Libertarian Party of California
AbbreviationLPCA
ChairmanAdrian Malagon
Founded1971 (1971)
Headquarters770 L Street #950
Sacramento, CA 95814
Membership (Feb 2021)204,345[1]
IdeologyLibertarianism[2]
Non-interventionism[3]
Fiscal conservatism[4]
Economic liberalism[4]
Cultural liberalism[4]
Laissez-faire[4]
Senate
0 / 40
House of Representatives
0 / 80
U.S. Senate
0 / 2
U.S. House of Representatives
0 / 52
Statewide Executive Offices1
0 / 8
Elected officials14 (2016 Est.)[5]
Website
ca.lp.org

1California Department of Education is a nonpartisan state executive position.

The Libertarian Party of California (LPC) is the California affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). The party chairman is Adrian Malagon, and is based in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County.[6] As of 2016 Libertarians represent approximately 0.7% of the state's registered voters.[7]

History

In 1972 the party considered suing county clerks in Placer and Butte counties for refusing to allow voters to register as Libertarians.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.

Former officials

  • Jeff Hewitt – District 5 Riverside County Supervisor board member (2019–2023)[24] and former Calimesa city councilmember and Mayor[25]
  • Art OlivierBellflower city councilor and mayor (1994–1997; 1998–1999)

Electoral performance

YearPresidential nomineeVotesChange
1972John Hospers (write-in)980 (0.1%)Steady
1976Roger MacBride56,388 (0.7%)Increase 0.7%
1980Ed Clark148,434 (1.7%)Increase 1.0%
1984David Bergland49,951 (0.5%)Decrease 1.2%
1988Ron Paul70,105 (0.7%)Increase 0.2%
1992Andre Marrou48,139 (0.4%)Decrease 0.3%
1996Harry Browne73,600 (0.7%)Increase 0.3%
2000Harry Browne45,520 (0.4%)Decrease 0.3%
2004Michael Badnarik50,165 (0.4%)Decrease 0.0%
2008Bob Barr67,582 (0.5%)Increase 0.1%
2012Gary Johnson143,221 (1.1%)Increase 0.6%
2016Gary Johnson478,500 (3.4%)Increase 2.3%
2020Jo Jorgensen187,895 (1.1%)Decrease 2.3%

Senate Class I

YearSenate nomineeVotesChange
1982Joseph Fuhrig107,720 (1.4%)Steady
1988Jack Dean79,997 (0.8%)Decrease 0.6%
1992Richard Benjamin Boddie247,799 (2.3%)Increase 1.5%
1994Richard Benjamin Boddie179,100 (2.1%)Decrease 0.2%
2000Gail Lightfoot187,718 (1.8%)Decrease 0.3%
2006Michael S. Metti133,851 (1.6%)Decrease 0.2%
2012Gail Lightfoot101,648 (2.1%)Increase 0.5%
2018Derrick Michael Reid59,999 (0.9%)Decrease 1.2%

Senate Class III

YearSenate nomineeVotesChange
1980David Bergland202,481 (2.4%)Steady
1986Breck McKinley66,261 (0.9%)Decrease 1.5%
1992June R. Genis235,919 (2.2%)Increase 1.3%
1998Ted Brown93,926 (1.1%)Increase 1.1%
2004Jim Gray216,522 (1.8%)Increase 0.7%
2010Gail Lightfoot175,235 (1.8%)Decrease 0.1%
2016Gail Lightfoot
Mark Matthew Herd
141,105 (1.9%)[lower-alpha 1]Decrease 0.1%

