David Bergland

David Bergland was the 1976 Libertarian vice presidential candidate, the running mate of Roger MacBride. He is the author of the book Libertarianism in One Lesson. In 1974, Bergland ran for Attorney General of California as a Libertarian write in candidate. In 1978, in his run for state senate, he was the first candidate to appear on the ballot as a Libertarian in California. In 1980, he ran for a position on the U.S. Senate. He was the LP presidential candidate in 1984, and was co-chairman of Harry Browne's presidential campaign in 1996.

Bergland holds a juris doctorate from the University of Southern California. He was an adjunct professor of law at Western State University's Colleges of Law in Fullerton and later Irvine, California from 1970-1993.

Election results

Election results as a Libertarian candidate

Year	Office	Vote total	%
1984	President of the United States	228,705	0.25%

Preceded by: Tonie Nathan	Libertarian Party Vice Presidential candidate 1976 (lost)	Succeeded by: David Koch
Preceded by: Ed Clark	Libertarian Party Presidential candidate 1984 (lost)	Succeeded by: Ron Paul
Preceded by: research required	Libertarian Party National Chair 1977-1981	Succeeded by: research required
Preceded by: Steve Dasbach	Libertarian Party National Chair 1998-2000	Succeeded by: Jim Lark