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Richard Newell

Libertarian

Picture of Richard Newell
Photo Credit: Libertarian Party of California
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-02-1982 Libertarian CD-07 2752 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Marital Status: "He married his husband of 20 years during the Valentine's weekend rush at San Francisco city hall in 2004, only to have the marriage anulled by the state supreme court later that year." [Source: outrightusa.org]

1980: Candidate for State Senate [Iowa] (Lost)
2005-2007: Media Relations Chair, Libertarian Party of California
2005: Chair, Outright Libertarians of the San Francisco Bay Area
2005?-2007: At-Large Member, Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee
2007-Present: Northern Vice-Chair, Libertarian Party of California