Gubernatorial

YearGubernatorial nomineeVotesChange
1978Ed Clark[lower-alpha 2]377,960 (5.5%)Decrease 0.6%
1982Dan P. Dougherty81,076 (1.0%)Decrease 4.4%
1986Joseph Fuhrig52,628 (0.7%)Decrease 0.3%
1990Dennis Thompson145,628 (1.9%)Increase 1.2%
1994Richard Rider149,281 (1.7%)Decrease 0.2%
1998Steve Kubby73,845 (0.9%)Decrease 0.8%
2002Gary David Copeland161,203 (2.2%)Increase 1.3%
2003Ned Roscoe
Ken Hamidi
John Hickey
5,887 (0.1%)[lower-alpha 1]Decrease 2.1%
2006Art Olivier114,329 (1.3%)Increase 1.3%
2010Dale Ogden150,898 (1.5%)Increase 0.2%
2014NoneNoneDecrease 1.5%
2018Zoltan Istvan
Nickolas Wildstar
26,028 (0.4%)[lower-alpha 1]Increase 0.4%
2021 Jeff Hewitt 50,028 (0.7%) Increase 0.3%

Lieutenant Gubernatorial

YearLieutenant nomineeVotesChange
1994Bob New180,896 (2.1%)Steady
1998Thomas Tryon109,888 (1.4%)Decrease 0.8%
2002Pat Wright104,920 (1.4%)Increase 0.1%
2006Lynnette Shaw142,851 (1.7%)Increase 0.2%
2010Pamela Brown574,640 (5.9%)Increase 4.2%
2014NoneNoneDecrease 5.9%
2018Tim Ferreira99,949 (1.5%)Increase 1.5%

Attorney General

YearAttorney General nomineeVotesChange
1994Richard N. Burns274,335 (3.3%)Steady
1998Joseph S. Farina149,430 (1.9%)Decrease 1.5%
2002Ed Kuwatch127,152 (1.8%)Decrease 0.1%
2006Kenneth Weissman177,469 (2.1%)Increase 0.3%
2010Timothy J. Hannan246,583 (2.6%)Increase 0.5%
2014Jonathan Jaech99,056 (2.4%)Decrease 0.1%
2018NoneNoneDecrease 2.4%

Secretary of State

YearSecretary of State nomineeVotesChange
1994Peggy Christensen248,748 (3.0%)Steady
1998Gail Lightfoot216,853 (2.7%)Decrease 0.3%
2002Gail Lightfoot204,527 (2.8%)Decrease 0.1%
2006Gail Lightfoot171,393 (2.0%)Decrease 0.8%
2010Christina Tobin157,974 (2.2%)Increase 0.2%
2014NoneNoneDecrease 2.2%
2018Gail Lightfoot155,879 (2.4%)Increase 2.4%

State Treasurer

YearState Treasurer nomineeVotesChange
1994John Petersen335,452 (4.1%)Steady
1998John Petersen183,436 (2.3%)Decrease 1.8%
2002Marian Smithson168,401 (2.3%)Increase 0.0%
2006Marian Smithson334,056 (4.%)Increase 1.7%
2010Edward Teyssier217,818 (2.3%)Decrease 1.7%
2014NoneNoneDecrease 2.3%
2018NoneNoneSteady

State Controller

YearState Controller nomineeVotesChange
1994Cullene Marie Lang128,378 (1.6%)Steady
1998Pamela Pescosolido147,397 (1.8%)Decrease 0.3%
2002NoneNoneDecrease 1.8%
2006Donna Tello188,934 (2.7%)Increase 2.7%
2010Andrew Favor291,657 (3.0%)Increase 0.77%
2014NoneNoneDecrease 3.0%
2018NoneNoneSteady

Insurance Commissioner

YearInsurance Commissioner nomineeVotesChange
1994Ted Brown346,007 (4.2%)Steady
1998Dale Ogden169,922 (2.1%)Decrease 2.1%
2002Dale Ogden236,688 (3.3%)Increase 1.2%
2006Dale Ogden305,772 (3.7%)Increase 0.4%
2010Richard Bronstein362,037 (4.0%)Increase 0.3%
2014NoneNoneDecrease 4.0%
2018NoneNoneSteady

