Top 12 Hottest Libertarian (and libertarian) candidates on the ballot 2014

Among their other crimes, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, et al, force us to look at them on the news and the Sunday chat shows!

The candidates below were rated as “hot” on the purely superficial basis of being hot looking.  As it turns out, they all seem to be running respectable campaigns and have respectably libertarian philosophies. (As is always true, there are so MANY MANY others who could have been included, and will be next time!)

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Tim Moen
Athabasca, Canada

Parliament
Libertarian Party of Canada

My name is Tim Moen and I have served my community as a firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer as well as a father and husband. I have been living in Fort McMurray for over 13 years and I have lived in the town of Athabasca in the 90’s. Whether I was working as a medic in Athabasca or as a firefighter in Fort McMurray, my primary focus has been on serving and protecting life and property. You may remember me as the guy who worked on a film with Neil Young and then wrote an article (Click Here For Article) outing Neil for his hypocrisy and hyperbole.

I am not a politician and have never been involved in politics; I have no desire to govern people. I understand the fact that I am incapable of controlling the lives of other people by simple virtue of the fact that I’M NOT THEM. I have grown increasingly intolerant over the years of people in government harming individuals by failing to recognize the fact that they neither have the right nor the competence to govern others. Like a fire mindlessly consuming and destroying all property and life in its path, government has an unquenchable appetite for power and money at the expense of its citizens. I intend to do what I can to continue fighting destructive forces and allowing free-born people the chance to continue flourishing by creating value for the world.

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Emily O’Neil
Bedford, New Hampshire 

State Representative
(Ron Paul) Republican

Ms. O’Neill, recently retired from the military, is a former resident of the DC metropolitan area; a 1st Lieutenant in the NH Army National Guard, Emily provides small businesses and non-profits with public relations and marketing strategies through her own consulting firm, Silver Key Communications, LLC. In addition to her civilian career, she serves as a public affairs officer for a Field Artillery unit.

She is a New Hampshire native, and was raised in New Boston, the youngest of four daughters. Remaining close with her family, Emily assists her parents with a clothing business.

Education

Emily received her B.A. in Communication with High Honors from the University of New Hampshire (UNH). She earned her commission as an officer from the UNH Army ROTC program and was a Distinguished Military Graduate. While in school, Emily led two student organizations, held various leadership roles within ROTC, and trained one weekend a month with a NH Army National Guard unit.

Early Career and Military Service

Following a media internship with a student organization, Emily worked as a press secretary for a high-profile member of Congress. She then shifted her focus to her military career, completing a three-month long Human Resources Course at Fort Jackson, SC, continuing her service as a human resources officer in the Washington, DC Army National Guard.

In additional to her traditional role as a Guardsman, Emily served on orders to develop strategic plans and created a comprehensive antiterrorism manual for the DC National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters.

Key Issues: Taxes, Budgeting, and the Economy

As an entrepreneur, Emily understands the importance of government stepping aside, and allowing businesses to thrive on their own. Government red tape and burdensome taxes stifle innovation and growth.

These problematic taxes and regulations are often the consequence of reckless spending. With responsible measures put in place, NH should have what every family is expected to maintain: a sensible, balanced budget.

Emily will never vote to raise taxes nor place senseless restrictions on businesses. She will make every effort to cut spending and ensure that tax dollars are spent appropriately and carefully.

Contact her at emily4staterep@gmail.com.

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Pranav Badhwar 

Washington DC

City Council Ward 6
Libertarian Party

A father of two, Mr. Badhwar was a 2012 Ron Paul delegate to Tampa before changing parties.  He is the child of a philosophy professor who was acquainted with Ayn Rand.

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Julie Fox
Chicago, IL 

Libertarian Candidate For Illinois Comptroller

Born in Chicago, Ms. Fox has lived most of her life in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.  Julie has considered the Fox Valley her home for most of the last 33 years. She has been a resident of Dundee for 14 of the last 16 years, and currently resides in West Dundee.

Fox has grown up in a tight-knit family of mostly Irish descent, which settled in the Chicago area in the late 1800s. She is one of eight siblings. She is the mother of two grown children and aunt to seven nieces and nephews. Most of her family remains in the Chicago land area.

Julie received a B.S. with Distinction in Biochemistry from the University of IL Champaign-Urbana in 1980. She received a B.S. with Honors in Biology from the University of IL Chicago in 1981. Fox began work in the field of accounting in 1987. She passed the CPA exam in 1995.

In addition to her academic work, Fox has also been involved in athletics. She received the Avery Brundage Athletic Scholarship in 1980, and was 1979 Illinois Collegiate Powerlifting Champion in her weight division.

