By Alex Rivera, LibertyWatch News

Jeremy Kauffman, a prominent New Hampshire Libertarian, is spearheading a campaign to disband the national Libertarian Party while simultaneously facing charges over an alleged racist confrontation in a grocery store parking lot.

The 41-year-old Kauffman has a July trial set for misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration. These stem from an April 4 event where he allegedly attempted to fight multiple individuals and shouted racist slurs, per Manchester Police documents.

Officers responded to the Elm Street Market Basket lot around 2 p.m. on April 4 after reports of a man ramming another vehicle, engaging in fights, and then entering the store still yelling. A witness reported that Kauffman, identified as the suspect, began using racist language right after the minor collision and sought confrontations. When a Black Jamaican bystander passed by, Kauffman turned his anger on him.

"[He] instructed him to 'go back to Africa' and unleashed a barrage of racist slurs and epithets," according to the police summary.

Kauffman allegedly kept yelling racist remarks at others in the lot, police said. Witnesses noted that his two young sons eventually intervened, pulling their father away and into the store.

Inside, officers located Kauffman, who refused to provide his name and resisted when they tried to detain him, the report indicates.

Reached this week, Kauffman stood firm on the matter.

"Free Staters aim to abolish qualified immunity, ensuring police face criminal penalties for unlawful detentions," he texted.

Pressed on the incident's origins, Kauffman invoked racist reasoning to fault minorities.

"Low IQ schizophrenic Africans yelling at children in parking lots ought to be deported from New Hampshire. We must not penalize upright men who confront them," he stated.

According to reports, the boys' mother arrived at the lot to take them home and was told that the Division for Children, Youth & Families would receive an incident report.

Kauffman has a history of racism and bigotry. The 2022 Libertarian Senate hopeful was removed from the Free State Project Board in 2023 for persisting with racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-LGBTQ posts on FSP social media.

In his current bid, Kauffman seeks the national Libertarian Party committee chair position with a singular focus: dissolving the national organization. His campaign site calls the party a flop that has never won a national race, is losing members and funds, and undermines libertarian goals.

"Holding the title of biggest spoiler isn't success. Ballot access sans a route to victory lets drama enthusiasts pretend at politics, not engage seriously," the site declares.

Success would leave state parties intact to chart independent paths, per his platform. As New Hampshire Libertarian Party chair, Kauffman hosted state Rep. Travis Corcoran (R-Weare) at this year's convention. Corcoran now risks House discipline over his recent anti-Semitic and racist online posts.

The Manchester City Solicitor’s Office is handling prosecution and did not comment on inquiries. Court filings show intent to pursue Class A penalties, exposing Kauffman to up to one year in jail.

With trial on July 6, Kauffman can still join the Libertarian National Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan, set for May 21-25.