Libertarian Party of Wisconsin: Conventions
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2004 -- Baraboo Convention Co-Chairs: Bob Collison & Tom Peralta * Ed Thompson, State Chair * Steve Sobiek, Independent Business Association * State Rep. Jeff Wood (R-Chippewa Valley) * Representative from the Richard Campagna for Vice-President campaign; 2003 -- Tomah * Michael Badnarik, Libertarian for President (Candidates Forum) * Gary Nolan, Libertarian for President (Candidates Forum) * Mark Schreiber, LP National Marketing Director ("Reaching Small Business Owners") 2002 -- Madison * Gov. Gary Johnson, New Mexico Governor ("A sound drug policy") Vin Suprynowicz, author ("Driving government to apoplexy") * John "Sly in the Morning" Slyvester, radio host * Ed Thompson, candidate for Governor 2001 Unknown at Present 2000 -- Brookfield * Charles Sykes, radio host * Eric O'Keefe, Americans for Limited Terms ("The Need for Term Limits") * Gary Aldrich, Patrick Henry Center ("The Clinton Scandals") * Nathan Barton, LP of South Dakota ("SD Fully Informed Jury Initiative") 1997 -- Madison Convention Theme: Government Education: The First Slide on the Slippery Slope of Entitlement Convention Chair: Jim Mueller * Marshal Fritz, Separation of School & State * Bob Franke, Libertarian National Committee Regional Representative * Panel discussion: Debate - government-financed education vs. private education 1996 -- Pewaukee Convention Chair: Robert Collison * Harry Browne, Libertarian for President (Candidates Forum) * Irwin Schiff, Libertarian for President (Candidates Forum) * Rick Tompkins, Libertarian for President (Candidates Forum) * Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian for Vice-President (Candidates Forum) * George Watts, Republican businessman and stadium tax opponent 1995 -- Oshkosh Convention Theme: Alternatives to the Public Sector Convention Chair: Jeff Engelmann * Robert Poole, Reason Magazine ("Privatization of County Airports") * Michael Haessly, Fond du Lac Reporter ("Political Advertising") * Norm Miranda, Rust-ENI Inc. ("Private Management of Municipal Services") * Leland Nagel, Blum Center ("Parental Freedom in Education") * Sue Walton, CSM Organization & Products ("Common Sense Media") 1994 -- Madison Convention Chair: Helen Slavens * Joan Kennedy Taylor, radio commentator ("Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered") * Gene Cisewski, former LP National Director ("Candidate Considerations") * Michael Riley, Taxpayer's Network, Inc. and Ozaukee County Supervisor ("Wisconsin Taxpayers' Concerns") * William Pangman, Past President, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; 1994 Supreme Court candidate ("The Right To Be Let Alone Campaign") 1993 -- West Bend * Ed Garvey (Keynote/Lunch Speaker) * Gene Cisewski, Ironwood (MI) City Commission ("Changing Parties in Two Easy Lessons" / Workship Panel -- Winning Elections) * Annette Scherbert, Milwaukee Alderman (Workship Panel -- Winning Elections) * Mark Borkowski, Milwaukee Co. Supervisor (Workship Panel -- Winning Elections) 1992 -- Brookfield Convention Theme: National Health Care / School Choice * Andre Marrou, Libertarian for President ("The Marrou-Lord Health Care Plan") * Joseph L. Bast, Heartland Institute ("A Discussion of National Health Care") * Gene Smiley, Marquette University ("School Choice and Property Taxes") * John A. Huebscher, Wisconsin Catholic Conference ("Parochial Schools: A School Choice Option?") * Quentin Quade, Marquette University ("Using Fire Without Getting Burnt") 1991 -- Milwaukee Convention Chair: Chuck Utermohlen * William Pangman, Attorney ("Asseit Forfeiture") 1990 -- Milwaukee Convention Theme: Liberty: Choose It Or Lose It! Convention Chair: Dawn Hageman * Richard B. Boddie, Libertarian for President ("If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?") * Mark Leaver, Libertarian Party of Wisconsin ("The LP as a Political Party") * Joseph A. Morris, Lincoln Legal Foundation ("Liberty and the Law") * Mark Greenfield, Heartland Wisconsin ("Government Regulation") * Bob Waldrup, Libertarian Party of Utah ("Vision Bringing") * Willian Pangman, Attorney ("Fully Informed Jury Amendment: True or False?") 1989 -- Madison 1988 -- Wauwatosa Convention Chair: Mary Roffers * Andre Marrou, Alaska State Representative ("Fundraising and Growth in the Libertarian Party") * Bill Bartels, Libertarian Party of Illinois ("Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land and To All the Inhabitants Thereof") * Michael Riley, Public Expenditure Survey of Wisconsin ("Mini Review of the President's Commission on Privatization") * Kevin Robinson, 1988 Candidate for Mayor of Milwaukee ("My Campaign for Mayor") * Gary Witte, Libertarian Party of Wisconsin ("Drug Abuse in the '80s") * Kenneth Schlager, Biotronics Associates, Inc. ("The Crisis in American Science Education: An Entrepreneurial Solution") 1987 -- Milwaukee Convention Theme: "Privatization in Wisconsin" Convention Chair: Michael J. Stafford * Ron Paul, Libertarian for President (Candidates Forum) * Russell Means, Libertarian for President (Candidates Forum) * Michael Riley, Public Expenditure Survey of Wisconsin ("Promoting Free Enterprise by Privatizing Government in Wisconsin") * Bill Bartels, Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (Panel Discussion: "Ballot Drive in Wisconsin") * Tom Westgaard, Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (Panel Discussion: "Ballot Drive in Wisconsin") 1984 * Tom Butenhoff, radio/newspaper commentator 1983 * Tom Westgaard, Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Chair * Larry Smiley, Master of Ceremonies * Wayne Youngquist, WISN News ("Third Parties in Wisconsin Today: Boon or Bane?") * Gene Burns, nationally syndicated talk show host * Tonie Nathan, 1972 Libertarian Vice-Presidential Candidate (Forum: Abortion -- where should a Libertarian stand?) * John Walker, Libertarian activist (Forum: Abortion -- where should a Libertarian stand?) * Alicia Garcia Clark ("'84 Presidential Campaign") * Daniel Stangle, Libertarian Party of Wisconsin ("Fundraising") * Timothy Correll, elected Wisconsin Libertarian (Panel Discussion on Electing Libertarians) * Dave Ripp, elected Wisconsin Libertarian (Panel Discussion on Electing Libertarians) * Jerry Shidell, former elected official (Panel Discussion on Electing Libertarians) * Gary Gates, elected Wisconsin Libertarian (Panel Discussion on Electing Libertarians) |