Endorsed Candidates

The following independent candidates or candidates of other parties have been endorsed by the Boston Tea Party's national committee or a state affiliate committee:

Alaska
Fredrick "David" Haase for US Senate, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,111 votes 0.55%)

Arizona
Powell Gammill for US House 2nd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (8,506 votes 4.00%)
Nick Coons for US House 5th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (7,173 votes 4.60%)
Steve Stoltz for US House 8th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (9,524 votes 3.80%)
Barry Hess for Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010 (29,553 votes 2.20%)
Andrea Garcia for State Senate 18th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,956 votes 8.80%)
Bill Barker for State Representative 6th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (write-in vote total pending)

Connecticut
Joshua Katz for Comptroller, Libertarian Party, 2010 (10,312 votes 1.00%)

Delaware
Brent Wangen for US House, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,986 votes 0.70%)
Matt Flebbe for State Representative 6th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (97 votes 1.20%)
Scott Gesty for State House, 7th Disrict, Libertarian Party, 2010 (74 votes 0.80%)

Florida
John Wayne Smith for Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010 - Removed from ballot
Running with JJ McCurry for Lt. Governor

Hawai'i
Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan for US Senate, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,953 votes 0.80%)

Iowa
Gary Sicard for US House 2nd Disrict, Libertarian Party, 2010 (4,327 votes 1.91%)
Eric Cooper for Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010 (14,293 votes 1.28%)
Jake Porter for Secretary of State, Libertarian Party, 2010 (33,683 votes 3.13%)
Christopher Peters for State Senator 15th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (6,071 votes 25.22%)

Illinois
Doug Marks for US House 14th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (write-in vote total pending)
Steve Funk for US House 18th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (write-in vote total pending)
Lex Green for Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010 (34,293 votes 1.00%)
Ed Rutledge for Lt Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010
Joshua Hanson for Secretary of State, Libertarian Party, 2010 (114,065 votes 3.00%)
Bill Malan for Attorney General, Libertarian Party, 2010 (53,954 votes 1.00%)
Julie Fox for Comptroller, Libertarian Party, 2010 (119,863 votes 3.00%)

Kansas
Jasmin Talbert for US House 2nd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (6,669 votes 2.90%)
Robert Garrard for US House 3rd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (9,166 votes 4.50%)

Kentucky
Matthew Linker for State Representative 32nd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (492 votes 3.00%)
Tom Yoder for Jefferson County Constable, Libertarian Party, 2010 (3,022 votes 4.21%)

Louisiana
The Louisiana affiliate of the BTP has endorsed:
Randall Todd Hayes for US Senate, Libertarian, 2010 (13,952 votes 1.10%)
Arden Wells for US House 1st District, Independent, 2010 (4,576 votes 2.29%)

Massachusetts
Joe Kennedy for US Senate Independent, 2010 (Special Election January 19)
Johnathan Loya for State Representative Middlesex 8th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (4,807 votes 29.00%)

Maryland
Scott Spencer for US House 7th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (3,548 votes 1.87%)
Mark Grannis for US House 8th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,480 votes 1.31%)
Susan Gaztañaga for Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010 (13,368 votes 0.77%)
Doug McNeil for Lt. Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010
Arvin Vohra for House of Delegates 15th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,776 votes 1.71%)
Mike Calpino for Wicomico County Council, District 2, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,154 votes 30.47%)

Missouri
Cisse Spragins for US Senate Libertarian Party, 2010 (Primary August 3)
Rick Vandeven for US House 8th District, Missouri, Libertarian Party, 2010 (3,928 votes 2.00%)
Christopher W. Dwyer for US House 9th District, Missouri, Libertarian Party, 2010 (46,778 votes 22.30%)
Mark Jones for Greene County (MO) Commission, Libertarian Party, 2010 (3,440 votes 3.98%)

Montana
Mike Fellows for US House, Libertarian Party, 2010 (20,446 votes 5.72%)
Ron Vandevender for State Representative 84th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (720 votes 18.01%)
Tobias Z. Martin for MT State Representative 87th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (762 votes 17.39%)

North Dakota
Keith Hanson for US Senate, Libertarian Party, 2010 (3,880 votes 1.63%)

Nebraska
Michele Sallach-Grace for Auditor of Public Accounts, Libertarian Party, 2010 (84,874 votes 20.16%)

