Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ed Coleman recently sat down with Reason.TV:
Reason.TV: Libertarian To Be Elected? An Interview with Libertarian City Councilman Ed Coleman
Published: November 7, 2011
Marion County Archive
2011 Libertarian Party of Marion County Convention
Published: March 30, 2011
The Libertarian Party of Marion County is pleased to announce plans for the 2011 annual convention. The convention will be held on Saturday, May 14th at 1pm in the Wilke room of the Indianapolis Athenaeum, located at 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis.
Nominations will be accepted for the 2011 election which includes mayoral and city council candidates.
The Marion County Libertarian Party is happy to report that our candidate selection process happens with zero taxpayer funding as opposed to other parties which rely on public funds to finance candidate selection.
LP of Marion County Opposes North of South Deal, New Corporate Welfare Project Put Forth by Ballard
Published: February 8, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Libertarian Party of Marion County (LPMC) strongly opposes the proposed
North of South Deal. The proposal (No. 292, 2010) will have the City issue a $98,000,000 bond in order
to secure financing for a private development on the near south side of downtown.
The project is proposed to include a boutique hotel, a YMCA, upscale apartments, and more in a mixed
use development led by Buckingham Cos. A proposal was ready to go before the City-County Council
until it was removed from the agenda prior to the February 7 meeting.
“We have another case of corporate welfare about to go before the Council,” says LPMC Chair Matt
Wittlief. “The project failed to secure private funding, so the City has gone back to its bag of tricks to
provide corporate welfare in the name of economic development. The project is too risky for private
banks – banks that took risky bets and nearly collapsed the economy. We have our own version of too-big-
to-fail here in Indy: too-politically-connected-to-not-get-taxpayer-money.”
Mayor Greg Ballard was quoted in the Indianapolis Business Journal in September saying, “Traditional
credit does not exist in this environment.”
Wittlief adds, “In this environment we have the billionaire owners of the Pacers and the Colts getting
handouts. We also have a history of proposed economic development projects which have not come to
fruition. This is not the environment of the free market. It’s the environment of private investment
recognizing risks and the government getting involved thinking that it knows better. We are glad that
the vote was postponed tonight due to insufficient notice given to the public. Hopefully, the residents
of Marion County will gain more awareness of this proposal and refuse to put their livelihood at risk
when banks were not willing to do so.”
The Libertarian Party is the third largest political party in the United States, and is the only non-major
party with ballot access in the state of Indiana. Libertarians believe in a small non-intrusive government
that is financially responsible, administratively competent and socially tolerant.
Libertarian Party of Marion County
LPMC Contact: Matt Wittlief, LPMC Chairman, 317.660.LPMC or chair@indylp.org
LPMC Website: www.indylp.org
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Libertarian Party of Marion County Elects New Officers
Published: January 19, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Libertarian Party of Marion County (LPMC) held its officer elections yesterday, January 18. All elected officers will serve a two year term. Matt Wittlief was elected Chair replacing Timothy Maguire who chose not to seek re-election.
“It is a great honor to be elected to serve my fellow Libertarians in Marion County. We have made great strides in the last few years, and we will no doubt continue our growth in the years to come,” says incoming LPMC Chairman Matt Wittlief. “We have two exciting election cycles coming up with municipal elections in 2011, and, of course a presidential and gubernatorial cycle in 2012. I think we are poised to build on our 2010 results and help shape the political landscape in the county.”
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LPIN Podcast: Ed Coleman Transparency Proposal Passes Unanimously
Published: October 27, 2010
If the thought is that one Libertarian on a legislative body has no value, think again. Besides being a coveted vote on any fairly evenly split council, being outside the usual “bi-partisan” bickering can mean easy passage of an ordinance or bill on “tri-partisan” lines.
This is exactly what happened when Indianapolis City-County Councilor introduced a transparency proposal in late 2009. It was so obviously good government that both the Republicans and Democrats had no choice but to vote for it- and give Coleman a legislative victory.
Listen Here: Ed Coleman Transparency Proposal
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LPIN Podcast: Chris Bowen Earns FOP Endorsement
Published: October 4, 2010
The Libertarian Party of Indiana is proud to announce Chris Bowen’s endorsement by the Marion County Fraternal Order of Police. Bowen, the son of a policeman, is running for Lawrence Township Trustee.
In this episode of the podcast, Chris Bowen talks about the FOP endorsement, and his campaign for Lawrence Township Trustee.
Listen to the podcast here: 071 Chris Bowen Earns FOP Endorsement
