<div dir="ltr">LNC Members,<div><br></div><div>Jennifer Werther would like to be considered for the vacant At-Large position. She put together a package that details her involvement with the LP, as well as her commitment to our principles and goals. Please review the attached information from Jennifer. </div><div><br></div><div>She will be in attendance on Sunday, and would happily address the group, with the body's indulgence.</div><div><br></div><div>Whitney Bilyeu</div><div>Region 7 Representative</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Jennifer Werther</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jennifer.werther@gmail.com">jennifer.werther@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 7:36 PM<br>Subject: JENNIFER "HAP" WERTHER, LNC AT-LARGE CANDIDATE<br>To: "<a href="mailto:whitney.bilyeu@lp.org">whitney.bilyeu@lp.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:whitney.bilyeu@lp.org">whitney.bilyeu@lp.org</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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<h2 style="Margin-top:0;Margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#44a8c7;font-size:17px;line-height:26px;text-align:center" lang="x-size-20">SINCE CONVENTION</h2><p style="Margin-top:16px;Margin-bottom:0">I'm usually short and succinct in communications, but I want you to have the most information in deciding between candidates for this position. If you have read my information already on Facebook, you can just read this part that is new:</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">I loved the Libertarian convention. I was a California Delegate, as my Louisiana parish voted for Howard Kearney as Delegate and me as Alternate with the state convention voting to go with the parishes' votes. I called around and California accepted. I met a lot of new friends and allies. Everyone did a great job coordinating and running the
convention.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">I am back working diligently in Louisiana for liberty. I've been busy. I'm sure I'll leave something out.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">As State Director, I have spent a lot of time working with many new state and parish volunteers for the Gary Johnson campaign. Most have not been active in the Libertarian Party, so there are at least 75 new Libertarian volunteers and many of them are getting leadership experience as Parish Coordinators. I created handouts, distributed, and walked in the New Orleans Pride Parade; bought and delivered swag to two other parishes for 4th of July events; held our first fundraiser; and implemented other coordination applications like Slack, Volunteer Spot, and Campaign Monitor.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">I facilitated social engineering and encryption
training to 40 Jr High and HS students at a local Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) camp.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">In my parish, I am coordinating a stand-down event for non-aggression with Louisiana For Our America and the Judicial Reform Louisiana Coalition.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">For an event directed by Sarah Stewart to get C Michael Pickens' leadership training to Louisiana, I'm working with the venue planning. I'm assisting Sarah Stewart also in the Libertarian Party of Louisiana (LPL) Elections Committee to support our candidates.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">For the LPL Media Committee, I drafted a national convention media release.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">I was working on a campaign, and Daniel Behrman was doing an awesome job on a website with Vote Different, but I
withdrew in support of another, Howard Kearney for US House Congressional District 1, who has not run for office before.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">I was also able to attend the Vans Warped Tour, for its first time in 15 years to appear in New Orleans (checking if anyone is reading), and may be able to help the LP of Colorado table at Riot Fest.</p><h2 style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#44a8c7;font-size:17px;line-height:26px;text-align:center">Why LNC At-Large Member Candidate?</h2><p style="Margin-top:16px;Margin-bottom:0">"I saw the emails and Facebook postings and am still interested in the At-large position. I cannot take Marc's place of course, and have no rap skills. It is sad to come into a position because of that. I have the time and means to represent our Libertarians nationwide and at
times worldwide, and it would be a great pleasure and privilege to do so. It is not taken lightly. Vote Jennifer "Hap" Werther for LNC At-large Member! Principled. "For the NAP, vote for Hap!" I definitely stand for non-aggression, natural rights, and fiscal responsibility.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">I'd like the LNC vote for LNC At-large Member. I'd like to be involved in the LNC to assist in the growth and organization of the party. I bring leadership, management, training, mentoring, membership, election, state SCC, and parish (county) EC experience to the table.<br>
For At-large Member, I am able to travel for meetings & can assist in:<br>
- Expanding technology by assisting in application development and social media efforts.<br>
- Growing the party and keeping members by empowering and encouraging participation, not running them off with negative actions and communications.<br>
- Spearheading, encouraging, and highlighting libertarian entrepreneurial efforts in an Entrepreneur Technology Venture Mentor program with volunteers and angels.<br>
- Spearheading communications with newly registering high schoolers. (Louisiana residents for instance can now register when getting their drivers permit.)<br>
