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{{Infobox Local Affiliate
{{Infobox Local Affiliate
|name = Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County
|name = Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County
|logo = Santa Clara Logo 2005.png
|logo = CA-43_logo-2018-coin.png
|jurisdiction = Santa Clara County, California
|jurisdiction = Santa Clara County, California
|state = California
|state = California
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|status = Active
|status = Active
|chair = [[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|chair = [[Joe Dehn]]
|vice-chair = [[Mark Hinkle]]
|vice-chair = [[Mark Hinkle]]
|secretary = [[Kimberly Davis]]
|secretary = [[Brian Holtz]]
|treasurer = [[Robert Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|treasurer = [[Alan Kaiser]]
|website =  
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The '''Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County''' is a county affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party of California]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California Santa Clara County] covers much of the area known as "Silicon Valley". The largest city is San Jose. Other cities include Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Milpitas, Palo Alto, and Cupertino.
 
The '''Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County''' is a county organization of the [[Libertarian Party of California]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California Santa Clara County] covers much of the area known as "Silicon Valley". The largest city is San Jose. Other cities include Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Milpitas, Palo Alto, and Cupertino.


Libertarians have been active in Santa Clara County since the very earliest days of the LP, and the county group includes among its members two former National Chairs.  There were Libertarians from Santa Clara County on the November ballot both for Congress and the state legislature every two years from 1980 (when the LPC gained ballot status) until the enactment of the "Top Two" primary system. Libertarians have run for many local non-partisan offices in Santa Clara County, and several have been elected -- and some re-elected.
Libertarians have been active in Santa Clara County since the very earliest days of the LP, and the county group includes among its members two former National Chairs.  There were Libertarians from Santa Clara County on the November ballot both for Congress and the state legislature every two years from 1980 (when the LPC gained ballot status) until the enactment of the "Top Two" primary system. Libertarians have run for many local non-partisan offices in Santa Clara County, and several have been elected -- and some re-elected.


Activities in recent years have included outreach booths at public events, providing arguments in the county voter pamphlet opposing tax and bond measures, participating in parades, holding an informal monthly coffee meeting open to the public, and making public statements providing a libertarian perspective on actions being considered by local governments. In both the 2016 and 2018 primary election there were local Libertarian candidates on the ballot for Congress and the state legislature. (But in this area under "Top Two" the November ballot typically ends up offering only two Democrats for such offices.) In 2018 two local Libertarians also ran for positions on the San Jose City Council (a non-partisan office).
Activities in recent years have included outreach booths at public events, providing arguments in the county voter pamphlet opposing tax and bond measures, running [[Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County Radio Ads|radio ads]] opposing items on the ballot, participating in parades, holding an informal monthly coffee meeting open to the public, and making public statements providing a libertarian perspective on actions being considered by local governments.
 
There has been at least one local Libertarian candidate for Congress on the ballot in the past four primary elections (2016-2022), and in most of those years also at least one candidate for the state legislature. (But in this area under "Top Two" the November ballot typically ends up offering only two Democrats for such offices.) In 2018 local Libertarians also ran for positions on the city councils of San Jose and Mountain View and in 2020 one Libertarian ran for a school board position and one was re-elected to the board of a local water district (all non-partisan offices).


==Officials==
==Officials==


===Executive Committee===
===Executive Committee===
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Kimberly Davis]]
|[[Brian Holtz]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Robert Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|[[Alan Kaiser]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Salvadore Robles]]
|[[Bob Goodwyn]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[John Inks]]
|[[Scott Lieberman]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Jonathan Tran]]
|[[Mary Gingell]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Chris Le]]
|[[Sal Robles]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Samuel Le]]
|[[Elizabeth Brierly]]
|}
|}


===Other Committees===
===Other Committees===
*''Judicial Committee:'' [[Joe Dehn]] (chair), [[Steve Haug]], [[Bill White]]
*''Judicial Committee:'' [[Bill White]], [[Jim Bertonis]], [[John Inks]]


==History==
==History==
===Timeline===
Additional articles for each year present a variety of historical information relating to that year collected together in one place:
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===Region Numbers===
===Region Numbers===
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===Past Executive Committees===
===Past Executive Committees===


''The LP of Santa Clara County Executive Committee includes ten permanent "officer" positions: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and the chairs of six standing committees defined in the bylaws: Activities, Campaigns, Fundraising, Membership, Newsletter, and Publicity.  Other committee chairs may from time to time be given voting status on the Executive Committee by approval of the Central Committee. In addition, up until the early 2000s the county's representative on the state Executive Committee was also a member of the county Executive Committee. (After that time individual counties no longer had direct representation on the state Executive Committee.)''
''The LP of Santa Clara County Executive Committee includes ten permanent "officer" positions: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and the chairs of six standing committees defined in the bylaws: Activities, Campaigns, Fundraising, Membership, Newsletter, and Publicity.  Other committee chairs may from time to time be given voting status on the Executive Committee by approval of the Central Committee. In addition, up until the early 2000s the county's representative on the state Executive Committee was also a member of the county Executive Committee. (After that time individual counties no longer had direct representation on the state Executive Committee.)''


''Partial terms are noted when known, but there may have been other mid-term resignations or appointments not documented here.''
''Partial terms are noted when known, but there may have been other mid-term resignations or appointments not documented here.''


====2018-2019====
====2022-2023====


[[File:LPSCC_delegates_2018-04-29.JPG|thumb|right|Santa Clara County delegates at the state convention, April 2018]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Kimberly Davis]]
|[[Michael Melo]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Robert Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|[[Alan Kaiser]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Kenny Truong]]
|[[Bob Goodwyn]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[John Inks]]
|[[Brian Holtz]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|[[Mary Gingell]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Chris Le]]
|[[Sal Robles]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Samuel Le]]
|[[Robert Gomez]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[John David Ward]]
|[[Elizabeth Brierly]]
|}
|}


Judicial Committee: [[Elizabeth Brierly]], [[Joe Dehn]], [[Bill White]]
[[Cody Drummond]] was elected Membership Chair at the 2022 annual meeting but resigned 12 October 2022; [[Sal Robles]] was appointed 23 October 2022 to fill the vacancy.
 
''Judicial Committee:'' [[Bill White]], [[Steve Haug]], [[John Inks]]
 
====2021-2022====


====2017-2018====
[[File:LPSCC_parade_2017-07-04_San-Jose.JPG|thumb|right|parade in San Jose, July 2017]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|[[Joe Dehn]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|vacant
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Robert Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|[[Alan Kaiser]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|[[Bob Goodwyn]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[John Inks]]
|vacant
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|[[Mary Gingell]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
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|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[John David Ward]] ''(part of term)''
|vacant
|}
|}


====2016-2017====
[[Steve Haug]] was elected Treasurer at the 2021 annual meeting but resigned 26 June 2021 because he was moving out of state; [[Alan Kaiser]] was appointed to serve the remainder of the term.
[[File:LPSCC_booth_2016-09-10_Mountain-View.JPG|thumb|right|campaigning in Mountain View, September 2016]]
''Judicial Committee:'' [[Brian Holtz]], [[John Inks]], [[Bill White]]
 
====2020-2021====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|[[Joe Dehn]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|vacant
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Al Newman]]
|[[Steve Haug]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|[[Bob Goodwyn]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[John Inks]]
|vacant
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Mary Gingell]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Elizabeth Brierly]]
|[[Chris Le]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|''vacant''
|vacant
|}
|}


====2015-2016====
[[Mary Gingell]] was appointed Fundraising Chair, a position that had previously been vacant, in July 2020.
[[File:LPSCC_booth_2015-04_San-Jose.JPG|thumb|right|booth at gun show in San Jose, April 2015]]
 
''Judicial Committee:'' [[Bill White]] (chair), Jeff Smith ([[Mary Gingell]] was elected at the 2020 annual meeting but resigned 25 July 2020 in order to take on the position of Fundraising Chair.)
 
====2019-2020====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|[[Joe Dehn]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|[[Kimberly Davis]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Al Newman]]
|[[Steve Haug]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|[[John David Ward]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
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|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Jonathan Tran]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Chris Le]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Elizabeth Brierly]]
|[[Samuel Le]]
|}
|}


====2014-2015====
[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]] served as Chair and [[Robert Imhoff-Dousharm]] served as Treasurer until their central committee memberships were suspended 10 August 2019 by action of the LPC Executive Committee. [[Salvadore Robles]] served as Activities Chair until he resigned 21 September 2019.  [[Joe Dehn]], [[Steve Haug]], and [[John David Ward]] were elected to fill these vacancies at the Executive Committee meeting of 21 September 2019.
[[File:LPSCC_meeting_2015-02-21.jpg|thumb|right|annual meeting, February 2015]]
 
Judicial Committee: [[Bill White]] (chair), Mary Gingell, Jeff Smith ([[Joe Dehn]] and [[Steve Haug]] served on the Judicial Committee until 21 September 2019 when they resigned in order to take positions on the Executive Committee. Gingell and Smith were elected to fill those positions on 23 November 2019.)
====2018-2019====
 
[[File:LPSCC_delegates_2018-04-29.JPG|thumb|right|Santa Clara County delegates at the state convention, April 2018]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Brian Darby]]
|[[Kimberly Davis]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Al Newman]]
|[[Robert Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Kenny Truong]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|''vacant''
|[[John Inks]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Chris Le]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|[[Samuel Le]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|''vacant''
|[[John David Ward]]
|}
|}


'''''2008 through 2014 still to be filled in'''''
Judicial Committee: [[Elizabeth Brierly]], [[Joe Dehn]], [[Bill White]]
 
====2007-2008====


====2017-2018====
[[File:LPSCC_parade_2017-07-04_San-Jose.JPG|thumb|right|parade in San Jose, July 2017]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Brian Darby]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|[[TJ Campbell]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[John Webster]]
|[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Mike Bearden]]
|[[Robert Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|''vacant''
|[[John Inks]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Chris Le]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|''vacant''
|[[John David Ward]] ''(part of term)''
|}
|}


====2006-2007====
====2016-2017====
[[File:LPSCC_EC_2006-01-10.jpg|thumb|right|Executive Committee members, January 2006]]
[[File:LPSCC_booth_2016-09-10_Mountain-View.JPG|thumb|right|campaigning in Mountain View, September 2016]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Kevin Takenaga]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|[[Allen Hacker]], [[TJ Campbell]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Mark Johnson]]
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
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|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Lois Garcia]]
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Scott Lieberman]]
|[[John Inks]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Brian Darby]] (part of term)
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[M Carling]]
|[[Elizabeth Brierly]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
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|}
|}


Judicial Committee: [[Cathi Brown]], [[Jeff Smith]], ''vacant''
====2015-2016====
 
[[File:LPSCC_booth_2015-04_San-Jose.JPG|thumb|right|booth at gun show in San Jose, April 2015]]
====2005-2006====
[[File:LPSCC_booth_2005-06-04_DeAnza-College-Flea-Market.jpg|thumb|right|booth at DeAnza College Flea Market, June 2005]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Allen Hacker]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|[[Allen Rice]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Fred Levins]]
|[[Kennita Watson]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
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|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Bob Goodwyn]]
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Kevin Takenaga]]
|[[John Inks]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Zander Collier]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Dennis Umphress]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Elizabeth Brierly]]
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Kevin Takanaga]], alternate [[Allen Rice]]
====2014-2015====
 
[[File:LPSCC_meeting_2015-02-21.jpg|thumb|right|annual meeting, February 2015]]
Judicial Committee: [[Cathi Brown]], [[M Carling]], [[Laura Stewart]]
 
====2004-2005====
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Allen Hacker]]
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice-Chair
|''vacant''
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Mike Laursen]]
|[[Brian Darby]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Allen Rice]]
|[[Al Newman]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Catherine Brown]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Kevin Takenaga]] ''{partial term)''
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
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|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|''vacant''
|''vacant''
|}
[[File:CA-43_2012-09-09_Mountain-View-AWF.jpg|thumb|right|Mountain View Art & Wine Festival, September 2012]]
'''''2010 through 2014 still to be filled in''''' ''(and 2008-2011 needs other officers)''
====2010-2011====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Local Organizing Chair
|Chair
|[[Zander Collier]]
|[[Brian Darby]]
|}
|}


====2003-2004====
[[File:CA-43_2009-10-01_central-committee-meeting.jpeg|thumb|right|central committee meeting, October 2009]]
 
====2009-2010====


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Ray Strong]]
|[[Brian Darby]]
|-
|}
|Vice Chair
 
|[[Allen Hacker]] ''(partial term)''
====2008-2009====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[Brian Darby]]
|}
 
====2007-2008====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[Brian Darby]]
|-
|Vice-Chair
|[[TJ Campbell]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Joe Dehn]] ''(partial term)''
|[[John Webster]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[John Hugdahl]]
|[[Mike Bearden]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Zander Collier]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Dennis Umphress]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Mike Laursen]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Randy Overbeck]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|''vacant''
|-
|Outreach Events Chair
|[[Al Newman]] ''(partial term)''
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Mark Hinkle]], alternate [[Joe Dehn]]
====2006-2007====
[[File:LPSCC_EC_2006-01-10.jpg|thumb|right|Executive Committee members, January 2006]]


Judicial Committee: [[Catherine Brown]], [[Elizabeth Brierly]], [[Kennita Watson]]
{| class="wikitable"
 
====2002-2003====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Ray Strong]]
|[[Kevin Takenaga]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Cathi Brown]]
|[[Allen Hacker]], [[TJ Campbell]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|[[Mark Johnson]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[John Hugdahl]]
|[[Al Newman]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Zander Collier]]
|[[Lois Garcia]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Dennis Umphress]]
|[[Scott Lieberman]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Mike Laursen]] ''(partial term)''
|[[Brian Darby]] (part of term)
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Steve Prestrelski]]
|[[M Carling]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Ed Allison]]
|''vacant''
|-
|Local Organizing Chair
|[[Laura Stewart]]
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Mark Hinkle]], alternate [[Joe Dehn]]
Judicial Committee: [[Cathi Brown]], [[Jeff Smith]], ''vacant''


Judicial Committee: [[Elizabeth Brierly]], [[Kennita Watson]], [[Bill White]]
====2005-2006====
[[File:LPSCC_booth_2005-06-04_DeAnza-College-Flea-Market.jpg|thumb|right|booth at DeAnza College Flea Market, June 2005]]


====2001-2002====
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Ray Strong]]
|[[Allen Hacker]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|[[Allen Rice]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Dennis Umphress]]
|[[Fred Levins]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[John Hugdahl]]
|[[Al Newman]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[John Webster]]
|[[Bob Goodwyn]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Scott Lieberman]]
|[[Kevin Takenaga]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Frank Groffie]]
|[[Zander Collier]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Tony Stemberger]]
|[[Dennis Umphress]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Zander Collier]]
|''vacant''
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Mark Hinkle]], alternate [[Joe Dehn]]
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Kevin Takanaga]], alternate [[Allen Rice]]
 
Judicial Committee: [[Cathi Brown]], [[M Carling]], [[Laura Stewart]]


Judicial Committee: [[Elizabeth Brierly]], [[Mary Gingell]], [[Paul Rako]]
====2004-2005====


====2000-2001====
[[File:Santa_Clara_Logo_2005.png|thumb|right]]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|[[Allen Hacker]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Bill Carr]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[James Aven]]
|[[Mike Laursen]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[John Hugdahl]]
|[[Allen Rice]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Dana Albrecht]]
|[[Catherine Brown]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Ray Strong]]
|[[Kevin Takenaga]] ''{partial term)''
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Frank Groffie]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Roger Ver]]
|''vacant''
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Jascha Lee]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Bill Chew]]
|''vacant''
|-
|Local Organizing Chair
|[[Zander Collier]]
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Thomas Spielbauer]] then [[Jascha Lee]], alternate [[Jascha Lee]] then [[Allen Rice]]
====2003-2004====
 
Judicial Commmittee: [[Paul Rako]], [[Richard Relph]], [[Allen Rice]]


====1999-2000====
[[File:LPSCC_EC_1999-01-18.jpg|thumb|right|Executive Committee members, January 1999]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|[[Ray Strong]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Victor V. Vurpillat]] ''(partial term)''
|[[Allen Hacker]] ''(partial term)''
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[John Inks]]
|[[Joe Dehn]] ''(partial term)''
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Leyla Hanson]]
|[[John Hugdahl]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Bill Carr]]
|[[Zander Collier]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Ray Strong]]
|[[Dennis Umphress]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Markus Krummenacker]]
|[[Mike Laursen]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Tim Trammell]] ''(partial term)''<br>[[Roger Ver]] ''(partial term)''
|[[Randy Overbeck]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Jascha Lee]]
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Frank Groffie]]
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|-
|Outreach Events Chair
|[[Al Newman]] ''(partial term)''
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Thomas Spielbauer]], alternate: [[Joe Dehn]]
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Mark Hinkle]], alternate [[Joe Dehn]]


Judicial Committee: [[Don Cormier]], [[Chris Evenson]], [[Jon Hugdahl]]
Judicial Committee: [[Catherine Brown]], [[Elizabeth Brierly]], [[Kennita Watson]]


====1998-1999====
====2002-2003====


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|[[Ray Strong]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Daniel Weinstein]]
|[[Cathi Brown]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Ray Strong]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Allen Rice]]
|[[John Hugdahl]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Don Cormier]]
|[[Zander Collier]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Jack Hickey]]
|[[Dennis Umphress]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Jon Petersen]]
|[[Mike Laursen]] ''(partial term)''
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Chris Gammon]]
|[[Steve Prestrelski]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Jascha Lee]]
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|[[Ed Allison]]
|-
|Local Organizing Chair
|[[Laura Stewart]]
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Joe Dehn]], alternate [[Ray Strong]]
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Mark Hinkle]], alternate [[Joe Dehn]]


Judicial Committee: [[Jim DelVecchio]], [[Chris Frazier]], [[John Webster]]
Judicial Committee: [[Elizabeth Brierly]], [[Kennita Watson]], [[Bill White]]


