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= Libertarian Candidates Contest Elections= | = Libertarian Candidates Contest Elections= | ||
'''ALASKA''' | '''[[Libertarian Party of Alaska|ALASKA]]''' | ||
Paul Beaird, LP state chairman, is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Beaird is currently national director of Citizens for Quality in Medicine, a libertarian consumers' group. Campaign activities so far have included newspaper, television, and radio interviews. Also planned are a debate with Beaird's Democratic rival sponsored by the Taxpayers Defense League, two booths at state fairs, and | [[Paul Beaird]], LP state chairman, is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Beaird is currently national director of [[Citizens for Quality in Medicine]], a libertarian consumers' group. Campaign activities so far have included newspaper, television, and radio interviews. Also planned are a debate with Beaird's Democratic rival sponsored by the [[Taxpayers Defense League]], two booths at state fairs, and the appearance of income-tax opponent [[Willis Stone]] in two of Alaska's largest cities. Donations to support these activities should be sent to [[Libertarian Party of Alaska|Alaska Libertarian Party]], P.O. Box 2724, Kodiak, Alaska 99615. | ||
'''CALIFORNIA''' | '''[[Libertarian Party of California|CALIFORNIA]]''' | ||
The Party's standard-bearer is gubernatorial candidate John Hospers (see story on page one) | The Party's standard-bearer is gubernatorial candidate [[John Hospers[[ (see story on page one). | ||
White has also addressed several taxpayers' groups, meeting with a favorable reception. He has had an article published in the newsletter of the· Citizens for Marijuana Reform in Santa Clara County. The White campaign has also completed• the important technical step of filing for election in all 58 California counties, thus alerting county clerks to count write-in votes for White. | [[William C. White]], candidate for U.S. Senator, spoke at Monterey Peninsula College on gun control and drug control last May and spoke to the staff of a Sears, Roebuck store in Orange County on individual liberty and morality in government, in mid-July. He intends to participate actively in the Sears' meet-the-candidates program. | ||
White has also addressed several taxpayers' groups, meeting with a favorable reception. He has had an article published in the newsletter of the· [[Citizens for Marijuana Reform]] in Santa Clara County. The White campaign has also completed• the important technical step of filing for election in all 58 California counties, thus alerting county clerks to count write-in votes for White. | |||
Make checks payable to White for Senate, 11811 Larnel Place, Los Altos, CA 94022. | Make checks payable to White for Senate, 11811 Larnel Place, Los Altos, CA 94022. | ||
David Bergland, LP candidate for attorney general, told a rally in Wilmington on July 18, ''The list of victimless crimes is so long and comprehensive that almost everyone is guilty of something." | |||
[[David Bergland]], LP candidate for attorney general, told a rally in Wilmington on July 18, ''The list of victimless crimes is so long and comprehensive that almost everyone is guilty of something." | |||
Bergland noted that the broad scope of these laws plus the limited resources available for law enforcement means that victimless crime laws were usually enforced against "unpopular groups," especially homosexuals and persons with long hair. The Bergland campaign can be reached at 6832 Silver Beach Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. | Bergland noted that the broad scope of these laws plus the limited resources available for law enforcement means that victimless crime laws were usually enforced against "unpopular groups," especially homosexuals and persons with long hair. The Bergland campaign can be reached at 6832 Silver Beach Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. | ||
Other California LP candidates are Bill Susel for lieutenant governor, Veronica Meidus for secretary of state, Lloyd Taylor for state treasurer, and Kathy White for controller. | Other California LP candidates are [[Bill Susel]] for lieutenant governor, [[Veronica Meidus]] for secretary of state, [[Lloyd Taylor]] for state treasurer, and [[Kathy White]] for controller. | ||
'''[[Libertarian Party of Colorado|COLORADO]]''' | |||
[[John B. James]] is running for Representative in Washington of the 1st district (Denver). He is concentrating on the issues of taxation and inflation, which he calls "a heavy and unnecessary burden on all of us. James, a former state LP vice chairman, has produced what looks to be an effective leaflet to promote his candidacy. Contributions should be sent to Committee for a New Liberty, 411 Cook St., Denver, Colorado 80206. | |||