New Hampshire
Ken Blevens for US Senate Libertarian Party, 2010 (4,755 votes 1.00%)
John Babiarz for Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010 (10,089 votes 2.00%)
Steven N. Couture Jr for State Representative Belknap District 2, Libertarian Party, 2010 (114 votes 3.00%)

New Mexico
Adam Kokesh for US House of Representatives 3rd District, Republican Party, 2010 (Primary June 3)

New York
Liz Berney for US House 5th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (677 votes 0.70%)
Warren Redlich for Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010 (45,459 votes 1.10%)
Alex Powietrzynski for State Representative 28th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (6,481 votes 41.00%)
Anthony Librera for State Representative 60th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (179 votes 1.00%)
Dave Narby for State Representative 61st District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,360 votes 7.00%)
Danny Panzella for State Representative 63rd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,405 votes 8.00%)

Ohio
Marc Johnston for US House 2nd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (15,867 votes 6.83%)
Don Kissick for US House 4th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (7,499 votes 3.74%)
Jeffrey J. Blevins for US House 16th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (14,342 votes 6.63%)
Matthew Cantrell for State Treasurer, Libertarian Party, 2010 (179,495 votes 4.90%)
Bill Yarbrough for State Senate 3rd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (5,592 votes 4.10%)
Michael Johnston for State Representative 19th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,653 votes 4.98%)
Jesse Stoner for State Representative 36th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,200 votes 2.95%)
Bob Williams for State Representative 58th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,005 votes 5.54%)
Chad Ricketts for State Representative 91st District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (4,199 votes 9.93%)
John Farrier for Miami County Commissioner, Libertarian Party, 2010 (7,091 votes 21.10%)

Oklahoma
RJ Harris for US House of Representatives 4th District Republican Party, 2010 (Primary July 27)
Angelia O'Dell for US House 1st District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (45,646 votes 23.19%)

Pennsylvania
Douglas M. Jamison for US Senate, Libertarian Party, 2010 (write-in vote total pending)
Vernon Etzel for US House 5th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (5,654 votes 3.10%)
Vance Mays for State Representative 64th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,473 votes 15.80%)
Thomas Anderson for State Representative 109th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (899 votes 5.50%)
Brian Bergman for State Representative 119th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (739 votes 4.50%)
Tim Mullen for State Representative 120th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,858 votes 14.90%)
Mike Muhammad for State Representative 203rd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (336 votes 1.80%)

South Carolina
Keith Blandford for US House 1st District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,737 votes 1.18%)
Tim Moultrie for Superintendent of Education, Libertarian Party, 2010 (35,204 votes 2.66%)
Daniel Curry for State Representative 14th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (890 votes 11.07%)
Steven Edwards for State Representative 18th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,322 votes 12.50%)
Jason Macias for State Representative 20th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,270 votes 11.64%)
Laird Minor for State Representative 27th District, Libertarian Party, 2010?1,471 votes 12.69%?

Tennessee
Mo Kiah for US House 3rd District, Tennessee, Libertarian Party, 2010 (214 votes 0.13%)
James Gray for US House 4th District, Tennessee, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,716 votes 0.94%)
Daniel Lewis for State Representative 53rd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (418 votes 3.83%)
Heather Scott for State Representative 57th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,451 votes 8.93%)

Texas
John Jay Myers for US House 32nd District, Texas, Libertarian Party, 2010 (3,159 votes 2.49%)

Utah
Jake Shannon for US House 3rd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (2,662 votes 1.52%)
Andrew McCullough for Governor, Libertarian Party, 2010 (11,714 votes 1.97%)
Erin Partridge for State Representative 44th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (187 votes 2.38%)

Virginia
James Quigley for US House 3rd District, Libertarian, 2010 (2,377 votes 1.45%)

Vermont
Karen Kerin for Attorney General, Libertarian Party, 2010 (5,686 votes 2.80%)
Ben Mayer for State Representative Chittenden 3-3, Libertarian Party, 2010 (254 votes 7.00%)

Wisconsin
Daane Hoffman for State Assembly 64th District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (1,774 votes 16.00%)

Wyoming
Nicholas De Laat for State Representative 52nd District, Libertarian Party, 2010 (426 votes 14.44%)

You can view the 2008 voter guide here.