====1997-1998====
====2001-2002====


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Sam Severs]], [[Allen Rice]]
|[[Ray Strong]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Brad Walker]], [[Chris Gammon]]
|[[Joe Dehn]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[John Petersen]]
|[[Dennis Umphress]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Allen Rice]]
|[[John Hugdahl]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Don Cormier]]
|[[John Webster]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|[[Scott Lieberman]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Chris Gammon]]
|[[Frank Groffie]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Eric Harlow]], [[George Lurker]], [[Jon Petersen]]
|[[Tony Stemberger]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[John Collins]], [[Jascha Lee]]
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|[[Zander Collier]]
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Joe Dehn]], alternate [[Marv Rudin]]
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Mark Hinkle]], alternate [[Joe Dehn]]


Judicial Committee: [[David R. Bonino]], [[Alan Furman]], [[Mary Gingell]]
Judicial Committee: [[Elizabeth Brierly]], [[Mary Gingell]], [[Paul Rako]]


====1996-1997====
====2000-2001====


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[David R. Bonino]]
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Brad Walker]]
|[[Bill Carr]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Marianne Petersen]]
|[[James Aven]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Edward L. Wimmers]]
|[[John Hugdahl]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Sam Severs]]
|[[Dana Albrecht]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Jon Petersen]]
|[[Ray Strong]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Mary Gingell]]
|[[Frank Groffie]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Vicki Hargrove]]
|[[Roger Ver]]
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Sam Severs]]
|[[Jascha Lee]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Bob Gough]]
|[[Bill Chew]]
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Joe Dehn]], alternate [[David R. Bonino]]
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Thomas Spielbauer]] then [[Jascha Lee]], alternate [[Jascha Lee]] then [[Allen Rice]]


Judicial Committee: [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Terry Savage]], [[Laura Stewart]]
Judicial Commmittee: [[Paul Rako]], [[Richard Relph]], [[Allen Rice]]
 
====1995-1996====


====1999-2000====
[[File:LPSCC_EC_1999-01-18.jpg|thumb|right|Executive Committee members, January 1999]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Brad Walker]]
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[David R. Bonino]]
|[[Victor V. Vurpillat]] ''(partial term)''
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Hugh McLean]]
|[[John Inks]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Edward L. Wimmers]]
|[[Leyla Hanson]]
|-
|-
|Activities Chair
|Activities Chair
|[[Eric Harlow]]
|[[Bill Carr]]
|-
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Richard Puckett]]
|[[Ray Strong]]
|-
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Thea McLean]]
|[[Markus Krummenacker]]
|-
|-
|Membership Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[John Inks]]
|[[Tim Trammell]] ''(partial term)''<br>[[Roger Ver]] ''(partial term)''
|-
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Don Cormier]]
|[[Jascha Lee]]
|-
|-
|Publicity Chair
|Publicity Chair
|[[Don Cormier]]
|[[Frank Groffie]]
|}
|}


LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Joe Dehn]], alternate: [[George Roman]]
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Thomas Spielbauer]], alternate: [[Joe Dehn]]
 
Judicial Committee: [[Don Cormier]], [[Chris Evenson]], [[Jon Hugdahl]]


Judicial Committee: [[Frank Groffie]], [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Bruce Sommer]]
====1998-1999====


====1994-1995====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[David Bonino]]
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Jim Switz]]
|[[Daniel Weinstein]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Thea McLean]]
|[[Ray Strong]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|[[Allen Rice]]
|}
|-
 
|Activities Chair
====1993-1994====
|[[Don Cormier]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Jack Hickey]]
|-
|-
|Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Jon Petersen]]
|[[Jon Petersen]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Jim Switz]]
|[[Chris Gammon]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Thea McLean]]
|[[Jascha Lee]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Publicity Chair
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|}
|}


====1992-1993====
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Joe Dehn]], alternate [[Ray Strong]]
 
Judicial Committee: [[Jim DelVecchio]], [[Chris Frazier]], [[John Webster]]
 
====1997-1998====
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Jon Petersen]]
|[[Sam Severs]], [[Allen Rice]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Jim Switz]]
|[[Brad Walker]], [[Chris Gammon]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Vicki Hargrove]]
|[[John Petersen]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Allen Rice]]
|-
|Activities Chair
|[[Don Cormier]]
|-
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
|}
====1977-1978====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Fundraising Chair
|[[June Genis]]
|[[Chris Gammon]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Membership Chair
|[[Michelle Kurtz]]
|[[Eric Harlow]], [[George Lurker]], [[Jon Petersen]]
|-
|Secretary
|[[Karen Huffman]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Dave Wolen]]
|[[John Collins]], [[Jascha Lee]]
|-
|-
|Membership and Registration
|Publicity Chair
|[[Bill White]]
|[[Marv Rudin]]
|-
|Research
|[[Dale Burrow]]
|}
|}


====1974-1975====
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Joe Dehn]], alternate [[Marv Rudin]]
 
Judicial Committee: [[David R. Bonino]], [[Alan Furman]], [[Mary Gingell]]
 
====1996-1997====
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair
|Chair
|[[Bill White]]
|[[David R. Bonino]]
|-
|-
|Vice Chair
|Vice Chair
|[[Will Barkley]]
|[[Brad Walker]]
|-
|-
|Secretary
|Secretary
|[[Janice Allen]]
|[[Marianne Petersen]]
|-
|-
|Treasurer
|Treasurer
|[[Dave Wolen]]
|[[Edward L. Wimmers]]
|-
|-
|Publicity and Education
|Activities Chair
|[[Steve White]]
|[[Sam Severs]]
|-
|-
|Membership and Registration
|Campaigns Chair
|[[Betty Sutton]]
|[[Jon Petersen]]
|-
|Fundraising Chair
|[[Mary Gingell]]
|-
|Membership Chair
|[[Vicki Hargrove]]
|-
|-
|Research
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Dale Burrow]]
|[[Sam Severs]]
|}
 
====1972====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|Chair Pro-Tem
|Publicity Chair
|[[Will Barkley]]
|[[Bob Gough]]
|}
|}


===Candidates for Public Office===
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Joe Dehn]], alternate [[David R. Bonino]]


This section lists candidates who ran for public office in districts in (or partly in) Santa Clara County. (For statewide offices, see [[Libertarian Party of California Historical Election Results]].)
Judicial Committee: [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Terry Savage]], [[Laura Stewart]]


Note that because of redistricting after each census, the set of districts that overlap with the county changes every ten years.  Following are the districts that were in (or partly in) Santa Clara County during the years in which Libertarians ran for office:
====1995-1996====


{| class=wikitable
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[Brad Walker]]
|-
|-
!Years
|Vice Chair
!Congress
|[[David R. Bonino]]
!State Senate
!State Assembly
!BOE
|-
|-
|2012-2020
|Secretary
|17, 18, 19, 20
|[[Hugh McLean]]
|10, 13, 15, 17
|24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30
|2
|-
|-
|2002-2010
|Treasurer
|11, 14, 15, 16
|[[Edward L. Wimmers]]
|10, 11, 13, 15
|20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28
|1
|-
|-
|1992-2000
|Activities Chair
|13, 14, 15, 16
|[[Eric Harlow]]
|10, 11, 13, 15
|20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28
|1
|-
|-
|1984-1990
|Campaigns Chair
|10, 12, 13
|[[Richard Puckett]]
|11, 12, 13, 17
|18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
|1
|-
|-
|1982<ref>The initial post-1980-census redistricting was rejected by referendum and redone for 1984.</ref>
|Fundraising Chair
|10, 11, 12, 13
|[[Thea McLean]]
|12
|-
|18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
|Membership Chair
|3
|[[John Inks]]
|-
|Newsletter Chair
|[[Don Cormier]]
|-
|-
|1980
|Publicity Chair
|10, 12, 13
|[[Don Cormier]]
|11, 12
|21, 22, 23, 24, 25
|}
|}


In the tables below, the column labeled "Rank / N" shows the vote rank of the Libertarian and the number of candidates who appeared on the ballot. For example "3 / 4" means that there were four candidates on the ballot for that office and that the Libertarian candidate came in third.
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Joe Dehn]], alternate: [[George Roman]]


For Congress, the state legislature, and Board of Equalization, under the primary system used starting in 2012 all candidates for a given office ran against each other regardless of party affiliation, and only the two candidates who received the largest number of votes (in most cases two Democrats) appeared on the November ballot. In cases where a Libertarian ran for one of these offices but ''did not'' appear on the November ballot for this reason, the results from the primary are shown instead. These cases are marked with a pink background.
Judicial Committee: [[Frank Groffie]], [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Bruce Sommer]]


Preliminary results from the 2018 Primary are marked with a yellow background - to be updated when official statement of vote has been published.
====1994-1995====
 
====Congress====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! colspan=3|&nbsp;
|Chair
! colspan=2|within county
|[[David Bonino]]
! colspan=2|entire district
! rowspan=2|rank<br>/ N
|-
|-
! Year
|Vice Chair
! District
|[[Jim Switz]]
! Candidate
! Votes
! Percentage
! Votes
! Percentage
|- style="background-color:#ffffc0;"
| rowspan=1| 2018
| 17
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|2,135
| align=right|2.5%
| align=right|2,858
| align=right|2.5%
| 5 / 5
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| rowspan=1| 2016
| 17
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|2,370
| align=right|2.34%
| align=right|3,125
| align=right|2.35%
| 6 / 6
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 2010
|Secretary
| 14
|[[Thea McLean]]
| [[Paul Lazaga]]
| align=right|3,673
| align=right|2.93%
| align=right|6,735
| align=right|3.08%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 16
|Treasurer
| [[Edward Gonzalez]]
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
| align=right|12,304
|-
| align=right|7.88%
|Activities Chair
| align=right|12,304
|[[Eric Harlow]]
| align=right|7.88%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 2008
|Fundraising Chair
| 14
|[[Hugh McLean]]
| [[Brian Holtz]]
| align=right|7,098
| align=right|4.55%
| align=right|11,929
| align=right|4.37%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 16
|Membership Chair
| [[Steven Wells]]
|[[John Inks]]
| align=right|9,447
| align=right|4.60%
| align=right|9,447
| align=right|4.60%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=1| 2006
|Publicity Chair
| 14
|[[Ron Pottle]]
| [[Brian Holtz]]
|}
| align=right|2,629
 
| align=right|2.34%
LPC Executive Committee Representative: John Webster
| align=right|4,692
 
| align=right|2.36%
====1993-1994====
| 3 / 4
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[Jon Petersen]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 2004
|Vice Chair
| 14
|[[Jim Switz]]
| [[Brian Holtz]]
| align=right|5,335
| align=right|3.62%
| align=right|9,588
| align=right|3.66%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 16
|Secretary
| [[Markus Welch]]
|[[Thea McLean]]
| align=right|5,067
| align=right|2.78%
| align=right|5,067
| align=right|2.78%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=3| 2002
|Treasurer
| 14
|[[Ed Wimmers]]
| [[Andrew Carver]]
|-
| align=right|3,444
|Activities Chair
| align=right|3.48%
|[[Eric Harlow]]
| align=right|6,277
| align=right|3.66%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 15
|Fundraising Chair
| [[Jeff Landauer]]
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|4,289
| align=right|3.22%
| align=right|4,289
| align=right|3.22%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 16
|Membership Chair
| [[Dennis Umphress]]
|[[John Inks]]
| align=right|3,434
| align=right|3.18%
| align=right|3,434
| align=right|3.18%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=4| 2000
|Publicity Chair
| 13
|[[Alan Hoffman]]
| [[Howard Mora]]
|}
| align=right|528
 
| align=right|2.87%
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Jon Petersen]], alternate [[John Webster]]
| align=right|4,623
 
| align=right|2.52%
====1992-1993====
| 3 / 5
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[Jon Petersen]]
|-
|-
| 14
|Vice Chair
| [[Joe Dehn]]
|[[Jim Switz]]
| align=right|2,991
| align=right|2.20%
| align=right|4,715
| align=right|2.05%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 15
|Secretary
| [[Ed Wimmers]]
|[[Vicki Hargrove]]
| align=right|3,954
| align=right|1.89%
| align=right|4,820
| align=right|2.03%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 16
|Treasurer
| [[Dennis Umphress]]
|[[Dave Maxwell]], then [[Ed Wimmers]]
| align=right|4,742
|-
| align=right|2.97%
|Activities Chair
| align=right|4,742
|[[Eric Harlow]]
| align=right|2.97%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| rowspan=1| 1998
|Fundraising Chair
| 14
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
| [[Joe Dehn]]
| align=right|2,003
| align=right|1.79%
| align=right|3,166
| align=right|1.68%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| rowspan=4| 1996
|Membership Chair
| 13
|[[John Inks]]
| [[Terry Savage]]
| align=right|858
| align=right|4.36%
| align=right|7,746
| align=right|4.41%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 14
|Publicity Chair
| [[Joe Dehn]]
|[[Scott Lieberman]]
| align=right|2,227
|}
| align=right|1.62%
 
| align=right|3,492
LPC Executive Committee Representative: [[Dave Thomas]], alternate [[Dave Maxwell]]
| align=right|1.52%
 
| 4 / 5
====1991-1992====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[Jon Petersen]]
|-
|-
| 15
|Vice Chair
| [[Ed Wimmers]]
|[[Dave Maxwell]]
| align=right|4,577
| align=right|2.27%
| align=right|5,481
| align=right|2.42%
| 4 / 5
|-
|-
| 16
|Secretary
| [[David Bonino]]
|[[Vicki Hargrove]]
| align=right|4,124
| align=right|2.88%
| align=right|4,124
| align=right|2.88%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| rowspan=1| 1994
|Treasurer
| 13
|[[Dave Maxwell]]
| [[Robert Gough]]
| align=right|930
| align=right|6.49%
| align=right|7,743
| align=right|5.14%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 1992
|Activities Chair
| 14
|[[Eric Harlow]]
| [[Chuck Olson]]
| align=right|4,693
| align=right|2.97%
| align=right|7,220
| align=right|2.79%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 15
|Fundraising Chair
| [[Duggan Dieterly]]
|[[Dale Jacknow]]
| align=right|11,191
| align=right|4.72%
| align=right|13,293
| align=right|5.01%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 1990
|Membership Chair
| 12
|[[John Inks]]
| [[Chuck Olson]]
| align=right|8,889
| align=right|5.50%
| align=right|11,271
| align=right|5.48%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 13
|Publicity Chair
| [[John Webster]]
|[[Scott Lieberman]]
| align=right|10,587
|}
| align=right|6.32%
 
| align=right|10,587
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[John Inks]], [[Dave Maxwell]], [[Jon Peterson]]; alternates: [[Steve Alexander]], [[Mark Hinkle]], [[John Webster]]
| align=right|6.32%
 
| 3 / 3
====1990-1991====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| rowspan=3| 1988
|Chair
| 10
|[[Steve Alexander]]
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|12,639
| align=right|13.50%
| align=right|22,801
| align=right|13.79%
| 2 / 2
|-
|-
| 12
|Vice Chair
| [[Tom Grey]]
|[[Dave Maxwell]]
| align=right|4,533
| align=right|2.17%
| align=right|6,023
| align=right|2.28%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 13
|Secretary
| [[John Webster]]
|[[Don Cormier]]
| align=right|6,583
|-
| align=right|3.07%
|Treasurer
| align=right|6,583
|[[Jon Petersen]]
| align=right|3.07%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 1986
|Activities Chair
| 10
|[[Eric Harlow]]
| [[Perr Cardestam]]
| align=right|1,168
| align=right|1.72%
| align=right|1,797
| align=right|1.50%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 12
|Fundraising Chair
| [[Bill White]]
|[[Dale Jacknow]]
| align=right|4,697
| align=right|3.19%
| align=right|6,227
| align=right|3.33%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=3| 1984
|Membership Chair
| 10
|[[John Inks]]
| [[Perr Cardestam]]
|-
| align=right|1,751
|Publicity Chair
| align=right|1.81%
|[[Scott Lieberman]]
| align=right|2,789
|}
| align=right|1.70%
 
| 3 / 4
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Mike Iddings]], [[John Inks]]; alternates: [[Steve Alexander]], [[Dave Maxwell]], [[Scott Lieberman]]
 
====1989-1990====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[Steve Alexander]]
|-
|-
| 12
|Secretary
| [[Bill White]]
|[[Jonathan Steele]]
| align=right|4,398
| align=right|2.19%
| align=right|5,872
| align=right|2.32%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 13
|Treasurer
| [[John Redding]]
|[[Dave Maxwell]]
| align=right|3,836
| align=right|1.79%
| align=right|3,836
| align=right|1.79%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=4| 1982
|Fundraising Chair
| 10
|[[Stephen Holly]]
| [[Dale Burrow]]
|-
| align=right|1,511
|Membership Chair
| align=right|2.11%
|[[Brian Esterson]]
| align=right|2,403
|-
| align=right|1.95%
|Publicity Chair
| 3 / 4
|[[Scott Lieberman]]
|}
 
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Steve Alexander]], [[Tom Grey]], [[Mike Iddings]]; alternates: [[Brian Esterson]], [[Mark Hinkle]], [[John Inks]]
 
====1988-1989====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| 11
|Chair
| [[Chuck Olson]]
|[[Steve Alexander]]
| align=right|647
| align=right|2.19%
| align=right|2,920
| align=right|1.52%
| 3 / 5
|-
|-
| 12
|Vice Chair
| [[Bill White]]
|[[Jim Wilson]]
| align=right|4,749
| align=right|3.68%
| align=right|6,471
| align=right|3.53%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 13
|Secretary
| [[Al Hinkle]]
|[[Brian Esterson]]
| align=right|4,553
| align=right|2.71%
| align=right|4,553
| align=right|2.71%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=3| 1980
|Treasurer
| 10
|[[Dave Maxwell]]
| [[Joseph Fuhrig]]
| align=right|5,567
| align=right|7.15%
| align=right|11,904
| align=right|7.23%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 12
|Fundraising Chair
| [[Bill Evers]]
|[[Stephen Holly]]
| align=right|9,091
| align=right|5.71%
| align=right|15,073
| align=right|7.57%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 13
|Membership Chair
| [[Ray Strong]]
|[[Jonathan Steele]]
| align=right|8,806
| align=right|3.92%
| align=right|8,806
| align=right|3.92%
| 3 / 4
|}
|}


