Libertarian Party of Connecticut

The party leadership declined to endorse celebrity author Ann Coulter in a run for Congress in 2000, in a bid against Chris Shays for the 4th district.

[32] The following candidates were on the ballot:[33] US Senate: Richard Lion US House 2: Daniel Reale Governor: Rod Hanscomb Lieutenant Governor: Jeffrey Thibeault Comptroller: Paul Passarelli Secretary of State: Heather Gwynn Treasurer: Jesse Brohinsky General Assembly 9: Anthony Armetta General Assembly 65: Kent Johnson General Assembly 83: Roger Misbach General Assembly 91: Gary Walsh An asterisk in the percentage column indicates a multi-winner district, rather than a single winner district.

Aaron Lewis was on the ballot as a petitioning candidate, but changed his voter registration from Democrat to Libertarian shortly before the election.

)[34] After receiving the largest vote total in Connecticut Libertarian Party history, Paul Passarelli became the party's first US Senate candidate to retain ballot access for that office despite the towns of Middlefield and Washington failing to report any votes for his candidacy to the Secretary of the State.

The towns of East Windsor and Preston also inadvertently failed to report any votes for a combined 14 Working Families and Independent Party candidates.

His 40.2% of the vote in the North Stonington portion of the two town district bested both his Republican and Democratic opponents.

Speakers at past conventions include consumer privacy advocate Katherine Albrecht, taxpayer advocate Carla Howell, former Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Michael Badnarik, investment broker Peter Schiff, and Scott Wilson, President of the gun rights advocacy group Connecticut Citizens Defense League.

The Connecticut Libertarian Party State Central Committee issues the Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award at its annual convention to a person who has exhibited a "sustained and selfless effort to support the cause of liberty" at "extreme sacrifice to him or herself.

Secretary of the State's office acknowledging 2012 incorrect vote totals