| David Bergland | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | David Peter Bergland June 4, 1935 Mapleton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Libertarian |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Ayres |
| Alma mater | Long Beach City College University of California, Los Angeles University of Southern California |
David Peter Bergland (born June 4, 1935) is an American politician who was the United States Libertarian Party's nominee at the 1983 Libertarian National Convention for President of the United States in the 1984.[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, 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 Archived April 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Advocates for Self-Government
- ↑ http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1978-11-07
- ↑ "David Bergland's endorsement of the Free State Project". http://freestateproject.org/about/endorsements#bergland. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
External links[]
- Downloadable audio interview with Free Talk Live
- Appearances on C-SPAN (David Bergland)
- Appearances on C-SPAN (Dave Bergland)
The original article can be found at David Bergland and the edit history here.