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June 9, 2019 - "David Peter Bergland (June 4, 1935 - June 3, 2019) was an American politician, who was the presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in 1984.
"Bergland was born in Mapleton, Iowa.... A resident of California and a lawyer, Bergland ran unsuccessfully for office several times, always as a Libertarian. He also served as the party's national chair from 1977 to 1981 and from 1998 to 2000.
"In 1974, he ran as a write-in candidate for California Attorney General. He received the party's vice-presidential nomination in the 1976 presidential election, sharing the ticket with Roger MacBride.... In 1978, Bergland ran for the California state senate district 36, receiving 5.8% of the vote.... In 1980 he ran for the United States Senate, finishing 3rd of 5 with 202,410 votes (2.4%).
"At the 1983 Libertarian National Convention, Bergland won the Libertarian Party's nomination for president of the United States in the 1984 presidential election. Bergland and his running mate, Jim Lewis, received 228,111 votes (0.3%).
"In the early 1980s Bergland wrote a book on libertarian philosophy, Libertarianism in One Lesson, which he used as a campaign book for his 1984 presidential run....
"Bergland died on June 3, 2019, one day short of his 84th birthday, after a bout with prostate cancer."
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June 9, 2019 - "David Peter Bergland (June 4, 1935 - June 3, 2019) was an American politician, who was the presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in 1984.
"Bergland was born in Mapleton, Iowa.... A resident of California and a lawyer, Bergland ran unsuccessfully for office several times, always as a Libertarian. He also served as the party's national chair from 1977 to 1981 and from 1998 to 2000.
"In 1974, he ran as a write-in candidate for California Attorney General. He received the party's vice-presidential nomination in the 1976 presidential election, sharing the ticket with Roger MacBride.... In 1978, Bergland ran for the California state senate district 36, receiving 5.8% of the vote.... In 1980 he ran for the United States Senate, finishing 3rd of 5 with 202,410 votes (2.4%).
"In the early 1980s Bergland wrote a book on libertarian philosophy, Libertarianism in One Lesson, which he used as a campaign book for his 1984 presidential run....
"Bergland died on June 3, 2019, one day short of his 84th birthday, after a bout with prostate cancer."
Read more: https://libertarianism.fandom.com/wiki/David_Bergland
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