Английская Википедия:American Solidarity Party

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The American Solidarity Party (ASP) is a Christian democratic political party in the United States. It was founded in 2011 and officially incorporated in 2016. The party has a Solidarity National Committee (SNC) and has numerous active state and local chapters. Brian Carroll was the party's nominee in the 2020 presidential election.

The American Solidarity Party has been characterized as socially conservative while supporting government intervention in economic matters. The ASP encourages social development along the lines of subsidiarity and sphere sovereignty, with a stated emphasis on "the importance of strong families, local communities, and voluntary associations". It favors fiscally progressive policies and a social market economy with a distributist character, that seeks "widespread economic participation and ownership" and providing a social safety net program.

Names and symbols

The party's original name was inspired by its European counterparts, the Polish trade union Solidarity, and the current one reflects its more developed ideology and focus in the years since.

The ASP mascot is the pelican, a traditional symbol of charity. The party's political color is orange, like other Christian-democratic political parties.

On social media, ASP members use the orange heart emoji to denote their "whole-life ethic" and Christian democratic influences.

Members of the American Solidarity Party use the demonym 'Solidarist' to refer to themselves.

History

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Members gathered for the 2017 ASP Midwestern Regional Meeting

The ASP was founded in 2011 as the Christian Democratic Party USA (CDPUSA). In 2012, the CDPUSA endorsed the independent candidacy of Joe Schriner for president. In December 2020, the American Solidarity Party joined the board of the Coalition for Free and Open Elections (COFOE).

Ideology

The American Solidarity Party largely adheres to the ideology of Christian democracy, which has been influenced by Catholic social teaching, Neo-Calvinist theology and the social teachings espoused by other traditions of Christianity in various parts of the world. As such, the ASP looks to the Christian democratic movements in Europe and the Americas.

The American Solidarity Party has been characterized as conservative on social issues while supporting government intervention in economic matters, making it communitarian.

Political issues

Social issues

The American Solidarity Party opposes abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment on the basis of the sanctity of human life. It views the traditional, heterosexual family as being central to society.

The American Solidarity Party advocates for a sympathetic approach to immigration. They believe in balancing the need for secure borders with a commitment to human dignity. This involves addressing the root causes of migration, such as the impact of the country's military, political, and economic power abroad.

Economic issues

The American Solidarity Party supports a universal healthcare system as well as an economy containing widespread distribution of productive property, in particular increased worker ownership and management of their production.

Foreign policy issues

The American Solidarity Party is non-interventionist in its foreign policy, using peace as its guiding principle. It supports foreign aid and nonviolent diplomacy, while opposing violent military action as a means to resolve conflicts.

Electoral reform

The American Solidarity Party advocates for electoral reform, aiming to combat what they call a "political oligarchy" and gridlock. They propose proportional representation for the House of Representatives, endorse ranked-choice voting or approval voting in all elections, and support easy voter registration. The party also emphasizes fair access for independent candidates, access to impartial information, and pilot programs for electronic voting with consideration for security concerns.

Influences

Daniel Silliman writes that the American Solidarity Party, as with other Christian-democratic political parties, draws from Catholic social teaching and Neo-Calvinist theology. In the same vein, David McPherson says that the American Solidarity Party "affirm[s] ... the full spectrum of Catholic social teaching (namely, the teachings regarding the sanctity of human life, the common good, subsidiarity, religious freedom, solidarity, etc.)," contrasting the ASP to both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, each of which recognizes only some of these items. Its strongest support is in California, Ohio, and Texas, according to the Madera Tribune (of Madera, California).

Elections

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ASP ballot status in 2016 Шаблон:Legend Шаблон:Legend Шаблон:Legend

2016

Presidential election

During the 2016 presidential election season, the American Solidarity Party held an online convention on July 9, 2016, which nominated Amir Azarvan of Georgia for president and Mike Maturen of Michigan for vice-president. However, Azarvan subsequently withdrew, and in response the ticket was revised, with Maturen running for president and Juan Muñoz of Texas running for vice-president.

