On February 24th & 25th 2012, the Libertarian Party of Georgia will hold its annual convention in Athens, Georgia at The Georgia Center on the beautiful Northeast Georgia campus of the University of Georgia. For the first time in the Party’s history, a local affiliate has taken charge of the planning and execution of a convention. The ever-growing Athens affiliate, chaired by Doug Harman, will host the 2012 convention.

With the 2012 LP Presidential nomination pending at the Libertarian National Convention in Las Vegas in May, the Libertarian Party of Georgia has invited all announced candidates seeking the nomination to participate in a debate on Saturday afternoon of the convention.

Confirmation from the following speakers has been received:

• 1:00 p.m. Brian Brawdy – Author, “Liberty’s Line In The Sand”
• 1:20 p.m. Rich Sullivan – Radio Personality, DAVE FM 92.9
• 1:40 p.m. Jake Lilley – Project Appleseed
• 2:00 Page Pate – Attorney, The Pate Law Firm
• 2:20 Jeff Edgens – Political Science Professor @ East Georgia College
• 2:40 p.m. Stefan Molyneux – Freedomain Radio (via webcast)
  **Start times are approximate

Confirmed Presidential Candidates for the debate beginning at 3:30 p.m.:

• Gov. Gary Johnson
• Carl Person
• Leroy Saunders
• Bill Still
• R. Lee Wrights
  **Mrs. Harris will moderate our Presidential candidate debate.
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