Fox has been employed as Controller for U.S. operations of Bell Flavors and Fragrances, Inc. since 1998. Bell Flavors and Fragrances is a family-owned international chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. Prior to her position at Bell Flavors and Fragrances, Fox served as Accounting Manager at Arthur Machinery, Inc.

Julie’s involvement in politics began in 1993, when she first discovered and joined the Libertarian Party at both the state and national levels. She and fellow Libertarian activist Ken Prazak co-founded the Fox Valley Libertarian Party in 1995, which she currently serves as Chair of. Fox was Co-founder, President and Treasurer of the Coalition for Accountability in Public Education (CAPE) from 1997 to 1999, during which time the group defeated four school tax referenda in 18 months in the eighth largest school district (D300) in Illinois.

Fox was elected to the Dundee Township Library District Board in 2001, and re-elected in 2005. She served as Treasurer of the board from 2003 to 2005. Fox is past Treasurer of the Libertarian Party of Illinois and has also served as Treasurer for Libertarian campaigns in both Illinois and Wisconsin over the last ten years. She served as a regional representative on the Libertarian National Committee from 2006 to 2010, and as a member of their Audit Committee from 2008-2012.

Julie currently serves as Chair of the Fox Valley Libertarian Party and is a member of the Libertarian Party of Illinois’ Communications Committee.

About Me

I am the educated choice for State Comptroller, being the only Certified Public Accountant – in fact, the only accountant at all! – running for the office of head accountant for the State of Illinois. The Comptroller’s position is not one of a policy maker; it’s more one of a accounting manager. Does it seem ironic to you that those running for such a position are politicians, not accountants? Well, it does to me, and that’s why I’m running. We need an educated accountant managing Illinois’ books!

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Martin Moulton

Washington DC

U.S. Congress – Shadow Delegate
Libertarian Party

Mr. Moulton is a web designer and a long-term resident of the Shaw neighborhood.  He was a 2012 Ron Paul alternate to Tampa before changing parties.

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Joan Stanley
Bozeman MT 

State Senate
Libertarian Party

I was born in New York City and found my way to the beautiful state of Montana via Miami, FL and San Diego, CA.  After twenty five years, I consider Montana my home.  There is no other place on earth that I would rather live.  

I enjoy growing organic vegetables, collecting eggs from my chickens, hiking, shooting, fishing, camping, riding my horse, floating the river, and watching the antelope, deer and any other critters that like to hang out on my property and most other things that we Montanans like to do. 

I also have a burning desire to help our country, and our great state of Montana rise up from the turmoil we find ourselves in today. That is why I am running for Montana State Senator. 

I am not a politician and have not run for the legislature or any other office in the past, but I know that I would represent all Montanans to the best of my ability and fight for the issues that concern them most. 

I would be honored to have your support.

I’m a Libertarian. I believe in limited government, less government intervention, individual freedom and moral Responsibility. I oppose the initiation of the use of coercion by anyone upon the person or property of anyone else for any reason.

Libertarians advocate for extremely small (limited) government, which would allow the individual to be free of government intrusion in their life and their wallet.

I support the rational principle of the individual human rights of life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness.

I do not believe that government has the right to dictate to any individual what he or she should or should not do to their bodies. This is one reason why I support the federal legalization of marijuana as well as hemp farming. I also support legalizing and taxing marijuana for all persons over the age of 21, and a gradual controlled withdrawal from the failed War on Drugs and the ending of incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders. (Fact: Colorado: First month of legal marijuana sales yields $3.5 million in taxes and fees. Imagine the revenue going to state, not federally controlled, school programs).

Tax revenue generated from the legalization of Marijuana for recreational use would give us the ability to fund our local school programs and at the same time cut property taxes significantly.

I am a strong defender of the Constitution and will not waiver from my beliefs. At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, “What have you wrought?” He answered, “…a Republic, if you can keep it.”

 I am against mass surveillance, The Patriot Act, the NDAA, and all other violations to our Bill of Rights. (I would support a bill to reaffirm Montana citizens’ 4th amendment rights.)

I do not support the U.S. War Machine.

I will defend the right of self-defense by protecting our 2nd amendment right to keep and bear arms.

