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DES MOINES, Iowa Republicans werent the only ones who braved the bitter cold Monday night to do some political business.

The Libertarian Party of Iowa (LPIA) also conducted a statewide caucus and held its own 2024 Presidential Preference Straw Poll. LIPA says this marked the first time they had held a caucus during a Presidential campaign as a major party.

We firmly believe in the process that is the Iowa Caucuses, the proving ground of campaigns, says LIPA Chair Jules Cutler. It has been extremely exciting to witness candidates actively building their brands, expanding their teams, and fortifying our party well in advance of the LP nominee's selection by delegates at the Libertarian National Convention.

With 98 of 99 counties reporting results of the straw poll stand as such:

Chase Oliver - 42.70%

Michael Rectenwald - 16.85%

Michael ter Maat - 13.48%

Joshua Smith - 13.48%

Vivek Ramaswamy - 4.49%

Mario Perales - 2.25%

Robert Sansone - 2.25%

Jacob Hornberger - 1.12%

Lars Mapstead - 1.12%

Art Olivier - 1.12%

Chase Oliver is a former Libertarian Party candidate for the U.S. Senate in Georgia.

Too often our candidate in the past was starting way behind the other two major parties because they had only campaigned to Libertarians at various State Conventions and didnt have the structure and organization in place to move into the general election at full speed, says Cutler. With the results of our Straw Poll last night, its clear that those with support teams in place, putting in the groundwork, are beginning to position themselves not only for the LNC but also if they were to get the nomination, for the tough campaigning to come in the general.

Delegates elected Monday night will reconvene in Des Moines on February 16-17th for the District/State Conventions. They will play a crucial role in electing the new State Central Committee and delegates to the Libertarian National Convention in Washington D.C. on May 24th-26th.

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