====State Senate====
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Linda Torno]], [[Steve Alexander]], [[Bob Bickford]], [[Tom Grey]]; alternates: [[Brian Esterson]], [[Todd Greene]], [[Scott Lieberman]], [[Mike Iddings]]


====1987-1988====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! colspan=3|&nbsp;
|Chair
! colspan=2|within county
|[[Steve Alexander]]
! colspan=2|entire district
! rowspan=2|rank<br>/ N
|-
|-
! Year
|Vice Chair
! District
|[[Jim Wilson]]
! Candidate
! Votes
! Percentage
! Votes
! Percentage
|- style="background-color:#ffffc0;"
| 2018
| 10
| [[Ali Sarsak]]
| align=right|2,226
| align=right|4.8%
| align=right|6,279
| align=right|4.5%
| 3 / 3
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 2016
| 13
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|5,013
| align=right|6.33%
| align=right|13,018
| align=right|5.74%
| 3 / 3
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 2012
| 13
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|9,100
| align=right|16.96%
| align=right|23,003
| align=right|15.45%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 2010 S
|Secretary
| 15
|[[Brian Esterson]]
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|1,005
| align=right|2.61%
| align=right|3,592
| align=right|2.00%
| 4 / 4
|-
|-
| 2008
|Treasurer
| 13
|[[Dave Maxwell]]
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|16,659
| align=right|6.57%
| align=right|16,659
| align=right|6.57%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|2004
|Fundraising Chair
| 11
|[[Tom Grey]]
| [[Allen Rice]]
| align=right|7,876
| align=right|3.97%
| align=right|14,080
| align=right|4.06%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|13
|Membership Chair
| [[Michael Laursen]]
|[[Linda Torno]]
| align=right|9,585
|}
| align=right|4.20%
 
| align=right|9,585
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Brian Esterson]], [[Jeff Smith]], [[Linda Torno]], [[Jim Wilson]]; alternates: [[Tom Grey]], [[John Webster]]
| align=right|4.20%
 
| 3 / 3
====1986-1987====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| [[John Webster]] (w.i.)<ref>There was a contested primary which Laursen won, but Webster then filed as a write-in candidate for November.</ref>
|Chair
| align=right|28
|[[Dale Burrow]]
| align=right|0.01%
| align=right|28
| align=right|0.01%
| 4 / 3
|-
|-
| 2002
|Secretary
| 10
|[[Brian Esterson]]
| [[Ervan Darnell]]
| align=right|1,010
| align=right|4.24%
| align=right|4,997
| align=right|3.24%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|2000
|Treasurer
| 11
|[[Charles Hanes]]
| [[Jack Hickey]]
| align=right|8,382
| align=right|4.04%
| align=right|12,676
| align=right|4.08%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 13
|Fundraising Chair
| [[John Webster]]
|[[Tom Grey]]
| align=right|10,507
|}
| align=right|5.12%
 
| align=right|10,507
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Bill Evers]], [[Mary Gingell]], [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Linda Torno]]; alternates: [[John Webster]], [[Brian Esterson]]
| align=right|5.12%
 
| 3 / 3
====1985-1986====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[Jim Wilson]]
|-
|-
| 15
|Vice Chair
| [[Gordon Sachtjen]]
|[[Marilen Weiler]]
| align=right|1,093
| align=right|2.23%
| align=right|6,394
| align=right|2.28%
| 4 / 4
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|1996
|Secretary
| 11
|[[Brian Esterson]]
| [[Jon Matonis]]
| align=right|7,809
| align=right|3.81%
| align=right|11,290
| align=right|3.69%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 13
|Treasurer
| [[John Webster]]
|[[Charles Hanes]]
| align=right|6,684
| align=right|3.33%
| align=right|6,684
| align=right|3.33%
| 4 / 5
|-
|-
| 1993 S
|Activities Chair
| 11
|[[Paul Panichelli]]
| [[Jon Petersen]]
| align=right|3,821
| align=right|3.37%
| align=right|5,424
| align=right|3.24%
| 6 / 8
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|1992
|Fundraising Chair
| 11
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
| [[Christopher Inama]]
| align=right|12,003
| align=right|5.21%
| align=right|16,300
| align=right|4.80%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 13
|Membership Chair
| [[John Webster]]
|[[Steve Alexander]]
| align=right|19,258
|}
| align=right|8.31%
 
| align=right|19,258
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Bill Evers]], [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Karen Huffman]], [[Linda Torno]]; alternates: [[Ray Strong]], [[Chris Hibbert]], [[Mary Gingell]]
| align=right|8.31%
 
| 3 / 3
====1984-1985====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[Jim Wilson]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|1988
|Vice Chair
| 11
|[[Don Cormier]]
| [[Chuck Olson]]
| align=right|4,864
| align=right|3.37%
| align=right|8,645
| align=right|3.06%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 13
|Secretary
| [[John Inks]]
|[[Linda Torno]]
| align=right|7,774
| align=right|3.78%
| align=right|7,774
| align=right|3.78%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 1984
|Treasurer
| 13
|[[Steve Alexander]]
| [[Kim Roberts]]
| align=right|7,465
| align=right|3.66%
| align=right|7,465
| align=right|3.66%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 1982
|Activities Chair
| 12
|[[Dante DeAmicis]]
| [[Jim Wilson]]
| align=right|4,834
| align=right|5.17%
| align=right|8,613
| align=right|5.24%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 1980
|Fundraising Chair
| 11
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
| [[John Redding]]
| align=right|9,753
| align=right|6.05%
| align=right|13,393
| align=right|6.10%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 1980 S
| 12
| [[William White]]
| align=right|18,625
| align=right|11.90%
| align=right|18,625
| align=right|11.90%
| 3 / 3
|}
|}


====State Assembly====
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Karen Huffman]], [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Bill Evers]], [[Jeff Smith]]; alternates: [[Steve Alexander]], [[Ray Strong]], [[Linda Torno]], [[Bill White]]


====1983-1984====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! colspan=3|&nbsp;
|Chair
! colspan=2|within county
|[[Jim Wilson]]
! colspan=2|entire district
! rowspan=2|rank<br>/ N
|-
|-
! Year
|Vice Chair
! District
|[[Kim Roberts]]
! Candidate
! Votes
! Percentage
! Votes
! Percentage
|- style="background-color:#ffffc0;"
| rowspan=2|2018
| 24
| [[Bob Goodwyn]]
| align=right|2,595
| align=right|3.5%
| align=right|3,257
| align=right|3.5%
| 3 / 3
|- style="background-color:#ffffc0;"
| 25
| [[Robert Imhoff]]
| align=right|1.409
| align=right|3.0%
| align=right|2,053
| align=right|3.0%
| 4 / 4
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 2016
| 24
| [[John Inks]]
| align=right|3,774
| align=right|4.70%
| align=right|4,546
| align=right|4.18%
| 6 / 8
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2010
|Secretary
| 21
|[[Linda Torno]]
| [[Raymond Bell]]
| align=right|4,324
| align=right|5.18%
| align=right|6,925
| align=right|4.63%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 22
|Treasurer
| [[T. J. Campbell]]
|[[Steve Alexander]]
| align=right|6,478
| align=right|5.83%
| align=right|6,478
| align=right|5.83%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 2008
|Fundraising Chair
| 27
|[[Nancy Penny]]
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|2,679
| align=right|12.38%
| align=right|17,435
| align=right|9.05%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 2006
|Membership Chair
| 24
|[[Karen Huffman]]
| [[Lionel Silva]]
|}
| align=right|3,934
 
| align=right|3.39%
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Karen Huffman]], [[Jeff Smith]], [[Bill Evers]]; alternate: Steve Alexander
| align=right|3,934
 
| align=right|3.39%
====1982-1983====
| 3 / 3
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| 2004
|Chair
| 24
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
| [[Zander Collier III]]
|-
| align=right|8,337
|Vice Chair
| align=right|5.26%
|[[Russ Fridley]]
| align=right|8,337
| align=right|5.26%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=4|2002
|Treasurer
| 20
|[[Pam Loucks]]
| [[Keith Lyon]]
| align=right|465
| align=right|4.25%
| align=right|3,663
| align=right|4.57%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 21
|Fundraising Chair
| [[Raymond Bell]]
|[[Ray Strong]]
| align=right|2,308
| align=right|3.35%
| align=right|4,286
| align=right|3.60%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 22
|Membership Chair
| [[Kennita Watson]]
|[[Karen Huffman]]
| align=right|4,003
| align=right|4.82%
| align=right|4,003
| align=right|4.82%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 27
|Research Chair
| [[Gordon Sachtjen]]
|[[Anna Justi]]
| align=right|350
|}
| align=right|2.96%
 
| align=right|4,294
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Karen Huffman]], [[Scott Olmsted]], [[Jeff Smith]]
| align=right|3.41%
 
| 3 / 3
====1981-1982====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| rowspan=4|2000
|Chair
| 20
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
| [[Mark Werlwas]]
| align=right|2,239
| align=right|5.16%
| align=right|5,709
| align=right|4.88%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 23
|Vice Chair
| [[Dana Albrecht]]
|[[Russ Fridley]]
| align=right|5,478
| align=right|6.76%
| align=right|5,478
| align=right|6.76%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 24
|Secretary
| [[Ray Strong]]
|[[Lory DeAmicis]]
| align=right|7,000
|-
| align=right|4.51%
|Treasurer
| align=right|7,000
|[[Pam Loucks]]
| align=right|4.51%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 28
|Activities Chair
| [[Roger Ver]]
|[[Dante DeAmicis]]
| align=right|1,140
| align=right|2.32%
| align=right|2,134
| align=right|1.71%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|1998
|Fundraising Chair
| 22
|[[Ray Strong]]
| [[Paul Rako]]
| align=right|3,562
| align=right|3.67%
| align=right|3,562
| align=right|3.67%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 24
|Membership Chair
| [[Ray Strong]]
|[[Karen Huffman]]
| align=right|4,635
| align=right|3.83%
| align=right|4,635
| align=right|3.83%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 28
|Research Chair
| [[Kate Woods]]
|[[Ruth Stevenson]]
| align=right|1,565
|}
| align=right|4.26%
 
| align=right|4,063
====1980-1981====
| align=right|4.39%
{| class="wikitable"
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|1996
|Chair
| 21
|[[Mark Hinkle]]
| [[Christopher Inama]]
| align=right|1,040
| align=right|2.01%
| align=right|3,115
| align=right|2.04%
| 4 / 4
|-
|-
| 24
|Vice Chair
| [[Jon Petersen]]
|[[Russ Fridley]]
| align=right|7,059
| align=right|4.70%
| align=right|7,059
| align=right|4.70%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 28
|Secretary
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Lory DeAmicis]]
| align=right|1,989
|-
| align=right|4.60%
|Treasurer
| align=right|4,263
|[[Jerry Gray]]
| align=right|3.88%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 1994
|Membership Chair
| 20
|[[Karen Huffman]]
| [[Terry Savage]]
| align=right|2,773
| align=right|8.14%
| align=right|6,538
| align=right|6.89%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|1992
|Publicity Chair
| 21
|[[Dante DeAmicis]]
| [[Lynn Sapowsky-Smith]]
| align=right|2,000
| align=right|3.36%
| align=right|5,887
| align=right|3.53%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 22
|Research Chair
| [[Bob Goodwyn]]
|[[Les Guinivere]]
| align=right|9,367
|}
| align=right|6.24%
 
| align=right|9,367
LPC Executive Committee Representatives: [[Mark Hinkle]], [[Karen Huffman]], [[Scott Olmstead]]; alternates: [[Ray Strong]], [[Dante DeAmicis]], [[Russ Fridley]], [[Chuck Olsen]]
| align=right|6.24%
 
| 3 / 3
====1977-1978====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Chair
|[[June Genis]]
|-
|-
| 24
|Vice Chair
| [[James Ludemann]]
|[[Michelle Kurtz]]
| align=right|11,344
| align=right|6.55%
| align=right|11,344
| align=right|6.55%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|1990
|Secretary
| 22
|[[Karen Huffman]]
| [[Jon Petersen]]
| align=right|6,968
| align=right|6.29%
| align=right|6,968
| align=right|6.29%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 24
|Treasurer
| [[Bruce Sommer]]
|[[Dave Wolen]]
| align=right|4,966
|-
| align=right|5.75%
|Membership and Registration
| align=right|4,966
|[[Bill White]]
| align=right|5.75%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 25
|Research
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Dale Burrow]]
| align=right|1,959
|}
| align=right|5.86%
 
| align=right|3,953
====1974-1975====
| align=right|4.76%
{| class="wikitable"
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|1988
|Chair
| 21
|[[Bill White]]
| [[Bob Goodwyn]]
| align=right|11,639
| align=right|12.43%
| align=right|14,069
| align=right|12.20%
| 2 / 2
|-
|-
| 23
|Vice Chair
| [[Todd Greene]]
|[[Will Barkley]]
| align=right|3,181
|-
| align=right|3.46%
|Secretary
| align=right|3,181
|[[Janice Allen]]
| align=right|3.46%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 25
|Treasurer
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
|[[Dave Wolen]]
| align=right|1,192
| align=right|2.86%
| align=right|2,278
| align=right|2.23%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=6|1986
|Publicity and Education
| 18
|[[Steve White]]
| [[Charles Hanes]]
| align=right|674
| align=right|3.29%
| align=right|2,197
| align=right|2.87%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 21
|Membership and Registration
| [[Tom Grey]]
|[[Betty Sutton]]
| align=right|2,433
| align=right|3.59%
| align=right|3,319
| align=right|3.93%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 22
|Research
| [[Dustin Baker]]
|[[Dale Burrow]]
| align=right|2,976
|}
| align=right|2.85%
 
| align=right|2,976
====1972====
| align=right|2.85%
{| class="wikitable"
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 23
|Chair Pro-Tem
| [[Kennita Watson]]
|[[Will Barkley]]
| align=right|1,215
|}
| align=right|1.91%
 
| align=right|1,215
===Annual Meetings (county conventions)===
| align=right|1.91%
 
| 3 / 4
* 14 January 2023, online (Zoom)
* 29 January 2022, online (Zoom)
* 23 January 2021, online (Zoom)
* 11 January 2020, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
* [[Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County Meeting 26 January 2019|26 January 2019]], DoubleTree Pruneyard, Campbell
* 27 January 2018, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
* 21 January 2017, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
* 6 February 2016, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
* 21 February 2015, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
* 8 February 2014, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
* 26 January 2013, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
* 11 February 2012, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
* 22 January 2011, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
* 23 January 2010, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
* 15 January 2009, CoCo's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 17 January 2008, CoCo's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 25 January 2007, Banjara Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 10 January 2006, ?, Mountain View
* 20 January 2005, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
* 8 January 2004, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
* 9 January 2003, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
* 10 January 2002, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
* 11 January 2001, Campbell Community Center
* 12 January 2000, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 13 January 1999, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 19 March 1998<ref>This was rescheduled due to lack of quorum on the original date.</ref>, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 16 January 1997, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 18 January 1996, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 19 January 1995, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 20 January 1994, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 21 January 1993, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 16 January 1992, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 17 January 1991, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 18 January 1990, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 19 January 1989, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
* 23 January 1988, Radisson Haus Inn, Sunnyvale
* 15 January 1987, party office, San Jose
* 16 January 1986, Mariani's, Santa Clara
* 17 January 1985, party office, San Jose
* 19 January 1984, party office, San Jose
* 17 March 1983, party office, Jan Jose
* 21 January 1982, party office, San Jose
* 15 January 1981, Co-Op Market, Sunnyvale
* 17 January 1980, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
 
Notes relating to annual meetings:
<references />
 
===Meeting Minutes===
''This section needs to be expanded and moved to a separate article.
*[[Media:CA-43_MeetingSummary_2023-01-07_MSPB.pdf|MSPB Meeting - 7 January 2023 (meeting summary)]]
*[[Media:CA-43_Minutes_2020-07-25_Central-Committee.pdf|Central Committee - 7 July 2020]]
*[[Media:CA-43_Minutes_2020-06-06_Central-Committee.pdf|Central Committee - 6 June 2020]]
 
===Candidates for Public Office===
 
This section lists candidates who ran for public office in districts in (or partly in) Santa Clara County. (For statewide offices, see [[Libertarian Party of California Historical Election Results]].)
 
Note that because of redistricting after each census, the set of districts that overlap with the county changes every ten years. Following are the districts that were in (or partly in) Santa Clara County during the years in which Libertarians ran for office:
 
{| class=wikitable
|-
|-
| 24
!Years
| [[John Webster]]
!Congress
| align=right|2,612
!State Senate
| align=right|3.35%
!State Assembly
| align=right|2,612
!BOE
| align=right|3.35%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 25
|2022-
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
|16, 17, 18, 19
| align=right|701
|10, 13, 15
| align=right|2.61%
|23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29
| align=right|1,635
|2
| align=right|2.30%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| rowspan=5|1984
|2012-2020
| 18
|17, 18, 19, 20
| [[John Webster]]
|10, 13, 15, 17
| align=right|1,181
|24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30
| align=right|4.28%
|2
| align=right|4,493
| align=right|4.39%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 21
|2002-2010
| [[Ross Parlette]]
|11, 14, 15, 16
| align=right|2,306
|10, 11, 13, 15
| align=right|2.44%
|20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28
| align=right|2,860
|1
| align=right|2.40%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 22
|1992-2000
| [[Andrew Fleisher]]
|13, 14, 15, 16
| align=right|3,266
|10, 11, 13, 15
| align=right|2.34%
|20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28
| align=right|3,266
|1
| align=right|2.34%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 23
|1984-1990
| [[Dante De Amicis]]
|10, 12, 13
| align=right|10,726
|11, 12, 13, 17
| align=right|12.23%
|18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
| align=right|10,726
|1
| align=right|12.23%
| 2 / 2
|-
|-
| 25
|1982<ref>The initial post-1980-census redistricting was rejected by referendum and redone for 1984.</ref>
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
|10, 11, 12, 13
| align=right|3,525
|12
| align=right|unknown<ref>This race had a large number of write-in votes, but the Statement of Vote did not break them down by county.</ref>
|18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
| align=right|7,431
|3
| align=right|8.16%
| 2 / 2
|-
|-
| rowspan=6|1982
|1980
| 18
|10, 12, 13
| [[John Webster]]
|11, 12
| align=right|955
|21, 22, 23, 24, 25
| align=right|4.70%
|}
| align=right|3,444
 
| align=right|4.44%
In the tables below, the column labeled "Rank / N" shows the vote rank of the Libertarian and the number of candidates who appeared on the ballot. For example "3 / 4" means that there were four candidates on the ballot for that office and that the Libertarian candidate came in third.
| 3 / 3
 
For Congress, the state legislature, and Board of Equalization, under the primary system used starting in 2012 all candidates for a given office ran against each other regardless of party affiliation, and only the two candidates who received the largest number of votes (in most cases two Democrats) appeared on the November ballot. In cases where a Libertarian ran for one of these offices but ''did not'' appear on the November ballot for this reason, the results from the primary are shown instead. These cases are marked with a pink background.
 
