond County (Staten Island) Chair Susan Overeem-Cummings (susanovereem@gmail.com)
Saratoga County Acting Chair Karyn Thompson (kthompson@lpny.org)
Schoharie County Chair Lora Newell (lnewell@lpny.org)
Suffolk County Chair George Ostrowski (gostrowski@lpny.org)
Tioga County Chair Melvin Foster (candorite@gmail.com)
Ulster County Chair Cipriana Costello (ciprianacostello@gmail.com)
Wayne County Chair Jim Dayton (jdayton@lpny.org)
Westchester County Chair William Schmidt (wschmidt@lpny.org)
Yates County Chair Jeff Bradley (chefjeff315@hotmail.com)

County Contacts

County Contacts are those officials designated to act as the point person for forming an interim county organization.

Allegany County Jame VanDewalker (jvandewalker@lpny.org)
Bronx County Vacant
Broome County Vacant
Cattaraugus County Vacant
Cayuga County Vacant
Clinton County Zachary Remian (zremian@lpny.org)
Cortland County Vacant
Delaware County Vacant
Essex County Vacant
Franklin County Vacant
Genesee County Vacant
Greene County Vacant
Hamilton County Vacant
Herkimer County Vacant
Jefferson County Jared Ey
Lewis County Christopher Lyndaker
Livingston County Vacant
Niagara County Vacant
Oneida County Keith Redhead (kredhead@lpny.org)
Ontario County Vacant
Oswego County Vacant
Rensselaer County Jennifer O’Connor (joconnor@lpny.org)
Rockland County Vacant
Saint Lawrence County Vacant
Schenectady County Vacant
Schuyler County Vacant
Seneca County Vacant
Steuben County Vacant
Sullivan County Vacant
Tompkins County Vacant
Warren County Steven Greene (sgreene@lpny.org)
Washington County Brian Wells (bwells@lpny.org)
Wyoming County Vacant

If you wish to be appointed as a county contact, please contact the Local Affiliate Development Committee at affiliates@lpny.org.

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