[Lnc-business] Various LNC items

Patrick McKnight patrick.joseph.mcknight at gmail.com
Fri Jun 10 07:41:44 EDT 2016


I'm also State Director of New Jersey for Gary Johnson and a member of the
Libertarian Youth Caucus.

Thanks,
Patrick McKnight
Region 8 Rep
On Jun 3, 2016 2:30 AM, "Patrick McKnight" <
patrick.joseph.mcknight at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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