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Whitney Bilyeu

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Whitney Bilyeu
Bilyeu in 2021
21st Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
In office
July 12, 2021 – May 28, 2022
Preceded byJoe Bishop-Henchman
Succeeded byAngela McArdle
Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas
Assumed office
August 2, 2020
Preceded byJohn Wilford[1]
Member of the Libertarian National Committee from the 7th region
In office
May 2016 – July 12, 2021
Preceded byKevin Ludlow
Succeeded byErin Adams[2]
Personal details
BornBryan, Texas, U.S.[3]
Political partyLibertarian
Spouse(s)Paul Bilyeu[4]
Children5[4]
ResidenceCypress, Texas[4]
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • teacher
  • realtor[5]
Signature

Whitney Bilyeu is an American politician from Texas who was the 21st chair of the Libertarian National Committee, the governing body of the Libertarian Party, from July 2021 to May 2022. She was elected on July 12, 2021, to fill the vacancy created by Joe Bishop-Henchman's resignation.[6] She did not seek election to a full term at the 2022 Libertarian National Convention and was succeeded by Angela McArdle.[7] She was the fourth woman to hold the office.[8] She is currently the chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas, and has run for public office in Texas three times.

Career[edit]

Bilyeu was elected Region 7 Representative to the Libertarian National Committee in May 2016, succeeding Kevin Ludlow.[9][10] She was elected Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas on August 2, 2020,[11] and was re-elected at the April 2022 state convention for another two-year term.[12]

Electoral history[edit]

2014 Texas Senate election, District 7[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Republican Party of Texas|Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/shortname]] Paul Bettencourt 123,551 71.8
style="background-color: Template:Texas Democratic Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Texas Democratic Party|Template:Texas Democratic Party/meta/shortname]] Jim Davis 45,230 26.3
style="background-color: Template:Libertarian Party of Texas/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Libertarian Party of Texas|Template:Libertarian Party of Texas/meta/shortname]] Whitney Bilyeu 3,244 1.9
Total votes 172,025 100%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/color" | [[Republican Party of Texas|Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/shortname]] hold
2016 Texas State Board of Education election, District 6[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Republican Party of Texas|Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/shortname]] Donna Bahorich (incumbent) 326,112 54.0
style="background-color: Template:Texas Democratic Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Texas Democratic Party|Template:Texas Democratic Party/meta/shortname]] R. Dakota Carter 256,195 42.4
style="background-color: Template:Libertarian Party of Texas/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Libertarian Party of Texas|Template:Libertarian Party of Texas/meta/shortname]] Whitney Bilyeu 21,993 3.6
Total votes 604,300 100%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/color" | [[Republican Party of Texas|Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/shortname]] hold
2020 Texas State Board of Education election, District 6[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Republican Party of Texas|Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/shortname]] Will Hickman 371,958 49.8
style="background-color: Template:Texas Democratic Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Texas Democratic Party|Template:Texas Democratic Party/meta/shortname]] Michelle Palmer 354,179 47.3
style="background-color: Template:Libertarian Party of Texas/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Libertarian Party of Texas|Template:Libertarian Party of Texas/meta/shortname]] Whitney Bilyeu 21,414 2.9
Total votes 747,551 100%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/color" | [[Republican Party of Texas|Template:Republican Party of Texas/meta/shortname]] hold
2021 Libertarian National Committee chair special election[16]
Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Whitney Bilyeu 5 9 56%
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Joshua Smith 5 5 31%
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Christopher Thrasher 5 2 13%
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None of the above 4 1 6%
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Tony D'Orazio 3 1 6%
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Steve Dasbach 2 1 6%
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Chuck Moulton 1 1 6%
​​

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Black, Melanie (16 August 2020). "Texas Libertarians host state convention". Corsicana Daily Sun. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Libertarian National Committee (LNC)". Libertarian Party. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Whitney Bilyeu's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bilyeu, Paul (2020). "Ballotpedia Candidate Connection – Paul Bilyeu". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 30 September 2021. I have resided in Cypress Texas and district 135 with my wife Whitney for over 11 years. Together we have 5 children ranging in age from 20–31.
  5. ↑ Sarwark, Nicholas; Bilyeu, Whitney (15 December 2017). "Why Trump's Resignation Won't Prevent Another Badly Behaved, Power-Hungry President". Newsweek. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Libertarian Party Announces New LNC Chair". Libertarian Party. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Libertarian Party (May 28, 2022). 2022 Libertarian National Convention 5.28.2022. Reno, Nevada: YouTube. Event occurs at 1:52:34. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ Winger, Richard (12 July 2021). "Whitney Bilyeu is New Chair of Libertarian Party". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "LNC Minutes – May 26, 2016" (PDF). Libertarian Party. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "LNC Minutes – May 30, 2016" (PDF). Libertarian Party. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Libertarian Party of Texas [@LPTexas] (2 August 2020). "LPTexas convention update: these 4 ladies of liberty have been elected as our officers for the 2020–2021 term" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Area Libertarians attend state convention". Corsicana Daily Sun. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "2014 General Election – Race Summary Report". Secretary of State of Texas. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "2016 General Election – Race Summary Report". Secretary of State of Texas. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Texas Election Results". Secretary of State of Texas. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. ↑ Harlos, Caryn Ann. "Libertarian National Committee Special Meeting Minutes – July 11, 2021" (PDF). Libertarian Party. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

External links[edit]

Party political offices
Preceded by
Kevin Ludlow 		Member of the Libertarian National Committee
from the 7th region
2016–2021 		Succeeded by
Erin Adams
Preceded by
John Wilford 		Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas
2020–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Joe Bishop-Henchman 		Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
2021–2022 		Succeeded by
Angela McArdle


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