“The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for, among old parchments, or musty records. They are written, as with a sun beam in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.” – Alexander Hamilton, 1775 

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Arvin Vohra 
Bethesda MD 

U.S. House of Representatives (4th District)
Libertarian Party

Arvin Vohra is an edu­ca­tor and entre­pre­neur who was born and raised in Mary­land. His lat­est book is Lies, Damned Lies, and Col­lege Admis­sions. His com­pa­nies includeArvin Vohra Edu­ca­tion, Mind Sculp­tor Soft­ware, and Education4Sale.com. His book,The Equa­tion for Excel­lence: How to Make Your Child Excel at Math, has been pub­lished in both the United States and China, and has been fea­tured on Chan­nel 9 News. Before start­ing his own busi­ness, he stud­ied Math­e­mat­ics and Eco­nom­ics at Brown Uni­ver­sity, and then worked as an actu­ary. Read more »

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Dorit Goikhman

New Jersey

U.S. Congress (6th District)
Libertarian Party 

Fiscally conservative, socially accepting – 100% common sense. 

http://www.doritfornj.com

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Dave Sgambellone
Annapolis, MD 

Anne Arundel County Council
Libertarian Party

Mr. Sgambellone is a system analyst for the Department of Defense.

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Esperanza Garcia-Weller 

Dallas TX

Justice of the Peace
Libertarian Party

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Jeffrey Carson 

Arlington VA

U.S. Congress 8th District
Libertarian Party

Jeffrey Carson is running for Congress in Virginia’s 8th district because he believes the public deserves to know the truth about Washington… the truth about everything. He believes the worries that Americans have about the direction of this country are warranted, but that no challenge we face is insurmountable. And he wants to inspire the next generation of Americans by showing them there are everyday people fighting right now to break through party lines, disrupt the status quo, and fundamentally transform the entrenched political landscape in Washington.




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Cean Stevens
Anchorage AK

State House
Libertarian Party

I have called Alaska my home for more than 45 years. Having extensively traveled the world, I know that there is no place I would rather be. I have built my businesses here. My friends and family are here. My heart is here. I decided to run for State House as a Libertarian after hearing my neighbors voice their concerns over the challenges we are having in the neighborhood. In the same breath they would exclaim “Well, there’s not much you can do about it”. In my world, there are 3 types of people…

1. People who make things happen.
2. People who watch things happen.
3. People who wonder what happened.

I’ve never been one to sit on the sidelines and watch things happen, or wonder what happened. I would be honored to be your voice in district 19.

My Positions:

• Rights belong to individuals – not government
• STOP runaway state spending!
• Individual liberties
• Free market solutions
• Education focused on developing learning and critical thinking skills.
• Is Alaska equal to other states?
• Fight for complete ownership of our fish and game resources
• Increase the PFD by divesting the “Rainy Day Account.”

I’ve worked hard my whole life and I will work just as hard to make sure the needs of our diverse community are not forgotten. If you are curious about libertarians, check here

You may donate by check: 

Cean Stevens for House
317 N Flower Street
Anchorage, AK 99508

If you’re serious about libertarians, VOTE FOR ME!

New and Updated! The Top 29 Hottest Libertarian Men – Summer 2014 edition

Earlier this summer a website published a list of the hottest libertarian men, and the hottest libertarian women.  Both lists contained no people of color and no people from outside the United States.  The women’s list had no one over 35.  Additionally, both lists, especially the men’s list, had nice people, smart people, cute people…but were a little low on HOT people.

Austin Petersen was the publisher.  I am older than he is.  I’ve actually dated both genders, which he probably hasn’t.  As Reagan said of Carter, I will forgive him his youth and inexperience.

Here is our correction.  In no particular order.  My apologies to everyone offended because they were included or they weren’t.  Maybe I will buy you a beer and you can cry on my shoulder.  Topic too much fun to refrain. And sorry, if you were on Austin’s list you are ineligible to be on both.

I’m expanding the number to 29, for two reasons.  One is a bow to libertarian nerditude – 29 is a prime number.  Another is that as a prime number, 29 represents integrity, wholeness, and individualism — these people can’t be reduced to a sum of their parts or demographics.  It’s my own libertarian cultural appropriation of Kabbalah numerology or Pythogorean metaphysics.

Since there are obviously so many, many, many hot libertarians, we are planning to do lists of hot couples, hot gays and lesbians, etc. etc., and new Winter 2014 hot men’s and women’s lists around December 15 – the Birthday of the Bill of Rights.

I am resisting coining the new acronym, LILF, because I am sure it will get me in trouble.

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#1 Clint Eastwood

As long as there is this digitally archived photo of Clint, Joe Mangeniello can only be number 2.















Eastwood’s publicist had once asked the Libertarian Party not to identify him as a capital L Libertarian, but here on Ellen he calls himself a small l libertarian.

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#2 John Stossel

Personally I find Stossel attractive, but not so much hot (he’s probably relieved!). So I think only age discrimination kept him off Austin’s list.

