Meet Our Team

Our current board members were elected at convention March, 2021

Sydney Wissel

Spokane County chair, Sydney Wissel, is a lifetime libertarian who grew up in Seattle, Washington. She relocated to unincorporated Spokane County in 2020 with her husband, daughter, mother, three cats and a dog.   A card-carrying member since 2001, Sydney has experienced the difficulty of complying with government regulation as she has been self-employed in healthcare, retail and as an artist.  In 2018 she ran for State Representative as a Libertarian in Washington’s 36th district.  In 2019 she served on the board of the Libertarian Party of King County as Event Director.  When not fighting for freedom, she enjoys taking care of her family, gardening and remodeling her house. 

Steve Hansen

Vice Chair

LUKUS COllins

Lukus Collins serves as Treasurer for the Spokane County LP. He experienced his “red pill” liberty awakening during Ron Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign, and later led the state-wide grassroots campaign in Oklahoma in 2012, representing the r3VOLution as a delegate at the Republican National Convention twice. Lukus holds degrees in finance and economics, attended Mises University, and spent time as an entrepreneur and podcaster. He currently works full-time in the financial industry, teaches economics at Whitworth University, coaches high school basketball, and serves on the board of the NW Museum of Arts and Culture. Lukus lives on Spokane’s South Hill with his wife and four children, attends St. Peter Catholic Parish, and is an ardent weekend mountain biker.