{"id":179344,"date":"2026-02-25T07:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/179344\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:52:10","slug":"libertarian-national-convention-coming-to-el-paso-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/179344\/","title":{"rendered":"Libertarian National Convention coming to El Paso in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 The 2028 Libertarian National Convention will be held in El Paso, the County Libertarian Party said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Delegates, candidates and party leaders from all 50 states will gather in El Paso for the party\u2019s presidential nominating process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHosting the 2028 convention will once again bring national attention to El Paso, offering the<br \/>country a chance to see what our residents already know: El Paso is a beautiful, safe, and proudly<br \/>multicultural border city. Thousands of visitors will have the opportunity to experience our unique identity and the welcoming spirit that defines our community,\u201d the El Paso County Libertarian Party said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">David Marino, County chairman for the Libertarian Party, said that with the border being such a big part of the news, it was natural for the Libertarian National Convention to come to El Paso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Marino said the leaders of the national party wanted to make a statement by bringing Libertarians to the border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe will have delegates from all 50 states,\u201d Marino said. \u201cThey will get to see what the border is really like, instead of what they see on the news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Marino said that \u201cpeople have this idea that El Paso is one of the most dangerous cities in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cActually, El Paso is one of the safest cities in the country,\u201d Marino said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTwo thousand Libertarians will be coming to El Paso,\u201d Marino said. \u201cThey will be spending money at restaurants, bars and other places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That could mean hundreds of thousands of dollars of economic impact, if not a million dollars, Marino said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The convention will also be open to the public and El Pasoans will be able to come and check out the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Marino credited the work of Destination El Paso and Josie Barajas in particular with being instrumental in getting the national party to bring the convention to El Paso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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