Libertarian Party of California
Libertarian Party of California | |
|---|---|
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| Chairperson | Mimi Robson |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters |
770 L Street #950 Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| Ideology |
Libertarianism[1] Non-interventionism[2] Fiscal conservatism[3] Economic liberalism[3] Cultural liberalism[3] Laissez-faire[3] |
| National affiliation | Libertarian Party |
| Seats in the US Senate |
0 / 2 |
| Seats in the US House |
0 / 53 |
| Statewide Executive Offices1 |
0 / 8 |
| Seats in the State Senate |
0 / 40 |
| Seats in the State Assembly |
0 / 80 |
| Elected officials | 14 (2016 Est.)[4] |
| Website | |
| ca.lp.org | |
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1California Department of Education is a nonpartisan state executive position. | |
The Libertarian Party of California (LPC) is the California affiliate of the United States Libertarian Party. The party chairwoman is Mimi Robson, and is based in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County.[5]
The party's stated goals are to uphold, promote, and disseminate the philosophy and principles of libertarianism.[6] As of 2016 Libertarians represent approximately 0.74% of the state's registered voters.[7]
Elected officials
The following is a list of Libertarian statewide, federal, and legislative officeholders:
Members of Congress
U.S. Senate
- None
U.S. House of Representatives
- None
Statewide offices
- None
Board of Equalization, State Senate, & State Assembly
Board of Equalization
- None
State Senate
- None
State Assembly
- None
Mayoral offices
Other
- Del Mar Union School District Board: Scott Wooden[9]
- Feather River Recreation and Park District Board: Kent Fowler[10]
- Liberty School District Board: James Guadagni[11]
- Lucia Mar Unified School District Board: Vern Dahl[12]
- Palm Desert City Council: Susan Marie Weber[13]
- Purisima Hills Water District Board: Brian Holtz[14]
- Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District Board: Kate O'Brien[15]
- San Gabriel City Council: John Harrington[16]
- Sequoia Hospital Healthcare Board: Jack Hickey[17]
- Tehachapi Cummings Water District Board: Jonathan D. Hall[18]
- Timber Cove Fire Protection District Board: Robert Dickson[19]
- Van Nuys Neighborhood Council: John Camera[20]
- Vista Fire Protection Board: Wallace Stewart[21]
Election results in statewide and federal races
2017
| Candidate(s) | Office(s) | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela McArdle | US Congress (34th District) Primary | 248 | 0.86% |
2016
| Candidate(s) | Office(s) | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | President/Vice President | 478,500 | 3.4% |
| Gail Lightfoot | United States Senate Primary | 99,761 | 1.3% |
| Mark Matthew Herd | United States Senate Primary | 41,344 | 0.6% |
| Alex Appleby | US Congress (9th District) Primary | 5,029 | 3.9% |
| Kennita Watson | US Congress (17th District) Primary | 3,125 | 2.3% |
2014
| Candidate(s) | Office(s) | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Jaech | Attorney General Primary | 99,056 | 2.42% |
| Douglas Arthur Tuma | US Congress (7th District) Primary | 5,029 | 1.5% |
| Gail Lightfoot (write-in) | US Congress (23rd District) Primary | 31 | 0.1% |
| David Koster Bruce | US Congress (25th District) Primary | 1,214 | 1.9% |
| Mark Matthew Herd | US Congress (33rd District) Primary | 883 | 0.8% |
| Michael Benoit | US Congress (50th District) Primary | 4,634 | 5.2% |
2012
| Candidate(s) | Office(s) | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson/Jim Gray | President/Vice President | 143,221 | 1.10% |
| Gail Lightfoot | United States Senate Primary | 95,247 | 2.1% |
| Douglas Arthur Tuma | US Congress (7th District) Primary | 3,707 | 3.1% |
| Steve Collett | US Congress (33rd District) Primary | 4,916 | 4.3% |
| Sean P. McGray (write-in) | US Congress (37th District) Primary | 4 | 0% |
| Michael Benoit | US Congress (50th District) Primary | 6,160 | 5.4% |
2011
| Candidate(s) | Office(s) | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Collett | US Congress (36th District) Primary | 896 | 1.41% |
2010
| Candidate(s) | Office(s) | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Lightfoot | United States Senate | 175,242 | 1.8% |
| Dale Ogden | Governor | 150,547 | 1.5% |
| Cassandra Lieurance (write-in) | Governor | 285 | 0% |
| Pamela Brown | Lieutenant Governor | 574,640 | 5.9% |
| Christina Tobin | Secretary of State | 214,353 | 2.3% |
| Andrew "Andy" Favor | State Controller | 292,440 | 3.1% |
| Edward M. Teyssier | State Treasurer | 218,387 | 2.2% |
| Timothy Hannan | Attorney General | 246,584 | 2.6% |
| Richard Bronstein | Insurance Commissioner | 372,684 | 4% |
| Mike Rodrigues | US Congress (1st District) | 5,996 | 2.5% |
| Douglas Arthur Tuma | US Congress (3rd District) | 6,275 | 2.4% |
| Joel Smolen | US Congress (6th District) | 5,660 | 2.1% |
| Philip Berg | US Congress (8th District) | 4,843 | 2.3% |
| James Eyer | US Congress (9th District) | 4,113 | 1.9% |
| Mark Paul Williams | US Congress (12th District) | 4,611 | 2.2% |
| Paul Lazaga | US Congress (14th District) | 6,735 | 3% |
| Edward M. Gonzalez | US Congress (16th District) | 12,304 | 7.8% |
| Mary V. Larkin | US Congress (17th District) | 2,742 | 1.5% |
| Darrell M. Stafford | US Congress (23rd District) | 3,326 | 1.7% |
| Randall Weissbuch | US Congress (26th District) | 6,696 | 3.2% |
| Carlos Rodriguez | US Congress (28th District) | 10,229 | 8% |
