Kole Stepping Down As Chair
Monday, January 24, 2011
The time has come for me to step down as County Chair. Family, work, and continued education concerns make it so.
I take stock in the gains that our organization has made in the past two years:
- Libertarian candidates for offices in our county were on the ballot again in 2010 for the first time since 2006.
- Our base more than doubled! I have previously crunched the numbers via this link.
- We have a full roster of officers in the organization.
- Our monthly Meet-Ups are well attended.
It is crucially important that somebody steps up to replace me as Chair. In the seven years I have been involved with the Libertarian Party here in Hamilton County, our organization has been characterized by members who will vote for our candidates, attend our events, financially support the organization, but shy away from being involved in leadership, and for the actions that are the reason for this organization to exist: running for office, and campaigning door-to-door.
We have very capable people in our membership. Libertarians are almost universally self-sufficient and achievers. Please consider bringing your talent to the Libertarian Party of Hamilton County, as a leader and/or as a candidate.
We have a clear momentum we can build upon! People are talking about libertarian policy and philosophy like never before. Hamilton County voters are at last beginning to shift from the old parties towards us. It would be a tremendous shame if the chapter were to fold for lack of participation at the leadership level.
At minimum, the Chair spends about 5 hours/week. This is what is needed to recruit candidates; answer questions from media and the public; watch issues affecting us here. Ambitious Chairs of course spend more time than that.
So, we will host a County Convention for the purpose of electing a new County Chair. Here are the details:
When: Thursday, January 27, 2011; 7-8pm
Where: Claude & Annie’s, 9251 E. 141st St, Fishers IN 46038
Who Can Vote: Those with current membership in either the national or Indiana Libertarian Party. Membership can be made current at the meeting prior to votes taking place.I'll look forward to seeing you at Claude & Annie's on Thursday!
Sincerely Yours-
-Mike Kole
Chair, Libertarian Party of Hamilton County
Labels: County Chair, County Convention, Hamilton County Libertarian Party, Mike Kole
posted by Mike Kole @ 3:08 PM,
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County Convention Results
Friday, April 16, 2010
Our annual County Convention was held yesterday, and I can report with pride that it was the best attended Convention in the affiliate's history! Mark Rutherford gave an inspiring speech about the state of the national party and his candidacy for LNC Vice Chair, and we were honored to have State Chair Sam Goldstein and Executive Director Chris Spangle in attendance.
Important business was conducted. Notably, three candidates for office won nomination:
Lars Noldan, Fall Creek Township Trustee
Mike Kole, Hamilton County Council, District 2 (Fishers)
Joe Tucker, Hamilton County Council, District 3 (Noblesville)
I am excited to be on the November ballot with Lars and Joe! We will represent the party well, and give Hamilton County voters the opportunity to vote for limited government and personal responsibility this Fall!
Note: While the Convention is concluded, the County Chair can fill vacancies until the end of June. That will be a top priority. So, if you would like to run for office, it's not too late. Contact me (mikekole @ comcast . net) to get the process rolling. Getting candidates for office in the Carmel & Westfield areas is important.
In other business, I am proud to report that Hamilton County will send a full delegation to the Libertarian Party of Indiana's State Convention, April 23-25. The elected Delegates are:
Laura Rutherford
John Rutherford
Rob Place
Mike Kole
Alternates: Pamela Noldan, Lars Noldan
If other Hamilton County Libertarians wish to plan to attend the State Convention, and wish to be Delegates in unfilled delegations, please contact Chris Spangle (
cspangle @ lpin . org) ASAP, and register at www.lpin.org.
The last news item is another exciting one that points to the organization's growth. Two new executives were elected to leadership positions in the county Party:
Tim Gilliam, Vice Chair
Pamela Noldan, Secretary
Along with Treasurer Rob Place, I am looking forward to working together as a team to advance the cause of Liberty in Hamilton County. With these great people, we're going to move forward in great strides!
Labels: County Convention, Fall Creek Township, General Election 2010, Hamilton County Council, State Convention
posted by Mike Kole @ 10:30 AM,
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Last Chance For Convention Discounts
Monday, March 29, 2010
This is convention season for the Libertarian Party at all levels- locally, state, and national. The latter two charge fees to attendees, but offer early bird discounts.
Libertarian Party of Indiana - Register before April 1 for $20 off. Follow this link.
