1998 Winners

The people honored on this page brought libertarian ideas to literally millions of people in 1998. The 1998 Lights of Liberty awards were given by the Advocates for Self-Government to libertarians who accomplished any one of these three vital outreach activities: (see program description for details)

• 3 or more published letters to the editor
• 3 or more speeches
• 3 or more Operation Politically Homeless (OPH) booths

Many of the people below went far beyond the minimum requirement for the awards, as noted beside their names. Five libertarians even won what became dubbed the "Libertarian Triathlon" -- winning awards in all three categories. They are:

Lights of Liberty letter writers reached millions of Americans via newspapers across the country. Lights of Liberty speakers took libertarian ideas to service clubs, classrooms, political rallies, televised debates, and more. Operation Politically Homeless booth activists met thousands of people one-on-one, introducing them to libertarian ideas at fairs, political rallies, flea markets, gun shows, and other events.

We hope to see YOUR name on the list of winners for next year!

Congratulations to all of these outstanding activists!

** qualified in 2 areas
*** qualified in all 3 areas - Libertarian Triathlon Winners

Alaska
Josh Force
Ruth Newcomb
Wesley Newcomb
Nikki Pate
Vicki Pate

Arizona
Christopher Olson
California
Miles Baker
Richard Boddie
Daniel C. Burton
Brian Cross
Neal Donner
Eric Gamonal
Mark Goodman
Debi Grand
Linda Grau
Don Hall
Mark Hilgenberg
Doug Hoiles
Grant W. Kuhns
George Lee
Alice Lillie
Steve Marsland
Steve Meissel
Rev. David Porter Misso
Mike Moloney
Kevin Peterson
Steven Posey
George Reis
Seth David Schoen
Doug Scribner
Makoto Shuttleworth
Kelly Russell Simpson
Nesim Sisa
Tom Somer
Linda Starr
Rich Stein
Paul Studier
Billy Todd
Robert VanDruska
Jane Vardoulis
Mike Vardoulis
Vic Wagner
Gordon Wilson
Scott A. Wilson
Dan Winterrowd

Colorado
Corey T. Bruns
Julie Marble
Connecticut
Courteney Hough

Florida
Wayne Harley
David Hobbs
**Lee McLamb
Greg Newburn
Tom Regnier
Luther Setzer

Hawaii
***Aaron Anderson
George Peabody
Richard Rowland

Illinois
Alex J. Caffarini
**Michael Hari
Fred Johnson
Houston Ker

Indiana
Bart Antonides
Ken Bisson
**Paul Hager
Henry Clay Marshall
Carl Waters

Kansas
John Boger
Richard Einert
Richard Forque
**David Gleue
Kevin Goodwin
John Lee
Leslie Van Sickel

Maryland
Steve Boone
Bill Buzzell
Wayne Dougherty
Lorenzo Gaztanaga
Susan M. Gaztanaga
Owen Jones
Spear Lancaster
Katie Millionie
Nancy Millionie
George Reynolds

Massachusetts
Jim Sullivan

Michigan
***Robert Black
Dick Gach
Jason Miller

Minnesota
Jim Rongstad

Mississippi
William G. Chapman, III
Ray Coffey
Bill Fausik
Wayne Parker
Jim Smith
Jennifer Watson

Missouri
Ken Bush
Michael Gardner
Terry G. Linderman

New Mexico
Joseph Knight

New York
Jason Gagnon
John Reed
Joanna Reed
Donald Silberger

North Carolina
Christian G. Davis
Cameron W. DeJong
Gordon Neal Diem

Ohio
Dena Bruedigam
Ron Lisy
John R. McAlister
Scott Ryan

Oregon
Jim Brewster
Pennsylvania
Chuck Gilch
Tom Giles
Neil McIver
David Jelinek
**Lois Kaneshiki
David Klug
**Terry McIntyre

South Carolina
Douglas Wilson

Tennessee
Daniel Burgner

Texas
**Jeffrey Blunt
Billy Chmielewski
Greg Fisher
Aaron Huckabay
Matthew Porcher
Crystal Stone

Utah
Kitty Burton
James Dexter
Chris Kierst
Richard Partridge
Scooter the Wonder Dog (pseud.)

Vermont
Anonymous
Chris Costanzo
Hardy Macia

Virginia
Greg Cunningham
Jacob Hornberger
James W. Lark III
Gary Westmoreland

Washington
Travis Pahl

Wisconsin
***Tom Ender

Wyoming
Timothy A. DeLaney