By Howard Packowitz
BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Libertarian Party Chair Steve Suess announced Wednesday evening he’s running to become chair of the Libertarian Party of Illinois.
“This was not a decision I made with personal ambition in mind,” said Suess in a prepared statement.
“As I thought about how I could best use my time, knowledge, talent, and resources for the cause of liberty, this was the decision I kept arriving at. We have grown a considerable amount since I’ve joined the Libertarian Party,” said Suess.
“Our tent is bigger, and the Libertarian Party is more ideologically diverse. Now it’s time for all of us to come together and move the cause of liberty forward, and I believe I can help accomplish that goal,” Suess also said.
Suess mounted an unsuccessful effort last year to win a seat on the McLean County Board. He is Director of Convergent Broadcasting in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.
Suess will not relinquish his county chair post, but Executive Committee member Kevin Woodard will fill in as needed.
Suess’ bid to lead the Libertarians won the endorsement of former Chair and candidate for Governor Lex Green.
“He is philosophically Libertarian, he has experience as a county chair, and he served as a Division Director for the state party,” Green said in a statement.
“His close contact with current and past leadership gives him insight into the needs of the party, and he has worked within the current structure long enough to understand how it works,” Green also said.
State party elections will happen next spring.
Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]
