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'''David Peter Bergland''' (born June 4, 1935) is an American politician who was the [[United States Libertarian Party]]'s nomination for [[President of the United States]] the [[U.S. presidential election, 1984|1984 presidential election]].<ref name=PRESRUN>[http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/david-bergland.html David Bergland - Libertarian] Advocates for Self-Government</ref>
'''David Peter Bergland''' (born June 4, 1935) is an American politician who was the [[United States Libertarian Party]]'s nomination for [[President of the United States]] the [[U.S. presidential election, 1984|1984 presidential election]].<ref name=PRESRUN>[http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/david-bergland.html David Bergland - Libertarian] {{wayback|url=http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/david-bergland.html |date=20080407232233 }} Advocates for Self-Government</ref>


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 17:01, 7 December 2016

David Bergland
Personal details
Born
David Peter Bergland

(1935-06-04) June 4, 1935 (age 89)
Mapleton, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyLibertarian
SpouseSharon Ayres
Alma materLong 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 nomination for President of the United States 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

  1. ^ David Bergland - Libertarian Template:Wayback Advocates for Self-Government
  2. ^ http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1978-11-07
  3. ^ "David Bergland's endorsement of the Free State Project". Retrieved 2008-08-31.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Libertarian nominee for Vice President of the United States
1976 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
1977–1981 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Libertarian nominee for President of the United States
1984 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
1998–2000 		Succeeded by
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