But he got Kennedy back into TV and helped midwife The Independents, so he makes the list.

(See how that water is boiling?)

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#3 Robby Soave

reason writer and former Daily Caller scribe Robby Soave.  Look at that punim; no argument needed!  [NB:  Mr. Soave WAS over 18 at the date this photograph was taken.]

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#4 Zenon Evans

Not a Marvel comics villain, Zenon is a reason magazine writer.  Presumably Zenon and Robby don’t actually argue at work about who is prettier.

There are also no confirmations of reports that Bryan Singer has been trying to cast reason staff in the upcoming X-Men: Libertopia.

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#5 Congressman Justin Amash

Ah.  The hunky nerd, one of my favorite types, even when married with children.  (When he orates on the NSA I have to remember that that acronym means different things in different contexts.)  He is, simply, a hero.  It’s a sin for me even to make comedy with his image.  I’ll repent later.  What fun it would be to work in his office – (seriously –  because of his issues, not because he’s easy on the eye).

He’s actually gained a little weight I think since being elected.  But look at how well that shirt fits and at that nice bicep.

Why can’t all elected officials look like that?

Do I really need to be forced to look at Reid, Schumer, Mikulski, Grayson and the rest of the parade of horrors whenever I turn on the news?

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# 6 Terri Lovelace

Lobbyist TL Lovelace has way cooler friends than many libertarians.  Or at least he met actress Gabrielle Union.

He’s even cuter in his trademark purple chashmere sweater when not standing beside a goddess.  He’s also really nice in person.  I think he has a new venture and is looking to hire people who want to work in politics on decrim issues.

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#7 Remy

Intergalactic web sensation Remy Munasifi grew up in McLean, Virginia. His videos have been watched by millions and his The Falafel Album is available from Comedy Central. For details and more info on the man, the myth, and the music, go to his official website, GoRemy.com.

On his videos he appears to be around 5’6 or 5’7.  In real life he’s more life 5’9 or 5’10 and better looking than his comic characters in his videos.  He also fits his clothes nicely.

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#8 Arvin Vohra

Arvin Vohra was just elected Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee this June.  A Congressional candidate in Maryland (he lives in Bethesda), for years when he did volunteer work at the libertarian booth at DC’s gay pride all the straight and bi gals would line up to have him administer the World’s Smallest Political Quiz.

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#9 William Dean

So while libertarians follow the leftovers in focusing on the evil KochBros, or perhaps some gay libertarians (who, me?) get creepertarian on the lovely and talented Peter Thiel, a local DC/Nova multimillionaire Bill Dean is telling The Washingtonian that he is a Libertarian, while throwing fabulous July 4th  parties and sponsoring local charities.

Who knew Francisco D’Anconia was blond?

From The Washingtonian:

Dean, who calls himself more of a Libertarian than a Republican, now says he’ll limit his political giving, especially at the local level. “When you’re a person, when you’re not Verizon or Pepco, when your name is on the company, everyone can say, ‘Bill Dean gave money to this politician, and therefore he wanted a deal,’ ”Dean says. “I know everyone thinks that’s how it works. But it doesn’t. And it’s almost becoming not worth the perception.”

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#10 Johan Norberg

Swedish author and historian, Norberg started as a left-anarchist before becoming a classical liberal.

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#11 Tim Moen

Canadian Libertarian Parlimentary candidate Tim Moen.  From his website:  “My name is Tim Moen and I have served my community as a firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer as well as a father and husband. I have been living in Fort McMurray for over 13 years and I have lived in the town of Athabasca in the 90’s. Whether I was working as a medic in Athabasca or as a firefighter in Fort McMurray, my primary focus has been on serving and protecting life and property.” 

(I am committing arson now!)

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#12 Marian Tupy

Czech born, South African raised, and Scottish educated, CATO economist Marian Tupy might make many people want to go around the world.  And yet (gentlemen this time) he remains single.  Someone invite him out for a drink!












                                                           Alexander Skarsgård, no?

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#13 Bjorn Lomborg

Environmental skeptic and author Bjorn Lomborg may be more of a libertarian fellow traveler.  But he’s tall, cute, blond and gay, so I’m putting my thumb on his…scale.

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#14 Peter Neiger

Formerly a Students for Liberty organizer, now a free range libertarian.

Mr. Neiger has been known to run in nudist marathons in his skivvies to raise money for charity.  Sadly we have no video available.

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#15 Matt McKibbin

Arlington Bitcoin promoter Matt McKibbin.  He’s also a physicist.

You can’t tell it from this photo, but he fills out his polo shirts very nicely.