====Congress====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| 21
! colspan=3|&nbsp;
| [[Russell Fridley]]
! colspan=2|within county
| align=right|1,739
! colspan=2|entire district
| align=right|2.32%
! rowspan=2|rank<br>/ N
| align=right|2,297
| align=right|2.44%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 22
! Year
| [[Jeffrey Smith]]
! District
| align=right|4,538
! Candidate
| align=right|4.01%
! Votes
| align=right|4,538
! Percentage
| align=right|4.01%
! Votes
| 3 / 3
! Percentage
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| rowspan=1| 2022
| 17
| [[Joe Dehn]]
| align=right|1,564
| align=right|1.60%
| align=right|1,833
| align=right|1.62%
| 5 / 5
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| rowspan=2| 2020
| 17
| [[Joe Dehn]]
| align=right|2,688
| align=right|2.25%
| align=right|3,523
| align=right|2.25%
| 4 / 4
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 18
| [[Bob Goodwyn]]
| align=right|3,202
| align=right|1.86%
| align=right|4,462
| align=right|1.88%
| 5 / 5
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| rowspan=1| 2018
| 17
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|2,274
| align=right|2.55%
| align=right|2,997
| align=right|2.56%
| 5 / 5
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| rowspan=1| 2016
| 17
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|2,370
| align=right|2.34%
| align=right|3,125
| align=right|2.35%
| 6 / 6
|-
|-
| 23
| rowspan=2| 2010
| [[Ann Justi]]
| 14
| align=right|2,692
| [[Paul Lazaga]]
| align=right|3.76%
| align=right|3,673
| align=right|2,692
| align=right|2.93%
| align=right|3.76%
| align=right|6,735
| align=right|3.08%
| 3 / 3
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 24
| 16
| [[Alice Agogino]]
| [[Edward Gonzalez]]
| align=right|3,560
| align=right|12,304
| align=right|4.40%
| align=right|7.88%
| align=right|3,560
| align=right|12,304
| align=right|4.40%
| align=right|7.88%
| 3 / 3
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 25
| rowspan=2| 2008
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| 14
| align=right|886
| [[Brian Holtz]]
| align=right|3.19%
| align=right|7,098
| align=right|1,983
| align=right|4.55%
| align=right|2.59%
| align=right|11,929
| 3 / 3
| align=right|4.37%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| rowspan=4|1980
| 16
| 21
| [[Steven Wells]]
| [[Chuck Olson]]
| align=right|9,447
| align=right|6,808
| align=right|4.60%
| align=right|7.34%
| align=right|9,447
| align=right|7,339
| align=right|4.60%
| align=right|7.32%
| 3 / 3
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 22
| rowspan=1| 2006
| [[Russell Fridley]] (w.i.)
| 14
| align=right|11
| [[Brian Holtz]]
| align=right|0.01%
| align=right|2,629
| align=right|11
| align=right|2.34%
| align=right|0.01%
| align=right|4,692
| 4 / 3
| align=right|2.36%
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 23
| rowspan=2| 2004
| [[James Wurm]]
| 14
| align=right|4,647
| [[Brian Holtz]]
| align=right|5.54%
| align=right|5,335
| align=right|4,647
| align=right|3.62%
| align=right|5.54%
| align=right|9,588
| align=right|3.66%
| 3 / 3
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 24
| 16
| [[Dante De Amicis]]
| [[Markus Welch]]
| align=right|5,536
| align=right|5,067
| align=right|4.82%
| align=right|2.78%
| align=right|5,762
| align=right|5,067
| align=right|4.74%
| align=right|2.78%
| 3 / 3
| 3 / 3
|}
====Board of Equalization====
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
|-
! colspan=3|&nbsp;
| rowspan=3| 2002
! colspan=2|within county
| 14
! colspan=2|entire district
| [[Andrew Carver]]
! rowspan=2|rank<br>/ N
| align=right|3,444
| align=right|3.48%
| align=right|6,277
| align=right|3.66%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
! Year
| 15
! District
| [[Jeff Landauer]]
! Candidate
| align=right|4,289
! Votes
| align=right|3.22%
! Percentage
| align=right|4,289
! Votes
| align=right|3.22%
! Percentage
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 2010
| 16
| 1
| [[Dennis Umphress]]
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|3,434
| align=right|16,235
| align=right|3.18%
| align=right|3.54%
| align=right|3,434
| align=right|77,929
| align=right|3.18%
| align=right|3.04%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=4| 2000
| 13
| [[Howard Mora]]
| align=right|528
| align=right|2.87%
| align=right|4,623
| align=right|2.52%
| 3 / 5
|-
| 14
| [[Joe Dehn]]
| align=right|2,991
| align=right|2.20%
| align=right|4,715
| align=right|2.05%
| 3 / 4
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 2006
| 15
| 1
| [[Ed Wimmers]]
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|3,954
| align=right|13,500
| align=right|1.89%
| align=right|3.42%
| align=right|4,820
| align=right|68,405
| align=right|2.03%
| align=right|2.95%
| 3 / 4
| 3 / 4
|-
|-
| 2002
| 16
| 1
| [[Dennis Umphress]]
| [[Elizabeth Brierly]]
| align=right|4,742
| align=right|19,201
| align=right|2.97%
| align=right|6.00%
| align=right|4,742
| align=right|114,962
| align=right|2.97%
| align=right|5.78%
| 3 / 4
|-
| rowspan=1| 1998
| 14
| [[Joe Dehn]]
| align=right|2,003
| align=right|1.79%
| align=right|3,166
| align=right|1.68%
| 3 / 4
|-
| rowspan=4| 1996
| 13
| [[Terry Savage]]
| align=right|858
| align=right|4.36%
| align=right|7,746
| align=right|4.41%
| 3 / 3
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 1998
| 14
| 1
| [[Joe Dehn]]
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|2,227
| align=right|68,814
| align=right|1.62%
| align=right|24.75%
| align=right|3,492
| align=right|396,346
| align=right|1.52%
| align=right|21.58%
| 4 / 5
| 2 / 2
|-
|-
| 1994
| 15
| 1
| [[Ed Wimmers]]
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|4,577
| align=right|33,205
| align=right|2.27%
| align=right|8.92%
| align=right|5,481
| align=right|159,144
| align=right|2.42%
| align=right|7.39%
| 4 / 5
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 1990
| 16
| 1
| [[David Bonino]]
| [[Michael Iddings]]
| align=right|4,124
| align=right|36,888
| align=right|2.88%
| align=right|9.95%
| align=right|4,124
| align=right|179,495
| align=right|2.88%
| align=right|8.60%
| 3 / 4
|-
| rowspan=1| 1994
| 13
| [[Robert Gough]]
| align=right|930
| align=right|6.49%
| align=right|7,743
| align=right|5.14%
| 3 / 3
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| 1982
| rowspan=2| 1992
| 3
| 14
| [[Bill Evers]]
| [[Chuck Olson]]
| align=right|17,860
| align=right|4,693
| align=right|4.85%
| align=right|2.97%
| align=right|81,512
| align=right|7,220
| align=right|4.12%
| align=right|2.79%
| 4 / 4
| 3 / 4
|}
|-
 
| 15
Notes relating to candidate tables:
| [[Duggan Dieterly]]
<references />
| align=right|11,191
====Local Offices====
| align=right|4.72%
 
| align=right|13,293
''Note: All local offices in California are "non-partisan". Candidates are listed here because they were members of the Libertarian Party at the time they ran for these offices.
| align=right|5.01%
 
| 3 / 3
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2018
| rowspan=2| 1990
| San Jose City Council, District 5
| 12
|[[Chris Le]]
| [[Chuck Olson]]
| align=right|8,889
| align=right|5.50%
| align=right|11,271
| align=right|5.48%
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| San Jose City Council, District 7
| 13
|[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
| [[John Webster]]
|-
| align=right|10,587
| rowspan=2|2012
| align=right|6.32%
| Mountain View City Council
| align=right|10,587
| [[John Inks]]
| align=right|6.32%
|-
| 3 / 3
| Purissima Hills Water District
|-
| [[Brian Holtz]]
| rowspan=3| 1988
|-
| 10
| 1992
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| Morgan Hill City Council
| align=right|12,639
| [[Jon Petersen]]
| align=right|13.50%
|-
| align=right|22,801
| 1986
| align=right|13.79%
| San Jose Mayor
| 2 / 2
| [[Dante DeAmicis]]
|-
|-
| 12
| rowspan=3|1983
| [[Tom Grey]]
| Palo Alto City Council
| align=right|4,533
| [[Cassandra Moore]]
| align=right|2.17%
|-
| align=right|6,023
| San Jose school board
| align=right|2.28%
| [[Janice DeAmicis]]
| 3 / 3
|-
|-
| Gavilan Community College District
| 13
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| [[John Webster]]
|-
| align=right|6,583
| 1979
| align=right|3.07%
| Eastside school board
| align=right|6,583
| [[Andrew Garrett]]
| align=right|3.07%
|-
| 3 / 3
| 1978
|-
| San Jose Mayor
| rowspan=2| 1986
| [[Johnnie Staggs]]
| 10
|-
| [[Perr Cardestam]]
| 1975
| align=right|1,168
| Palo Alto school board
| align=right|1.72%
| [[June Genis]]
| align=right|1,797
|}
| align=right|1.50%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 12
| [[Bill White]]
| align=right|4,697
| align=right|3.19%
| align=right|6,227
| align=right|3.33%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=3| 1984
| 10
| [[Perr Cardestam]]
| align=right|1,751
| align=right|1.81%
| align=right|2,789
| align=right|1.70%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 12
| [[Bill White]]
| align=right|4,398
| align=right|2.19%
| align=right|5,872
| align=right|2.32%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 13
| [[John Redding]]
| align=right|3,836
| align=right|1.79%
| align=right|3,836
| align=right|1.79%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=4| 1982
| 10
| [[Dale Burrow]]
| align=right|1,511
| align=right|2.11%
| align=right|2,403
| align=right|1.95%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 11
| [[Chuck Olson]]
| align=right|647
| align=right|2.19%
| align=right|2,920
| align=right|1.52%
| 3 / 5
|-
| 12
| [[Bill White]]
| align=right|4,749
| align=right|3.68%
| align=right|6,471
| align=right|3.53%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 13
| [[Al Hinkle]]
| align=right|4,553
| align=right|2.71%
| align=right|4,553
| align=right|2.71%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=3| 1980
| 10
| [[Joseph Fuhrig]]
| align=right|5,567
| align=right|7.15%
| align=right|11,904
| align=right|7.23%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 12
| [[Bill Evers]]
| align=right|9,091
| align=right|5.71%
| align=right|15,073
| align=right|7.57%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 13
| [[Ray Strong]]
| align=right|8,806
| align=right|3.92%
| align=right|8,806
| align=right|3.92%
| 3 / 4
|}
 
====State Senate====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=3|&nbsp;
! colspan=2|within county
! colspan=2|entire district
! rowspan=2|rank<br>/ N
|-
! Year
! District
! Candidate
! Votes
! Percentage
! Votes
! Percentage
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 2020
| 13
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|2,338
| align=right|2.41%
| align=right|5,910
| align=right|2.11%
| 7 / 7
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 2018
| 10
| [[Ali Sarsak]]
| align=right|2,367
| align=right|4.86%
| align=right|6,420
| align=right|4.49%
| 3 / 3
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 2016
| 13
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|5,013
| align=right|6.33%
| align=right|13,018
| align=right|5.74%
| 3 / 3
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 2012
| 13
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|9,100
| align=right|16.96%
| align=right|23,003
| align=right|15.45%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 2010 S
| 15
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|1,005
| align=right|2.61%
| align=right|3,592
| align=right|2.00%
| 4 / 4
|-
| 2008
| 13
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|16,659
| align=right|6.57%
| align=right|16,659
| align=right|6.57%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=3|2004
| 11
| [[Allen Rice]]
| align=right|7,876
| align=right|3.97%
| align=right|14,080
| align=right|4.06%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=2|13
| [[Michael Laursen]]
| align=right|9,585
| align=right|4.20%
| align=right|9,585
| align=right|4.20%
| 3 / 3
|-
| [[John Webster]] (w.i.)<ref>There was a contested primary which Laursen won, but Webster then filed as a write-in candidate for November.</ref>
| align=right|28
| align=right|0.01%
| align=right|28
| align=right|0.01%
| 4 / 3
|-
| 2002
| 10
| [[Ervan Darnell]]
| align=right|1,010
| align=right|4.24%
| align=right|4,997
| align=right|3.24%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=3|2000
| 11
| [[Jack Hickey]]
| align=right|8,382
| align=right|4.04%
| align=right|12,676
| align=right|4.08%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 13
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|10,507
| align=right|5.12%
| align=right|10,507
| align=right|5.12%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 15
| [[Gordon Sachtjen]]
| align=right|1,093
| align=right|2.23%
| align=right|6,394
| align=right|2.28%
| 4 / 4
|-
| rowspan=2|1996
| 11
| [[Jon Matonis]]
| align=right|7,809
| align=right|3.81%
| align=right|11,290
| align=right|3.69%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 13
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|6,684
| align=right|3.33%
| align=right|6,684
| align=right|3.33%
| 4 / 5
|-
| 1993 S
| 11
| [[Jon Petersen]]
| align=right|3,821
| align=right|3.37%
| align=right|5,424
| align=right|3.24%
| 6 / 8
|-
| rowspan=2|1992
| 11
| [[Christopher Inama]]
| align=right|12,003
| align=right|5.21%
| align=right|16,300
| align=right|4.80%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 13
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|19,258
| align=right|8.31%
| align=right|19,258
| align=right|8.31%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=2|1988
| 11
| [[Chuck Olson]]
| align=right|4,864
| align=right|3.37%
| align=right|8,645
| align=right|3.06%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 13
| [[John Inks]]
| align=right|7,774
| align=right|3.78%
| align=right|7,774
| align=right|3.78%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 1984
| 13
| [[Kim Roberts]]
| align=right|7,465
| align=right|3.66%
| align=right|7,465
| align=right|3.66%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 1982
| 12
| [[Jim Wilson]]
| align=right|4,834
| align=right|5.17%
| align=right|8,613
| align=right|5.24%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 1980
| 11
| [[John Redding]]
| align=right|9,753
| align=right|6.05%
| align=right|13,393
| align=right|6.10%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 1980 S
| 12
| [[William White]]
| align=right|18,625
| align=right|11.90%
| align=right|18,625
| align=right|11.90%
| 3 / 3
|}
 
