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