[Lnc-business] Complaint from state affiliate

[Lauren Daugherty]

Hi everyone,

The plan is for Jess Mears to attend PorcFest on behalf of the national 
party. She attends various such events on our behalf and we have heard 
very happy feedback about this from members across the country.

This event is still about 6 weeks away. Of course Jess is going to 
contact the local affiliate about her attendance and outreach. No doubt 
she'll do that soon but hasn't yet since the event was still so far out 
and she has many, many things on her plate at any given time.

Jess' plan for this event is the same as all of the event she has 
attended on our behalf: to go around asking people to join the LP, which 
is a cause I assume we can all agree is a good one.

If someone has a concern like this in the future, I encourage them to 
call HQ or email me.

I've cced Jess here if anyone wants to email her with questions about 
this. Be advised that she is unable to post to the LNC forum but she can 
receive and respond to your emails at jess.mears at lp.org.

Jess is a true team player and any attempt to characterize her or her 
work otherwise would be very unfair and untrue.

Lauren

Lauren Daugherty
Head of Development
Libertarian National Committee

On 5/5/2018 9:23 AM, Justin O'Donnell via Lnc-business wrote:
>     All,
>     I've copied and pasted below, a request from one of my state chairs,
>     asking why the state party received no notice of an event being planned
>     in their state by national, and no invitation to help out or to
>     participate.
>     Do we not have such a policy to involve the state affiliates in our
>     outreach events?
>     Justin O'Donnell
>     LNC Region 8 Representative
>     Hi Justin,
>     I have a request for my LNC regional representative.
>     The other day, LPUS sent out a tweet about how they are planning to
>     attend PorcFest this
>     year: [1]https://twitter.com/LPNational/status/991687794702606336
>     Now as far as I know, there was no notification about this to the
>     leadership of the state party prior to the announcement. It's possible
>     something got lost because of the transition of leadership, or
>     something was sent a long time ago, but as far as I know, no
>     notification was sent from LPUS to LPNH regarding their plans at
>     PorcFest.
>     I'm trying to remember whether or not Rachel mentioned anything to me a
>     while ago - it's possible but I don't remember such a notification.
>     Regardless of whether or not that happened, I don't think it's a lot to
>     ask that the state party leadership receive notice from LPUS when they
>     are planning to attend a notable event in our state. Coordination
>     between the national and the state party is a useful thing, especially
>     so that efforts are not duplicated and we can make the most of our
>     outreach efforts.
>     Can you please investigate as to whether or not any notice was sent
>     out, and if not, why it was not. I'd also like to know if there is any
>     policy that exists that requires LPUS to inform the state party of
>     notable events taking place. It's not unreasonable to expect that state
>     parties will participate in fairs and festivals, and if the LPUS is
>     also planning to participate in one it should absolutely be talking to
>     the state party so that both can make the most of the effort.
>     It makes us look like amateurs when we're caught off guard not knowing
>     that something like this will be happening. Please investigate; thank
>     you for your help.
>     - Chip Spangler
>     Chair, Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
>
> References
>
>     1. https://twitter.com/LPNational/status/991687794702606336