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BeforeThe Mises Caucus was formed in 2017 as a Facebook group by Michael Heise, in stated opposition to the direction of the Libertarian Party under chairman Nicholas Sarwark and the presidential campaigns of Gary Johnson. It organised largely online and drew support from figures including Tom Woods and Dave Smith. At the party's national convention in May 2022, candidates endorsed by the caucus won every Libertarian National Committee leadership position. The description of the caucus's aims here is its own; the account of the party dispute follows Reason's reporting, and both sides of that …

AfterThe Mises Caucus began as a Facebook group in 2017, created by Michael Heise in response to what he saw as a national party that had drifted from its ideological roots — an account given to the Deseret News by a Mises PAC board member rather than drawn from any record. Reason dates the caucus's launch to Heise's disapproval of William Weld, Gary Johnson's 2016 running mate, and Reason's oral history dates the caucus's challenge to party leadership from 2017, describing it as "a place within the L.P. for disciples of Ron Paul" contesting what it saw as milquetoast messaging. The critique …

After## What Is Not Established Here An earlier version of this entry attributed the caucus's founding, its objection to then-chairman Nicholas Sarwark and to the Gary Johnson campaigns, and the support of Tom Woods and Dave Smith, to Reason's oral history. A full-text search of that article returns zero occurrences of "Heise", "Sarwark", "Woods" or "Dave Smith". Those claims have been re-sourced here where a source exists. **Nicholas Sarwark is no longer named**, because no source fetched for this entry connects the caucus's formation to his chairmanship. The Weld and Johnson objections are …

BeforeFactional battle for libertarianism

AfterOnline-organised caucus forms within the Libertarian Party and later wins its leadership. The Mises Caucus was formed in 2017 as a Facebook group by Michael Heise, in stated opposition to the direction of the Libertarian Party under chairman Nicholas Sarwark and the presidential campaigns of Gary Johnson. It organised largely online and drew support from figures including Tom Woods and Dave Smith. At the party's national convention in May 2022, candidates endorsed by the caucus won every Libertarian National Committee leadership position. The description of the caucus's aims here is its …