- Art Olivier
Infobox Mayor
name = Arthur C. Olivier
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office = Mayor and member of the Bellflower City Council
term_start = April,1994
term_end = March,1999
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successor =
birth_date = birth date and age|1957|08|24
birth_place =Lynwood ,California
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nationality =
party = Libertarian
spouse =Joyce (1987–Present)
relations =
children = Kassandra Olivier Alyssa Olivier Krista Olivier Blaze Olivier
residence =
alma_mater =Cerritos College
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footnotes =Arthur C. “Art” Olivier, former mayor of
Bellflower, California , was the Libertarian candidate for Vice President in the United States presidential election in 2000 as the running mate of presidential candidateHarry Browne .Art Olivier is a graduate of
Cerritos College with a degree in Design Techonology. He and his wife Joyce have four children.Olivier served as a councilman (1994–1997), mayor
pro tempore (1997–1998) andmayor (1998–1999) of Bellflower, aLos Angeles suburb with 77,000 residents. Olivier is aRealtor with Cogburn-Miller Realty.During his five years on the City Council (1994–99), Olivier privatized the city's tree trimming, crossing guards, street sweeping and the Building Department. He eliminated the city's lighting tax assessment and did not allow
eminent domain to be exercised while on council.During the campaign for Vice President, Olivier advocated smaller government, “We have to reduce the size of the federal government back to the size of its constitutional limits.” [mertk9; The Herald Bulletin, Madison County, Indiana 8-20-2000] He said he would like the government to return U.S. troops from abroad [mertk9; "The Tampa FL Tribune" 10-7-2000] and make the Department of Defense get back to defending us, and not be a Department of Offense that bombs little countries.” [mertk9; "The Indianapolis Star" 8-21-2000] “I don’t believe we should be the world’s policeman.” [mertk9; "Santa Maria CA Times" 10-25-2000] He believes that U.S. foreign policy should be governed by an avoidance of “entangling alliances.” [mertk9; "Los Angeles Times" 7-4-2000] “The conflicts this country has entered into cause others to look badly upon America." [mertk9; "Aspen Daily News" 9-11-2000]
Olivier ran uncontested for Governor in the 2006 Libertarian primary. He received 114,329 votes (1.3%) in his loss to incumbent Arnold Schwarzenegger in the general election. [anonymous; [http://www.vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/sff/gov/00.htm “CA 2006 General Election: Governor”,] Office of the Secretary of State of California.] Olivier criticized Governor Schwarzenegger for passing a budget that was “30% larger than the one that got Governor Davis recalled just three years ago.” [anonymous; [http://www.vgt2004.org/a-kovr-kmax/compare-candidates.go?choice1=4456429&choice2=4472693&x=17&y=11 "CBS13.com Voter Guide: Comparison",] 2006.] Olivier's main earned media was talk radio, advertising his opposition to illegal immigration. Libertarians disagree on illegal immigration, but Olivier is one who favors having government build a wall on the border and cut off all tax-funded programs to illegals. [anonymous; [http://blogs.ocregister.com/orangepunch/archives/2006/08/art_olivier_libertarian_candid.html “Art Olivier, Libertarian candidate for governor, stops by”,] Orange County Register blog.]
References
External links
* [http://www.2006gov.com/ Olivier for Governor] - Campaign Website
* [http://www.votecircle.com/candidate.php?id=678 VoteCircle Profile]
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