Libertarian Party of NY -- Press Release -- NY Libertarians will Shake the Big Apple at State Convention

NY Libertarians will Shake the Big Apple at State Convention

BELLPORT, NY -- (04/19/2004; 1000)(EIS) -- The Libertarian Party of New York will present presidential candidates Gary Nolan and Aaron Russo to New Yorkers and nominate a Senate candidate to challenge Schumer this fall when the group holds its annual statewide convention on Saturday, April 24th, at the Holiday Inn-Martinique, at Broadway and W. 32nd Street from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will offer speakers on a variety of controversial topics, honor public officials and select new officers. For schedule information or registration, view www.ny.lp.org or call 516-767-4688 or email: TruksLP@yahoo.com

Squaring off for support in the presidential race will be movie producer Aaron Russo versus former national talk show host Gary Nolan. SUNY-New Paltz math professor Donald Silberger will seek the US Senate nomination.

Three public officials, nominated by State Chair John Clifton, will be honored as Champions of Liberty for pro-freedom actions they have taken (NYC Councilman Bill Perkins and State Assemblymen Jeffrion Aubry and Adam Clayton Powell IV). Delegates to the national convention and new officers will be elected. A non-binding straw poll will express the views of New York Libertarians on the presidential race.

Speakers will include: Justin Raimondo of the website antiwar.com on Iraq, National Taxpayers Union president John Berthoud, Gwen Patton of the gay pro-gun group Pink Pistols and NRA Director John Cushman on gun rights, former State Chair Richard Cooper on eminent domain and Brooklynite Gary Popkin on the Brooklyn Nets Arena controversy.

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NY Libertarians will Shake the Big Apple at State Convention

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