Peter Diamondstone
| Peter Diamondstone | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 19, 1934 The Bronx, New York City, New York |
| Political party | Liberty Union |
| Other political affiliations |
Socialist Democratic Republican Organic Life Progressive |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Lake (m. 1957) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
| Known for | Political activist, Co-founder of Liberty Union Party |
Peter Isaac "Pete" Diamondstone (born December 19, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Vermont, best known as a perennial candidate and co-founder of the Liberty Union Party. He has ran for various Vermont political offices, all unsuccessfully, in every election cycle since 1970.
Diamondstone was born in the New York borough of The Bronx in 1934. In 1944, Diamondstone got a job passing out flyers for the presidential campaign of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He received a law degree from the University of Chicago in 1960 and moved to Vermont in 1968, and soon began his involvement in politics there.
Diamondstone, along with former U.S. Congressman William H. Meyer, Bernie Sanders (who is a current U.S. senator), and others, founded the Liberty Union Party in 1970. Since then, he has run every two years for various political offices, never receiving more than 8% of the vote in general elections.
Diamondstone arrived late to a debate for U.S. Congress in 1980, and was told he would not be able to participate. He remained in the debate area and was arrested. He was also arrested in 1996 while attempting to participate in a debate for U.S. Congress, for which he was a candidate. He participated in a 2014 debate for governor of Vermont, along with all six other candidates.
Diamondstone and his wife, Doris Lake, have four children: Aaron, Jessy, Ian, and Paula. He is an atheist.
Scattering votes are not included.
Vermont Attorney General Democratic primary, 1970
Vermont Attorney General election, 1970
Vermont Attorney General Republican primary, 1972
Vermont Attorney General election, 1972
Vermont's at-large congressional district Democratic primary, 1974
Vermont Attorney General election, 1976
United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 1978
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