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Mark Matthew Herd

Mark Matthew Herd

American libertarian activist

Mark Matthew Herd (born May 29, 1963)[citation needed] is an American community organizer and activist. A member of the Libertarian Party, Herd has run for office three times, most notably as the party's 2016 U.S. Senate nominee.

Quick Facts Councilman for Westwood Neighborhood Council, Personal details ...

Early life

A native of Los Angeles, Herd is a graduate of University High School and the University of Arizona, where he got his bachelor's degree in economics.[1][third-party source needed]

Politics

In 2010, Herd started the Westwood Neighborhood Council, and served 4 years as its councilman.[2][3]

In 2014, Herd was the Libertarian candidate for California's 33rd congressional district in 2014.[4][5][6][7][third-party source needed]

Herd was also the Libertarian candidate for Senator of California in 2016.[8][9][citation needed]

In 2017, Herd ran against Paul Koretz and Jesse Max Creed for Los Angeles City Council to represent District 5 .[10][11][1][12][third-party source needed]

Herd is the founder and Co-Chairman of the Venice Beach Libertarian Club[13][third-party source needed] and Executive Producer of the Libertarian Broadcast Network.[citation needed]

References

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    "HerdforCD5". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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    Groves, Martha (2010-01-19). "Residents wrestle to represent Westwood". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
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    "Mark Herd lacks complete grasp of a councilmember's role". Retrieved 2017-02-23.
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    Times, Los Angeles (25 May 2014). "Political money is focus of candidates in race to succeed Waxman". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
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    "Mark Matthew Herd - Libertarian for Congress". 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
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    "Mark Matthew Herd for Congress 33rd". 3 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
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    rollaTube (2014-05-01), Congress 33rd - Mark Matthew Herd - Libertarian Candidate to replace Waxmans seat in Congress 2014, retrieved 2016-09-07
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    Beltran, Bianca (2016-05-16). "Candidates for U.S. Senate debate in Monterey". KSBW. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
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    BLOOD, MICHAEL R. "DECISION 2016: It's a fight for second place in California's U.S. Senate race". Press Enterprise. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  10. [10]
    rollaTube (2016-09-12), Mark Herd vs. Paul Koretz for L.A. City Council CD5 March 7th, 2017, retrieved 2016-09-16
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    rollaTube (2015-02-15), Mark Herd for Los Angeles City Council 5th District, retrieved 2016-09-16
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    rollaTube (2016-07-01), Mark Herd for Los Angeles City Council CD5 - Vote March 7th, 2017, retrieved 2016-09-07
  13. [13]
    "LPLAC Libertarians". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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