Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts

Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts
AbbreviationULMA
ChairpersonSean Kennedy[1]
FounderAndrew Cordio[2]
Founded2022 (2022)
Split fromLibertarian Party of Massachusetts
IdeologyLibertarianism
Paleolibertarianism
National affiliationLibertarian Party
Colors  Gold-yellow
Massachusetts Senate
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
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Website
www.lpofma.org

The Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts (ULMA), also known as the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts,[3] is the Massachusetts affiliate of the Libertarian Party.

History

Split

In December 2021, the membership of the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts(LAMA)[4] and all local county affiliates were unhappy with the current board's weak response to the covid governmental overreach, regularly meeting in secret executive session among other issues, and in accordance with by-laws, circulated a petition to call for a special state convention. In response, the existing Executive board removed the 47 members that signed the petition, with no notice. This removal was illegal and not in accordance with the by-laws of LAMA. Dissenting EXCOM member hosted and completed the special state convention on April 24th as required by the LAMA constitution and was open to all LAMA members. A new board was elected and to eliminate any confusion, renamed the organization The Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts(ULMA).

At the following 2022 Libertarian National Convention, ULMA was confirmed as the official affiliate of the National Libertarian Party. LAMA was subsequently disaffiliated and members that didn't continue with ULMA joined the Liberal Party USA [5] and the Democratic Party to more closely mirror their values.

Elections

ULMA supported Chase Oliver being the libertarian nominee for the Presidency in the 2024 United States presidential election, Oliver was officially nominated by the Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts but due to his poor showing, the Libertarians Party as a whole lost major party status in Massachusetts.[6] ULMA also did fundraising for Robert Kennedy until he decided to join the Trump Administration. As of June 2026, Al Ozonoff is running for State Auditor[7] and with 3% of the vote, ULMA will regain Major party status. ULMA has several members holding local offices, such as city councilors, selectmen, and school board members.

References

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Directory of Political Parties and Designations" (PDF). Libertarian Party of Massachusetts. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Phillies, George (25 June 2022). "LNC Recognizes Cordio Board". Independent Political Report. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "About Us". LP of MA. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  4. ↑ "LAMA". LAMA. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  5. ↑ "Liberal Party USA". Liberal Party USA. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  6. ↑ Wade, Christian M. "Libertarians to lose major party status". cnhinews. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Eddlem, Thomas (2026-06-21). "Al Ozonoff, Libertarian Running for Massachusetts State Auditor". LP of MA. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
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