Jerome “Jerry” Denham was a longtime member of the American Independent Party of California. He was also a candidate for US Congress in 2010, but he passed away shortly before the June 8th election in California.…
Posts published in June 2010
Richmond news outlet profiles Gayle McLaughlin, incumbent Green mayor running for re-election
By Ross Levin on June 11, 2010 6:36 PM
Read the full thing here. Hat tip to Third Party and Independent Daily.
The journey from rabble-rousing candidate to sometimes-embattled municipal leader has been a learning experience, and sometimes a bruising one, she said acknowledged during a wide-ranging interview at the downtown offices of the Richmond Progressive Alliance, a local political group she co-founded.
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Sharron Angle Once Belonged to Constitution Party Affiliate in Nevada
By Trent Hill on June 11, 2010 2:55 PM
The Wall Street Journal reported today on the former party affiliation of the GOP nominee for Senate in Nevada, Sharron Angle. From 1992 until 1997 Angle was a member of the Independent American Party of Nevada, the state affiliate of the national Constitution Party.…
Nightingale Campaign Gears Up For General Election
By Trent Hill on June 11, 2010 2:47 PM
A press release issued by the campaign of Chelene Nightingale, the American Independent Party gubernatorial candidate, reports on Nightingale’s victory in the American Independent Party primary on June 8th.…
Bob Barr: Outlawing of Pre-paid Cell Phones May Come Soon
By Trent Hill on June 11, 2010 2:42 PM
Bob Barr, on his blog at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution called The Barr Code, has published a post concerning a possible ban on pre-paid cell phones, conceived of by Senators Schumer and Cornyn.…
Wayne Allyn Root Endorses Rob McNealy
By IPR Contributor on June 10, 2010 11:35 PM
Emailed to [email protected]:
2008 Vice Presidential Candidate Supports Rob McNealy for CD6
Aurora, CO – June 9th, 2010 – Rob McNealy, candidate for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, is proud to announce that 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential Candidate Wayne Allyn Root has officially endorsed him.…
Texas Libertarians to pick candidate for governor
By Jordan Willow Evans on June 10, 2010 11:29 PM
Naureen Khan in the Austin Statesman:
The Libertarian Party of Texas is hoping to kick-start its most successful election cycle to date, beginning with the party’s convention this weekend in Austin.…
Some North Dakota Libertarians qualify for November ballot
By IPR Contributor on June 10, 2010 11:17 PM
North Dakota held a primary on June 8. The three qualified parties were Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian. Two Libertarians ran for statewide office.
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LA Times reports on the downside of Prop 14, but only after the election
By Jordan Willow Evans on June 10, 2010 11:07 PM
The Los Angeles Times has this article about California’s Proposition 14, which focuses on some of the flaws in the measure. The story is a surprise, because before the election, everything in the print version of that newspaper was overwhelmingly favorable to the measure.…