David Bergland
David Bergland | |
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Born | David Peter Bergland June 4, 1935 Mapleton, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | June 3, 2019 | (aged 83)
Political party | Libertarian |
Spouse | Sharon Ayres |
Alma mater | Long Beach City College University of California, Los Angeles University of Southern California |
David Peter Bergland (June 4, 1935 – June 3, 2019) was an American politician who was the
Background
Bergland was born June 4, 1935, in Mapleton, Iowa, the son of Gwendolyn (née McCalman) and Cedores P. Bergland.[5]
Political campaigns and activities
A resident of
Bergland received the party's
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.
In
Bergland received the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in the 1984 presidential election. He and his running mate, Jim Lewis, received 228,111 (0.3%).[6]
He managed the 2000 Libertarian presidential campaign of Harry Browne. Bergland endorsed the Free State Project in January 2006.[9]
Views
In the 1980s, Bergland wrote a book entitled, Libertarianism in One Lesson (
Death
Bergland died on June 3, 2019, one day short of his 84th birthday, of prostate cancer.[12][6]
References
- ^ David Bergland – Libertarian Archived April 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Advocates for Self-Government
- ^ Greiner, John (April 9, 1984). "United Sovereign, Libertarian Votes Pursued in State". Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- Reid, T.R. (September 4, 1983). "Libertarians Pick Candidate For President". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Goodman, Walter (September 28, 1984). "Libertarian Asking Less Government". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0028646237.
- ^ Doherty, Brian (June 7, 2019). "David Bergland, R.I.P." Reason.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "JoinCalifornia – 11-07-1978 Election". JoinCalifornia.com.
- ^ Associated Press (June 15, 1976). "Libertarian Party Confirms Its Presidential Campaign". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "David Bergland's endorsement of the Free State Project". Archived from the original on 2004-10-11. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ Hill, A. J. (February 9, 1997). "On Libertarians". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Libertarianism in One Lesson By David Bergland Fifth Edition 1990 ..." DocSlides. June 21, 2016.
- ^ Winger, Richard (June 4, 2019). "David Bergland, RIP: 1984 Libertarian Party Candidate for President". Ballot Access News. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
External links
- Downloadable audio interview Archived 2019-06-06 at the Wayback Machine with Free Talk Live
- Appearances on C-SPAN (David Bergland)