Alex Merced

Alex Merced
Vice-chairperson of the Libertarian National Committee
Assumed office
July 3, 2018
Preceded by Arvin Vohra
Personal details
Born (1985-06-30) June 30, 1985
Hartford, Connecticut
Political party Libertarian
Residence New York, New York
Alma mater Bowling Green State University

Alex Merced (born June 30, 1985) is an American politician and the current Vice-chairperson of the Libertarian National Committee.[1] He is also policy director for Larry Sharpe's 2018 gubernatorial campaign in New York.

Vice Chair

Merced announced his intentions in late 2017 to run for Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party citing his belief that "[t]he principles of liberty are ones that I am dedicated to share to everyone especially those struggling to find their forward […]."[2] In July 2018, he was elected as Vice Chair with a vote total of 50.6%, defeating Arvin Vohra.[3]

Electoral history

2013 New York City Public Advocate General Election Results [4] 100% of precincts reporting
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 761,058 77.87
Working Families Letitia James 53,821 5.51
Total Letitia James 814,879 83.37
Conservative (N.Y.) Robert Maresca 119,768 12.25
Green James Lane 16,974 1.74
Libertarian Alex Merced 10,419 1.07
Socialist Workers Deborah O. Liatos 5,114 0.52
War Veterans Irene Estrada 4,216 0.43
Students First Mollina G. Fabricant 2,391 0.24
Freedom Party Michael K. Lloyd 1,799 0.18
United States Senate election in New York, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Chuck Schumer 4,784,218 61.34% N/A
Working Families Chuck Schumer 241,672 3.10% N/A
Independence Chuck Schumer 150,654 1.93% N/A
Women's Equality Chuck Schumer 45,401 0.58% N/A
Total Chuck Schumer 5,221,945 66.95% +2.97%
Republican Wendy Long 1,723,920 22.10% N/A
Conservative (N.Y.) Wendy Long 267,622 3.43% N/A
Reform Wendy Long 17,813 0.23% N/A
Total Wendy Long 2,009,335 25.76% -0.58%
Green Robin Laverne Wilson 113,413 1.45% +0.45%
Libertarian Alex Merced 48,120 0.62% +0.02%
None Blank/Void/Scattering 407,786 5.22% N/A
Total votes 7,800,619 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "The Libertarian Party Mises Caucus Endorses Alex Merced for LNC Vice Chair". Libertarian Party Mises Caucus. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  2. ↑ https://libertarianvindicator.com/2017/12/31/meet-alex-merced-candidate-for-libertarian-party-vice-chairman/
  3. ↑ https://libertarianvindicator.com/2018/07/03/alex-merced-is-elected-as-the-next-vice-chairman-of-the-libertarian-party/
  4. ↑ "Statement and Return Report for Certification" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "New York State Official Election Night Results" (PDF). New York Board of Elections. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Arvin Vohra		 U.S. Libertarian Party National Vice-chairman
2018 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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