State Assembly

YearNumber of candidatesVotesChange
199246343,366 (3.3%)Steady
199435166,510 (2.1%)Decrease 1.2%
199626142,577 (1.5%)Decrease 0.5%
199838144,427 (1.9%)Increase 0.3%
200052316,668 (2.8%)Decrease 1.0%
200236162,472 (2.4%)Decrease 0.48%
200434324,414 (2.9%)Increase 0.3%
200621122,036 (1.5%)Decrease 1.3%
200815171,324 (1.4%)Decrease 0.1%
201018115,714 (1.2%)Decrease 0.2%
201200 (0.0%)Decrease 1.2%
2014130,735 (0.4%)Increase 0.4%
20164130,798 (1.0%)Increase 0.6%
20185145,514 (1.2%)Increase 0.2%

Voter registration

Libertarian voter registration in the state of California has experienced significant growth.[26]

Year Registered voters Voter gain or loss from previous year
2021 204,345 Increase 8,237
2020 196,108 Increase 42,760
2019 153,348 Increase 11,980
2018 141,368 Decrease 93
2017 141,461 Increase 1,656
2016 139,805 Increase 17,929
2015 121,876 Increase 1,072
2014 120,804 Increase 11,168
2013 109,636 Increase 900
2012 108,736 Increase 16,490
2011 92,246 Increase 1,135
2010 91,111 Increase 7,748
2009 83,363 Decrease 211
2008 83,574 Increase 154
2007 83,420 Decrease 45
2006 83,465 Decrease 503
2005 83,968 Decrease 5,649
2004 89,617 Increase 77
2003 89,540 Decrease 955
2002 90,495 Decrease 2,865
2001 93,360 Decrease 1,540
2000 94,900 Increase 12,561
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.[27][28] The Libertarian State Central Committee, the governing body of the Libertarian Party of California, functions pursuant to its standing rules and bylaws.[29] 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:

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Combined
  2. Ran as independent.

References

  1. "pdf Report of Registration as of February 10, 2021 Registration by County" (PDF). Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. Rothbard, Murray Newton (1978). For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto. p. 153. ISBN 9780020746904. 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.
  3. "Libertarian Party opposes further intervention in Iraq". June 18, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ideological Third Parties and Splinter Parties". June 3, 2017. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2017. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
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  6. "Home – Libertarian Party of California". Libertarian Party of California. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  7. "Voter Registration Statistics – California Secretary of State". www.SOS.ca.gov. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  8. "LPC Lawsuit". The Californian. October 14, 1972. p. 4. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Libertarian runs for state governor". Oakdale Leader. February 22, 1978. p. 6. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Liberatarians in appeal for spot on ballot". The San Francisco Examiner. March 15, 1979. p. 42. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "The San Diego Union-Tribune – San Diego, California & National News". www.SanDiegoUnionTribune.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  12. "Voters choose incumbent Noble, candidates Fowler and Emberland for rec district board". Chicoer.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  13. "Tulare County Office of Education – School Districts". www.TCOE.org. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  14. "Lucia Mar: Early results show Martin, Millis and Dahl winning school board seats". SanLuisObispo.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  15. "Councilwoman-elect Susan Marie Weber: Fourth Time's the Charm". Patch.com. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  16. "Brian Holtz, Candidate for Purissima Hills Water District". Patch.com. August 25, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  17. "Simi Valley Acorn". Simi Valley Acorn. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  18. "Election 2015: Voters return Harrington to San Gabriel City Council". PasadenaStarNews.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  19. "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.
  20. "Board of Directors – Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District". TCCWD.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  21. "Special District Roster". SonomaCounty.ca.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  22. http://old.lp.org/candidates/elected-official/john-camera
  23. "California Libertarian Activist Vol. III Issue 1 (04-29-2017) – Libertarian Party of California". LP.org. June 11, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  24. "Libertarian Jeff Hewitt Wins Seat on Riverside County Board of Supervisors". December 7, 2018.
  25. "Hewitt voted in as Calimesa's new mayor". NewsMirror.net. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  26. "Voter Registration Statistics – California Secretary of State". www.SOS.ca.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  27. 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,' …"
  28. California Elections Code § 7250
  29. "". Bylaws and Convention Rules of the Libertarian Party of California As Amended in Convention April 29, 2017.
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