For the 2016 election, the American Solidarity Party was listed on the ballot in Colorado. It was a certified write-in option in Alabama, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, and Washington. Maturen received 6,697 reported votes, not including states that did not report votes for him.

2017

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ASP 2018 CA Gubernatorial Votes by County by Percentage

For the November 2017 off-year elections, the American Solidarity Party ran a candidate for New Jersey legislature, Monica Sohler, in the 6th district. She received 821 votes.

2018

Desmond Silveira, a software engineer, was a national committee member of the American Solidarity Party, served as the campaign manager for the Maturen-Muñoz 2016 campaign, the vice chair of the ASP, and the director of operations for the party. In 2018, he ran for governor, receiving 4,633 votes in the primary election.Шаблон:Notetag

Brian T. Carroll ran against Devin Nunes for California's 22nd congressional district receiving 1,591 votes in the primary election.Шаблон:Notetag

2020

Shane Ian Hoffman ran as the ASP's candidate in Ohio's 15th Congressional District. He did not make the ballot and was a write-in candidate.

Presidential election

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ASP ballot status in 2020 Шаблон:Legend Шаблон:Legend Шаблон:Legend

In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Brian Carroll, Joe Schriner, and Joshua Perkins announced their candidacies for the ASP nomination. Carroll was declared the winner of the nomination on September 9, 2019.

For the 2020 election, the American Solidarity Party was on the ballot in Arkansas, Colorado, Guam, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.

It was a certified write-in option in Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.

2021

Benjamin Schmitz ran for state senate in the Wisconsin 13th state senate district in the April 6th legislative special election. Stephen Hollenberg ran for a state house seat in the Merrimack, New Hampshire special election on April 13, 2021.

California gubernatorial recall election

Dr. James G Hanink was endorsed by the American Solidarity Party for the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election. He hosts the Open Door podcast and is the president of the American Maritain Association. Dr. Hanink is a frequent contributor to the New Oxford Review and spent four decades dedicated to teaching at Loyola Marymount University and published papers in the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, and social thought.Шаблон:Notetag Hanink received 7,193 votes, 0.01% of all votes, an increase in both raw votes and percentage from Silveira's 2018 gubernatorial run.

2022

Dr. James G. Hanink ran again for governor of California in 2022. He received 10,110 votes.

Dr. Mark A. Ruzon ran as a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in California, receiving 206 votes.

Desmond A. Silveira ran as a write-in candidate for California Secretary of State, receiving 235 votes.

Erskine L. Levi ran for U.S. Congress as a write-in candidate in California's 31st congressional district, receiving 17 votes.

Dr. Jacqueline Abernathy ran for governor of Texas as a write-in candidate, receiving 1,326 votes.

Solidarity National Committee member Dr. Tyler Martin ran for governor of Nebraska. Nebraska does not report write-in votes separately.

Oliver Black ran for U.S. Congress in Washington's 3rd congressional district. receiving 451 votes.

The party endorsed Democratic candidate and campaign co-founder Pastor Chris Butler for U.S. Congress in Illinois's 1st congressional district. He was eliminated in the Democratic primary, receiving 3,707 votes.

The Utah state party endorsed Independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin in the 2022 Utah Senate Election. He was also endorsed by the Democratic Party and received 459,958 votes.

2024

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American Solidarity Party ballot access during the 2024 presidential election, as of January 2024

Presidential election

On June 2, 2023, Peter Sonski won the nomination of the party for President of the United States. The primary was conducted by an online members' vote. The vice presidential nominee will be chosen during the national convention in Plano, Texas, which will conclude on July 2. Before the convention was held, Sonski chose Lauren Onak as his running mate. The party will be on the ballot in Arkansas.

