2026 NJ Libertarian Party Convention

We are excited and pleased to announce the details for this year's Convention being held on the Rutgers Cook Campus in Multipurpose Room C, Cook Student Center located at 59 Biel Rd., New Brunswick, NJ

The Convention business is Saturday February 7th starting at 8:30 a.m.. Business will be open to all members and registered guests. Meals are available to attendees who have purchased them as part of a package or à la carte. Note: only valid members will be allowed to vote.

Registration is requested for business and required for noon lunch. Coffee and water will be available.

We accept all credit cards on the registration page.

Reminder that business meetings are free to members. Registration requested. Paid package is required for all meals.

Schedule (DRAFT):

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Credentialing
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM NJLP Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break
01:00 PM - 2:00 PM Additional NJLP Business
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM Speakers

Business Meeting Agenda is posted here.

Speakers and Presentation:

Lou Perez

Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and the author of THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE: ON THE DEATH AND REBIRTH OF COMEDY. You may have seen him on Gutfeld!, FOX News Primetime, One Nation with Brian Kilmeade, and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the Head Writer and Producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV. During his tenure at WTI, Lou made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: “How I Became a ‘Far-Right Radical.’”

As a stand-up comedian, Lou has opened for Rob Schneider, Rich Vos, Jimmy Dore, Dave Smith, and toured the US and Canada with Scott Thompson. Lou has also produced live shows with Colin Quinn, the Icarus Festival, and the Rutherford Comedy Festival.

For years, Lou performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and his comedy duo, Greg and Lou. Greg and Lou is best known for its sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views on YouTube alone.

In addition to producing sketch comedy like Comedy Is Murder, performing stand-up across the country, and writing for The Blaze's Align, Lou is on the advisory board of Heresy Press, a FAIR-in-the-arts fellow, and host of the live debate series The Wrong Take and&;The Lou Perez Podcast (which is part of the Lions of Liberty Podcast Network).

 

 

Bob Whitanek

Bob Whitanek of Fight Back Better will be presenting Free speech in NJ: Protecting citizens & residents from ICE terror

Reading of the Platform

Our very first New Jersey Libertarian Party Platform was adopted at a February 1974 Convention at a Ramada Inn in Clark, NJ. Since that time our Platform has been modified and perfected. We will be conducting a reading of selected portions of our Platform.

 

 

 

 

The Saga of the Samurai Wallet

samurai.svgFor the purposes of providing secure crypto transactions, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill developed the Samurai Wallet. They are now sitting in prison for this act. Hear the story of the Samurai Wallet and how they ended up in prison.

 

 

 

More speakers to be announced ...

Location

Rutgers Cook Student Center is located at 59 Biel Rd., New Brunswick, NJ. We will be in Multipurpose Room C.

When
February 7th, 2026 from  8:00 AM to  5:30 PM
Location
59 BIEL RD
MULTIPURPOSE ROOM C
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901-8508
Contact
Conference Fee
Convention Registration
Full Convention Package (Early Bird) $60.00
Business Meeting Only $0.00
Additional donation (completely optional)
Recommended $5.00
Supporter $10.00
Sponsor $25.00