- Only joining one subcommittee at a time to encourage others to be involved in national.<br>
- Encourage broadcasting across the LP the need for volunteers when subcommittee positions are open.<br>
- Encourage return of state chair meetings with LNC via skype, conference calls, or voluntary travel.<br>
- Encourage reduced spending and budget efficiency, including looking at LP Expo and LSLA lessons learned.<br>
- Assist in a subcommittee as needed.<br>
- Build on the many great actions already taken by the LNC.<br>
"I have no aspirations of political power or corruption as narcissists may. I've lived through a lifetime already of a successful career, adventure, with near-death experience, and am happy to volunteer for liberty."</p><h2 style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#44a8c7;font-size:17px;line-height:26px;text-align:center" lang="x-size-20">Background Information </h2><p style="Margin-top:16px;Margin-bottom:0;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;text-align:left" lang="x-size-14">Jennifer "Hap" Werther <br>
" - Born in New Orleans and raised in Metairie and Lacombe, Louisiana.<br>
- Graduated from Slidell High School and at 17yo enlisted in the Naval Reserves as a Cryptologic Technician (Communications) and went to college for 1 1/2 years until going active duty Navy.<br>
- Continued a successful 23-year career with highest advancement to Chief. Navy Chiefs are a special group that leads, manages, and uses their worldwide network in coordination and cooperation.<br>
- Served through the Cold War, Gulf War, and Global War on Terror and is well decorated for achievements and operations.<br>
- Served for freedom only to come home and find our freedom, liberty, and rights being systematically taken away.<br>
- Hap also hates that "this country used 9/11 fearmongering to turn the U.S. into a warring, droning, and spying united police state of tyranny, and we have been in wars for almost 15 years straight now".</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;text-align:left" lang="x-size-14">Jennifer Werther is a Retired Navy Chief and currently a Software Development Adjunct Instructor at ITT Technical Institute. As an Adjunct, she submitted her first academic article on mass incarceration to the UNO Tocqueville Project.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;text-align:left" lang="x-size-14">Outside of her many libertarian volunteer activities, Hap is a computer geek, music lover, old punk, entrepreneur technology venture mentor, adventurer, hiker, camper, swimmer,
reader, and zazen practitioner."</p><h2 style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#44a8c7;font-size:17px;line-height:26px;text-align:center">Libertarian Actions</h2><p style="Margin-top:16px;Margin-bottom:0">"Jennifer Werther just ran for Sheriff of St Tammany Parish 2016 in one of the parishes with the highest incarceration rates in the country, promoting peace officers, not a police state. She got 3% of the voters with 1948 votes, had much media and debate access, and had the first Parish-wide/District run for a Libertarian in Louisiana and first Libertarian on the ballot in St Tammany. She quoted, "the election reached more people than any tabling at events that I organized for 3 years. We need to encourage and support more elections".</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">Hap is currently a
Libertarian Party of Louisiana (LPL) Elections Committee Member, LPL Media Committee Member, St Tammany PEC At-large Member, and active in several libertarian movement organizations such as State Director, Louisiana For Our America; Founder and State Coordinator, Judicial Reform Louisiana Coalition; Cofounder and Treasurer, National Organization of Libertarian Women; and Member, Outright Libertarians and Outright Louisiana. She is Cofounder of Liberty Month, presenting 30 days of different liberty issues, online advocacy, and events.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">She was the Libertarian Party of Louisiana Secretary and organized numerous activities as St Tammany Parish Executive Committee (PEC) Membership Coordinator from 2013-2016, seeing the Libertarian registration nearly double in the state and did double in the parish.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">Hap considers herself part of Rothbard's radical caucus, as well as the sex caucus, and encourages the youth caucus. She is active in supporting libertarian movement college programs such as hosting out of state students for the Students For Liberty Regional Conference, supported Loyola College Libertarians and UNO Tocqueville Project, and was a member of Young Americans for Liberty at Tulane. She also goes to conferences for IT, entrepreneurship, and libertarianism like New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, Collision Conference, and Mises Circles.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0">Jennifer Werther was a local door-to-door, sign-waving, and social media advocate for Gary Johnson's 2012 campaign, who also got 10 friends and family members from outside of the Libertarian Party to vote for him."</p><h2 style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#44a8c7;font-size:17px;line-height:26px;text-align:center">In Closing</h2><p style="Margin-top:16px;Margin-bottom:0">I thank you for consideration and look forward to assisting in the growth and organization of the Libertarian Party.</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:center" lang="x-size-16">Jennifer "Hap" Werther,</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:0;text-align:center">Libertarian Candidate For LNC At-Large Member</p><p style="Margin-top:20px;Margin-bottom:20px;text-align:center">For the NAP, vote for HAP!</p>
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