A state leader of the Libertarian Party was in Meridian this afternoon.

Denise Cranford is the chairperson for the libertarian party of Mississippi. She met up with two local Meridian Libertarian candidates, Mariner Durant and Charles Kimbrough. Cranford made the stop in the Queen City to discuss the direction and upcoming growth of the party.

“We are getting more and more members each and every day. Our party started off with 3 people sitting around a table in their sweat pants. Danny Bedwell out of Columbus was one of our founding fathers and now, we have grown so much and new members are coming in every day,” Cranford says.

Cranford plans to meet with other libertarian candidates around the state.