Edward C. Noonan
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2012}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Edward C. Noonan
| image = Edward C. Noonan.JPG
| caption = Noonan in 2006
| birth_name = Edward Clifford Davis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|9|25}}
| birth_place = Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
| office = Chair of the American Independent Party
| term_start = 2006
| term_end = July 2008
| predecessor = Nancy Spirkoff
| successor = Markham Robinson
| education = Santa Barbara City College
Sacramento City College
American River College
California State University, Sacramento
| party = American Resistance Party (since 2012){{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
American Independent Party (before 2012)
| spouse = Patricia Hansen{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
| children = E. Justin Noonan
}}
Edward Clifford Noonan (born Edward Clifford Davis on September 25, 1948 in Prescott, Arizona) is an American politician, who served as the chairman of the American Independent Party from 2006 to 2008.
Early life, education, and personal life
Born on September 25, 1948 in Prescott, Arizona, Noonan attended Santa Barbara City College before serving four years in the United States Army.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} Following his service, Noonan attended Sacramento City College, American River College, and Sacramento State College.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
Noonan is married to Patricia Hansen.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} They have a son, E. Justin Noonan, who was a candidate for California State Treasurer in 2006. E. Justin Noonan became the American Independent Nominee and received 93,281 votes, just over 1% of the total.
Noonan is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
Political career
Noonan was the winner of the 2002 AIP Primary for secretary of state of California,{{cite news|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2002-11-07/news/open-sesame/|title=Open Sesame|last=Moxley|first=R. Scott|date=October 31, 2002|work=OC Weekly|page=1|access-date=9 August 2012|archive-date=2013-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112180101/http://www.ocweekly.com/2002-11-07/news/open-sesame/|url-status=dead}} receiving 85,791 votes (1.2%). He similarly won the 2006 AIP Primary for governor of California in the California gubernatorial election, receiving 61,901 votes (0.7%).{{cite web |url=http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/gov/00.htm |title=Vote2006 |website=vote.ss.ca.gov |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623125421/http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/gov/00.htm |archive-date=23 June 2006 |url-status=dead}} He was the winner of the AIP Primary for US Senate in 2010 against Barbara Boxer, in which he received 125,435 votes (1.2%). Although he filed to run for California's 2nd congressional district in 2008, he did not receive enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.
References
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External links
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Category:Politicians from Prescott, Arizona
Category:Santa Barbara City College alumni
Category:Sacramento City College alumni
Category:American River College alumni
Category:California State University, Sacramento alumni
Category:American Independent Party politicians