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The latest additions to the campaign website:

Coming Up

Upcoming campaign events:

7 April 2008
first day write-in candidates can take out nomination papers
19 May 2008
last day to register to vote for June 3rd election
20 May 2008
last day write-in candidates can file nomination papers
3 June 2008
Direct Primary Election Day
2-3 August 2008
P&F State Convention
4 November 2008
General Election Day

  

This campaign site for the California Peace and Freedom Party in the 2008 elections is still under construction. For historical information on our 2006, 2005 and 2004 campaigns, much of which is still relevant, please visit our please visit our 2006 campaign website, our 2005 campaign website and our 2004 campaign website, respectively.

The February 5th Presidential Preference Primary Election

In 2008, California's Presidential Preference Primary was separated from the June 3rd direct primary election (in which parties choose candidates for Congress and the state legislature) and held four months earlier.

The candidates who appeared on the Peace and Freedom Party's Presidential preference primary ballot were:

  • Stewart Alexander (Murrieta, Riverside County, Socialist Party USA Vice-Presidential Candidate) (received 5.2% of votes cast for P&F candidates)
  • John Crockford (Clovis, Fresno County, no non-P&F affiliation) (received 5.3% of votes cast for P&F candidates)
  • Stanley Hetz (Pennsylvania) (received 1.6% of votes cast for P&F candidates)
  • President, Gloria La Riva (San Francisco, Party of Socialism and Liberation) (received 20.1% of votes cast for P&F candidates)
  • Cynthia McKinney (received 21.5% of votes cast for P&F candidates)
  • Brian Moore (Florida, Socialist Party USA Presidential Candidate) (received 5.6% of votes cast for P&F candidates)
  • Ralph Nader (received 40.7% of votes cast for P&F candidates)
The presidential preference vote in the February 5th primary was only advisory. The actual decision on the Peace and Freedom Party's presidential nomination will be made at the party's August 2008 state convention, by the Central Committees members elected in the June 3rd primary. There were also seven propositions on the statewide ballot February 5th, of which he Peace and Freedom Party took positions in favor of one and against two.

The June 3rd Statewide Direct Primary Election

In the future, this site will include more extensive information about the candidates for the Peace and Freedom Party's nominations for the state legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives. It will also include information about candidates for the Peace and Freedom Party's Central Committees and about the Peace and Freedom Party's positions on local ballot measures and candidates for non-partisan offices.

The Peace and Freedom Party candidates for partisan public offices are:

  • State Senator, 9th District: Marsha Feinland
  • U.S. Representative, 3rd District: Dina Padilla
  • U.S. Representative, 5th District: Linda "LR" Roberts
  • U.S. Representative, 7th District: Bill Callison
  • U.S. Representative, 10th District: Gene Ruyle
  • U.S. Representative, 12th District: Nathalie Hrizi
  • Assemblymember, 5th District: Karen Martinez
  • Assemblymember, 9th District: Gerald Frink (on ballot but supporting his write-in opponent)
  • Assemblymember, 9th District: C.T. Weber (write-in)
  • Assemblymember, 48th District: Lucilla M. Esguerra

In addition to those listed above, there are also people who are running for Peace and Freedom Party Central Committees but not for any partisan public office, and there may be some who are running for non-partisan offices with the support of the party.

There will be at least two propositions on the statewide ballot June 3rd, numbered 98 and 99. The Peace and Freedom Party has taken positions against Proposition 98 and in favor of Proposition 99.

  • Proposition 98 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property." This measure is a fraud funded by landlords who hope to eliminate rent control (both of apartments and of mobilehome spaces) in California. The measure pretends that it is addressing a bad U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed a Connecticut city to take away a family's home for the "public purpose" of turning the land over to a private developer in order to increase the tax base. What it actually does is to redefine as "takings" practically all regulation of the use of property (such as zoning, building height limits and rent control) and bans any such "takings" that economically benefit people other than the property owner. The Peace and Freedom Party urges that you save rent control by voting NO on 98.
  • Proposition 99 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Eminent Domain. Acquisition of Owner-Occupied Residence." This measure, placed on the ballot by opponents of Proposition 98, would prevent governments from using eminent domain to take an owner-occupied home and turn it over to a private developer. More importantly, it will stop Proposition 98 from taking effect if both pass but Proposition 99 has more votes. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote YES on 99.
 

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