American Solidarity Party

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 family as being central to society.^[16]

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.^[16]

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.^[28][29][30]

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.^[16]

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.^[16]

2016

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.^{[34][35][36][21]} 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.^{[31][26][34][37][21]}

For the 2016 election, the American Solidarity Party was listed on the ballot in Colorado.^[38] It was a certified write-in option in Alabama,^[39] California,^[40] Georgia,^[41] Iowa,^[39] Kansas,^[42] Kentucky,^[43] Maryland,^[44] Michigan,^[45] Minnesota, New Hampshire,^[39] New Jersey,^[39] Ohio,^[46] Oregon,^[39][47] Pennsylvania,^[39] Rhode Island,^[39] Texas,^[48] Vermont,^[39] and Washington.^[49] Maturen received 6,697 votes in Colorado.^[50]

2020

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.^[51][52]

For the 2020 election, the American Solidarity Party was on the ballot in Arkansas,^[53] Colorado,^[54] Guam, Illinois,^[55] Louisiana,^[56] Mississippi,^[57] Rhode Island,^[58] Vermont^[59] and Wisconsin.^[60]

It was a certified write-in option in Alabama,^[61] Alaska,^[62] California,^[63] Connecticut,^[64] Delaware,^[65] Florida,^[66] Georgia,^[67] Idaho, Indiana,^[68] Iowa,^[61] Kansas, Kentucky,^[69] Maryland,^[70] Massachusetts,^[71] Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire,^[61] New Jersey,^[61] New York, North Dakota, Ohio,^[72][73] Oregon, Pennsylvania,^[61] Tennessee, Texas,^[74] Utah,^[75] Virginia,^[76] Washington, and Wyoming.

2024

On June 2, 2023, Peter Sonski won the nomination of the party for President of the United States.^[77][78] The primary was conducted by an online members' vote. The vice presidential nominee, Lauren Onak, was selected by Sonski before the national convention in early July in Plano, Texas, and she was formally nominated there.^[79] The party was on the ballot in Arkansas, Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ohio.^[80] Additionally, the American Solidarity Party had approved write-in status in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.^[81]