Introduction to the Libertarian Party: For Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Independents, and Everyone Else

Many books describe libertarianism, but very few talk about the Libertarian Party.Introduction to the Libertarian Party includes plenty of information about the structure, history, and activities of the Libertarian Party.Written by Wes Benedict, former executive director of both the Libertarian Party of Texas and the Libertarian National Committee. Benedict gives a plainspoken and realistic assessment of the current standing of the Libertarian Party, along with suggestions for how libertarians can become valuable Libertarian Party activists.

Wes Benedict joined the Libertarian Party in 1996. From July 17, 2009 to December 31, 2011, he served as the executive director of the Libertarian National Committee in the Libertarian Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C. He previously served as the executive director of the Libertarian Party of Texas. There he broke records and made Texas one of the best performing state Libertarian Party chapters. He recruited a record 173 LP candidates for office in Texas for the November 2008 elections, which was 29 percent of the nationwide LP total. In 2012 he co-founded the Libertarian Booster PAC to help promote Libertarian Party candidates entrepreneurially. Mr. Benedict holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Texas. He has previously bought and sold a kitchen and bath countertop manufacturing business, and he has worked as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and a manufacturing engineer for 3M Company.