| Bill Cushing | US Congress (29th District) | 5,218 | 3.2% |
| Erich D. Miller | US Congress (30th District) | 5,021 | 2.1% |
| Herb Peters | US Congress (36th District) | 10,840 | 5.6% |
| Mark Lambert | US Congress (42nd District) | 12,115 | 5.9% |
| Mike Binkley | US Congress (48th District) | 8,773 | 3.6% |
| Mike Paster | US Congress (49th District) | 4,290 | 2.2% |
| Lars Grossmith | US Congress (50th District) | 5,546 | 2.2% |
| Michael Benoit | US Congress (52nd District) | 10,732 | 4.8% |
| Paul Michael-Dekker | US Congress (53rd District) | 6,298 | 3.7% |
2009
| Candidate(s) | Office(s) | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Agrella | US Congress (32nd District) | 1,356 | 5.18% |
2008
Voter registration
Libertarian voter registration in the state of California has experienced significant growth.[22]
| Year | Registered voters | Voter gain or loss from previous year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 141,461 |  |
| 2016 | 139,805 | |
| 2015 | 121,876 | |
| 2014 | 120,804 | |
| 2013 | 109,636 | |
| 2012 | 108,736 | |
| 2011 | 92,246 | |
| 2010 | 91,111 | |
| 2009 | 83,363 |  |
| 2008 | 83,574 | |
| 2007 | 83,420 | |
| 2006 | 83,465 | |
| 2005 | 83,968 | |
| 2004 | 89,617 | |
| 2003 | 89,540 | |
| 2002 | 90,495 | |
| 2001 | 93,360 | |
| 2000 | 94,900 | |
| 1999 | 82,339 | |
Governance
The Libertarian Party of California is a "political party that has detailed statutory provisions applicable to its operation", which are in division 7, part 3 of the California Elections Code.[23][24] The Libertarian State Central Committee, the governing body of the Libertarian Party of California, functions pursuant to its standing rules and bylaws.[25] The regular officers of the Central Committee are the chairman, two regional vice chairmen, secretary, and treasurer.
County central committees
There are semi-autonomous county central committees for many of California's 58 counties. The counties which currently have active affiliates are as follows:
References
- ↑ Rothbard, Murray Newton (1978). For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto. p. 153.
Even more remarkably, the Libertarian party achieved this growth while consistently adhering to a new ideological creed—"libertarianism"—thus bringing to the American political scene for the first time in a century a party interested in principle rather than in merely gaining jobs and money at the public trough.
- ↑ "Libertarian Party opposes further intervention in Iraq".
- 1 2 3 4 "Ideological Third Parties and Splinter Parties".
- ↑ "Elected Officials - Libertarian Party". LP.org. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Home - Libertarian Party of California". Libertarian Party of California. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Bylaws and Convention Rules of the Libertarian Party of California As Amended in Convention April 29, 2017" (PDF). NetDNA-TLS.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Voter Registration Statistics - California Secretary of State". www.SOS.ca.gov. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Hewitt voted in as Calimesa's new mayor". NewsMirror.net. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News". www.SanDiegoUnionTribune.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Voters choose incumbent Noble, candidates Fowler and Emberland for rec district board". Chicoer.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Tulare County Office of Education - School Districts". www.TCOE.org. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Lucia Mar: Early results show Martin, Millis and Dahl winning school board seats". SanLuisObispo.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Councilwoman-elect Susan Marie Weber: Fourth Time's the Charm". Patch.com. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Brian Holtz, Candidate for Purissima Hills Water District". Patch.com. August 25, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Simi Valley Acorn". Simi Valley Acorn. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Election 2015: Voters return Harrington to San Gabriel City Council". PasadenaStarNews.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Jack Hickey seeks a different seat on the Sequoia Healthcare District board than the one he already has". MercuryNews.com. August 22, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Board of Directors - Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District". TCCWD.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Special District Roster". SonomaCounty.ca.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ http://old.lp.org/candidates/elected-official/john-camera
- ↑ "California Libertarian Activist Vol. III Issue 1 (04-29-2017) - Libertarian Party of California". LP.org. June 11, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Voter Registration Statistics - California Secretary of State". www.SOS.ca.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee (1989), 489 U.S. 214 Archived March 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. "The State of California heavily regulates its political parties. … The California Elections Code (Code) provides that the 'official governing bodies' for such a party are its 'state convention,' 'state central committee,' and 'county central committees,' …"
- ↑ California Elections Code § 7250
- ↑ "". Bylaws and Convention Rules of the Libertarian Party of California As Amended in Convention April 29, 2017.
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