Tom Hoefling | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Conrad Hoefling (1960-12-20)December 20, 1960 (age 65) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Party | America's (before 2013; 2016–2019) Republican (2013–2016; 2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | American Independent (2012;2016) Constitution (2016) |
| Spouse | Siena Stone |
| Children | 11 |
| Website | www |
Thomas Conrad Hoefling (born December 20, 1960) is an Americanactivist and politician, who was the founder and national chairman of America's Party.[1] Hoefling was the party's2012 and2016presidential nominee, after seeking the nomination of theConstitution andAmerican Independent parties.[2][3] Currently a member of theRepublican Party, Hoefling has served as political director forAlan Keyes' political group America's Revival and as a representative for the American Conservative Coalition.[4][5]
In August 2012, the ballot-qualifiedAmerican Independent Party nominated Hoefling as its candidate for president of the U.S.[6]
Hoefling was on the ballot in California, Colorado, and Florida. He was filed as a qualifiedwrite-in candidate in Alaska,[7] Connecticut,[8] Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,[9] Kentucky, Michigan, Montana,[10] Ohio, Texas, and West Virginia. Hoefling received 40,624 votes in the general election, or 0.03%, coming in eighth place nationally out of 27 candidates who were on the ballot in at least one state.[11]
Hoefling appeared on the ballot inMaryland for the2020 United States presidential election.[12] During the 2020 election, Hoefling received attention whenThe Salt Lake Tribune compared his campaign toKanye West's 2020 effort to appear on the ballot inUtah, as Hoefling centered his campaign against "the abortion holocaust" and describing himself as a "no compromise"pro-life candidate.[13]
In December 2013, Hoefling announced his bid for theRepublican nomination for governor of Iowa in the2014 election.[14] He lost the nomination to incumbent Republican GovernorTerry Branstad.
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Donald Trump is not the greatest man in the world. In fact, he is the worst man in the world. He is the worst man, by far, to ever step foot onto the public stage in America. No one else is even close.[15]
Hoefling has vehemently denounced Donald Trump andTrumpist Republicans due to their involvement in theJanuary 6 United States Capitol attack, comparing Trump to tyrants such asKing George III and calling him "the exact opposite of George Washington." Hoefling stated thatJoe Biden "clearly" beat Trump in the2020 United States Presidential election and called on theUnited States Senate to convict Donald Trump and bar him from ever holding public office again.[15] Prior to this Hoefling supported theSecond impeachment of Donald Trump and called for the immediate removal of Trump from public office.[16] Before this in 2019 Hoefling attacked Trump for making border security a dirty topic preventing any meaningful attempts to secure theU.S.-Mexico border.[17]
Hoefling's opposition to Trump can be traced back to the2016 Republican Party presidential primaries when he highlighted Trump's2000 bid for president and denounced him as a liberal and that "Trump Republicans are for all practical purposes liberals, no matter what they say."[18] He also called efforts by Republicans to promote Trump as the lesser of two evils betweenHillary Clinton as "impractical" and called Trump "crass" "unprincipled" and accused him of being a "liberal friend" and "financial backer" of Clinton.[19] After Trump was named the nominee he called all his campaign points "false promises" specifically targeting his pro-capital punishment stance, and his ambiguous position onabortion.[20][21]
Following the 2012 decision inParents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians & Gays, Inc. v.Camdenton R-III School District, Hoefling denounced theAmerican Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in its effort to promote the presence ofpornography inhigh-school libraries under thefirst amendment as an anti-American institution polluting American educational facilities. Hoefling wrote in hisblog in support ofRick Santorum's2012 bid for president and stated thatgay porn is not constitutionally protectedfree speech.[22][23]
Hoefling is married to Siena Stone Hoefling.[24]
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| Preceded by | America's Party nominee for president of the United States 2012,2016 | Most recent |
| Preceded by | American Independent Party nominee for president of the United States 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Diane Templin | American Party nominee for president of the United States 2016 | Most recent |
