2008 Campaign & Elections Scholarship Recipients

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1. Whitney Allen, Plainfield, Indiana. Senior business major at IUPUI. Hired by MTV as part of a special program the network is launching to cover politics through the 2008 presidential elections. Created web site for Libertarian Timothy Maguire for Indianapolis City-County Council At-Large in 2007.

2. Jaenelle Antas, Rochester, Minnesota, part-time employee with Libertarian Party of Indiana. Full-time student in political science at IUPUI in Indianapolis. Volunteer co-coordinator Tim Maguire for Indianapolis City-County Council At-Large in 2007.

3. Jeremiah Arn, Columbus, Ohio, has served as central region chair for the Ohio LP and now serves as state communication director and acting secretary. He is also precinct leader for the Ron Paul campaign and planning a run for General Assembly from Ohio's 21st district. Jeremiah is VP Business Development, First Ohio Home Finance, and has a background in marketing, managing budgets and overseeing customer experience projects.

4. Emily Cowan, Austin, Texas. Former Cato intern and then Director of Intern Program. Campaign Staffer for Michael Badnarik in 2006 Congressional run. Founder and leader of the Libertarian Longhorns at the University of Texas.

5. Marc Goddard, Denver, Colorado, relocated to Colorado from Washington, D.C. two years ago. Managed Libertarian gubernatorial campaign of Dawn Winkler. Currently fund raising director of Colorado LP, working on several fund raising events and is the volunteer coordinator for a City Council election for the town of Golden.

6. Allison Maguire, Indianapolis, Indiana, administrative assistant, candidate for Libertarian office, Indianapolis City Council At-Large, in 2007. Key volunteer for Tim Maguire for Indianapolis City Council At-Large campaign in 2007. Volunteer for Sean Shepard for Congress special election in 2008.

7. Tim Maguire, Indianapolis, Indiana, financial planner and small business owner, candidate for Libertarian office, including At-Large City Council in 2007. Recently appointed by the Indianapolis City-County Council to the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, Division I. Currently a volunteer for the Sean Shepard for Congress (L) campaign in Indiana's March special election for the 7th Congressional District seat.
8. Michael C. Munger, Durham, North Carolina, Chairman of the Department of Political Science at Duke University. For the last several years he has published four essays per year on libertarian economic principles at the Liberty Fund web site. He has been active in the Libertarian Party of North Carolina since 2004, working on obtaining signatures and fundraising on ballot access. He is seeking the Libertarian nomination for Governor of North Carolina in 2008.
9. Jessica Mears, Lima, Ohio, student at University of Cincinnati majoring in communications. Currently working to organize a University of Cincinnati Campus Libertarians. Actively supporting a Libertarian presidential candidate at UC.
10. Matthew Robinson, Springfield, MA, Vice-President of the Ohio State Libertarian Studies Organization before graduating with Master's in Physics in 12/06. Worked on 2006 campaign of the Libertarian Candidate for Governor of Ohio. Moved to New Hampshire with the Free State Project and started getting involved politically by attending city council and state legislature meetings. Changed jobs and moved to Massachusetts in 7/07. Organizer for the Springfield, MA Ron Paul Meetup. He’s looking to move back to New Hampshire and hopes to run for political office in next few years, starting at the local level.
11. Richard Shepard, Tacoma, Washington, attorney Shepard Law Office, P.L.L.C. Member of the Libertarian Party since 1980. In 1986 helped organize the LP national convention in Seattle. In late 1980's ran for the state legislature 3 times as an (L). In the early 1990's served as State Chair for the LP of Washington State (LPWA). In 1996 and in 2000 ran for State Attorney General as a Libertarian. Has representing the LPWA for seven years in a continuing battle over Washington's primary election system. He has been fully involved in all phases of the case, including most strategy sessions with the D & R attorneys, and attending US Supreme Court arguments on 10/1/07. For the 2006 election cycle he advised the Washington candidate for US Senate regarding FEC requirements.
12. Mike Smitley, Van Wert, Ohio, has served the Libertarian Party of Ohio as NW Region Chair, Van Wert County Development Coordinator and as Treasurer. Ran as a libertarian Republican for Congress in a special election in 2007. Attended two Leadership Institute seminars in 2007. Wants to focus Libertarian efforts on local development and creating new county parties with the means and training necessary to elect Libertarians.