====State Assembly====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=3|&nbsp;
! colspan=2|within county
! colspan=2|entire district
! rowspan=2|rank<br>/ N
|-
! Year
! District
! Candidate
! Votes
! Percentage
! Votes
! Percentage
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| rowspan=1|2020
| 24
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|4,355
| align=right|4.49%
| align=right|6,212
| align=right|4.63%
| 3 / 3
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| rowspan=2|2018
| 24
| [[Bob Goodwyn]]
| align=right|2,734
| align=right|3.60%
| align=right|3,694
| align=right|3.56%
| 3 / 3
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 25
| [[Robert Imhoff]]
| align=right|1,483
| align=right|3.06%
| align=right|2,127
| align=right|3.03%
| 4 / 4
|- style="background-color:#ffeeee;"
| 2016
| 24
| [[John Inks]]
| align=right|3,774
| align=right|4.70%
| align=right|4,546
| align=right|4.18%
| 6 / 8
|-
| rowspan=2|2010
| 21
| [[Raymond Bell]]
| align=right|4,324
| align=right|5.18%
| align=right|6,925
| align=right|4.63%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 22
| [[T. J. Campbell]]
| align=right|6,478
| align=right|5.83%
| align=right|6,478
| align=right|5.83%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 2008
| 27
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|2,679
| align=right|12.38%
| align=right|17,435
| align=right|9.05%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 2006
| 24
| [[Lionel Silva]]
| align=right|3,934
| align=right|3.39%
| align=right|3,934
| align=right|3.39%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 2004
| 24
| [[Zander Collier III]]
| align=right|8,337
| align=right|5.26%
| align=right|8,337
| align=right|5.26%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=4|2002
| 20
| [[Keith Lyon]]
| align=right|465
| align=right|4.25%
| align=right|3,663
| align=right|4.57%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 21
| [[Raymond Bell]]
| align=right|2,308
| align=right|3.35%
| align=right|4,286
| align=right|3.60%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 22
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|4,003
| align=right|4.82%
| align=right|4,003
| align=right|4.82%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 27
| [[Gordon Sachtjen]]
| align=right|350
| align=right|2.96%
| align=right|4,294
| align=right|3.41%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=4|2000
| 20
| [[Mark Werlwas]]
| align=right|2,239
| align=right|5.16%
| align=right|5,709
| align=right|4.88%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 23
| [[Dana Albrecht]]
| align=right|5,478
| align=right|6.76%
| align=right|5,478
| align=right|6.76%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 24
| [[Ray Strong]]
| align=right|7,000
| align=right|4.51%
| align=right|7,000
| align=right|4.51%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 28
| [[Roger Ver]]
| align=right|1,140
| align=right|2.32%
| align=right|2,134
| align=right|1.71%
| 3 / 4
|-
| rowspan=3|1998
| 22
| [[Paul Rako]]
| align=right|3,562
| align=right|3.67%
| align=right|3,562
| align=right|3.67%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 24
| [[Ray Strong]]
| align=right|4,635
| align=right|3.83%
| align=right|4,635
| align=right|3.83%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 28
| [[Kate Woods]]
| align=right|1,565
| align=right|4.26%
| align=right|4,063
| align=right|4.39%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=3|1996
| 21
| [[Christopher Inama]]
| align=right|1,040
| align=right|2.01%
| align=right|3,115
| align=right|2.04%
| 4 / 4
|-
| 24
| [[Jon Petersen]]
| align=right|7,059
| align=right|4.70%
| align=right|7,059
| align=right|4.70%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 28
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|1,989
| align=right|4.60%
| align=right|4,263
| align=right|3.88%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 1994
| 20
| [[Terry Savage]]
| align=right|2,773
| align=right|8.14%
| align=right|6,538
| align=right|6.89%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=3|1992
| 21
| [[Lynn Sapowsky-Smith]]
| align=right|2,000
| align=right|3.36%
| align=right|5,887
| align=right|3.53%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 22
| [[Bob Goodwyn]]
| align=right|9,367
| align=right|6.24%
| align=right|9,367
| align=right|6.24%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 24
| [[James Ludemann]]
| align=right|11,344
| align=right|6.55%
| align=right|11,344
| align=right|6.55%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=3|1990
| 22
| [[Jon Petersen]]
| align=right|6,968
| align=right|6.29%
| align=right|6,968
| align=right|6.29%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 24
| [[Bruce Sommer]]
| align=right|4,966
| align=right|5.75%
| align=right|4,966
| align=right|5.75%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 25
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|1,959
| align=right|5.86%
| align=right|3,953
| align=right|4.76%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=3|1988
| 21
| [[Bob Goodwyn]]
| align=right|11,639
| align=right|12.43%
| align=right|14,069
| align=right|12.20%
| 2 / 2
|-
| 23
| [[Todd Greene]]
| align=right|3,181
| align=right|3.46%
| align=right|3,181
| align=right|3.46%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 25
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|1,192
| align=right|2.86%
| align=right|2,278
| align=right|2.23%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=6|1986
| 18
| [[Charles Hanes]]
| align=right|674
| align=right|3.29%
| align=right|2,197
| align=right|2.87%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 21
| [[Tom Grey]]
| align=right|2,433
| align=right|3.59%
| align=right|3,319
| align=right|3.93%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 22
| [[Dustin Baker]]
| align=right|2,976
| align=right|2.85%
| align=right|2,976
| align=right|2.85%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 23
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|1,215
| align=right|1.91%
| align=right|1,215
| align=right|1.91%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 24
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|2,612
| align=right|3.35%
| align=right|2,612
| align=right|3.35%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 25
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|701
| align=right|2.61%
| align=right|1,635
| align=right|2.30%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=5|1984
| 18
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|1,181
| align=right|4.28%
| align=right|4,493
| align=right|4.39%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 21
| [[Ross Parlette]]
| align=right|2,306
| align=right|2.44%
| align=right|2,860
| align=right|2.40%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 22
| [[Andrew Fleisher]]
| align=right|3,266
| align=right|2.34%
| align=right|3,266
| align=right|2.34%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 23
| [[Dante De Amicis]]
| align=right|10,726
| align=right|12.23%
| align=right|10,726
| align=right|12.23%
| 2 / 2
|-
| 25
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|3,525
| align=right|unknown<ref>This race had a large number of write-in votes, but the Statement of Vote did not break them down by county.</ref>
| align=right|7,431
| align=right|8.16%
| 2 / 2
|-
| rowspan=6|1982
| 18
| [[John Webster]]
| align=right|955
| align=right|4.70%
| align=right|3,444
| align=right|4.44%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 21
| [[Russell Fridley]]
| align=right|1,739
| align=right|2.32%
| align=right|2,297
| align=right|2.44%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 22
| [[Jeffrey Smith]]
| align=right|4,538
| align=right|4.01%
| align=right|4,538
| align=right|4.01%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 23
| [[Ann Justi]]
| align=right|2,692
| align=right|3.76%
| align=right|2,692
| align=right|3.76%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 24
| [[Alice Agogino]]
| align=right|3,560
| align=right|4.40%
| align=right|3,560
| align=right|4.40%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 25
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|886
| align=right|3.19%
| align=right|1,983
| align=right|2.59%
| 3 / 3
|-
| rowspan=4|1980
| 21
| [[Chuck Olson]]
| align=right|6,808
| align=right|7.34%
| align=right|7,339
| align=right|7.32%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 22
| [[Russell Fridley]] (w.i.)
| align=right|11
| align=right|0.01%
| align=right|11
| align=right|0.01%
| 4 / 3
|-
| 23
| [[James Wurm]]
| align=right|4,647
| align=right|5.54%
| align=right|4,647
| align=right|5.54%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 24
| [[Dante De Amicis]]
| align=right|5,536
| align=right|4.82%
| align=right|5,762
| align=right|4.74%
| 3 / 3
|}
 
====Board of Equalization====
 
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
! colspan=3|&nbsp;
! colspan=2|within county
! colspan=2|entire district
! rowspan=2|rank<br>/ N
|-
! Year
! District
! Candidate
! Votes
! Percentage
! Votes
! Percentage
|-
| 2010
| 1
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|16,235
| align=right|3.54%
| align=right|77,929
| align=right|3.04%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 2006
| 1
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|13,500
| align=right|3.42%
| align=right|68,405
| align=right|2.95%
| 3 / 4
|-
| 2002
| 1
| [[Elizabeth Brierly]]
| align=right|19,201
| align=right|6.00%
| align=right|114,962
| align=right|5.78%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 1998
| 1
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|68,814
| align=right|24.75%
| align=right|396,346
| align=right|21.58%
| 2 / 2
|-
| 1994
| 1
| [[Kennita Watson]]
| align=right|33,205
| align=right|8.92%
| align=right|159,144
| align=right|7.39%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 1990
| 1
| [[Michael Iddings]]
| align=right|36,888
| align=right|9.95%
| align=right|179,495
| align=right|8.60%
| 3 / 3
|-
| 1982
| 3
| [[Bill Evers]]
| align=right|17,860
| align=right|4.85%
| align=right|81,512
| align=right|4.12%
| 4 / 4
|}
 
Notes relating to candidate tables:
<references />
====Local Offices====
 
''Note: All local offices in California are "non-partisan". Candidates are listed here because they were members or registered voters of the Libertarian Party at the time they ran for or served in these offices.
 
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
| rowspan=2|2020
| Purissima Hills Water District
| [[Brian Holtz]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
| elected
|-
| Saratoga Union School District
| [[Azadeh Weber]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| rowspan=3|2018
| San Jose City Council, District 5
|[[Chris Le]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| San Jose City Council, District 7
|[[Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| Mountain View City Council
| [[John Inks]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| 2016
| Purissima Hills Water District
| [[Brian Holtz]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
| elected
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| Mountain View City Council
| [[John Inks]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
| elected
|-
| Purissima Hills Water District
| [[Brian Holtz]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
| elected
|-
|2008
| Mountain View City Council
| [[John Inks]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
| elected
|-
|2006
| Mountain View City Council
| [[John Inks]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| 2002
| Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District
| [[Carle Hylkema]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
| elected
|-
| rowspan=2|2000?
| Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District
| [[Gilbert Carroll]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
| elected
|-
| Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District
| [[Gary Molle]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
| elected
|-
| 1998
| Saratoga City Council
| [[John Mehaffey]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
| elected
|-
| 1992
| Morgan Hill City Council
| [[Jon Petersen]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| 1986
| San Jose Mayor
| [[Dante DeAmicis]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| rowspan=3|1983
| Palo Alto City Council
| [[Cassandra Moore]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| San Jose school board
| [[Janice DeAmicis]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| Gavilan Community College District
| [[Mark Hinkle]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| 1979
| Eastside school board
| [[Andrew Garrett]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| 1978
| San Jose Mayor
| [[Johnnie Staggs]]
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
| 1975
| Palo Alto Unified School District
| [[June Genis]]
| align=right|589
| align=right|3.40%
| 4/4
|}
 
===Alphabetical List of Past Officials, Candidates, Staff, and Other Contacts===
 
'''''This subsection is under (re-)construction and does not yet account for all the information recently added above.'''''
 
[[Dana Albrecht]], ''activities chair (2000)''<BR/>
[[Ed Allison]], ''publicity chair (2002)''<BR/>
[[James Aven]], ''secretary (2000)''<BR/>
[[Bill Carr]], ''vice chair (2000), activities chair (1999)''<BR/>
[[Bill Chew]], ''publicity chair (2000)''<BR/>
[[Don Cormier]], ''newsletter chair (1995), publicity chair (1995), activities chair (1997-1998), judicial committee (1999)''<BR/>
[[John Collins]], ''newsletter chair (1997)''<BR/>
[[Zander Collier]] ''activities chair (2002-2003), publicity chair (2001)''<BR/>
[[Cathi Brown]], ''vice chair (2002), judicial committee (2003), newsletter editor (c. 2013), campaigns chair (c. 2014)''<BR/>
[[David Bonino|David R. Bonino]], ''chair (1994,  1996), vice chair (1995), judicial committee (1997), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1996)''<BR/>
[[Elizabeth Brierly]], ''judicial committee (2001-2003)''<BR/>
[[Bill Evers]], ''representative to LPC 1995 platform committee (1995)''<BR/>
[[Chris Evenson]], ''judicial committee (1999)''<BR/>
[[Brian Darby]], ''vice chair (?-2014?)''<BR/>
[[Jim DelVecchio]], ''judicial committee (1998)''<BR/>
[[Joe Dehn]], ''vice chair (2001), secretary (2002-2003), representative to LPC executive committee (1995-1998), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1999-2003)''<BR/>
[[Bob Gough]], ''publicity chair (1996)''<BR/>
[[Chris Gammon]], ''vice chair (1997), fundraising chair (1997), membership chair (1998)''<BR/>
[[Frank Groffie]], ''publicity chair (1999), fundraising chair (2000-2001), judicial committee (1995)''<BR/>
[[Mary Gingell]], ''fundraising chair (1996), judicial committee (1997,  2001)''<BR/>
[[Alan Furman]], ''judicial committee (1997)''<BR/>
[[Chris Frazier]], ''judicial committee (1998)''<BR/>
[[John Inks]], ''secretary (1999), membership chair (1995)''<BR/>
[[Allen Hacker]], ''vice chair (2003)''<BR/>
[[Eric Harlow]], ''activities chair (1995), membership chair (1997)''<BR/>
[[Jack Hickey]], ''campaigns chair (1998)''<BR/>
[[Jon Hugdahl]], ''treasurer (2000-2003), judicial committee (1999)''<BR/>
[[Leyla Hanson]], ''treasurer (1999)''<BR/>
[[Mark Hinkle]], ''representative to lpc executive committee (2001-2003), judicial committee (1995-1996)''<BR/>
[[Vicki Hargrove]], ''secretary (1992), membership chair (1996)''<BR/>
[[Markus Krummenacker]], ''fundraising chair (1999)''<BR/>
[[Hugh McLean]], ''secretary (1995)''<BR/>
[[Thea McLean]], ''secretary (1993-1994), fundraising chair (1995)''<BR/>
[[George Lurker]], ''membership chair (1997)''<BR/>
[[Jascha Lee]], ''newsletter chair (1997-2000), alternate representative to lpc executive committee (2000)''<BR/>
[[Mike Laursen]], ''fundraising chair (2002-2003)''<BR/>
[[Scott Lieberman]], ''campaigns chair (2001)''<BR/>
[[Jascha Lee]], ''representative to LPC executive committee (2000)''<BR/>
[[Al Newman]], ''treasurer (?-2017)''<BR/>
[[Randy Overbeck]], ''membership chair (2002-2003)''<BR/>
[[Jon Petersen]], ''chair (1992-1993), secretary (1997), campaigns chair (1996), fundraising chair (1998), membership chair (1997)''<BR/>
[[Marianne Petersen]], ''secretary (1996)''<BR/>
[[Richard Puckett]], ''campaigns chair (1995)''<BR/>
[[Steve Prestrelski]], ''membership chair (2002)''<BR/>
[[Bruce Sommer]], ''judicial committee (1995)''<BR/>
[[Jim Switz]], ''vice chair (1992-1994)''<BR/>
[[Laura Stewart]], ''local organizing chair (2002), representative to LPC 1996 platform committee (1996), judicial committee (1996)''<BR/>
[[Ray Strong]], ''chair (2001-2003), secretary (1998), campaigns chair (1999-2000), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1998)''<BR/>
[[Sam Severs]], ''chair (1997), newsletter chair (1996), activities chair (1996)''<BR/>
[[Terry Savage]], ''judicial committee (1996)''<BR/>
[[Thomas Spielbauer]], ''representative to LPC executive committee (1999-2000)''<BR/>
[[Tony Stemberger]], ''membership chair (2001)''<BR/>
[[Allen Rice]], ''chair (1997), treasurer (1997-1998), judicial committee (2000), representative to RPC 1997 platform committee (1997), alternate representative to lpc executive committee (2000)''<BR/>
[[George Roman]], ''alternate representative to lpc executive committee (1995)''<BR/>
[[Marv Rudin]], ''chair (1998-2000), newsletter chair (2001-2003), publicity chair (1997-1998,  2003), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1997)''<BR/>
[[Paul Rako]], ''judicial committee (2000-2001)''<BR/>
[[Richard Relph]], ''judicial committee (2000)''<BR/>
[[Dennis Umphress]], ''secretary (2001), campaigns chair (2002-2003)''<BR/>
[[Bill White]], ''judicial committee (2002)''<BR/>
[[Brad Walker]], ''chair (1995), vice chair (1996-1997)''<BR/>
[[Daniel Weinstein]], ''vice chair (1998)''<BR/>
[[Angela Wimmers]], ''membership chair (c. 2013)''<BR/>
[[Ed Wimmers]], ''treasurer (1992-1996), campaigns chair (1997)''<BR/>
[[John Webster]], ''activities chair (2001), judicial committee (1998)''<BR/>
[[Kennita Watson]], ''judicial committee (2002-2003)''<BR/>
[[Roger Ver]], ''membership chair (1999-2000)''<BR/>
 
===Office Locations===
* (1989-1999) 3249 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 207, San Jose, CA 95117
* (1987-1989) 2156 The Alameda, Suite B, San Jose, CA 95126
* (1981-1987) 401 E. Taylor Street, San Jose, CA 95112


===Alphabetical List of Past Officials, Candidates, Staff, and Other Contacts===
==Publications==
* [[Santa Clara Libertarian]] (paper, through 2007)
* [[Santa Clara Libertarian Update]] (e-mail, 2014-2018)
* [[The Liberty Quill]] (e-mail, 2018-)
* [[Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County Press Releases|Press Releases]]


'''''This subsection is under (re-)construction and does not yet account for all the information recently added above.'''''
==Notable Activists==


[[Dana Albrecht]], ''activities chair (2000)''<BR/>
===National Activists from Santa Clara County===
[[Ed Allison]], ''publicity chair (2002)''<BR/>
''Individuals who are currently members of the LP of SCC or who were members at the time they held national LP positions.''
[[James Aven]], ''secretary (2000)''<BR/>
 
[[Bill Carr]], ''vice chair (2000), activities chair (1999)''<BR/>
* '''[[Mary Gingell]]''' - National Vice-Chair 1983-1985 and 1989-1991, National Chair 1991-1993
[[Bill Chew]], ''publicity chair (2000)''<BR/>
* '''[[Mark Hinkle]]''' - National Chair 2010-2012, multiple other terms on the LNC in the 1980s and 2000s
[[Don Cormier]], ''newsletter chair (1995), publicity chair (1995), activities chair (1997-1998), judicial committee (1999)''<BR/>
* '''[[Joe Dehn]]''' - National Secretary 1989-1993, multiple other terms on the LNC 1987-2004, founder of the LP's presence on the Internet and first LP webmaster
[[John Collins]], ''newsletter chair (1997)''<BR/>
* '''[[Bill Evers]]''' - multiple terms on the LNC 1981-1996, long time Platform Committee member, LP News editor, Bergland for President campaign manager
[[Zander Collier]] ''activities chair (2002-2003), publicity chair (2001)''<BR/>
* '''[[Steve Alexander]]''' - LNC member 1989-1993
[[Cathi Brown]], ''vice chair (2002), judicial committee (2003), newsletter editor (c. 2013), campaigns chair (c. 2014)''<BR/>
* '''[[Scott Lieberman]]''' - multiple terms on the LNC 1996-2000s
[[David Bonino|David R. Bonino]], ''chair (1994,  1996), vice chair (1995), judicial committee (1997), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1996)''<BR/>
 
