[Lnc-business] Various LNC items
Patrick McKnight
patrick.joseph.mcknight at gmail.com
Fri Jun 3 03:30:11 EDT 2016
My potential conflicts are:
Chair, New Jersey Libertarian Party
Candidate, Montgomery Township Committee
Social Media Volunteer, National LP
Page Owner/Admin multiple FB groups/Pages
Member, Libertarian Millennial Caucus
Bio:
Patrick McKnight has been the Chair on the New Jersey Libertarian Party
since 2014. He entered politics in 2012 at age 26 by running for US House
of Representatives. He won over 4,000 votes and gained notoriety for a
public debate with Rep. Leonard Lance on civil liberties that went viral on
the Internet. In 2013 he ran for State Assembly. He is an energetic
advocate for liberty and and outreach throughout the northeast.
Patrick McKnight is the President of US Athletic Fields and Tree Service.
He previously taught civics at Camden Academy Charter High School in
Camden, New Jersey. He operates his family's fourth-generation farm and
graduated with Highest Honors from Rutgers University in 2007.
Thanks,
Patrick McKnight
Region 8 Rep
On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:
> My potential conflicts are as follows:
>
> Communications Director LPCO
> Social Media Volunteer - National LP
> Editor - Independent Political Report
> Board Member (CO State Coordinator), Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> Page Owner/Admin multiple FB groups/Pages, largest of which is Libertarian
> Party USA - the only other really relevant on would be LNC-Votes Discuss
>
>
> In Liberty,
> Caryn Ann Harlos
> Region 1 Representative
> (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
> Washington)
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Ken Moellman <ken.moellman at lpky.org>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> My only known conflict of interest would be regarding LPKY and my desire
>> to see that organization succeed.
>>
>> I watched the video in the link given (I love that it's a capture from a
>> VHS tape)
>>
>> My bio is as follows:
>> 1998 - present Registered Libertarian 1999 - present LP National
>> member
>> 2006 - 2006 Campaign Manager, Brian Houillion for Congress (KY-4)
>> 2006 - 2007 LPKY 4th District Representative
>> 2007 - 2011 LPKY State Executive Committee Chairman
>> 2011 - 2011 Candidate for Kentucky State Treasurer
>> 2011 - 2013 LPKY 4th District Executive Committee Chair
>> 2013 - 2015 LPKY State Executive Committee Chair
>> 2015 - present LPKY Judicial Committee
>> Statewide Petition Drive Coordinator - 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014
>>
>> Is there no VP debate at Centre this year? We tried to do outreach at
>> Centre in 2012 and the "Free Speech Zone" was literally 1.2 miles away from
>> the event. It was a total joke.
>>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
>> LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
>> LPKY Judicial Committee
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2016-06-02 17:19, James Lark wrote:
>>
>> Dear colleagues:
>>
>> I hope all is well with you. As we begin the 2016-2018 term, allow
>> me to offer again my congratulations to you on your election to the LNC,
>> and to provide some information for you. I hope you find the information
>> helpful.
>>
>> 1) As I mentioned on Monday, each member must provide the secretary with
>> information concerning potential conflicts of interest. I have enclosed
>> below my potential conflicts of interests for your consideration.
>> Incidentally, Section 2.01.02 of the LNC Policy Manual provides information
>> about this requirement.
>>
>> 2) Section 2.01.04 ("Harassment and Offensive Behavior Prohibition") of
>> the Policy Manual contains the following paragraph:
>>
>> Toward ensuring that all LNC Members are thoroughly familiar not only
>> with this policy but also the ramifications of it, they must participate in
>> a standard program of exposure to the issues raised by these concerns. The
>> Chair is responsible to select the content of this training program, in
>> consultation with Counsel, and participation should be arranged at the
>> earliest practicable opportunity after the person becomes an LNC Member.
>>
>> Although I suspect Mr. Sarwark has already directed (or will soon
>> direct) the staff to provide the training program material to us, I mention
>> this item in case he and the staff remain swamped in the aftermath of the
>> convention.
