Atlanta’s Chase Oliver just became the Libertarian Party’s candidate for President

ATLANTA — Chase Oliver, 37, a Libertarian activist from Atlanta has become the party’s nominee for president.

The Libertarian Party held their convention on Sunday and Oliver won the nomination, rejecting former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after they each spoke.

Oliver ran for Congress in 2020 for John Lewis’ seat and ran for Senate in 2022 against Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

“We did it! I am officially the presidential nominee,” Oliver posted Sunday on X, formerly Twitter. “It’s time to unify and move forward for liberty.”

Trump appeared Saturday night in Washington at the convention to give a speech that was repeatedly booed by many in the room. It did not pay off with the endorsement he requested, though his Republican allies on Sunday praised him for choosing to go before an unfriendly crowd.

Kennedy got a friendlier reception when he spoke on Friday and attacked both Trump and Biden for how they addressed the COVID-19 pandemic. He had talked up his support for the Libertarians and an endorsement could have helped him expedite the process of gaining ballot access in all 50 states, perhaps the biggest hurdle he faces in qualifying for the first presidential debate in June hosted by CNN.

Libertarians prioritize small government and individual freedoms, with a mix of policy positions that could be seen as liberal, conservative or neither.

His campaign website calls for major cuts to the federal budget with an eye toward balancing the budget, the abolition of the death penalty, and the closure of all overseas military bases and ending of military support to Israel and Ukraine.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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