[[Elizabeth Brierly]], ''judicial committee (2001-2003)''<BR/>
===Libertarians Elected to Public Office===
[[Bill Evers]], ''representative to LPC 1995 platform committee (1995)''<BR/>
''Note: All local elections in California are "non-partisan". Individuals listed here were not elected as candidates of the Libertarian Party, but were LP members.
[[Chris Evenson]], ''judicial committee (1999)''<BR/>
* '''John Inks''' - member of the Mountain View City Council, served as Mayor, re-elected (possibly the first Libertarian unable to run for re-election due to term limit)
[[Brian Darby]], ''vice chair (?-2014?)''<BR/>
* '''John Mehaffey''' - member of the Saratoga City Council
[[Jim DelVecchio]], ''judicial committee (1998)''<BR/>
* '''Brian Holtz''' - Purissima Hills Water District
[[Joe Dehn]], ''vice chair (2001), secretary (2002-2003), representative to LPC executive committee (1995-1998), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1999-2003)''<BR/>
* '''Gilbert Carroll, Carle Hylkema, Gary Molle''' -- Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District
[[Bob Gough]], ''publicity chair (1996)''<BR/>
===County Chairs===
[[Chris Gammon]], ''vice chair (1997), fundraising chair (1997), membership chair (1998)''<BR/>
''For other former officers see the Past Executive Committees section above.''
[[Frank Groffie]], ''publicity chair (1999), fundraising chair (2000-2001), judicial committee (1995)''<BR/>
* '''Will Barkley''' - pro-tem 1972
[[Mary Gingell]], ''fundraising chair (1996), judicial committee (1997,  2001)''<BR/>
* '''Bill White''' - 1974?-1975?
[[Alan Furman]], ''judicial committee (1997)''<BR/>
* '''June Genis''' - 1977?-1978?
[[Chris Frazier]], ''judicial committee (1998)''<BR/>
* '''Mark Hinkle''' - 1980-1983
[[John Inks]], ''secretary (1999), membership chair (1995)''<BR/>
* '''Jim Wilson''' - 1983-1986
[[Allen Hacker]], ''vice chair (2003)''<BR/>
* '''Dale Burrow''' - 1986-1987
[[Eric Harlow]], ''activities chair (1995), membership chair (1997)''<BR/>
* '''Steve Alexander''' - 1987-1991
[[Jack Hickey]], ''campaigns chair (1998)''<BR/>
* '''Jon Petersen''' - 1991-1994
[[Jon Hugdahl]], ''treasurer (2000-2003), judicial committee (1999)''<BR/>
* '''David Bonino''' - 1994-1995, 1996-1997
[[Leyla Hanson]], ''treasurer (1999)''<BR/>
* '''Brad Walker''' - 1995-1996
[[Mark Hinkle]], ''representative to lpc executive committee (2001-2003), judicial committee (1995-1996)''<BR/>
* '''Sam Severs''' - 1997
[[Vicki Hargrove]], ''secretary (1992), membership chair (1996)''<BR/>
* '''Allen Rice''' - 1997-1998
[[Markus Krummenacker]], ''fundraising chair (1999)''<BR/>
* '''Marv Rudin''' - 1998-2001
[[Hugh McLean]], ''secretary (1995)''<BR/>
* '''Ray Strong''' - 2001-2004
[[Thea McLean]], ''secretary (1993-1994), fundraising chair (1995)''<BR/>
* '''Allen Hacker''' - 2004-2006
[[George Lurker]], ''membership chair (1997)''<BR/>
* '''Kevin Takanaga''' - 2006-2007
[[Jascha Lee]], ''newsletter chair (1997-2000), alternate representative to lpc executive committee (2000)''<BR/>
* '''Brian Darby''' - 2007-2011?
[[Mike Laursen]], ''fundraising chair (2002-2003)''<BR/>
* '''Ed Wimmers''' 2012?-2015
[[Scott Lieberman]], ''campaigns chair (2001)''<BR/>
* '''Joe Dehn''' 2015-2018, 2019-
[[Jascha Lee]], ''representative to LPC executive committee (2000)''<BR/>
* '''Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm''' - 2018-2019
[[Al Newman]], ''treasurer (?-2017)''<BR/>
 
[[Randy Overbeck]], ''membership chair (2002-2003)''<BR/>
==Voter Registration Statistics==
[[Jon Petersen]], ''chair (1992-1993), secretary (1997), campaigns chair (1996), fundraising chair (1998), membership chair (1997)''<BR/>
 
[[Marianne Petersen]], ''secretary (1996)''<BR/>
The number of registered Libertarians in Santa Clara County has shown a significant increase recently. The count of 8,331 as of the most recent Report of Registration published by the Secretary of State is an all-time record, and about 45% higher than at the corresponding point four years earlier. But as a fraction of all registered voters this is still pretty low. The Libertarian fraction in Santa Clara County was higher than the statewide average for most of the LP's history, but in recent years it has been lower.
[[Richard Puckett]], ''campaigns chair (1995)''<BR/>
 
[[Steve Prestrelski]], ''membership chair (2002)''<BR/>
[[File:CA-43_reglib-history_2022-07.png]]
[[Bruce Sommer]], ''judicial committee (1995)''<BR/>
 
[[Jim Switz]], ''vice chair (1992-1994)''<BR/>
===Comparison With Other Parties===
[[Laura Stewart]], ''local organizing chair (2002), representative to LPC 1996 platform committee (1996), judicial committee (1996)''<BR/>
 
[[Ray Strong]], ''chair (2001-2003), secretary (1998), campaigns chair (1999-2000), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1998)''<BR/>
More than half of all voters in Santa Clara County are registered Democratic. The Republican Party has only about 1/3 as many. The second-largest group of voters is independents ("no party preference"). Among the smaller parties, American Independent has the largest count, but this is widely believed to be just a result of voters not knowing what it represents, and thinking they are signing up as independent voters. The Green Party and the Peace and Freedom Party each have much smaller numbers of registrants than the LP.
[[Sam Severs]], ''chair (1997), newsletter chair (1996), activities chair (1996)''<BR/>
[[Terry Savage]], ''judicial committee (1996)''<BR/>
[[Thomas Spielbauer]], ''representative to LPC executive committee (1999-2000)''<BR/>
[[Tony Stemberger]], ''membership chair (2001)''<BR/>
[[Allen Rice]], ''chair (1997), treasurer (1997-1998), judicial committee (2000), representative to RPC 1997 platform committee (1997), alternate representative to lpc executive committee (2000)''<BR/>
[[George Roman]], ''alternate representative to lpc executive committee (1995)''<BR/>
[[Marv Rudin]], ''chair (1998-2000), newsletter chair (2001-2003), publicity chair (1997-1998,  2003), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1997)''<BR/>
[[Paul Rako]], ''judicial committee (2000-2001)''<BR/>
[[Richard Relph]], ''judicial committee (2000)''<BR/>
[[Dennis Umphress]], ''secretary (2001), campaigns chair (2002-2003)''<BR/>
[[Bill White]], ''judicial committee (2002)''<BR/>
[[Brad Walker]], ''chair (1995), vice chair (1996-1997)''<BR/>
[[Daniel Weinstein]], ''vice chair (1998)''<BR/>
[[Angela Wimmers]], ''membership chair (c. 2013)''<BR/>
[[Ed Wimmers]], ''treasurer (1992-1996), campaigns chair (1997)''<BR/>
[[John Webster]], ''activities chair (2001), judicial committee (1998)''<BR/>
[[Kennita Watson]], ''judicial committee (2002-2003)''<BR/>
[[Roger Ver]], ''membership chair (1999-2000)''<BR/>
 
===Office Locations===
* (1990s) 3249 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 207, San Jose, CA 95117
* (late 1980s) 2156 The Alameda, Suite B, San Jose, CA 95126
* (early 1980s) 401 E. Taylor Street, San Jose, CA 95112
==Publications==
* [[Santa Clara Libertarian]] (paper, through early 2000s)
* [[Santa Clara Libertarian Update]] (e-mail, 2014-2018)
* [[The Liberty Quill]] (e-mail, 2018-)
 
==Notable Activists==
 
===National Activists from Santa Clara County===
''Individuals who are currently members of the LP of SCC or who were members at the time they held national LP positions.''
 
* '''[[Mary Gingell]]''' - National Vice Chair 1983-1985 and 1989-1991, National Chair 1991-1993
* '''[[Mark Hinkle]]''' - National Chair 2010-2012, multiple other terms on the LNC in the 1980s and 2000s
* '''[[Joe Dehn]]''' - National Secretary 1989-1993, multiple other terms on the LNC 1987-2004, founder of the LP's presence on the Internet and first LP webmaster
* '''[[Bill Evers]]''' - multiple terms on the LNC 1981-1996, long time Platform Committee member, LP News editor, Bergland for President campaign manager
* '''[[Steve Alexander]]''' - LNC member 1989-1993
* '''[[Scott Lieberman]]''' - multiple terms on the LNC 1996-2000s
===Libertarians Elected to Public Office===
''Note: All local elections in California are "non-partisan". Individuals listed here were not elected as candidates of the Libertarian Party, but were LP members.
* '''John Inks''' - member of the Mountain View City Council, served as Mayor, re-elected (possibly the first Libertarian unable to run for re-election due to term limit)
* '''John Mehaffey''' - member of the Saratoga City Council
* '''Brian Holtz''' - Purissima Hills Water District
* '''Gilbert Carroll, Carle Hylkema, Gary Molle''' -- Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District
===County Chairs===
''For other former officers see the Past Executive Committees section above.''
* '''Will Barkley''' - pro-tem 1972
* '''Bill White''' - 1974?-1975?
* '''June Genis''' - 1977?-1978?
* '''Jon Petersen''' - 1992-1994
* '''David Bonino''' - 1994-1995, 1996-1997
* '''Brad Walker''' - 1995-1996
* '''Sam Severs''' - 1997
* '''Allen Rice''' - 1997-1998
* '''Marv Rudin''' - 1998-2001
* '''Ray Strong''' - 2001-2004
* '''Allen Hacker''' - 2004-2006
* '''Kevin Takanaga''' - 2006-2007
* '''Brian Darby''' - 2007-2011?
* '''Ed Wimmers''' ?-2015
* '''Joe Dehn''' 2015-2018
* '''Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm''' - 2018-


''Counts and percentages as of 23 May 2022 from the most recent Report of Registration from the Secretary of State:''
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Party
!Count
!Fraction
|-
|Democratic
| align=right|510,260
| align=right|50.93%
|-
|Republican
| align=right|165,604
| align=right|16.53%
|-
|American Independent
| align=right|25,215
| align=right|2.52%
|-
|Libertarian
| align=right|8,331
| align=right|0.83%
|-
|Peace and Freedom
| align=right|4,263
| align=right|0.43%
|-
|Green
| align=right|3,786
| align=right|0.38%
|-
|"other" (mostly defunct parties)
| align=right|3,003
| align=right|0.30%
|-
|"unknown"
| align=right|240
| align=right|0.02%
|-
|"no party preference" (independent)
| align=right|281,089
| align=right|28.06%
|}
==External Links==  
==External Links==  
* [http://www.scclp.org/ Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County]
* [http://www.scclp.org/ Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County]

Latest revision as of 07:24, 22 March 2023

Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County
CA-43 logo-2018-coin.png
General Information
Jurisdiction: Santa Clara County, California
Status: Active
Officers
Chair: Joe Dehn
Vice-Chair: Mark Hinkle
Secretary: Brian Holtz
Treasurer: Alan Kaiser

The Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County is a county organization of the Libertarian Party of California. Santa Clara County covers much of the area known as "Silicon Valley". The largest city is San Jose. Other cities include Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Milpitas, Palo Alto, and Cupertino.

Libertarians have been active in Santa Clara County since the very earliest days of the LP, and the county group includes among its members two former National Chairs. There were Libertarians from Santa Clara County on the November ballot both for Congress and the state legislature every two years from 1980 (when the LPC gained ballot status) until the enactment of the "Top Two" primary system. Libertarians have run for many local non-partisan offices in Santa Clara County, and several have been elected -- and some re-elected.

Activities in recent years have included outreach booths at public events, providing arguments in the county voter pamphlet opposing tax and bond measures, running radio ads opposing items on the ballot, participating in parades, holding an informal monthly coffee meeting open to the public, and making public statements providing a libertarian perspective on actions being considered by local governments.

There has been at least one local Libertarian candidate for Congress on the ballot in the past four primary elections (2016-2022), and in most of those years also at least one candidate for the state legislature. (But in this area under "Top Two" the November ballot typically ends up offering only two Democrats for such offices.) In 2018 local Libertarians also ran for positions on the city councils of San Jose and Mountain View and in 2020 one Libertarian ran for a school board position and one was re-elected to the board of a local water district (all non-partisan offices).

Officials

Executive Committee

Chair Joe Dehn
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary Brian Holtz
Treasurer Alan Kaiser
Activities Chair Bob Goodwyn
Campaigns Chair Scott Lieberman
Fundraising Chair Mary Gingell
Membership Chair Sal Robles
Newsletter Chair Joe Dehn
Publicity Chair Elizabeth Brierly

Other Committees

History

Timeline

Additional articles for each year present a variety of historical information relating to that year collected together in one place: 

1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023

Region Numbers

Santa Clara County was Region 43 of the Libertarian Party of California in the numbering system in which regions generally corresponded to counties.

Santa Clara County was Region 7 in the earlier 20-region numbering system.

Past Executive Committees

The LP of Santa Clara County Executive Committee includes ten permanent "officer" positions: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and the chairs of six standing committees defined in the bylaws: Activities, Campaigns, Fundraising, Membership, Newsletter, and Publicity. Other committee chairs may from time to time be given voting status on the Executive Committee by approval of the Central Committee. In addition, up until the early 2000s the county's representative on the state Executive Committee was also a member of the county Executive Committee. (After that time individual counties no longer had direct representation on the state Executive Committee.)

Partial terms are noted when known, but there may have been other mid-term resignations or appointments not documented here.

2022-2023

Chair Joe Dehn
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary Michael Melo
Treasurer Alan Kaiser
Activities Chair Bob Goodwyn
Campaigns Chair Brian Holtz
Fundraising Chair Mary Gingell
Membership Chair Sal Robles
Newsletter Chair Robert Gomez
Publicity Chair Elizabeth Brierly

Cody Drummond was elected Membership Chair at the 2022 annual meeting but resigned 12 October 2022; Sal Robles was appointed 23 October 2022 to fill the vacancy.

Judicial Committee: Bill White, Steve Haug, John Inks

2021-2022

Chair Joe Dehn
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary vacant
Treasurer Alan Kaiser
Activities Chair Bob Goodwyn
Campaigns Chair vacant
Fundraising Chair Mary Gingell
Membership Chair Chris Le
Newsletter Chair Kennita Watson
Publicity Chair vacant

Steve Haug was elected Treasurer at the 2021 annual meeting but resigned 26 June 2021 because he was moving out of state; Alan Kaiser was appointed to serve the remainder of the term.

Judicial Committee: Brian Holtz, John Inks, Bill White

2020-2021

Chair Joe Dehn
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary vacant
Treasurer Steve Haug
Activities Chair Bob Goodwyn
Campaigns Chair vacant
Fundraising Chair Mary Gingell
Membership Chair Chris Le
Newsletter Chair Kennita Watson
Publicity Chair vacant

Mary Gingell was appointed Fundraising Chair, a position that had previously been vacant, in July 2020.

Judicial Committee: Bill White (chair), Jeff Smith (Mary Gingell was elected at the 2020 annual meeting but resigned 25 July 2020 in order to take on the position of Fundraising Chair.)

2019-2020

Chair Joe Dehn
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary Kimberly Davis
Treasurer Steve Haug
Activities Chair John David Ward
Campaigns Chair John Inks
Fundraising Chair Jonathan Tran
Membership Chair Chris Le
Newsletter Chair Kennita Watson
Publicity Chair Samuel Le

Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm served as Chair and Robert Imhoff-Dousharm served as Treasurer until their central committee memberships were suspended 10 August 2019 by action of the LPC Executive Committee. Salvadore Robles served as Activities Chair until he resigned 21 September 2019. Joe Dehn, Steve Haug, and John David Ward were elected to fill these vacancies at the Executive Committee meeting of 21 September 2019.

Judicial Committee: Bill White (chair), Mary Gingell, Jeff Smith (Joe Dehn and Steve Haug served on the Judicial Committee until 21 September 2019 when they resigned in order to take positions on the Executive Committee. Gingell and Smith were elected to fill those positions on 23 November 2019.)

