The Secretary of State of California has released the Certified List of Candidates for the June 3 2014 primary election. There are only six Libertarians listed:
Attorney General – Jonathan Jaech
CD 7 – Art Tuma
CD 25 – David Koster Bruce
CD 33 – Mark Matthew Herd
CD 51 – Michael Benoit
AD 8 – Janice Bonser
Here is the document:
Certified List of Candidates for June 3, 2014 Statewide Primary Election
Ted Brown, a long-time activist and former state chairman for the CA LP, has noticed that there are 21 spots in the state with only one person running. If the Libertarian Party can find a candidate to write in, and that person gets more write-ins than anyone else in the race, they will proceed to the ballot for the fall election. Mr. Brown sent this out to the Ca Libertarian Candidates list:
Sat Apr 5, 2014 2:45 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
“Ted Brown” tedbrown1776
Please forward this to all LP lists in California. The Secretary of State has posted the certified list of candidates for the June primary election:http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/certified-list-abbreviated.pdf
There are only 6 Libertarian candidates:Attorney General – Jonathan JaechCD 7 – Art TumaCD 25 – David Koster BruceCD 33 – Mark Matthew HerdCD 51 – Michael BenoitAD 8 – Janice Bonser
However, it turns out that there are 21 offices where only one candidate filed. It is now easy to qualify and run as a write-in candidate. Between April 7 and May 20, you just need to collect 40 valid signatures from any registered voter in the district, and you would become a certified write-in candidate. There is no cost. If you receive more write-in votes than any other write-in candidate, you become one of the “Top Two” and move on to the November election. The Peace & Freedom Party qualified three candidates this way in 2012. We tried it in two districts, but they were the same districts as P & F, and their candidates got more write-in votes.
Anyway, here are the districts:
Board of Equalization, District 3 – most of Los Angeles County – Jose Castaneda is going to run for this one.
Congress, District 23 – Kevin McCarthy (R – House Majority Whip) – Kern, Tulare, and L. A. County (Lancaster)Congress, District 44 – Janice Hahn (D) – Los Angeles County (San Pedro, Wilmington, Carson, Compton, Lynwood, South Gate, No. Long Beach)(note: Congressional candidates don’t have to live in the district.)
State Senate, District 16 – Jean Fuller (R) – Kern, Tulare, San Bernardino County (rural)State Senate, District 22 – Ed Hernandez (D) – Los Angeles County (Alhambra, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, Temple City, Arcadia, East Pasadena, Azusa, Covina, West Covina, La Puente)State Senate, District 36 – Patricia Bates (R) – Orange County (Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point, San Clemente, Rancho Santa Margarita, Mission Viejo, Coto de Caza); and San Diego County (Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, Encinitas)
State Assembly, District 5 – Frank Bigelow (R) – Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Madera, Mariposa, Mona, Tuolumne, Placer (Auburn & Newcastle)State Assembly, District 14 – Susan Bonilla (D) – Contra Costa and Solano CountiesState Assembly, District 21 – Adam Gray (D) – Merced and Stanislaus Counties (Modesto, Newman, Patterson)State Assembly, District 23 – Jim Patterson (R) – north part of Fresno, ClovisState Assembly, District 26 – Rudy Mendoza (R) – Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Sequoia Nat’l ParkState Assembly, District 31 – Henry Perea (D) – Fresno south and west, SelmaState Assembly, District 41 – Chris Holden (D) – Los Angeles County (Pasadena, So. Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Claremont, San Dimas); Upland in San Bernardino Co.State Assembly, District 51 – Jimmy Gomez (D) – Los Angeles (Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mt. Washington, Silver Lake, Echo Park, East L. A.)State Assembly, District 58 – Cristina Garcia (D) – Los Angeles County (Artesia, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Cerritos, Commerce, Downey, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Norwalk)State Assembly, District 59 – Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D) – Los Angeles (USC, South from I-10 to 95th Street, between Western and Alameda)State Assembly, District 60 – Eric Linder (R) – Riverside County (Corona, Norco, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, west end of Riverside)State Assembly, District 67 – Melissa Melendez (R) – Riverside County (Murrieta, Wildomar, Menifee, Lake Elsinore)State Assembly, District 75 – Maria Waldron (R) – Riverside County (Temecula); San Diego County (Escondido, Fallbrook, San Marcos)State Assembly, District 76 – Rocky Chavez (R) – San Diego County (Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Vista)State Assembly, District 79 – Shirley Weber (D) – San Diego County (various parts of City of San Diego – look at a map)State Assembly, District 80 – Lorena Gonzalez (D) – San Diego County (National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, San Ysidro)
If you are interested in running for any of these offices, or know of someone who is interested, or if you have suggestions about who would be a good choice, please let me know.
For liberty,Ted Brown”