California National Party Partido Nacional de California | |
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| Abbreviation | CNP |
| Founded | 2015; 10 years ago (2015) |
| Headquarters | Sacramento, California |
| Membership(January 2022) | 413[1] |
| Ideology | Californian nationalism Social democracy Environmentalism |
| Political position | Center-left |
| Colours | Yellow Blue |
| Seats in the U.S. Senate | 0 / 2 |
| Seats in the U.S. House | 0 / 52 |
| Statewide Executive Offices | 0 / 8 |
| Seats in the State Senate | 0 / 40 |
| Seats in the State Assembly | 0 / 80 |
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TheCalifornia National Party (CNP;Spanish:Partido Nacional de California[2]) is aprogressive andsecessionistpolitical party in the United States. CNP operates withinCalifornia and supportsCalifornian nationalism.[3][4] CNP formed in 2015.
CNP's name and purpose are partly inspired by theScottish National Party, asocial democratic,civic nationalist,center-left party that advocatesindependence forScotland.[5][3]
CNP was registered with theCalifornia Fair Political Practices Commission, California's equivalent of theFederal Election Commission, in 2019[6] but not in 2021[7] or 2023.[8]
In January 2022, CNP had 413 registered voters in California.[1] After April 2022, theSecretary of State no longer listed the CNP in its voter tallies.[9] To achieve qualified party status, the CNP would need 0.33% of total registered voters, or about 73,000.[10][11] In May 2022, CNP claimed "a few thousand people" on its email list.[12]
CNP was created in August 2015,[13] with the intent of creating a political platform centered on California's needs and Californian identity.[14] CNP filed intent to qualify as a political party on December 7, 2015. TheSecretary of State approved this, assigned the code "CNP", and notified county offices of this on January 6, 2016.[15]
CNP held its first convention in June 2016 in Sacramento, California. CNP elected Theo Slater as Chair, Andria Franco as Vice Chair, and Jed Wheeler (founder of Californians for Independence) as Secretary. In September 2016, CNP merged with Californians for Independence (CfI) and adopted a new platform, based on the CfI platform.[16]
CNP has distanced itself fromYes California and its founderLouis J. Marinelli and its "Calexit", for its ideology and for its alleged connections toRussia.[17][14][18] Jed Wheeler, CNP Secretary, stated toPolitico that "Yes California is a movement whose optics are all designed for a Russian audience to reinforce Putin" and stressed that CNP is a progressive party.[19][14]
CNP's "core values" are "building and defending California", "fact-based, compassionate policy", "individual rights and social responsibility", "locally-focused political empowerment", and "prosperity for all Californians"[20] CNP supports greater powers and funding control forlocal government in California.[20]
CNP has fieldedelectoral candidates forlocal andstate offices. CNP candidates run on the CNP ballot line, rather than asindependents or on theGreen ballot line.
No CNP candidate has yet won an election.
| Year | Candidate | Office | State | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
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| 2021 | Michael Loebs | Governor | California | At-Large | 25,468 | 0.35% | Lost | recall election | [21][22][23][24] |
| 2018 | Gayle McLaughlin | Lieutenant Governor | California | At-Large | 263,364 | 4.0% | Lost | ran asNo Party Preference (NPP) candidate; founder ofRichmond Progressive Alliance (RPA); endorsed by CNP,DSA,GPCA,OR,PFP,PP, and RPA | [25][26] |
| Year | Candidate | Office | City | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
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| 2024 | Ash Seiter | Board of Supervisors | Inyo County | 5th | 159 | 15.16% | Lost | nonpartisan election | [27][28] |
| 2022 | Aaron Reveles | School Board | Montebello | At-Large | 7,020 | 14.17% | Lost | nonpartisan election | [29][30] |
| 2022 | Carlos Ovalle | City Council | Long Beach | 7 | 1,770 | 30.6% | Lost | nonpartisan election | [31][30] |
| 2022 | Steven Estrada | City Council | Long Beach | 1 | 441 | 8.5% | Lost | nonpartisan election | [32] |
| 2020 | Scott Schmidt | Los Rios Community College District Trustee | Sacramento | 7th | 37,476 | 37% | Lost | nonpartisan election | [33][34] |
| 2018 | Micheál O’Leary | Board of Equalization | Los Angeles | 3rd | 43,084 | 3.4% | Lost | all-party blanket primary, did not advance to general; ran as Independent | [35][36] |
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