2018-2019

Santa Clara County delegates at the state convention, April 2018
Chair Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary Kimberly Davis
Treasurer Robert Imhoff-Dousharm
Activities Chair Kenny Truong
Campaigns Chair John Inks
Fundraising Chair Kennita Watson
Membership Chair Chris Le
Newsletter Chair Samuel Le
Publicity Chair John David Ward

Judicial Committee: Elizabeth Brierly, Joe Dehn, Bill White

2017-2018

parade in San Jose, July 2017
Chair Joe Dehn
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm
Treasurer Robert Imhoff-Dousharm
Activities Chair Kennita Watson
Campaigns Chair John Inks
Fundraising Chair Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm
Membership Chair Chris Le
Newsletter Chair vacant
Publicity Chair John David Ward (part of term)

2016-2017

campaigning in Mountain View, September 2016
Chair Joe Dehn
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary Kennita Watson
Treasurer Al Newman
Activities Chair Ed Wimmers
Campaigns Chair John Inks
Fundraising Chair vacant
Membership Chair Elizabeth Brierly
Newsletter Chair vacant
Publicity Chair vacant

2015-2016

booth at gun show in San Jose, April 2015
Chair Joe Dehn
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary Kennita Watson
Treasurer Al Newman
Activities Chair Ed Wimmers
Campaigns Chair John Inks
Fundraising Chair vacant
Membership Chair vacant
Newsletter Chair vacant
Publicity Chair Elizabeth Brierly

2014-2015

annual meeting, February 2015
Chair Ed Wimmers
Vice-Chair Mark Hinkle
Secretary Brian Darby
Treasurer Al Newman
Activities Chair vacant
Campaigns Chair vacant
Fundraising Chair vacant
Membership Chair vacant
Newsletter Chair Joe Dehn
Publicity Chair vacant
Mountain View Art & Wine Festival, September 2012

2010 through 2014 still to be filled in (and 2008-2011 needs other officers)


2010-2011

Chair Brian Darby
central committee meeting, October 2009

2009-2010

Chair Brian Darby

2008-2009

Chair Brian Darby

2007-2008

Chair Brian Darby
Vice-Chair TJ Campbell
Secretary John Webster
Treasurer Mike Bearden
Activities Chair vacant
Campaigns Chair vacant
Fundraising Chair vacant
Membership Chair vacant
Newsletter Chair Mark Hinkle
Publicity Chair vacant

2006-2007

Executive Committee members, January 2006
Chair Kevin Takenaga
Vice Chair Allen Hacker, TJ Campbell
Secretary Mark Johnson
Treasurer Al Newman
Activities Chair Lois Garcia
Campaigns Chair Scott Lieberman
Fundraising Chair Brian Darby (part of term)
Membership Chair M Carling
Newsletter Chair Mark Hinkle
Publicity Chair vacant

Judicial Committee: Cathi Brown, Jeff Smith, vacant

2005-2006

booth at DeAnza College Flea Market, June 2005
Chair Allen Hacker
Vice Chair Allen Rice
Secretary Fred Levins
Treasurer Al Newman
Activities Chair Bob Goodwyn
Campaigns Chair Kevin Takenaga
Fundraising Chair Zander Collier
Membership Chair Dennis Umphress
Newsletter Chair Mark Hinkle
Publicity Chair vacant

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Kevin Takanaga, alternate Allen Rice

Judicial Committee: Cathi Brown, M Carling, Laura Stewart

2004-2005

Santa Clara Logo 2005.png
Chair Allen Hacker
Vice Chair vacant
Secretary Mike Laursen
Treasurer Allen Rice
Activities Chair Catherine Brown
Campaigns Chair Kevin Takenaga {partial term)
Fundraising Chair vacant
Membership Chair vacant
Newsletter Chair Mark Hinkle
Publicity Chair vacant
Local Organizing Chair Zander Collier

2003-2004

Chair Ray Strong
Vice Chair Allen Hacker (partial term)
Secretary Joe Dehn (partial term)
Treasurer John Hugdahl
Activities Chair Zander Collier
Campaigns Chair Dennis Umphress
Fundraising Chair Mike Laursen
Membership Chair Randy Overbeck
Newsletter Chair Marv Rudin
Publicity Chair Marv Rudin
Outreach Events Chair Al Newman (partial term)

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Mark Hinkle, alternate Joe Dehn

Judicial Committee: Catherine Brown, Elizabeth Brierly, Kennita Watson

2002-2003

Chair Ray Strong
Vice Chair Cathi Brown
Secretary Joe Dehn
Treasurer John Hugdahl
Activities Chair Zander Collier
Campaigns Chair Dennis Umphress
Fundraising Chair Mike Laursen (partial term)
Membership Chair Steve Prestrelski
Newsletter Chair Marv Rudin
Publicity Chair Ed Allison
Local Organizing Chair Laura Stewart

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Mark Hinkle, alternate Joe Dehn

Judicial Committee: Elizabeth Brierly, Kennita Watson, Bill White

2001-2002

Chair Ray Strong
Vice Chair Joe Dehn
Secretary Dennis Umphress
Treasurer John Hugdahl
Activities Chair John Webster
Campaigns Chair Scott Lieberman
Fundraising Chair Frank Groffie
Membership Chair Tony Stemberger
Newsletter Chair Marv Rudin
Publicity Chair Zander Collier

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Mark Hinkle, alternate Joe Dehn

Judicial Committee: Elizabeth Brierly, Mary Gingell, Paul Rako

2000-2001

Chair Marv Rudin
Vice Chair Bill Carr
Secretary James Aven
Treasurer John Hugdahl
Activities Chair Dana Albrecht
Campaigns Chair Ray Strong
Fundraising Chair Frank Groffie
Membership Chair Roger Ver
Newsletter Chair Jascha Lee
Publicity Chair Bill Chew

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Thomas Spielbauer then Jascha Lee, alternate Jascha Lee then Allen Rice

Judicial Commmittee: Paul Rako, Richard Relph, Allen Rice

1999-2000

Executive Committee members, January 1999
Chair Marv Rudin
Vice Chair Victor V. Vurpillat (partial term)
Secretary John Inks
Treasurer Leyla Hanson
Activities Chair Bill Carr
Campaigns Chair Ray Strong
Fundraising Chair Markus Krummenacker
Membership Chair Tim Trammell (partial term)
Roger Ver (partial term)
Newsletter Chair Jascha Lee
Publicity Chair Frank Groffie

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Thomas Spielbauer, alternate: Joe Dehn

Judicial Committee: Don Cormier, Chris Evenson, Jon Hugdahl

1998-1999

Chair Marv Rudin
Vice Chair Daniel Weinstein
Secretary Ray Strong
Treasurer Allen Rice
Activities Chair Don Cormier
Campaigns Chair Jack Hickey
Fundraising Chair Jon Petersen
Membership Chair Chris Gammon
Newsletter Chair Jascha Lee
Publicity Chair Marv Rudin

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Joe Dehn, alternate Ray Strong

Judicial Committee: Jim DelVecchio, Chris Frazier, John Webster

1997-1998

Chair Sam Severs, Allen Rice
Vice Chair Brad Walker, Chris Gammon
Secretary John Petersen
Treasurer Allen Rice
Activities Chair Don Cormier
Campaigns Chair Ed Wimmers
Fundraising Chair Chris Gammon
Membership Chair Eric Harlow, George Lurker, Jon Petersen
Newsletter Chair John Collins, Jascha Lee
Publicity Chair Marv Rudin

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Joe Dehn, alternate Marv Rudin

Judicial Committee: David R. Bonino, Alan Furman, Mary Gingell

1996-1997

Chair David R. Bonino
Vice Chair Brad Walker
Secretary Marianne Petersen
Treasurer Edward L. Wimmers
Activities Chair Sam Severs
Campaigns Chair Jon Petersen
Fundraising Chair Mary Gingell
Membership Chair Vicki Hargrove
Newsletter Chair Sam Severs
Publicity Chair Bob Gough

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Joe Dehn, alternate David R. Bonino

Judicial Committee: Mark Hinkle, Terry Savage, Laura Stewart

1995-1996

Chair Brad Walker
Vice Chair David R. Bonino
Secretary Hugh McLean
Treasurer Edward L. Wimmers
Activities Chair Eric Harlow
Campaigns Chair Richard Puckett
Fundraising Chair Thea McLean
Membership Chair John Inks
Newsletter Chair Don Cormier
Publicity Chair Don Cormier

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Joe Dehn, alternate: George Roman

Judicial Committee: Frank Groffie, Mark Hinkle, Bruce Sommer

1994-1995

Chair David Bonino
Vice Chair Jim Switz
Secretary Thea McLean
Treasurer Ed Wimmers
Activities Chair Eric Harlow
Fundraising Chair Hugh McLean
Membership Chair John Inks
Publicity Chair Ron Pottle

LPC Executive Committee Representative: John Webster

1993-1994

Chair Jon Petersen
Vice Chair Jim Switz
Secretary Thea McLean
Treasurer Ed Wimmers
Activities Chair Eric Harlow
Fundraising Chair Mark Hinkle
Membership Chair John Inks
Publicity Chair Alan Hoffman

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Jon Petersen, alternate John Webster

1992-1993

Chair Jon Petersen
Vice Chair Jim Switz
Secretary Vicki Hargrove
Treasurer Dave Maxwell, then Ed Wimmers
Activities Chair Eric Harlow
Fundraising Chair Mark Hinkle
Membership Chair John Inks
Publicity Chair Scott Lieberman

LPC Executive Committee Representative: Dave Thomas, alternate Dave Maxwell

1991-1992

Chair Jon Petersen
Vice Chair Dave Maxwell
Secretary Vicki Hargrove
Treasurer Dave Maxwell
Activities Chair Eric Harlow
Fundraising Chair Dale Jacknow
Membership Chair John Inks
Publicity Chair Scott Lieberman

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: John Inks, Dave Maxwell, Jon Peterson; alternates: Steve Alexander, Mark Hinkle, John Webster

1990-1991

Chair Steve Alexander
Vice Chair Dave Maxwell
Secretary Don Cormier
Treasurer Jon Petersen
Activities Chair Eric Harlow
Fundraising Chair Dale Jacknow
Membership Chair John Inks
Publicity Chair Scott Lieberman

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Mark Hinkle, Mike Iddings, John Inks; alternates: Steve Alexander, Dave Maxwell, Scott Lieberman

1989-1990

Chair Steve Alexander
Secretary Jonathan Steele
Treasurer Dave Maxwell
Fundraising Chair Stephen Holly
Membership Chair Brian Esterson
Publicity Chair Scott Lieberman

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Steve Alexander, Tom Grey, Mike Iddings; alternates: Brian Esterson, Mark Hinkle, John Inks

1988-1989

Chair Steve Alexander
Vice Chair Jim Wilson
Secretary Brian Esterson
Treasurer Dave Maxwell
Fundraising Chair Stephen Holly
Membership Chair Jonathan Steele

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Linda Torno, Steve Alexander, Bob Bickford, Tom Grey; alternates: Brian Esterson, Todd Greene, Scott Lieberman, Mike Iddings

1987-1988

Chair Steve Alexander
Vice Chair Jim Wilson
Secretary Brian Esterson
Treasurer Dave Maxwell
Fundraising Chair Tom Grey
Membership Chair Linda Torno

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Brian Esterson, Jeff Smith, Linda Torno, Jim Wilson; alternates: Tom Grey, John Webster

1986-1987

Chair Dale Burrow
Secretary Brian Esterson
Treasurer Charles Hanes
Fundraising Chair Tom Grey

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Bill Evers, Mary Gingell, Mark Hinkle, Linda Torno; alternates: John Webster, Brian Esterson

1985-1986

Chair Jim Wilson
Vice Chair Marilen Weiler
Secretary Brian Esterson
Treasurer Charles Hanes
Activities Chair Paul Panichelli
Fundraising Chair Mark Hinkle
Membership Chair Steve Alexander

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Bill Evers, Mark Hinkle, Karen Huffman, Linda Torno; alternates: Ray Strong, Chris Hibbert, Mary Gingell

1984-1985

Chair Jim Wilson
Vice Chair Don Cormier
Secretary Linda Torno
Treasurer Steve Alexander
Activities Chair Dante DeAmicis
Fundraising Chair Mark Hinkle

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Karen Huffman, Mark Hinkle, Bill Evers, Jeff Smith; alternates: Steve Alexander, Ray Strong, Linda Torno, Bill White

1983-1984

Chair Jim Wilson
Vice Chair Kim Roberts
Secretary Linda Torno
Treasurer Steve Alexander
Fundraising Chair Nancy Penny
Membership Chair Karen Huffman

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Mark Hinkle, Karen Huffman, Jeff Smith, Bill Evers; alternate: Steve Alexander

1982-1983

Chair Mark Hinkle
Vice Chair Russ Fridley
Treasurer Pam Loucks
Fundraising Chair Ray Strong
Membership Chair Karen Huffman
Research Chair Anna Justi

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Mark Hinkle, Karen Huffman, Scott Olmsted, Jeff Smith

1981-1982

Chair Mark Hinkle
Vice Chair Russ Fridley
Secretary Lory DeAmicis
Treasurer Pam Loucks
Activities Chair Dante DeAmicis
Fundraising Chair Ray Strong
Membership Chair Karen Huffman
Research Chair Ruth Stevenson

1980-1981

Chair Mark Hinkle
Vice Chair Russ Fridley
Secretary Lory DeAmicis
Treasurer Jerry Gray
Membership Chair Karen Huffman
Publicity Chair Dante DeAmicis
Research Chair Les Guinivere

LPC Executive Committee Representatives: Mark Hinkle, Karen Huffman, Scott Olmstead; alternates: Ray Strong, Dante DeAmicis, Russ Fridley, Chuck Olsen

1977-1978

Chair June Genis
Vice Chair Michelle Kurtz
Secretary Karen Huffman
Treasurer Dave Wolen
Membership and Registration Bill White
Research Dale Burrow

1974-1975

Chair Bill White
Vice Chair Will Barkley
Secretary Janice Allen
Treasurer Dave Wolen
Publicity and Education Steve White
Membership and Registration Betty Sutton
Research Dale Burrow

1972

Chair Pro-Tem Will Barkley

Annual Meetings (county conventions)

  • 14 January 2023, online (Zoom)
  • 29 January 2022, online (Zoom)
  • 23 January 2021, online (Zoom)
  • 11 January 2020, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
  • 26 January 2019, DoubleTree Pruneyard, Campbell
  • 27 January 2018, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
  • 21 January 2017, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
  • 6 February 2016, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
  • 21 February 2015, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
  • 8 February 2014, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
  • 26 January 2013, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
  • 11 February 2012, Fish Market Restaurant, San Jose
  • 22 January 2011, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
  • 23 January 2010, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
  • 15 January 2009, CoCo's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 17 January 2008, CoCo's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 25 January 2007, Banjara Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 10 January 2006, ?, Mountain View
  • 20 January 2005, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
  • 8 January 2004, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
  • 9 January 2003, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
  • 10 January 2002, Hong Fu Restaurant, Cupertino
  • 11 January 2001, Campbell Community Center
  • 12 January 2000, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 13 January 1999, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 19 March 1998[1], Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 16 January 1997, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 18 January 1996, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 19 January 1995, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 20 January 1994, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 21 January 1993, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 16 January 1992, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 17 January 1991, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 18 January 1990, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 19 January 1989, Coco's Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • 23 January 1988, Radisson Haus Inn, Sunnyvale
  • 15 January 1987, party office, San Jose
  • 16 January 1986, Mariani's, Santa Clara
  • 17 January 1985, party office, San Jose
  • 19 January 1984, party office, San Jose
  • 17 March 1983, party office, Jan Jose
  • 21 January 1982, party office, San Jose
  • 15 January 1981, Co-Op Market, Sunnyvale
  • 17 January 1980, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara

Notes relating to annual meetings:

  1. ↑ This was rescheduled due to lack of quorum on the original date.

Meeting Minutes

This section needs to be expanded and moved to a separate article.

Candidates for Public Office

This section lists candidates who ran for public office in districts in (or partly in) Santa Clara County. (For statewide offices, see Libertarian Party of California Historical Election Results.)

Note that because of redistricting after each census, the set of districts that overlap with the county changes every ten years. Following are the districts that were in (or partly in) Santa Clara County during the years in which Libertarians ran for office:

Years Congress State Senate State Assembly BOE
2022- 16, 17, 18, 19 10, 13, 15 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 2
2012-2020 17, 18, 19, 20 10, 13, 15, 17 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 2
2002-2010 11, 14, 15, 16 10, 11, 13, 15 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28 1
1992-2000 13, 14, 15, 16 10, 11, 13, 15 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28 1
1984-1990 10, 12, 13 11, 12, 13, 17 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 1
1982[1] 10, 11, 12, 13 12 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 3
1980 10, 12, 13 11, 12 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

In the tables below, the column labeled "Rank / N" shows the vote rank of the Libertarian and the number of candidates who appeared on the ballot. For example "3 / 4" means that there were four candidates on the ballot for that office and that the Libertarian candidate came in third.

For Congress, the state legislature, and Board of Equalization, under the primary system used starting in 2012 all candidates for a given office ran against each other regardless of party affiliation, and only the two candidates who received the largest number of votes (in most cases two Democrats) appeared on the November ballot. In cases where a Libertarian ran for one of these offices but did not appear on the November ballot for this reason, the results from the primary are shown instead. These cases are marked with a pink background.

Congress

  within county entire district rank
/ N
Year District Candidate Votes Percentage Votes Percentage
2022 17 Joe Dehn 1,564 1.60% 1,833 1.62% 5 / 5
2020 17 Joe Dehn 2,688 2.25% 3,523 2.25% 4 / 4
18 Bob Goodwyn 3,202 1.86% 4,462 1.88% 5 / 5
2018 17 Kennita Watson 2,274 2.55% 2,997 2.56% 5 / 5
2016 17 Kennita Watson 2,370 2.34% 3,125 2.35% 6 / 6
2010 14 Paul Lazaga 3,673 2.93% 6,735 3.08% 3 / 3
16 Edward Gonzalez 12,304 7.88% 12,304 7.88% 3 / 3
2008 14 Brian Holtz 7,098 4.55% 11,929 4.37% 3 / 4
16 Steven Wells 9,447 4.60% 9,447 4.60% 3 / 3
2006 14 Brian Holtz 2,629 2.34% 4,692 2.36% 3 / 4
2004 14 Brian Holtz 5,335 3.62% 9,588 3.66% 3 / 3
16 Markus Welch 5,067 2.78% 5,067 2.78% 3 / 3
2002 14 Andrew Carver 3,444 3.48% 6,277 3.66% 3 / 3
15 Jeff Landauer 4,289 3.22% 4,289 3.22% 3 / 3
16 Dennis Umphress 3,434 3.18% 3,434 3.18% 3 / 3
2000 13 Howard Mora 528 2.87% 4,623 2.52% 3 / 5
14 Joe Dehn 2,991 2.20% 4,715 2.05% 3 / 4
15 Ed Wimmers 3,954 1.89% 4,820 2.03% 3 / 4
16 Dennis Umphress 4,742 2.97% 4,742 2.97% 3 / 4
1998 14 Joe Dehn 2,003 1.79% 3,166 1.68% 3 / 4
1996 13 Terry Savage 858 4.36% 7,746 4.41% 3 / 3
14 Joe Dehn 2,227 1.62% 3,492 1.52% 4 / 5
15 Ed Wimmers 4,577 2.27% 5,481 2.42% 4 / 5
16 David Bonino 4,124 2.88% 4,124 2.88% 3 / 4
1994 13 Robert Gough 930 6.49% 7,743 5.14% 3 / 3
1992 14 Chuck Olson 4,693 2.97% 7,220 2.79% 3 / 4
15 Duggan Dieterly 11,191 4.72% 13,293 5.01% 3 / 3
1990 12 Chuck Olson 8,889 5.50% 11,271 5.48% 3 / 3
13 John Webster 10,587 6.32% 10,587 6.32% 3 / 3
1988 10 Kennita Watson 12,639 13.50% 22,801 13.79% 2 / 2
12 Tom Grey 4,533 2.17% 6,023 2.28% 3 / 3
13 John Webster 6,583 3.07% 6,583 3.07% 3 / 3
1986 10 Perr Cardestam 1,168 1.72% 1,797 1.50% 3 / 4
12 Bill White 4,697 3.19% 6,227 3.33% 3 / 3
1984 10 Perr Cardestam 1,751 1.81% 2,789 1.70% 3 / 4
12 Bill White 4,398 2.19% 5,872 2.32% 3 / 3
13 John Redding 3,836 1.79% 3,836 1.79% 3 / 3
1982 10 Dale Burrow 1,511 2.11% 2,403 1.95% 3 / 4
11 Chuck Olson 647 2.19% 2,920 1.52% 3 / 5
12 Bill White 4,749 3.68% 6,471 3.53% 3 / 3
13 Al Hinkle 4,553 2.71% 4,553 2.71% 3 / 3
1980 10 Joseph Fuhrig 5,567 7.15% 11,904 7.23% 3 / 4
12 Bill Evers 9,091 5.71% 15,073 7.57% 3 / 4
13 Ray Strong 8,806 3.92% 8,806 3.92% 3 / 4

