2003 Winners

The people honored on this page brought libertarian ideas to literally millions of people in 2003. The 2003 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. Eight libertarians even won what has been dubbed the "Libertarian Triathlon" -- winning awards in all three categories. They are:

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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 2004 winners!

Congratulations to all of these outstanding activists!

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

Alaska
Al Anders
Dr. Michael Mitchell
July Leslie
Len Karpinski
**Rob Clift
Sara Cotham-Chambers
**Victoria Pate

Arizona
David Euchner
Ernest Hancock

California
Bradley Bobbs
Bruce Cohen
Chuck McGlawn
**Douglas Lorenz
Jarret Wollstein
John Thomas
Kelly Simpson
Lance Brown
Paul T. Ireland
Robert Mish
Scott Bieser
Lorne Strider

Colorado
Mike Spalding
L. Neil Smith

Connecticut
Courtenay Hough

Florida
Barry Rowe
Britt Craig
Peter Fortunato, Sr
***Jon Kueny
Bruce Wechsler
Frank J. Gonzalez

Georgia
Adrian Wood
Barbara Richard
Chris Swartz
***Dave Richard
**David Corr
David Lockhart
Eddy Johnson
**Jim Miller
Julie Miller
Matt Nicholson
Philip Bradley
Robert Rahm
Scott Kjar

Idaho
Rob Oates

Illinois
Scott Bludorn
Donald Fricker
Austin Hough
Ron MacArtney
**John Nickels
Ken Prazak
***Jeffrey Trigg

Indiana
Michael Houze
Mark Rutherford

Iowa
** Richard Campagna

Maine
Ben Barth

Massachusetts
Rich Aucoin
Carla Howell

Michigan
James Allison
Bill Bradley
***Kenneth Howe

Minnesota
Stephen Baker
Rev. Bob Graner
Cisse Spragins

Missouri
Mike Bozarth
R.S. Davis
Tom Knapp
John Williams

Montana
Westley Deitchler

Nebraska
Nydra Karlen

New Hampshire
John M. Barnes, J.D.
Lois Gardner
Howard Wilson

New Mexico
Alex Harris

New York
**Joshua L. Brazee
Jim Lesczynski
***Gary Snyder

North Carolina
**Danny Brooks
Pete Camp
Christopher Cole
Sean Haugh
Anita Hermesch
Susan Hogarth
Shane Killian
Lee Wrights

Ohio
Jim Babka
Kenneth Maccutcheon
Steven R. Cuckler

Oklahoma
Albro Daniel
**Jimmy Cook

Oregon
Richard Easbey
Ralph Edwards
James Karlock
Scott King
Michael H. Wilson

Pennsylvania
Mark Crowley
Martin Fox
Tom Giles
Thomas Gillooly
**Ron Goodman
John Haley
Dave Jahn
Jack Matthews
Joe Scinta
Sarah Sheriff
Todd Zullinger

South Carolina
Doug Kendall
Victor Kocher
Mary Lou Seymour

South Dakota
Andre Ager

Tennessee
Harry Browne
Daniel Lewis
Steve Trinward

Texas
Lex Concord
Jeff Daiell
David DeLamar
Robert Hansen

Utah
**Aaron Turpen
Fran Tully

Virginia
Elizabeth Bowles
Steve Dasbach
Robert S.Hart, Jr.
Jacob Hornberger
***James W. Lark III

Washington
***Bruce Guthrie

Wisconsin
Aaron Biterman

Italy
**Emma Bonino