Peter Sonski 2024 presidential campaign | |
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Campaign | 2024 United States presidential election |
Candidate | Peter Sonski Lauren Onak |
Affiliation | American Solidarity Party |
Status | Official nominee: June 2, 2023 |
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https://www.petersonski.com |
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The American Solidarity Party candidate for 2024 is, Peter Sonski a former radio host, journalist and marine. Sonski won the ASP primary and nomination of the party for President of the United States on June 3, 2023.[1][2] 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.[3] As of July 2024, the party is on the ballot in Arkansas and Hawaii but is hoping to be on the vallot in 13 States come the time of the election.[4]
Background
The American Solidarity Party, founded in 2011, first contested a presidential campaign in 2016 getting ballot access to one state and earning 6,697 votes. In 2020 they were on the ballot on 8 States and received 42,305 votes. For their 2024 attempt it was announced on June 2, 2023, that Peter Sonski had won their party's online primary, which lasted from May 24 to June 1 of that year. Sonski was nominated in the first round of ranked-choice voting with 52%. Sonski then selected Lauren Onak as his vice president, who was then officially nominated via unanimous consent.
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
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Peter Sonski | 328 | 52.5% | ||
Jacqueline Abernathy | 207 | 33.1 | ||
Joe Schriner | 50 | 8.0 | ||
Larry Johnson | 24 | 3.8 | ||
Erskine Levi | 16 | 2.6 | ||
Total: | 625 | 100.00% | ||
Source:[5] |
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
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Lauren Onak | Nominated via Unanimous Consent | |||
Source:[6] |
Sonksi and Onak
Peter Sonski (born July 11, 1962) is an American former radio host, who served as an elected member of Connecticut's Regional School District 17 Board of Education and as director of the Knights of Columbus Museum.[7][8][9][10][11]
Campaign
Christianity Today reported that Evangelicals disaffected with the two main parties were beginning to get their support [12] The campaign was reviewed by the National Review who characterised them as the only current anti-abortion party over and against the Democratic and the Republican party, the latter especially so because of a perceived softening of their stance on abortion.[13]
Ballot access
Correct as July 17, 2024
2024 | 2020 | 2016 | ||
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States (& DC) | 51 | 2 (11) | 8 (31) | 1 (25) |
Electoral Votes | 538 | 10 (110) | 66 (397) | 9 (323) |
Percent of EVs | 100% | 1.8% (20.4%) | 12.3% (73.8%) | 1.7% (60%) |
Alabama | 9 | Write in at least | write-in | write-in |
Alaska | 3 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Arizona | 11 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
Arkansas | 6 | On ballot | On ballot | Not on ballot |
California | 55 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Colorado | 9 | TBD | On ballot | On ballot |
Connecticut | 7 | TBD | write-in | Not on ballot |
Delaware | 3 | TBD | write-in | Not on ballot |
Florida | 29 | TBD | write-in | Not on ballot |
Georgia | 16 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Hawaii | 4 | On ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
Idaho | 4 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Illinois | 20 | TBD | On ballot | Not on ballot |
Indiana | 11 | write-in | write-in | Not on ballot |
Iowa | 6 | write-in | write-in | write-in |
Kansas | 6 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Kentucky | 8 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Louisiana | 8 | TBD | On ballot | Not on ballot |
Maine | 4 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
Maryland | 10 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Massachusetts | 11 | TBD | write-in | Not on ballot |
Michigan | 16 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Minnesota | 10 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Mississippi | 6 | TBD | On ballot | Not on ballot |
Missouri | 10 | TBD | write-in | Not on ballot |
Montana | 3 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
Nebraska | 5 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Nevada | 6 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
New Hampshire | 4 | write-in | write-in | write-in |
New Jersey | 14 | write-in | write-in | write-in |
New Mexico | 5 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
New York | 29 | write-in | write-in | write-in |
North Carolina | 15 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
North Dakota | 3 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Ohio | 18 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Oklahoma | 7 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
Oregon | 7 | write-in | write-in | write-in |
Pennsylvania | 20 | write-in | write-in | write-in |
Rhode Island | 4 | write-in | On ballot | write-in |
South Carolina | 9 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
South Dakota | 3 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
Tennessee | 11 | TBD | write-in | Not on ballot |
Texas | 38 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Utah | 6 | TBD | write-in | Not on ballot |
Vermont | 3 | write-in | On ballot | write-in |
Virginia | 13 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
Washington | 12 | TBD | write-in | write-in |
West Virginia | 5 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
Wisconsin | 10 | TBD | On ballot | write-in |
Wyoming | 3 | write-in | write-in | Not on ballot |
District of Columbia | 3 | TBD | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
Political positions
Summary
As a proponent of Christian democracy, Sonski supports a consistent life ethic, being against abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia. He additionally supports social justice initiatives. He is against the legalization of same sex marriage and believes that gay couples should not have the same adoption rights as straight couples.[14][15] He has endorsed Robert P. George's initiative to rebrand June as Fidelity Month.[16][17] He believes the US should continue to support Ukraine.
Endorsements
Mike Maturen - 2016 ASP Presidential Candidate
References
- ^ "Peter Sonski is the American Solidarity Party 2024 Presidential nominee". Ballot Access News. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "American Solidarity Party". Twitter. June 2, 2023.
- ^ Winger, Richard (27 March 2023). "American Solidarity Party Sets In-Person National Convention". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ Winger, Richard (July 9, 2021). "American Solidarity Party Gains Presidential Ballot Status for 2024 in Arkansas". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Peter Sonski is the American Solidarity Party 2024 Presidential nominee". Ballot Access News. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Willow Evans, Jordan (June 29, 2023). "American Solidarity Party names Lauren Onak as Vice Presidential Nominee". Independent Political Report.
- ^ Redpath, Bill (June 3, 2023). "Peter Sonski is the American Solidarity Party 2024 Presidential nominee". Ballot Access News. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "BoE Members". Regional School District 17. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ McMahon, Lisa (October 17, 2022). "Knights of Columbus Visit Niagara University". NU News. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ Iafrate, Anthony (August 7, 2023). "Who Are the 2024 3rd-Party Candidates?". CatholicVote. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Sonski on LinkedIn". Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Some Evangelicals Want a Third-Party Option, Even Without a Chance at Winning". Christianity today. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "The New Party of Life?". National Review. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Peter Sonski's Policies". iSideWith.com.
- ^ Kennedy, Jeff (July 24, 2023). "The Jeff Kennedy Show". The Legend 93.5.
- ^ Anthony, Abigail (June 27, 2023). "Princeton Professor's Initiative to Rebrand June 'Fidelity Month' Gains Steam on Religious Right". National Review. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Sonski, Peter. "Fidelity Renewed". Peter Sonski for President. Retrieved June 27, 2023.