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Libertarian Republican

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Template:Short description Template:Libertarianism US In American politics, a Libertarian Republican is a politician or Republican Party member who has advocated libertarian policies while typically voting for and being involved with the Republican Party.

Beliefs and sizeEdit

Template:See also The Republican Party has historically been divided into factions. In 2012, the libertarian branch of the party was described as smaller than other branches, including Tea Party voters (the "populist, Pro-limited government Tea Party wing" of the party), pragmatic "Main Street" Republicans, and evangelical Christian conservatives.<ref name="NYTAnalysis">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to a 2012 New York Times analysis, libertarian Republicans have a variety of motivating issues. On economic and domestic policy, they favor deregulation and tax cuts, repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and protecting gun rights.<ref name="NYTAnalysis"/> On social issues, they favor privacy and oppose the USA Patriot Act and oppose the War on Drugs.<ref name="NYTAnalysis"/> On foreign and defense policy, libertarian Republicans are non-interventionists.<ref name="NYTAnalysis"/> Some libertarians favor abortion rights, while other libertarian Republicans oppose abortion.<ref name="NYTAnalysis"/> Two-thirds of libertarian Republicans are males.<ref name="NYTAnalysis"/>

In a 2014 Pew Research Center survey on political typology and polarization, 12% of Republicans described themselves as libertarian.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In a 2023 New York Times poll of the Republican coalition, 14% of Republicans were considered Libertarian conservatives. As of August 2023, 38% support providing additional support to Ukraine, 34% support cutting corporate taxes over raising tariffs, 19% consider themselves very conservative, 45% believe abortion should be mostly or always legal, 51% are against comprehensive immigration reform, 73% say they favor the "protection of individual freedom over traditional values", and 13% want a candidate who would "fight corporations that promote woke left ideology." In the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, 43% would vote for Donald Trump and 12% would vote for Ron DeSantis.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

OrganizationsEdit

The Republican Liberty Caucus, which describes itself as "the oldest continuously operating organization in the Liberty Republican movement with state charters nationwide," was founded in 1991.<ref name="RLCHistory">[]https://rlc.org/history-of-the-rlc/]</ref> In the 1990s the group's chairs included Chuck Muth, Roger MacBride, and Congressman Ron Paul; in the 2000s, the group's chairs included Dave Nalle.<ref name="RLCHistory"/> The group's statement of principles affirms "the principle that individual rights and liberties are unlimited" and calls for free trade; the "privatization of all government assets"; the abolition of many federal agencies; the repeal of most current federal taxes in favor of a single flat income tax or national sales tax; and the phase-out of "compulsory government retirement, disability, and health programs."<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The House Liberty Caucus is a congressional caucus formed by Libertarian Representative Justin Amash of Michigan, at the time a Republican. In 2014, the group "consisted of about 30 libertarian-inclined Republicans (and occasional Democratic visitors like Jared Polis)."<ref name="Drape">Robert Drape, Has the 'Libertarian Moment' Finally Arrived?, New York Times Magazine (August 7, 2016).</ref> In February 2019, Politico reported that the House Liberty Caucus had eight members.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The list of congressional member organizations (CMOs) for the 118th Congress indicates that Warren Davidson is the leader of the Congressional Liberty Caucus.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Public figuresEdit

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Thomas Massie
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Ron Paul
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Rand Paul
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Mike Lee
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William Weld

Cabinet-level officialsEdit

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RepresentativesEdit

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  • Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina - Described to have a "fusion" of Libertarian views<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Former representativesEdit

  • Former Representative Justin Amash of Michigan – Chairman of the Liberty Caucus; left Republican Party in 2019 to become an Independent. In 2020, he switched to the Libertarian Party and thus became the first Libertarian member to hold a seat in Congress.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Former Representative Ted Yoho of Florida<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Former Representative Bob Barr of Georgia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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SenatorsEdit

Former senatorsEdit

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State governorsEdit

Former governorsEdit

  • Chris Sununu, 82nd Governor of New Hampshire (2017–2025) – As a Republican governor of New Hampshire, Sununu has been described as a "moderate-libertarian".<ref name=Snopes>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gary Johnson, 29th Governor of New Mexico (1995–2003) – served two terms as governor as a Republican and ran for President as a Republican in 2011,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> but switched from the Republican Party to the Libertarian Party later that year,<ref>Kelly David Burke, Gary Johnson Switches to Libertarian Party, Fox News (December 28, 2011).</ref> serving as the Libertarian nominee for president in 2012 and 2016 and running for the U.S. Senate as a Libertarian in 2018.

|CitationClass=web }} </ref> Later, he drifted toward the Libertarian Party and in 2006, unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for New York governor; he gained the Libertarian Party endorsement that year before dropping out of the race.<ref>Bill Weld Drops out of New York Gubernatorial Race, Associated Press (June 6, 2006).</ref> In 2016, Weld joined the Libertarian Party to run for vice president as the running mate of Gary Johnson.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2019, he rejoined the Republican Party to launch a primary challenge to President Donald Trump.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

State legislatorsEdit

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FormerEdit

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Authors and scholarsEdit

OthersEdit

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Jonathan Chait, Should Liberals Be More Grateful to Grover Norquist?, New Republic (February 28, 2011): "[L]ibertarianism has many variations. Grover Norquist is a libertarian, and he has also decided to work entirely through the Republican Party and the conservative movement...The Kochs, like Norquist, define libertarianism primarily in economic terms. And they define economic libertarianism as support for supply-side economics and skepticism about climate science."</ref>

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See alsoEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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