John B. James is running for Representative in Washington of the 1st district (Denver). He is concentrating on the issues of taxation and inflation, which he calls "a heavy and unnecessary burden on all of us. James, a former state LP vice chairman, has produced what looks to be an effective leaflet to promote his candidacy. Contributions should be sent to Committee for a New Liberty, 411 Cook St., Denver, Colorado 80206. | |||
'''LOUISIANA''' | '''[[Libertarian Party of Louisiana|LOUISIANA]]''' | ||
In late July, Dr. [[Jeremy J. Millett]], former LP state chairman, announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives. He would represent the 7th district (Acadiana). In his announcement, Millett said that the present incumbent has "voted for big spending bills, for more restrictions on the lives of us all, for further Presidential irresponsibility in foreign wars." ''There must be equal rights for all special privileges for none," Millett said. "I believe individual liberty is our great political heritage and opportunity." | |||
Contributions can be mailed to [[Libertarian Party of Louisiana]], P.O. Box 2932, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501. | |||
'''MINNESOTA''' | The Party is also fielding [[Jeff Daiell]] for Commissioner of Public Safety in Shreveport. The Daiell campaign can be reached in care of the Libertarian Society of Shreveport, Box 1023, Shreveport, Lousiana 71163. | ||
Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Richard Kleinow is past chairman of the state LP. In his campaign he has called for a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment would prohibit Congress from passing "laws restricting the activities of production, exchange, and consumption or any other human activity which does not involve the initiation of force or fraud." | |||
'''[[Libertarian Party of Minnesota|MINNESOTA]]''' | |||
Minnesota gubernatorial candidate [[Richard Kleinow]] is past chairman of the state LP. In his campaign he has called for a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment would prohibit Congress from passing "laws restricting the activities of production, exchange, and consumption or any other human activity which does not involve the initiation of force or fraud." | |||
Kleinow points out that the state usury law is not only a violation of individuals' economic rights. Such setting of legal maxima on interest rates simply drives loanable funds into states which do not have such restrictions. | Kleinow points out that the state usury law is not only a violation of individuals' economic rights. Such setting of legal maxima on interest rates simply drives loanable funds into states which do not have such restrictions. | ||
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Campaign contributions can be sent to P.O. Box 774, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440. Checks should be made payable to Kleinow For Governor. | Campaign contributions can be sent to P.O. Box 774, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440. Checks should be made payable to Kleinow For Governor. | ||
'''NEVADA''' | '''Libertarian Party of Nevada|NEVADA]]''' | ||
James Bums, the founder of the Nevada chapter of the Society for Individual Liberty and temporary Nevada state LP chairman, is running for Congress. Burns has run as a Republican because of the restrictions of the state election code. His campaign literature nonetheless features the LP and protests the ballot monopoly of the Democrats and Republicans. | |||
Campaign contributions can be sent to Bums for Congress at either 234 W. St. Louis, Las Vegas, NV 89102 or 7474 Sandstone, Reno, NV 89502. | [[James Bums]], the founder of the Nevada chapter of the [[Society for Individual Liberty]] and temporary [[Libertarian Party of Nevada|Nevada]] state LP chairman, is running for Congress. Burns has run as a Republican because of the restrictions of the state election code. His campaign literature nonetheless features the LP and protests the ballot monopoly of the Democrats and Republicans. Campaign contributions can be sent to Bums for Congress at either 234 W. St. Louis, Las Vegas, NV 89102 or 7474 Sandstone, Reno, NV 89502. | ||
'''[[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|NEW HAMPSHIRE]]''' | |||
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Arthur Ketchen, the vice chairman of the state LP, is in the race for the Republican nomination for Representative to the General Court (state legislature) from District 12. | Arthur Ketchen, the vice chairman of the state LP, is in the race for the Republican nomination for Representative to the General Court (state legislature) from District 12. | ||