Presidential tickets

Election	Name	Experience	Home state	Running Mate	Home state	Experience	Campaign Шаблон:Small	Votes
2016	Mike Maturen replacing Amir Azarvan	Salesperson	Файл:Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan	Juan Muñoz replacing Mike Maturen	Файл:Flag of Texas.svg Texas	Texas State Chair of the American Solidarity Party	FEC Filing	6,697 0 EV
2020	Файл:Brian T. Carroll - head shot .75 aspect ratio.png Brian Carroll	Teacher Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from CA-22 in 2018	Файл:Flag of California.svg California	Файл:Amar Right Clean.jpg Amar Patel	Файл:Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois	National Committee Chair of the American Solidarity Party	Файл:Carroll Patel 2020 Logo.svg Campaign: April 2, 2019 Nomination: September 9, 2019 FEC Filing	42,305 0 EV
2024	Файл:Peter Sonski Portrait.jpg Peter Sonski	Member of Connecticut's Regional School District 17 board of education	Файл:Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut	Файл:Lauren Onak Portrait.jpg Lauren Onak	Файл:Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts	Community organizer, non-profit executive, and teacher	Файл:American Solidarity Party 2024 Campaign Logo.png Campaign: February 20, 2023 Nomination: June 2, 2023 FEC Filing

Presidential election ballot access and results

History of American Solidarity Party ballot access and presidential election results by state or territory
Year	2016	2020	2024
Party nominees	Mike Maturen (president) Juan Muñoz (vice president)	Brian T. Carroll (president) Amar Patel (vice president)	Peter Sonski (president) Lauren Onak (vice president)
States & D.C. ballot access (write-in access)	1 (25)	8 (39)	2 (11)
Ballot access to electoral votes (write-in access)	9 (323)	66 (463)	10 (80)
Alabama	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:Rarely
Alaska	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Arizona	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
Arkansas	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Yes	Шаблон:Yes
California	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Colorado	Шаблон:Yes	Шаблон:Yes	TBD
Connecticut	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Delaware	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
District of Columbia	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
Florida	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Georgia	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:MaybeШаблон:Efn	TBD
Guam (advisory)	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Yes	TBD
Hawaii	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Yes
Idaho	Шаблон:MaybeШаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Illinois	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Yes	TBD
Indiana	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Iowa	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:Rarely
Kansas	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:MaybeШаблон:Efn	TBD
Kentucky	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Louisiana	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Yes	TBD
Maine	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
Maryland	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Massachusetts	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:MaybeШаблон:Efn	TBD
Michigan	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Minnesota	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Mississippi	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Yes	TBD
Missouri	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Montana	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
Nebraska	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Nevada	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
New Hampshire	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:RarelyШаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Rarely
New Jersey	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:RarelyШаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Rarely
New Mexico	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
New York	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
North Carolina	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
North Dakota	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:MaybeШаблон:Efn	TBD
Ohio	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Oklahoma	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
Oregon	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:Rarely
Pennsylvania	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:RarelyШаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Rarely
Rhode Island	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Yes	Шаблон:Rarely
South Carolina	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
South Dakota	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
Tennessee	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Texas	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Utah	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Vermont	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Yes	Шаблон:Rarely
Virginia	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Maybe	TBD
Washington	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:MaybeШаблон:Efn	TBD
West Virginia	colspan=2 Шаблон:No	TBD
Wisconsin	Шаблон:Maybe	Шаблон:Yes	TBD
Wyoming	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Rarely	Шаблон:Rarely
Total	6,697	42,305

Legend
Шаблон:Yes	Listed on ballot
Шаблон:Maybe	Registered as write-in candidate
Шаблон:Rarely	Write-in candidates allowed without registration
Шаблон:No	Not a candidate in the state/DC

Notable party supporters

• Stephen Bainbridge, UCLA law professor
• Charles A. Coulombe, Catholic author, historian, and lecturer
• Patrick Deneen, author of Why Liberalism Failed, member of ASP board of advisors
• Rod Dreher, senior editor and blogger at The American Conservative and author of several books, including How Dante Can Save Your Life and The Benedict Option
• Terry Mattingly, journalist, author, and professor
• Brian Carroll, former ASP presidential candidate
• Mike Maturen, former ASP presidential candidate
• Joe Schriner, former ASP presidential candidate
• George Yancey, sociologist and professor of sociology at Baylor University
• Howard Ahmanson Jr., philanthropist and writer

See also

• Center for Public Justice
• Communitarianism
• Social market economy
• Social conservatism in the United States
• Social Gospel
• Sphere sovereignty
• Subsidiarity
• Third Way

External links

• Шаблон:Official website