2008
Missouri LP
Candidates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Missouri Libertarian Party Elects New Officers At May 5th State Convention

St Louis, MO -- May 14, 2007 -- The Missouri Libertarian party
elected new officers at the state committee meeting held May 5th
during the state convention.

Glenn Nielsen of Columbia was elected Chair. Mr. Nielsen has been
active in the party for seven years, has served as webmaster for
five years and has been very active working on local issues in
Boone County Missouri.

"I would like to thank party members for the confidence they have
shown in my abilities to lead the party over the next two years.",
said Missouri LP Chair Glenn Nielsen.

Darla Maloney of St. Charles was elected Vice Chair. Ms. Maloney
is the outgoing Chair of the Missouri Libertarian Party and will
continue the great work she has done with local grass roots politics
in the St. Louis area.

Praising Maloney's work with activist groups on efforts such as
fighting the abuse of eminent domain and pushing back against smoking
bans, Nielsen stated "Darla has been among the most effective Chairs
in our party's history when it comes to reaching out to local
organizations that share our belief in limiting the intrusion of
government. I am thrilled that she has agreed to stay in our party's
leadership."

John Schultz of Columbia was elected Secretary. Mr. Schultz is Chair
of the Boone County Libertarian Party and has been very active in
local Boone County issues the last several years.

Randy Langkraehr of Warrensburg was elected Treasurer. Mr. Langkraehr
has been active in the Party for many years and is an accountant with
twenty three years experience.

Michael Peters of St. Louis has been appointed as Campus Coordinator.
Mr. Peters is a recent graduate of the State University of New York,
New Paltz, where he was active in college political organizations.

In other business, the state committee passed a resolution authorizing
the formation of a strategic planning committee. This special
committee will develop a detailed plan to improve communications,
improve business operations and plan activities to help grow the Party.

Libertarians have become more active in local and statewide issues
over the last two years. Libertarians have been organizing opposition
to smoking bans and forced an audit of city finances in Springfield.
We have been building relationships with single issue organizations
fighting eminent domain, trying to stop the national animal
identification system (NAIS) and protecting Second Amendment rights
in Missouri.

All of this hard work is starting to pay off at the ballot box.
Missouri Libertarians won three of five local elections in April.
Doug Burlison was elected to the Springfield City Council. Mike
Ferguson was elected to the Jackson County Public Water Supply
District #1, Sub-district 2 and Joel Stoner was elected as an
Alderman in Macks Creek. They join Mike Bozarth who was elected
to the St. Joseph City Council in 2006.

"I am excited by the opportunities Libertarians in Missouri have
over the next few years to work towards more personal liberty,
economic freedom and property rights.", said Missouri LP Chair
Glenn Nielsen.

The Missouri Libertarian Party is one of three established
political parties in the State of Missouri and is affiliated with
The Libertarian Party.