>>
>> 3) If you have not already done so, you may wish to prepare a
>> "Libertarian biography" that provides information about your involvement in
>> the liberty movement, as well as basic biographical information. I have
>> found such a document to be very helpful in my outreach efforts. You may
>> also wish to prepare a bullet-point list of the biographical items you
>> consider most important. (I usually bring such a list with me when I
>> appear on TV and radio programs, give invited addresses, etc. The list
>> makes life easier for those who are interviewing/introducing me; it also
>> conveys a sense of professionalism.)
>>
>> Once you prepare such a bio, I hope you will share it with the LNC;
>> unfortunately, the Monday meeting didn't allow much time for members to
>> introduce themselves and share biographical info. I have enclosed below my
>> "Libertarian bio" for your consideration. (Since I frequently receive
>> invitations to speak at academic institutions, I include rather more about
>> my academic background and work than is necessary for most members.)
>>
>> 4) As you may know, I have been involved in building libertarian campus
>> organizations for several years. I hope to work with the presidential
>> campaign on youth outreach, particularly on college and high school
>> campuses. This work will be part of a more general effort to improve our
>> youth outreach. I anticipate that much of this effort will be spearheaded
>> by Trent Somes, the Region 5 alternate. I also anticipate that Mr. Somes
>> and I will work closely with Arvin Vohra as part of this effort.
>>
>> If I may request of my fellow regional reps and alternates, please
>> inform/remind your state affiliates that I am happy to assist their efforts
>> to build college and high school organizations, as well as other youth
>> outreach efforts. All things being equal, I prefer that they contact me at
>> my jwlark at lp.org e-mail address.
>>
>> 5) If you have not already done so, you may wish to place the following
>> dates on your calendar:
>>
>> Sept. 26: Presidential debate, Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio)
>>
>> Oct. 4: Vice Presidential debate, Longwood University (Farmville,
>> Virginia)
>>
>> Oct. 9: Presidential debate, Washington University in St. Louis (St.
>> Louis, Missouri)
>>
>> Oct. 19: Presidential debate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las
>> Vegas, Nevada)
>>
>> I mention these dates because at this time we should investigate ways
>> in which each of us can promote the LP and our presidential ticket via the
>> debates regardless of whether Gov. Johnson and Gov. Weld are invited to
>> participate. For example, I plan to submit a proposal soon to my
>> Libertarian Party of Virginia colleagues regarding an outreach effort that
>> uses the vice presidential debate as a hook. In addition, I shall endeavor
>> to keep my schedule open on and about those dates so that I am available
>> for interviews, speaking opportunities, etc.
>>
>> Thanks for your work for liberty. I look forward to working with you
>> this term, and to seeing you in Las Vegas next month. Please do not
>> hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance to you.
>>
>> Take care,
>> Jim
>>
>> James W. Lark, III
>> Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering
>> Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society
>> University of Virginia
>>
>> Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
>> University of Virginia
>>
>> Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>> -----
>>
>> POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Jim Lark
>>
>> * Chair, Board of Directors, Advocates for Self-Government
>> * Secretary, Board of Directors, International Society for Individual
>> Liberty (now known as Liberty International)
>> * Board of Advisors, Students For Liberty
>> * Board of Advisors, Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation (Fundacja
>> Wolnosci I Przedsiebiorczosci) in Poland
>> * Secretary, Jefferson Area Libertarians
>> * Member, Faculty Network, Foundation for Economic Education
>>
>> Note: I anticipate that I shall soon join the Board of Directors of the
>> Libertarian Youth Caucus.
>> -----
>> -----
>>
>> *LIBERTARIAN BIOGRAPHY: JAMES W. LARK, III*
>>
>>
>>
>> James W. Lark, III currently serves as a professor/lecturer in the
>> Department of Systems and Information Engineering and the Applied
>> Mathematics Program of the Department of Engineering and Society at the
>> University of Virginia. Prior to the 2003-2004 academic year he served
>> as assistant professor in the Department of Systems and Information
>> Engineering and as adjunct professor in the McIntire School of Commerce at
>> U.Va. From 2003-2009 he served as Assistant to the Athletics Director
>> for Special Projects at U.Va. During the 2012-2013 academic year he
>> served as a professor in the Department of Statistics at U.Va. in addition
>> to his position in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering.
