Ken Moellman (acting) Whitney Bilyeu The 2021 Libertarian National Committee chair special election was held on July 11, 2021, by the Libertarian National Committee (LNC), the governing body of the United States Libertarian Party, to elect their next chairperson, after their previous chair, Joe Bishop-Henchman, resigned due to an internal party controversy.
After five rounds of rank-choice (instant-runoff) voting by the committee, Whitney Bilyeu was elected to serve the rest of Bishop-Henchman's term, defeating 5 other candidates.
In June 2021, the Libertarian Party's New Hampshire affiliate wrote Tweets calling for "legalizing child labor", repealing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and reopening Gitmo "so that Anthony Fauci and every governor that locked their state down can be sent there".
[3] The move was widely condemned by the party, including former US congressman Justin Amash and the party's 2020 VP nominee Spike Cohen, and Jarvis was expelled as Chair by the old affiliate[3] A letter surfaced allegedly from LNC chair Joe Bishop-Henchman, which recognized Jarvis's affiliate.
Bishop-Henchman however denied ever writing the letter or supporting Jarvis's actions.