Ted Brown is a California Libertarian politician and speaker. Brown has been nicknamed "the perennial candidate" by local media, because of his constant runs for office in every election cycle for nearly thirty years. In 2008 he is again a candidate for California's 26th congressional district. Between 1980 and 2008 he has run for the United States House of Representatives seven times, California State Assembly three times, Insurance Commissioner twice, and United States Senate & California State Senate once each.