Libertarian Party, national - Register before April 1 for discounts. Follow this link. There are also hotel stay discounts on that page.
But the Hamilton County Convention of the Libertarian Party is the first one to happen. Be sure to attend!
When: Thursday, April 15
Where: Claude & Annie's, SR 37 & E.141st in Fishers
Times: Dinner at 6pm, Business Meeting at 7:30pm
Speaker: Mark Rutherford, ex-State Chair, candidate for national Vice Chair
Cost: Dinner as ordered from the menu; Business Meeting is free
RSVP to mikekole (a) comcast . net is greatly appreciated, especially for dinner head count.
Labels: County Convention, Hamilton County Libertarian Party, Libertarian National Committee, Libertarian Party of Indiana, National Convention, State Convention
posted by Mike Kole @ 7:45 PM,
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County Convention Announced
Sunday, March 14, 2010
It is time for our annual convention of the Libertarian Party of Hamilton County!
We will take care of a great deal of important organizational business at this convention, including:
- Nomination of local candidates
- Adoption of a platform for the 2010 election season
- Nomination of officers, in the positions of Vice Chair and Secretary
- Nomination of delegates to the State & National conventions of the Libertarian Party
- Mark Rutherford, ex-State Chair of the LPIN, is a candidate for Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee. He will speak during dinner about all things related to the LNC, and about his candidacy
- All filed candidates for legislative, statewide, or federal offices are invited to speak during the business meeting. There will be opportunities for Q&A from our members.
When: Thursday, April 15
Time: Dinner at 6pm, Business Meeting at 7:30pm
Where: Claude & Annie's, SW corner of SR 37 & E. 141st, Fishers
RSVPs to Mike Kole are greatly appreciated, so we can have a head count for the restaurant. Email mikekole (at) comcast.net, or call 317 - 709- 3874.
If you wish to be a delegate to any of the other conventions, it is important that you be present in order to secure nomination. We will fill our delegate allocations for both the state and national conventions. Don't be left behind!
Labels: Claude and Annie's, County Convention, Hamilton County Libertarian Party, Libertarian National Committee, Mark Rutherford
posted by Mike Kole @ 1:42 PM,
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Hamilton County Convention Approaching
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Mark your calendar and plan to attend the annual Libertarian Party of Hamilton County convention!
When: Thursday, April 15, 2010
Where: Claude & Annie’s, southwest corner of SR37 & E. 141st St, Fishers
Time: Dinner at 6:00pm, Meeting at 7:30pm
RSVP to Chair Mike Kole is greatly appreciated, for dinner head count.
It's the dreaded tax day. We just might have something to talk about over dinner.
Libertarians do not select candidates in taxpayer funded Primary Elections. Rather, we host a convention for member delegates to vote in, at our own cost. This saves the taxpayers the cost of this private function- something the other two parties should take note of.
Importantly, we will come out of the convention having adopted our platform for the 2010 election season. Our platform will feature planks that address the most pressing issues of the day, and our solutions for them.
Other business includes the nomination of delegates to the State and National Conventions.
There is no cost to attend the business meeting. For dinner, each person will order from the Claude & Annie's menu.
RSVP to Mike Kole by email (mikekole at comcast.net) or at 317-709-3874
Labels: Claude and Annie's, County Convention, Hamilton County Libertarian Party
posted by Mike Kole @ 10:19 PM,
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Libertarian Party Of Hamilton County 2007 Convention
Friday, April 20, 2007
Saturday May 12, 2007 from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM at the Delaware Township Government Center, 9090 E. 131st Street in Fishers, Indiana.
If you are interested in a more fiscally sound, socially tolerant local government then please take the time to join us for our annual County Convention.
We will be nominating candidates for local races, including city and town council seats for Carmel, Noblesville, Fishers, Westfield, Arcadia, Atlanta, Cicero and Sheridan.
We will also be selecting officers for the LPHC, these include County Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer at this convention. Now is your chance to step up and take part in the important process of moving liberty forward.
For more information or to inquire about a nomination, please contact County Chairman Rob Place at 317-776-1042 or email him at rob@robertplace.com.
We look forward to seeing our fellow Hamilton County Libertarians at the Convention.
Labels: County Convention
posted by Michael Jarrell @ 11:53 AM,
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