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#16 John Maniscalco

John Maniscalco, new Cato staffer and Queen super-fan.  According to the evidence in his internet footprint, he likes to dance.

Kind of Matt Lauer-y.  Before Matt got old.

This is kind of a dorky photo of John, but in real life he looks better than all of his photos, so I gave up.

He might be #1 in best male eyelashes.








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#17 Joe Manganiello

Actor Joe Manganiello, who plays a werewolf on TrueBlood and a stripper in Magic Mike, obviously has an unfair advantage – stylists, hair and makeup people, professional lighting.   

The leftover blogosphere, especially the gay leftover blogosphere (he’s not gay but for some inexplicable reason they were obsessed with him), howled, more like a chihuahua than a werewolf, when he said Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead was his fave book.

Yes, it’s all just a trick of the light.  No one really looks like that.

If it helps you any, Joe has a new work out book, Evolution, and he allegedly once looked like this:

So apparently we could take all the nerds at libertarian happy hours job hunting and networking and turn them into hotties!

Ladies (and gents) I would suggest you buy this book for your husbands and boyfriends!



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#18 Chad Thevenot

Institute for Humane Studies director Chad Thevenot takes a good photo.

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#19 Jasmin Guenette

Disturbingly good looking French Canadian anarchocapitalist Jasmin Guenette,  served as a part-time coordinator with Liberty Fund and as a program coordinator at the Montreal Economic Institute early on in his career. He later became the Director of Public Affairs at the Montreal Economic Institute. He has also served as Director of Academic Programs at the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. He is currently Vice President of the Montreal Economic Institute.







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#20 Ben Swann

Journalist Ben Swann is becoming a staple of liberty movement events.

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#21 Matthew Burrow

• Director of Strategic Programs at America’s Liberty PAC and Director of Membership at Campaign for Liberty.

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#22 Luis Rosales

Luis Rosales lobbied (and he was not alone!) to be on MY list.  And who can say he doesn’t deserve it.  Also I had no Latinos.  Though I don’t think affirmative action was needed in his case.

Not a Beltway cosmotarian, Mr. Rosales owns his own flooring company in Florida.

Lucky dog!

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#23 Antwon Patton/Big Boi

Rapper Big Boi, a Libertarian voter, recounts how well wishers assumed that he voted for another candidate.

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#24 Pranav Badhwar

Pranav Badhwar was a 2012 DC Ron Paul delegate to Tampa and is now the Libertarian Party candidate for Ward 6 (Capitol Hill) city council.  He lives on the Hill with his wife and two children.

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#25 Michael Moynihan

Former reason editor now at The Daily Beast Michael Moynihan.  Hyperactive, almost nebbishy, maybe slightly an acquired taste.

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#26 Jeffrey Howard Pierce

I don’t think I’ve met Mr. Pierce, but his friends lobbied for him successfully with this male model glamour shot.  He works at the Institute for Human Studies, which seems to be well sprinkled with male pulchritude.

What would Baldy Harper say!





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#27 Kmele Foster

Entrepreneur, lecture circuit speaker, and The Independent‘s host Kmele Foster.  He’s always very pleasant in person, it seems.

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#28 Eric O’Keefe

A former exeuctive director of the Libertarian Party in the 80s, Mr. O’Keefe moved to the midwest to raise a family and start a number of term limit and tax limit groups.  We really need to find a photo of him from say 1983.

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#29 Gary Oldman

He’s played all the bad boys from Dracula on down.  He was pretty hot as Sirius Black.




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Runners Up

To be crowned if any of the top 29 lose their crowns due to scandal.  Also check back later for lists of hottest libertarian women, hottest libertarian couples, and hottest libertarian gays and lesbians.  Or perhaps they will be in the Winter 2014 Hottest Libertarian Men.

Rob Lowe

He’s only making libertarian noises, and not using the word, so he only gets to the runner ups.  Also he seems more pretty than hot — though in this photo maybe he’s kind of hot.

Maybe this will make the other runner ups feel better about themselves.
















Todd Wynn

Virginia libertarian Todd Wynn complained that he was not in the Austin Petersen list.  The squeeky wheel gets the grease.  Or perhaps the sunscreen.











Martin Moulton

Mr. Moulton is the Libertarian candidate for Shadow Representative in Washington, D.C.  He was a 2012 Ron Paul alternate delegate.

Odell Huff

Mr. Huff, a fundraiser, can often be seen shirtless in DC.

Tom G. Palmer

Due to his on again off again long term friendship with one of our judges, libertarian 007 Mr. Palmer was only eligible to be a runner up.





Brandon de Hoyas

Mr. de Hoyas is a Texas Libertarian Party activist.