Ron Paul’s final campaign for president ended nine years ago, but the political movement he ignited is far from over. After he passed the torch to his “libertarian legion” of mostly young and die-hard supporters, many wondered if the movement would fade without the iconoclastic Texas congressman lambasting the Federal Reserve and the Washington war machine on the presidential debate stage.

Since then, Paul’s supporters have won hundreds of elections in state legislatures across the country, reshaping the debate on issues ranging from gun rights to school choice. Young Americans for Liberty (formerly “Students for Ron Paul”) counts 178 state legislators in 37 states as members. However, it is “Live Free or Die,” New Hampshire, where Paul-inspired “Liberty Republicans” have become the dominant force in state politics.