League of Extraordinary Men & Women
Whiskey & Bourbon Tasting
Liberty Legends
Limited to 20 people, this donation grants you entrance into a private cocktail event with this “League of Extraordinary Men and Women.” This is your opportunity to meet a group of established Libertarians who have been successful in their respective fields — from politics and law to aerospace, performance, authorship and activism. If you would like to learn more about Libertarianism and how it can be applied in your career and in everyday life – and most importantly, how to be effective – we welcome you to register for this event and learn from Libertarians whose track records speak for themselves.
MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE
Ruth Bennett, Hall of Liberty Inductee. In 2000, she was the Libertarian nominee for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Washington and obtained 7.81% of the vote.
Ruth first voted Libertarian in 1976 when presidential candidate, Roger MacBride, achieved ballot status in 32 states. She served several terms as the Colorado State Chair, returned to Washington State, and served several more terms as State Chair in that state. She has run for office four times, including for Lt. Governor in 2000, earning major party status for the Party with her 7.81% vote total, enough to qualify the Libertarian Party for ballot access in the next election, as well as for Governor of Washington in 2004, getting more than 63,000 votes when the difference between the Republican and the Democratic candidates ended up being a mere 129 after a recount. Ruth has served on the Libertarian National Committee and has directed three National Conventions. She is a Life Member of the National Party, and has received the Hall of Liberty award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the LPWA.
Judge John Buttrick, Former chairman of the Libertarian Party of Arizona. He served as a part-time United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Judge John Buttrick graduated from Harvard Law School in 1976 and practiced commercial litigation in Phoenix for 25 years before being appointed to the Arizona Superior Court in Maricopa County in 2001. In 2012, Judge Buttrick was appointed a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Arizona from which he retired in 2016. In 1994, Buttrick ran as the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Arizona, which he then followed in 1998 with a run for the state House of Representatives. During his gubernatorial campaign, he participated in numerous three-way debates with Republican Governor Symington and Democrat Eddie Basha. Buttrick has also served two terms on the Libertarian National Committee and has been on three national platform committees, including two stints as Chair in 1998 and 2000.
Jim Cantrell, American entrepreneur, mechanical engineer and road racer. He is the CEO and co-founder of Phantom Space Corporation, which aims to build space transportation technology.
Jim Cantrell is a dynamic entrepreneur, a renowned engineer, and a thought leader. He is the CEO of Phantom Space and has extensive experience in space travel and satellite missions, including previous work with Strategic Space Development and Vector. Jim has contributed to over 46 satellite flight missions and is an appointed member of the Arizona Space Commission. Jim has founded or co-founded twelve space and automotive companies and was a founding team member of SpaceX. Jim is the Author of Breaking All the Rules: The Inside Story Of The New Space Race and Two Hours Until Dawn: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Auto Racing. He is recognized worldwide for his technical innovation and has received numerous professional awards. In addition, Jim’s passion for road racing and fluency in five languages further amplify his rich resume of experience.
David Hardy, spent ten years in Washington, D.C., as a career attorney in the Interior Department’s Office of the Solicitor. Before then, he was extensively involved in drafting and lobbying for what became the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act of 1986.
David T. Hardy is an American private attorney and has practiced law since 1975. He served as a career attorney for ten years with the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.; prior to that he was involved in drafting and lobbying for what became the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. He is a staunch supporter of both the First and Second Amendments and has authored works primarily on the latter, including a 2001 book on the Waco incident (with Rex Kimball), This is Not an Assault, and I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Kill You (2017). He is a former Associate Editor of the Arizona Law Review and has published twenty-eight law review articles, primarily on the 2nd and 14th Amendments. His writings have featured in court cases, being cited in amicus briefs and directly in the majority opinion and Clarence Thomas’s concurrence in McDonald v. Chicago, District of Columbia v. Heller (Supreme Court 2008), and Hardy v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1980).
Scott Horton, American radio host and author. He serves as the director of the Libertarian Institute and hosts The Scott Horton Show, where he has conducted interviews with experts on foreign policy, war, and civil liberties.
Scott Horton is a radio host and author. An advocate of non-interventionism, Horton is known for his critique of American foreign policy and his opposition to the expansion of military power. He has contributed to various publications, including Antiwar.com, where he is editorial director, and The American Conservative. He hosts the podcast The Scott Horton Show and co-hosts the Provoked podcast with Darryl Cooper. He has authored the book Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan (2017), and in 2019 he edited and published a collection of interviews with former U.S. Representative Ron Paul entitled The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019. He is also the director of the Libertarian Institute, which in 2021 published his book Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism; in 2024, it published another book Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine, an account of the Russo-Ukrainian War which details American involvement in the conflict.
Kristin Overn, writer, producer, Polaris Productions, Founder and Executive Director of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition.
An accomplished writer and producer, Kristin Overn is the founder and executive director of Production Arts Group and the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. After graduating from Northwestern University, Kristin moved to Los Angeles in the early 90s and began her film career working in the development departments at Davis Entertainment, Bonneville Worldwide, and 20th Century Fox. Since that time, she has worked as a freelance producer, line producer, and UPM on a variety of independent features, original sitcom pilots, and award-winning short films, and she has also consulted, collaborated, and developed screenplays with many dozens of Hollywood producers, writers, and directors. In the year 2000, in collaboration with Harry Browne and Perry Willis, Kristin produced the Telly Award-winning campaign video, television ads, and radio ads for the Harry Browne Presidential Campaign. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America and Directors Guild of America and has worked locally with Polaris Productions, LLC.
Perry Willis, Co-founder of Downsize DC. Former Libertarian Party National Director. Campaign manager, Harry Browne for President, 2000. Co-creator of the Read the Bills Act, the One Subject at a Time Act, and the Write the Laws Act.
Perry Willis is a Libertarian icon with a long track record of service, beginning with the co-founding of the Libertarian Party in 1971. He is a former Libertarian Party National Director and a long-time LP activist, beginning in the early 80’s, and managed two Libertarian Party presidential campaigns (including Harry Browne for President), worked on three more, and was twice the National Director of the Libertarian National Committee. Perry was one of four co-founders of Downsize DC, an organization which seeks to dramatically reduce the role of both the justice system and prisons in the lives of Americans, and was the co-creator of the Zero Aggression Project which promotes the adoption of a peaceful and prosperous society based on the Zero Aggression Principle: Don’t aggress against others, personally or politically; he had also previously created the American Liberty Foundation, a predecessor to Downsize DC. He was co-creator of three pieces of legislation intended to improve Congressional performance: the Read the Bills Act, the One Subject at a Time Act, and the Write the Laws Act.