2026 WakeLP Convention

Join us for our 2026 annual convention! Enjoy delicious complimentary snack food, see the Libertarian candidates who will be on the ballot in Wake County make their best pitch! We will take care of some party business including updating electing an at-large member of the executive committee to fill a vacancy, considering updates to our Plan of Organization, and selecting delegates to the 2026 LPNC Convention at Lake Lure in Rutherford County in March. And enjoy hanging out together.

Our 2026 Convention will be held at our regular meetup spot at Tobacco Road (downtown Raleigh) on January 14th, 2026 from 7PM-to-9PM and all are welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you!

Note: if you wish to be a delegate to our Convention, please pre-register here: [https://forms.gle/YanEK6ixJKfoPVVk9](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FYanEK6ixJKfoPVVk9%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExTzF0YWpMVzBBSDFVTTNOeXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6lFVYvwlOO8WDtjwSc7t3F_ShM0VyL4cOcXVlNyr5jS7zOSAKGx_pZ8C4sbg_aem_nINEbZ4Xz4Bz_dg44ZOlvw&h=AT2YIvpOi16oapANAH3UN2uUxP2Klu8p6fpfOl9xgTH-ZSaagngq2SvTRl2Q5b-CzLpwhk4uV3dMJdIowGFSSUqG4T3978fg2PbaqdQoNpCDMeH7zB9iAd7LaGjEZ89ofySTAaYf_I_DqlZ5&tn=q&c[0]=AT1GHfwCN69LgufFjN5-n-f04e3nFzmMe2TW3x1_Y-ty6b_6swIItdqtQXsT25DBFf_OPJY_zCAxiMPryfbRlRTPP3lvUI2XwJ-Oz3x-Bn4TdqceKOGi-3vf2wk6xVncQgIOSwhSebqiWwy4tqbDZfA2L5gxy-A2HNI) If you show up without pre-registering, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to qualify you to be a delegate.

Guest Speakers:

Shannon Bray (US Senate), Matt Laszacs (CD2), Guy Meilleur (CD4), and Steve Swinton (CD13) will be speaking about their campaigns and platforms, what motivates them to run, and why you should volunteer to help their respective campaigns.

Brian K. Lewis, who garnered an all-time record 96k votes in 2024—best ever for a country-level Libertarian candidate in NC—is trying for Wake Soil & Water Supervisor again and will talk about his platform and what he needs to do to win.

The seven Wake Libertarian candidates for North Carolina General Assembly will each have an opportunity to entertain us with their 60-second stump speeches.

Here's the agenda for the evening:
• Brad Hessel - Chair report
• Sean Haugh - Treasurer report
• Shannon Bray - US Senate candidate
• Matt Laszacs - US House 2 candidate
• Guy Meilleur - US House 4 candidate
• Steve Swinton - US House 13 candidate
• Brian K. Lewis - Wake S&W Supervisor candidate
• Election of at-large executive committee member
• Consideration of Plan of Organization updates
• Delegate selection for the 2026 LPNC CONVENTION
• WakeLP NCGA candidate introductions

REMOTE PARTICIPATION: The Convention will be webcast via Zoom for delegates only. Delegates attending remotely will be able to vote on any matters that come up. If you are a WakeLP member and wish to attend remotely, you MUST pre-register by NOON Wednesday January 14th: https://forms.gle/YanEK6ixJKfoPVVk9

LPNC CONVENTION: If you wish to attend the LPNC Convention at Lake Lure in Rutherford County (March 27-29, 2026) as a WakeLP delegate and cannot attend this meeting, please so inform our Secretary, Maria Derivan-George (secretary@wakelp.org) by Noon Wednesday, January 14th.

PARKING: Tobacco Road provides three hours of gratis parking in the Powerhouse Square Parking Deck behind the restaurant. Park and DO NOT PAY at the garage, but come in to the restaurant and scan the QR code printed on the menu and follow the directions. (You will need to enter your license plate number and you MUST do this within 15 minutes of parking to avoid being charged.)