Daniel Hamburg

Daniel (Dan) Hamburg (born October 6, 1948) is an American politician and a former Democratic Party Congressman and 1998 Green Party gubernatorial candidate from California. He remains active in the Green Party.

Daniel Hamburg
Member of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district
In office January 4, 2011 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by	J. David Colfax
Succeeded by	Ted Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Frank Riggs
Succeeded by	Frank Riggs
Personal details
Born	October 6, 1948 St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Political party	Green[1]
Spouse(s)	Carrie -stage name: Marietta Klenofsky (pianist)

Early life

Hamburg was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Jean (Milton) and Walter Hamburg. His family was Jewish.[2] He attended Stanford University and graduated in 1971. He then lived in Ukiah, California, where he founded an alternative school and served on the city planning commission from 1976 to 1981. He also founded a cultural study program in China.

Political career

Hamburg served on the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors from 1981 to 1985. In 1992, he was elected to California's 1st congressional district, beating incumbent Frank Riggs. While in Congress, Hamburg was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1993.[3]

In 1994, a national backlash against Democrats helped Riggs to defeat Hamburg in a rematch. Hamburg later became a member of the Green Party and ran as the Green Party nominee for California governor in 1998. He was the first Green Party of California candidate for Governor ever, and finished third among seven candidates with 104,117 votes for 1.3% of the total vote.[4] During the 2000 presidential election Hamburg backed Green presidential candidate Ralph Nader.

In November 2010 Hamburg was elected for a second time to the 5th District seat on the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors.[5] Hamburg ran unopposed for reelection June 2014, and retired from the board in 2018.[6][7]

Advocacy

Hamburg became executive director of Voice of the Environment,[8] and on December 8, 2004, was arrested along with his wife Carrie for trying to deliver a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell concerning alleged voter fraud in Ohio in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.[9][10]

Hamburg was arrested outside of a Wal-Mart store in Ukiah, California in 2000 while protesting for the legalization of marijuana.[11]

Hamburg has endorsed the religious teachings of Adi Da.[12]

Electoral history

California's 1st congressional district: Results 1992–1994[13]

Year		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1992		Dan Hamburg	119,676	48%		Frank D. Riggs	113,266	45%		Phil Baldwin	Peace and Freedom	10,764	4%		Matthew L. Howard	Libertarian	7,500	3%
1994		Dan Hamburg	93,717	47%		Frank D. Riggs	106,870	53%	*

Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1994, write-ins received 86 votes.

1998 California gubernatorial election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Gray Davis	Democratic	4,860,702	57.97
Dan Lungren	Republican	3,218,030	38.36
Dan Hamburg	Green	104,179	1.24
Steve W. Kubby	Libertarian	73,845	0.88
Gloria Estela LaRiva	Peace and Freedom	59,218	0.71
Nathan E. Johnson	American Independent Party	37,964	0.45
Harold H. Bloomfield	Natural Law	31,237	0.37
		7,418,890

See also

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

References

1. "Green Party Officeholders". Green Party of the United States. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
2. http://theava.com/archives/5907
3. "Dan Hamburg". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
4. "CA Secretary of State - Vote98". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
5. Mendocino County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder (November 23, 2010). "Election Summary Report: County of Mendocino". County of Mendocino. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
6. http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/acr/pdf/CANDIDATE_LIST_June_2014final_updated.pdf
7. "Mendocino County thanks Supervisors Hamburg and Croskey for service". The Ukiah Daily Journal. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
8. "Voice of the Environment". Archived from the original on 2004-11-27.
9. "Former Congressman Arrested Delivering Letter to Kenneth Blackwell". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
10. Callahan, Mary (December 10, 2004). "Dan Hamburg Jailed in Ohio in Effort to Contest Vote". The Press Democrat.
11. "Former Congressmen Arrested By Wal-Mart Manager For Protesting The Store Where A Decriminalization Petitioner Was Arrested Days Before". NORML. February 24, 2000. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
12. Hamburg, Daniel (August 18, 2001). "Politics and Spirituality: A Personal Journey".
13. "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2007-08-08.

External links

• United States Congress. "Daniel Hamburg (id: H000096)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Dan Hamburg for Supervisor
• Voice of the Environment
• Appearances on C-SPAN