California Libertarian Party

The Libertarian Party of California (LPC) is the California affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). The party chairwoman is Mimi Robson, and is based in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. As of 2016 Libertarians represent approximately 0.7% of the state's registered voters.

History

In 1972 the party considered suing county clerks in Placer and Butte counties for refusing to allow voters to register as Libertarians. In 1978 Ed Clark, who had been the affiliate's chairman from 1973 to 1974 and later the national presidential candidate in 1980, ran as an independent for governor of California to gain party recognition and received over five percent. However, the Secretary of State ruled that the two percent requirement was for retaining party recognition and not gaining party recognition and that since Clark had run as an independent and not a Libertarian it would not count either way. The party filed a lawsuit against the decision, but it was first dismissed then ruled against on appeal. The Libertarian Party of California has hosted the Libertarian National Convention in 1977, 1979, 1980, and in 2000.

Current officials

All current Libertarian Party elected officials are in "nonpartisan" elected offices, meaning that the candidates' partisan affiliation is not listed on the ballot.

* Jeff Hewitt – District 5 Riverside County Supervisor board member (2019–present) and former Calimesa city councilmember and Mayor
* Scott Wooden – Del Mar Union School District board member
* Kent Fowler – Feather River Recreation and Park District board member
* James Guadagni – Liberty School District board member
* Vern Dahl – Lucia Mar Unified School District board member
* Susan Marie Weber – Palm Desert City councilor
* Brian Holtz – Purisima Hills Water District board member
* Kate O'Brien – Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District board member
* John Harrington – San Gabriel city councilor
* Jack Hickey – Sequoia Hospital Healthcare board member
* Jonathan D. Hall – Tehachapi Cummings Water District board member
* Robert Dickson – Timber Cove Fire Protection District board member
* John Camera – Van Nuys Neighborhood councilor
* Wallace Stewart – Vista Fire Protection board member

Former officials

* Art Olivier – Bellflower city councilor and mayor (1994–1997; 1998–1999)

Electoral performance

Senate Class I

Senate Class III

Gubernatorial

Lieutenant Gubernatorial

Attorney General

Secretary of State

State Treasurer

State Controller

Insurance Commissioner

State Assembly

Voter registration

Libertarian voter registration in the state of California has experienced significant growth.

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.''Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee'' (1989)
489 U.S. 214
. "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,' …" The Libertarian State Central Committee, the governing body of the Libertarian Party of California, functions pursuant to its standing rules and bylaws.
. Bylaws and Convention Rules of the Libertarian Party of California As Amended in Convention April 29, 2017. 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 Counties of California, California's 58 counties. The counties which currently have active affiliates are as follows:

* Alameda
* Contra Costa
* El Dorado
* Kern
* Kings
* Los Angeles
* Monterey
* Nevada
* Orange
* Placer
* Riverside
* Sacramento
* San Bernardino
* San Diego
* San Francisco
* San Mateo
* Santa Clara
* Ventura
* Yolo

Notes

References

External links

Libertarian Party of California

Libertarian Party of California on Twitter

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