Elizabeth Cervantes Barron (March 14, 1938 – February 10, 2020) was a frequent candidate for political offices on the

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ticket.

Personal life

Cervantes Barron was born in

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, and was the mother of 3 children

Political career

Cervantes Barron ran for U.S. Representative from California in 1974. In 1978 she became the party's "all time top vote getter" when she ran for California State Controller, getting 300,000 votes. In

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she ran for United States Vice President as the running mate of Maureen Smith, winning more than 18,000 votes. She ran for

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from California in 1994, winning 255,301 votes, but lost to

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. She was the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for California State Controller in 2006, receiving 212,383 votes, 2.5% of the total.

References

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