The Objectivist Party is a political party in the United States that seeks to promote Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism in the political realm. The party was formed on February 2, 2008 by Tom Stevens; the date was chosen to coincide with the date of Rand's birth.The Governing Board of the party currently consists of Tom Stevens, Dallwyn Merck, and Jonathan Damgaard Jakobsen.