Libertarian Party of Utah | |
|---|---|
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| Chairperson | Barry Short |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Membership (2021) | 22,381[1] |
| Ideology | Libertarianism |
| National affiliation | Libertarian Party |
| Colors | Gold-yellow |
| Statewide executive offices | 0 / 5 |
| Seats in the Utah Senate | 0 / 29 |
| Seats in the Utah House | 0 / 75 |
| UT seats in the U.S. Senate | 0 / 2 |
| UT seats in the U.S. House | 0 / 4 |
| Other elected officials | 0 (June 2024)[update][2] |
| Website | |
| www.libertarianutah.org | |
The Libertarian Party of Utah is the Utah affiliate of the Libertarian Party. It was founded in 1971 under Chair Karl Bray, and was the first state affiliate of the national Libertarian party to achieve ballot access for its candidates (1976).
The State Chair is currently held by Barry Short, the Vice Chair is Tessa Stitzer. Taylor Smith serves as Treasurer and Susan Baird is the party Secretary.[3]
The party, commonly abbreviated as UTLP, holds its biennial Organizing Convention in April of odd-numbered years, and Nominating Convention in April of even numbered years.
- ^ "Current Voter Registration Statistics". vote.utah.gov. 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Elected Officials". Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ Short, Barry (10 April 2021). "I thank all the delegates who took part in today's convention for the support they showed to me in giving me a full term as the party's chair". Facebook. Retrieved 10 May 2021.