>> He received a B.S. in Mathematics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute
>> and State University (Va. Tech) and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the
>> University of Virginia.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. Lark has served as visiting scholar at the Center for the Study
>> of Public Choice at Virginia Tech. He was an Earhart Foundation
>> Visiting Fellow at the Center for Research in Government Policy and
>> Business in the Graduate School of Management at the University of
>> Rochester. He has also served as a visiting scholar in the Department
>> of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the
>> Department of Mathematics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He
>> is the author of publications in mathematics, operations research, and
>> artificial intelligence. His solution procedure for finite-horizon
>> partially observed Markov decision processes is known in the research
>> literature as the "Lark algorithm" (or "Lark filtering algorithm").
>>
>>
>>
>> He has been a member of the Libertarian Party since 1983. He
>> currently serves as the Region 5 representative on the Libertarian National
>> Committee. He is a member of the LNC's Executive Committee, and serves
>> as the LNC's representative to the International Alliance of Libertarian
>> Parties. He also serves as chair of the Employment Policy and
>> Compensation Committee.
>>
>>
>>
>> He served as chairman of the Libertarian Party during the 2000-2002
>> term, and as secretary pro tem during part of the 2012-2014 term. He
>> served as an at-large member of the LNC during the 1998-2000 term, and as a
>> regional representative during the 2004-2006, 2006-2008, 2008-2010,
>> 2010-2012, 2012-2014, and 2014-2016 terms. He was a member of the
>> Libertarian Party's Platform Committee in 1991, 1998, 2010, and 2012, and a
>> member of the Bylaws Committee in 2000. He was a founding member of the
>> Board of Directors of the Libertarian National Congressional Committee.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. Lark is the recipient of the 2008 Thomas Jefferson award (the
>> Party's highest honor), given at national LP conventions for lifetime
>> achievement. He is also the recipient of the 2004 Samuel Adams award
>> (given at national LP conventions for outstanding activism) and the 2012
>> Thomas Paine award (given at national LP conventions for outstanding
>> communication of Libertarian ideas). He is the only person to win each
>> of these awards.
>>
>>
>>
>> He serves as the Local Affiliate Parties Committee chairman and the
>> campus coordinator for the Libertarian Party of Virginia. He has served
>> as vice chairman and as secretary of the LPVA. He is the secretary of
>> the Jefferson Area Libertarians (Charlottesville, Virginia).
>>
>>
>>
>> He currently serves as advisor to The Liberty Coalition and its
>> constituent organizations at the University of Virginia. He founded several
>> of the Coalition organizations while a graduate student at the University
>> of Virginia. He also serves as national campus coordinator for the
>> Libertarian Party, and advises college and high school libertarians
>> throughout the country on promoting libertarian ideas on campus. He has
>> conducted several campus organizing tours on behalf of the LP. He has
>> lectured and conducted workshops on campus organizing at many state
>> Libertarian Party conventions, and at the Libertarian Party national
>> conventions in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008,
>> and 2014. He served as a member of the Libertarian Leadership School
>> faculty, and as a member of the Libertarian Party's "Success '97" and
>> "Success '99" Leadership Seminar faculty.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. Lark is the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Advocates
>> for Self-Government. He is the secretary of the Board of Directors of
>> Liberty International (previously known as the International Society for
>> Individual Liberty), and serves as a member of the Board of Advisors of
>> Students For Liberty. He serves as a member of the Board of Advisors of
>> the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation (Fundacja Wolnosci I
>> Przedsiebiorczosci) in Poland. He is a member of the Foundation for
>> Economic Education's Faculty Network.
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> --
> In Liberty,
> Caryn Ann Harlos
> Region 1 Representative
> (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
> Washington)
>
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