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On 4 February, the SFCLP hosted its first meeting at the LaFarge Hemp TV – Tuesdays at 7PM
Library (between St. Michaels and Siringo). The feature presentation myspace.com/nmhemptv
was a documentary concerning the legality of the current federal The One Party State – Wednesdays at 11PM
income tax. Contact Lance Klafeta [ lklafeta@yahoo.com ] for details
Reeferhead – Saturdays at 6PM
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FRIDAY, APRIL 11
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Registration / No-host cash bar, appetizers and short order from bar menu
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation – riograndefoundation.org
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration, County Conventions or Caucuses, as needed
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Bill Koehler, LPNM Press Secretary and Host, New Mexico's Consumer Advocate
Socialism is Perfect
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Candidates' and Activists' Panel
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM No-host Lunch and movie showing (V For Vendetta)
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM State of the Party Address and LPNM Annual Business Meeting – Jay Vandersloot, State Chair Presiding
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sala Chapman, New Mexicans for Ron Paul Organizer
National Health Care
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Charles McLaughlin, from the Irish Freedom Committee – irishfreedomcommittee.net
The US–UK Extradition Treaty
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM County Conventions or Caucuses, as needed
7:00 PM Banquet Program (see below), Key Note Address, Fundraiser Auction and Concert (?)
L. Neil Smith, libertarian science fiction writer and columnist – lneilsmith.org
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Die Hard Breakfast Program
Mike Blessing, LPNM Secretary, Bernalillo LP Chair and Host, The Weekly Sedition
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times (working title)
10:00 AM Convention ends, After-convention Central Committee meeting
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LPNM Central Committee County Contacts
Chair Bernalillo – libertarian-party-nm.org/bernalillo
Jay Vandersloot Mike Blessing – 505-918-6567 / lpbcnm@gmail.com
505-362-1733 / yprocrastinate-emailme@yahoo.com
Colfax
Vice Chair Richard Moore – 505-377-6849 / myliberty@mail.com
Ron Bjornstad – 505-891-4541 / rbjornstad@earthlink.net
Dona Ana – libertarian-party-nm.org/dona-ana
Secretary Siebert Ickler – 505-541-9079 / lpdacnm@peoplepc.com
Mike Blessing – 505-918-6567 / kcufmedia@gmail.com
Lea
Treasurer Christina Groth – 505-397-9366
Richard Obergfell – 505-378-8025 / lplcnm@valornet.com
Lincoln
At-Large Representative, Seat A Richard Obergfell – 505-378-8025 / lplcnm@valornet.com
Joseph Knight – 505-330-7713 / nm_libertarian@yahoo.com
Los Alamos
At-Large Representative, Seat B Allen Cogbill – 505-662-7833 / acogbill@geopotential.com
Allen Cogbill – 505-662-7833 / acogbill@geopotential.com
Luna
District 1 Representative, Seat A Marilyn Steffen – 505-531-2556 / b_lamont5@hotmail.com
John Pfersich – 505-301-2601 / neoconssuck@att.net
Otero
District 1 Representative, Seat B Gilberto Heredia – 575-439-8234 / thrill@zianet.com
Mark Curtis – 505-256-1993 / macurtis@webtv.net
Roosevelt
District 2 Representative, Seat A Ken Sanders – 505-749-2085
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Bob Ziesmer – 505-327-6681 / nm_bob@hotmail.com
Santa Fe
District 3 Representative, Seat B Susan Ruch – 505-466-4706 / suelib1@hotmail.com
Mike Moss – 505-564-4905 / mmoss@plumbersoft.com
Valencia
Press Secretary Abran Gabaldon – 505-864-6870 / abran_d@yahoo.com
Bill Koehler – 505-264-0835 / bkoehler8@comcast.net
Campus Contacts
University of New Mexico
John Pfersich (Acting) – 505-301-2601 / neoconssuck@att.net
LPNM Vacancies
Central Committee (2)
District 2 Representative, Seat A
District 2 Representative, Seat B
County Contacts (20)
Catron / Chaves / Cibola / Curry / De Baca / Eddy / Grant
Guadalupe / Harding / Hidalgo / McKinley / Mora / Quay
Rio Arriba / San Miguel / Sierra / Socorro / Taos / Torrance / Union
College Contacts (3)
Eastern New Mexico University (Portales)
New Mexico State University (Las Cruces)
New Mexico Tech (Socorro)
Western New Mexico University (Silver City)
Contact the state chair if you're interested in filling a slot.
If you don't, who will?
Internet Resources
Official Website – libertarian-party-nm.org Obama the Bridge-Builder?
[ Short URLs – lp-nm.org and nmlp.org ] by John Trever of the Albuquerque Journal
21 March 2008
LPNM Discussion – groups.yahoo.com/lpnm-discuss
[ cagle.com/politicalcartoons/PCcartoons/trever.asp ]
LPNM Activists – tinyurl.com/z7ug5
Myspace.com – groups.myspace.com/lpnm
The SW Region LNC list – tinyurl.com/e8khh
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