David Bergland
David Peter Bergland (born 1935, in California) received the United States Libertarian Party's nomination for the 1984 presidential election.[1]
Background
Bergland and his running mate, Jim Lewis, received 228,111 (0.3%). He received the party's vice-presidential nomination in the 1976 presidential election, sharing the ticket with Roger MacBride. The MacBride/Bergland ticket received 172,553 votes (0.2%). He served as the party's national chair from 1977 to 1981 and from 1998 to 2000.
A resident of California and a lawyer, Bergland has run unsuccessfully for office several times, always as a Libertarian. In 1974, he ran as a write-in candidate for California Attorney General. In 1978, Bergland ran for the California state senate district 36, receiving 5.8% of the vote to finish third out of the three candidates on the ballot.[2]
In 1980, Bergland ran for the United States Senate, finishing third of five with 202,410 votes (2.4%). He managed the 2000 Libertarian presidential campaign of Harry Browne. He is the author of the book Libertarianism in One Lesson (ISBN 0-9754326-4-8).
On January 20, 2006, Bergland endorsed the Free State Project.[3]
References
- ↑ David Bergland - Libertarian Advocates for Self-Government
- ↑ http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1978-11-07
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External links
- Downloadable audio interview with Free Talk Live
- Appearances on C-SPAN (David Bergland)
- Appearances on C-SPAN (Dave Bergland)
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Preceded by | Libertarian Party Vice Presidential candidate 1976 (lost) |
Succeeded by David H. Koch |
Preceded by | Libertarian Party Presidential candidate 1984 (lost) |
Succeeded by Ron Paul |
Preceded by | U.S. Libertarian Party National Chairman 1998 – 2000 |
Succeeded by Jim Lark |
Preceded by | U.S. Libertarian Party National Chairman 1977 – 1981 |
Succeeded by Alicia Clark |
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- Living people
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