State Senate

  within county entire district rank
/ N
Year District Candidate Votes Percentage Votes Percentage
2020 13 John Webster 2,338 2.41% 5,910 2.11% 7 / 7
2018 10 Ali Sarsak 2,367 4.86% 6,420 4.49% 3 / 3
2016 13 John Webster 5,013 6.33% 13,018 5.74% 3 / 3
2012 13 John Webster 9,100 16.96% 23,003 15.45% 3 / 4
2010 S 15 Mark Hinkle 1,005 2.61% 3,592 2.00% 4 / 4
2008 13 John Webster 16,659 6.57% 16,659 6.57% 3 / 3
2004 11 Allen Rice 7,876 3.97% 14,080 4.06% 3 / 3
13 Michael Laursen 9,585 4.20% 9,585 4.20% 3 / 3
John Webster (w.i.)[2] 28 0.01% 28 0.01% 4 / 3
2002 10 Ervan Darnell 1,010 4.24% 4,997 3.24% 3 / 3
2000 11 Jack Hickey 8,382 4.04% 12,676 4.08% 3 / 3
13 John Webster 10,507 5.12% 10,507 5.12% 3 / 3
15 Gordon Sachtjen 1,093 2.23% 6,394 2.28% 4 / 4
1996 11 Jon Matonis 7,809 3.81% 11,290 3.69% 3 / 3
13 John Webster 6,684 3.33% 6,684 3.33% 4 / 5
1993 S 11 Jon Petersen 3,821 3.37% 5,424 3.24% 6 / 8
1992 11 Christopher Inama 12,003 5.21% 16,300 4.80% 3 / 3
13 John Webster 19,258 8.31% 19,258 8.31% 3 / 3
1988 11 Chuck Olson 4,864 3.37% 8,645 3.06% 3 / 3
13 John Inks 7,774 3.78% 7,774 3.78% 3 / 3
1984 13 Kim Roberts 7,465 3.66% 7,465 3.66% 3 / 3
1982 12 Jim Wilson 4,834 5.17% 8,613 5.24% 3 / 3
1980 11 John Redding 9,753 6.05% 13,393 6.10% 3 / 3
1980 S 12 William White 18,625 11.90% 18,625 11.90% 3 / 3

State Assembly

  within county entire district rank
/ N
Year District Candidate Votes Percentage Votes Percentage
2020 24 Kennita Watson 4,355 4.49% 6,212 4.63% 3 / 3
2018 24 Bob Goodwyn 2,734 3.60% 3,694 3.56% 3 / 3
25 Robert Imhoff 1,483 3.06% 2,127 3.03% 4 / 4
2016 24 John Inks 3,774 4.70% 4,546 4.18% 6 / 8
2010 21 Raymond Bell 4,324 5.18% 6,925 4.63% 3 / 3
22 T. J. Campbell 6,478 5.83% 6,478 5.83% 3 / 3
2008 27 Mark Hinkle 2,679 12.38% 17,435 9.05% 3 / 3
2006 24 Lionel Silva 3,934 3.39% 3,934 3.39% 3 / 3
2004 24 Zander Collier III 8,337 5.26% 8,337 5.26% 3 / 3
2002 20 Keith Lyon 465 4.25% 3,663 4.57% 3 / 3
21 Raymond Bell 2,308 3.35% 4,286 3.60% 3 / 3
22 Kennita Watson 4,003 4.82% 4,003 4.82% 3 / 3
27 Gordon Sachtjen 350 2.96% 4,294 3.41% 3 / 3
2000 20 Mark Werlwas 2,239 5.16% 5,709 4.88% 3 / 3
23 Dana Albrecht 5,478 6.76% 5,478 6.76% 3 / 3
24 Ray Strong 7,000 4.51% 7,000 4.51% 3 / 3
28 Roger Ver 1,140 2.32% 2,134 1.71% 3 / 4
1998 22 Paul Rako 3,562 3.67% 3,562 3.67% 3 / 4
24 Ray Strong 4,635 3.83% 4,635 3.83% 3 / 3
28 Kate Woods 1,565 4.26% 4,063 4.39% 3 / 3
1996 21 Christopher Inama 1,040 2.01% 3,115 2.04% 4 / 4
24 Jon Petersen 7,059 4.70% 7,059 4.70% 3 / 3
28 Mark Hinkle 1,989 4.60% 4,263 3.88% 3 / 3
1994 20 Terry Savage 2,773 8.14% 6,538 6.89% 3 / 3
1992 21 Lynn Sapowsky-Smith 2,000 3.36% 5,887 3.53% 3 / 3
22 Bob Goodwyn 9,367 6.24% 9,367 6.24% 3 / 3
24 James Ludemann 11,344 6.55% 11,344 6.55% 3 / 3
1990 22 Jon Petersen 6,968 6.29% 6,968 6.29% 3 / 3
24 Bruce Sommer 4,966 5.75% 4,966 5.75% 3 / 3
25 Mark Hinkle 1,959 5.86% 3,953 4.76% 3 / 3
1988 21 Bob Goodwyn 11,639 12.43% 14,069 12.20% 2 / 2
23 Todd Greene 3,181 3.46% 3,181 3.46% 3 / 3
25 Mark Hinkle 1,192 2.86% 2,278 2.23% 3 / 3
1986 18 Charles Hanes 674 3.29% 2,197 2.87% 3 / 3
21 Tom Grey 2,433 3.59% 3,319 3.93% 3 / 4
22 Dustin Baker 2,976 2.85% 2,976 2.85% 3 / 3
23 Kennita Watson 1,215 1.91% 1,215 1.91% 3 / 4
24 John Webster 2,612 3.35% 2,612 3.35% 3 / 3
25 Mark Hinkle 701 2.61% 1,635 2.30% 3 / 3
1984 18 John Webster 1,181 4.28% 4,493 4.39% 3 / 3
21 Ross Parlette 2,306 2.44% 2,860 2.40% 3 / 4
22 Andrew Fleisher 3,266 2.34% 3,266 2.34% 3 / 3
23 Dante De Amicis 10,726 12.23% 10,726 12.23% 2 / 2
25 Mark Hinkle 3,525 unknown[3] 7,431 8.16% 2 / 2
1982 18 John Webster 955 4.70% 3,444 4.44% 3 / 3
21 Russell Fridley 1,739 2.32% 2,297 2.44% 3 / 4
22 Jeffrey Smith 4,538 4.01% 4,538 4.01% 3 / 3
23 Ann Justi 2,692 3.76% 2,692 3.76% 3 / 3
24 Alice Agogino 3,560 4.40% 3,560 4.40% 3 / 3
25 Mark Hinkle 886 3.19% 1,983 2.59% 3 / 3
1980 21 Chuck Olson 6,808 7.34% 7,339 7.32% 3 / 3
22 Russell Fridley (w.i.) 11 0.01% 11 0.01% 4 / 3
23 James Wurm 4,647 5.54% 4,647 5.54% 3 / 3
24 Dante De Amicis 5,536 4.82% 5,762 4.74% 3 / 3

Board of Equalization

  within county entire district rank
/ N
Year District Candidate Votes Percentage Votes Percentage
2010 1 Kennita Watson 16,235 3.54% 77,929 3.04% 3 / 4
2006 1 Kennita Watson 13,500 3.42% 68,405 2.95% 3 / 4
2002 1 Elizabeth Brierly 19,201 6.00% 114,962 5.78% 3 / 3
1998 1 Kennita Watson 68,814 24.75% 396,346 21.58% 2 / 2
1994 1 Kennita Watson 33,205 8.92% 159,144 7.39% 3 / 3
1990 1 Michael Iddings 36,888 9.95% 179,495 8.60% 3 / 3
1982 3 Bill Evers 17,860 4.85% 81,512 4.12% 4 / 4

Notes relating to candidate tables:

  1. ↑ The initial post-1980-census redistricting was rejected by referendum and redone for 1984.
  2. ↑ There was a contested primary which Laursen won, but Webster then filed as a write-in candidate for November.
  3. ↑ This race had a large number of write-in votes, but the Statement of Vote did not break them down by county.

Local Offices

Note: All local offices in California are "non-partisan". Candidates are listed here because they were members or registered voters of the Libertarian Party at the time they ran for or served in these offices.

2020 Purissima Hills Water District Brian Holtz elected
Saratoga Union School District Azadeh Weber
2018 San Jose City Council, District 5 Chris Le
San Jose City Council, District 7 Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm
Mountain View City Council John Inks
2016 Purissima Hills Water District Brian Holtz elected
2012 Mountain View City Council John Inks elected
Purissima Hills Water District Brian Holtz elected
2008 Mountain View City Council John Inks elected
2006 Mountain View City Council John Inks
2002 Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District Carle Hylkema elected
2000? Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District Gilbert Carroll elected
Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District Gary Molle elected
1998 Saratoga City Council John Mehaffey elected
1992 Morgan Hill City Council Jon Petersen
1986 San Jose Mayor Dante DeAmicis
1983 Palo Alto City Council Cassandra Moore
San Jose school board Janice DeAmicis
Gavilan Community College District Mark Hinkle
1979 Eastside school board Andrew Garrett
1978 San Jose Mayor Johnnie Staggs
1975 Palo Alto Unified School District June Genis 589 3.40% 4/4

Alphabetical List of Past Officials, Candidates, Staff, and Other Contacts

This subsection is under (re-)construction and does not yet account for all the information recently added above.

Dana Albrecht, activities chair (2000)
Ed Allison, publicity chair (2002)
James Aven, secretary (2000)
Bill Carr, vice chair (2000), activities chair (1999)
Bill Chew, publicity chair (2000)
Don Cormier, newsletter chair (1995), publicity chair (1995), activities chair (1997-1998), judicial committee (1999)
John Collins, newsletter chair (1997)
Zander Collier activities chair (2002-2003), publicity chair (2001)
Cathi Brown, vice chair (2002), judicial committee (2003), newsletter editor (c. 2013), campaigns chair (c. 2014)
David R. Bonino, chair (1994, 1996), vice chair (1995), judicial committee (1997), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1996)
Elizabeth Brierly, judicial committee (2001-2003)
Bill Evers, representative to LPC 1995 platform committee (1995)
Chris Evenson, judicial committee (1999)
Brian Darby, vice chair (?-2014?)
Jim DelVecchio, judicial committee (1998)
Joe Dehn, vice chair (2001), secretary (2002-2003), representative to LPC executive committee (1995-1998), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1999-2003)
Bob Gough, publicity chair (1996)
Chris Gammon, vice chair (1997), fundraising chair (1997), membership chair (1998)
Frank Groffie, publicity chair (1999), fundraising chair (2000-2001), judicial committee (1995)
Mary Gingell, fundraising chair (1996), judicial committee (1997, 2001)
Alan Furman, judicial committee (1997)
Chris Frazier, judicial committee (1998)
John Inks, secretary (1999), membership chair (1995)
Allen Hacker, vice chair (2003)
Eric Harlow, activities chair (1995), membership chair (1997)
Jack Hickey, campaigns chair (1998)
Jon Hugdahl, treasurer (2000-2003), judicial committee (1999)
Leyla Hanson, treasurer (1999)
Mark Hinkle, representative to lpc executive committee (2001-2003), judicial committee (1995-1996)
Vicki Hargrove, secretary (1992), membership chair (1996)
Markus Krummenacker, fundraising chair (1999)
Hugh McLean, secretary (1995)
Thea McLean, secretary (1993-1994), fundraising chair (1995)
George Lurker, membership chair (1997)
Jascha Lee, newsletter chair (1997-2000), alternate representative to lpc executive committee (2000)
Mike Laursen, fundraising chair (2002-2003)
Scott Lieberman, campaigns chair (2001)
Jascha Lee, representative to LPC executive committee (2000)
Al Newman, treasurer (?-2017)
Randy Overbeck, membership chair (2002-2003)
Jon Petersen, chair (1992-1993), secretary (1997), campaigns chair (1996), fundraising chair (1998), membership chair (1997)
Marianne Petersen, secretary (1996)
Richard Puckett, campaigns chair (1995)
Steve Prestrelski, membership chair (2002)
Bruce Sommer, judicial committee (1995)
Jim Switz, vice chair (1992-1994)
Laura Stewart, local organizing chair (2002), representative to LPC 1996 platform committee (1996), judicial committee (1996)
Ray Strong, chair (2001-2003), secretary (1998), campaigns chair (1999-2000), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1998)
Sam Severs, chair (1997), newsletter chair (1996), activities chair (1996)
Terry Savage, judicial committee (1996)
Thomas Spielbauer, representative to LPC executive committee (1999-2000)
Tony Stemberger, membership chair (2001)
Allen Rice, chair (1997), treasurer (1997-1998), judicial committee (2000), representative to RPC 1997 platform committee (1997), alternate representative to lpc executive committee (2000)
George Roman, alternate representative to lpc executive committee (1995)
Marv Rudin, chair (1998-2000), newsletter chair (2001-2003), publicity chair (1997-1998, 2003), alternate representative to LPC executive committee (1997)
Paul Rako, judicial committee (2000-2001)
Richard Relph, judicial committee (2000)
Dennis Umphress, secretary (2001), campaigns chair (2002-2003)
Bill White, judicial committee (2002)
Brad Walker, chair (1995), vice chair (1996-1997)
Daniel Weinstein, vice chair (1998)
Angela Wimmers, membership chair (c. 2013)
Ed Wimmers, treasurer (1992-1996), campaigns chair (1997)
John Webster, activities chair (2001), judicial committee (1998)
Kennita Watson, judicial committee (2002-2003)
Roger Ver, membership chair (1999-2000)

Office Locations

  • (1989-1999) 3249 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 207, San Jose, CA 95117
  • (1987-1989) 2156 The Alameda, Suite B, San Jose, CA 95126
  • (1981-1987) 401 E. Taylor Street, San Jose, CA 95112

Publications

Notable Activists

National Activists from Santa Clara County

Individuals who are currently members of the LP of SCC or who were members at the time they held national LP positions.

  • Mary Gingell - National Vice-Chair 1983-1985 and 1989-1991, National Chair 1991-1993
  • Mark Hinkle - National Chair 2010-2012, multiple other terms on the LNC in the 1980s and 2000s
  • Joe Dehn - National Secretary 1989-1993, multiple other terms on the LNC 1987-2004, founder of the LP's presence on the Internet and first LP webmaster
  • Bill Evers - multiple terms on the LNC 1981-1996, long time Platform Committee member, LP News editor, Bergland for President campaign manager
  • Steve Alexander - LNC member 1989-1993
  • Scott Lieberman - multiple terms on the LNC 1996-2000s

Libertarians Elected to Public Office

Note: All local elections in California are "non-partisan". Individuals listed here were not elected as candidates of the Libertarian Party, but were LP members.

  • John Inks - member of the Mountain View City Council, served as Mayor, re-elected (possibly the first Libertarian unable to run for re-election due to term limit)
  • John Mehaffey - member of the Saratoga City Council
  • Brian Holtz - Purissima Hills Water District
  • Gilbert Carroll, Carle Hylkema, Gary Molle -- Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District

County Chairs

For other former officers see the Past Executive Committees section above.

  • Will Barkley - pro-tem 1972
  • Bill White - 1974?-1975?
  • June Genis - 1977?-1978?
  • Mark Hinkle - 1980-1983
  • Jim Wilson - 1983-1986
  • Dale Burrow - 1986-1987
  • Steve Alexander - 1987-1991
  • Jon Petersen - 1991-1994
  • David Bonino - 1994-1995, 1996-1997
  • Brad Walker - 1995-1996
  • Sam Severs - 1997
  • Allen Rice - 1997-1998
  • Marv Rudin - 1998-2001
  • Ray Strong - 2001-2004
  • Allen Hacker - 2004-2006
  • Kevin Takanaga - 2006-2007
  • Brian Darby - 2007-2011?
  • Ed Wimmers 2012?-2015
  • Joe Dehn 2015-2018, 2019-
  • Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm - 2018-2019

Voter Registration Statistics

The number of registered Libertarians in Santa Clara County has shown a significant increase recently. The count of 8,331 as of the most recent Report of Registration published by the Secretary of State is an all-time record, and about 45% higher than at the corresponding point four years earlier. But as a fraction of all registered voters this is still pretty low. The Libertarian fraction in Santa Clara County was higher than the statewide average for most of the LP's history, but in recent years it has been lower.

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Comparison With Other Parties

More than half of all voters in Santa Clara County are registered Democratic. The Republican Party has only about 1/3 as many. The second-largest group of voters is independents ("no party preference"). Among the smaller parties, American Independent has the largest count, but this is widely believed to be just a result of voters not knowing what it represents, and thinking they are signing up as independent voters. The Green Party and the Peace and Freedom Party each have much smaller numbers of registrants than the LP.

Counts and percentages as of 23 May 2022 from the most recent Report of Registration from the Secretary of State:

Party Count Fraction
Democratic 510,260 50.93%
Republican 165,604 16.53%
American Independent 25,215 2.52%
Libertarian 8,331 0.83%
Peace and Freedom 4,263 0.43%
Green 3,786 0.38%
"other" (mostly defunct parties) 3,003 0.30%
"unknown" 240 0.02%
"no party preference" (independent) 281,089 28.06%

External Links

Address

  • P.O. Box 60686 Sunnyvale CA 94088-0686


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