Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts
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Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts | |
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| Abbreviation | ULM |
| Chairperson | David Burnham[1] |
| Founder | Andrew Cordio[2] |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Split from | Libertarian Party of Massachusetts |
| Ideology | Libertarianism Paleolibertarianism |
| National affiliation | Libertarian Party |
| Colors | Gold-yellow |
| Massachusetts Senate | 0 / 40 |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives | 0 / 160 |
| U.S. Senate (Massachusetts) | 0 / 2 |
| U.S. House of Representatives (Massachusetts) | 0 / 9 |
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The Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts (ULM), also known as the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts,[citation needed] is a libertarian political party in Massachusetts. It is affiliated with the national Libertarian Party. The party, which was formed in June 2022, claims the lineage and history of the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts, which continues to operate.
History
[edit]At the 2022 Libertarian National Convention members of the Mises Caucus, a paleolibertarian group affiliated to the beliefs of Ron Paul successfully staged a takeover of the Libertarian Party seeing over two thirds of delegates be members of the Caucus, and shift the party in a right-ward direction.[3] The caucus successfully got their members elected to sweep leadership positions, including; Angela McArdle as chairwomen and Joshua Smith as vice-chairman.[3] The 2022 convention, an off-election convention, had an unusually high number of delegates, with the last recorded number for an off-election convention, in 2006, being just 300 delegates, the 2022 convention saw over 1,000 delegates.[3] After the takeover the non-Mises affiliated members walked out, and criticized the group for lacking in libertarian orthodoxy, as well as due to several racist statements that the Caucus had made in the past.[3] The Libertarian Association of Massachusetts disaffiliated and co-founded the Liberal Party USA, but Mises hardliners split and formed their own party, the Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts, which the national party recognized as the official libertarian branch in the state.[4][2][5]
In July of 2024 the party would see a major split, with a dissident faction joining dissidents from the original party to form a third libertarian group in the state, the Prosperity and Freedom political group.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Massachusetts Directory of Political Parties and Designations" (PDF). Libertarian Party of Massachusetts. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ a b Phillies, George (25 June 2022). "LNC Recognizes Cordio Board". Independent Political Report. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Doherty, Brian. "Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party". Reason. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Doherty, Brian. "Libertarian Party Faces State Rebellions". Reason. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Executive Summary of the Ongoing Situation in the Massachusetts Affiliate" (PDF). lpofma.org. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Phillies, George. "New Massachusetts Political Group". Third Party Watch. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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