LP SCC Elects Leadership for 2023

At their annual meeting on Saturday, 14 January, members of the Central Committee of the Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County elected party leadership for the coming year.

Joe Dehn, of Sunnyvale, who has served as county Chair since 2019, was re-elected for another term. Mark Hinkle, of Morgan Hill, was re-elected as Vice-Chair, and Alan Kaiser, of Palo Alto, was re-elected as Treasurer. Newly elected as Secretary was Katie Hingle, of Los Gatos.

Elected to chair the standing committees were: Activities - Bob Goodwyn of Sunnyvale; Campaigns - Brian Holtz of Los Altos Hills; Fundraising - Mary Gingell of Sunnyvale; Membership - Sal Robles of San Jose; Publicity - Elizabeth Brierly of San Jose. County chair Joe Dehn was elected to additionally serve as chair of the Newsletter committee.

The nine individuals elected to officer positions at this meeting will also make up the county organization's Executive Committee, responsible for management of party affairs between meetings of the Central Committee.

Members also elected the party's three-person Judicial Committee, responsible for resolving any controversies that may arise regarding challenges to actions of the officers or interpretation of the party's bylaws. They are: Jim Bertonis, of Los Gatos; John Inks, of Mountain View; and Bill White, of Los Altos.