There's only one Libertarian
currently serving in public office in New York, a school board director in the Alfred - Almond Central School District in the Southern Tier, according to the national Libertarian Party's website.
With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement
currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for
public office; attending
public meetings;
serving as an officer or committee member
in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating
in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating
in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.
Ruben Diaz Jr. first entered
public office as a member of the New York State Assembly
in 1997 — and is
currently serving his second full term as Bronx Borough President — having been reelected
in November 2013 with more than 89 percent of the vote.