Whitney Bilyeu is an American politician from

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who was the 21st chair of the

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, the governing body of the

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, from July 2021 to May 2022. She was elected on July 12, 2021, to fill the vacancy created by

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's resignation. She did not seek election to a full term at the

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and was succeeded by

Angela McArdle Angela Elise McArdle (born June 7, 1983) is an American politician from Texas and California who was elected on May 28, 2022 as the 22nd and current chair of the Libertarian National Committee. She was also the Secretary of the Libertarian Party ...

. She was the fourth woman to hold the office. She is currently the chair of the

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, and has run for public office in Texas three times.

Career

Bilyeu was elected Region 7 Representative to the

in May 2016, succeeding Kevin Ludlow. She was elected Chair of the

on August 2, 2020, and was re-elected at the April 2022 state convention for another two-year term.

Electoral history

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