American Solidarity Party
Leader	Marcos Lopez(as Executive Director)
Chairperson	Jack Ternan[1]
Founder	David "Frost" Harris Kirk Morrison Jack Quirk
Founded	2011; 15 years ago (2011) (as Christian Democratic Party USA) 2016; 10 years ago (2016) (as American Solidarity Party)[2]
Youth wing	Young Americans for Solidarity
Ideology	Christian democracy[3][4][5] Economic progressivism[6]
Political position	Fiscal: Center-left[7][8] Social: Center-right[7]
Colors	Orange
Slogan	"Pro Life, Pro Family, Pro Worker"[9]
Seats in the Senate	0 / 100
Seats in the House	0 / 435
Governorships	0 / 50
State Upper House Seats	0 / 1,972
State Lower House Seats	0 / 5,411
Other elected officials	3[10]
Website
www.solidarity-party.org
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TheAmerican Solidarity Party (ASP), formerly theChristian Democratic Party USA (CDPUSA), is an Americansyncretic political party founded in 2011 by David "Frost" Harris, Kirk Morrison, and Jack Quirk. It is aChristian democratic political party withcenter-left economic values andcenter-right social values.^[4][5][11] The party has a Solidarity National Committee (SNC) and has numerous active state and local chapters.^[11][12]

The American Solidarity Party has been characterized associally conservative andeconomically progressive.^[6] The ASP encourages social development along the lines ofsubsidiarity andsphere sovereignty, with a stated emphasis on "the importance of strong families, local communities, and voluntary associations".^[13] The party adheres to aconsistent life ethic, opposingabortion,assisted suicide,capital punishment,euthanasia,IVF,surrogacy, andunjust war. They supportuniversal healthcare,immigration, andwelfare.^[14] It favorsfiscally progressive policies,^[11][15][16] as well as asocial market economy with adistributist character,^[17][18] which seeks "widespread economic participation and ownership",^[18] and providing asocial safety net program.

In the2024 United States presidential election, it was on the ballot in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ohio.Peter Sonski was the party's nominee in the2024 United States presidential election.

The American Solidarity party was founded in 2011 as the Christian Democratic Party USA (CDPUSA) by founders David "Frost" Harris, Kirk Morrison, and Jack Quirk.^[11][19] The party's original name was inspired by its European counterparts, the Polish trade union known asSolidarity,^[20] and the current one reflects its more developed ideology and focus in the years since.^[11] The ASP mascot is thepelican, a traditionalsymbol of charity.^[21]

In 2012, the CDPUSA endorsed the independent candidacy ofJoe Schriner for president.^[22]

In December 2020, the American Solidarity Party joined the board of theCoalition for Free and Open Elections (COFOE).^[23]

The American Solidarity Party largely adheres to the ideology ofChristian democracy, which has been influenced byCatholic social teaching,Neo-Calvinist theology and the social teachings espoused by other traditions ofChristianity in various parts of the world.^{[3][24][25][4][5]} As such, the ASP looks to the Christian democratic movements in Europe and the Americas.^[26]

The American Solidarity Party has been characterized asconservative on social issues while supportinggovernment intervention in economic matters, making itcommunitarian.^[6][27]

The American Solidarity Party opposesabortion,euthanasia, andcapital 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 ofmigration, such as the impact of the country's military, political, and economic power abroad.^[16]

The American Solidarity Party supports auniversal healthcare system as well as an economy containing widespreaddistribution ofproductive property, in particular increasedworker ownership andmanagement of their production.^[28][29][30]

The American Solidarity Party isnon-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]

The American Solidarity Party advocates forelectoral reform, aiming to combat what they call a "political oligarchy" and gridlock. They propose proportional representation for theHouse of Representatives, endorseranked-choice voting orapproval voting in all elections, and support easy voter registration. The party also emphasizes fair access forindependent candidates, access to impartial information, and pilot programs for electronic voting with consideration for security concerns.^[16]

Daniel Silliman writes that the American Solidarity Party, as with other Christian-democratic political parties, draws from Catholic social teaching and Neo-Calvinist theology.^[3] 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 theRepublican Party and theDemocratic Party, each of which recognizes only some of these items.^[31] Its strongest support is inCalifornia andTexas, according to theMadera Tribune (ofMadera, California).^[26]

Members of the American Solidarity Party use thedemonym "Solidarist" to refer to themselves.^[32]

The ASP has runcandidates for federal, state, and local offices. There are currently three ASP members serving in elected office. All three are local offices.^[33]

During the2016 presidential election season, the American Solidarity Party held an online convention on July 9, 2016, which nominated Amir Azarvan ofGeorgia for president andMike Maturen ofMichigan 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 ofTexas 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]

In the2020 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.

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 inPlano, 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 approvedwrite-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]

In addition to the candidates below, Mike Vick ran as a write-in candidate forIllinois' 2nd congressional district in 2024.^[86] Illinois does not report write-in votes separately. The party also endorsed Democrat and AND Campaign co-founderPastor Chris Butler for U.S. Congress inIllinois's 1st congressional district in 2022. He was eliminated in the Democratic primary, receiving 3,707 votes.^[87]

In addition to the candidates below, Solidarity National Committee member Dr. Tyler Martin ran forgovernor of Nebraska in 2022.^[94] Nebraska does not report write-in votes separately,^[95] meaning Martin's vote share is unknown.

In addition to the candidates below, in 2024, Amar Patel ran for state representative in Illinois' 48th district, and Jonathan Bruce ran for state representative in South Carolina's 8th district. Neither state reports write-in votes separately.^[104][105]

Election	Name	Running Mate	Campaign Announcement date	Votes
2024	Peter Sonski Member Regional School District 17 board of education inConnecticut	Lauren Onak Community organizer, non-profit executive, and teacher inMassachusetts	Campaign: February 20, 2023[111] Nomination: June 2, 2023[77] FEC Filing[112]	46,472 (#8) 0 EV
2020	Brian Carroll Teacher fromCalifornia	Amar Patel National Committee Chair of the American Solidarity Party fromIllinois	Campaign: April 2, 2019[113] Nomination: September 9, 2019 FEC Filing[114]	42,305 (#10) 0 EV
2016	Mike Maturen replacing Amir Azarvan Salesperson fromMichigan	Juan Muñoz replacing Mike Maturen State Party Chair fromTexas	FEC Filing[115]	6,697 (#15) 0 EV

• Stephen Bainbridge,UCLA law professor
• Charles A. Coulombe, Catholic author, historian, and lecturer^[179]
• Patrick Deneen, author ofWhy Liberalism Failed, member of ASP board of advisors^[180]
• Rod Dreher, senior editor and blogger atThe American Conservative and author of several books, includingHow Dante Can Save Your Life andThe Benedict Option^{[181][182][183]}
• Dan Lipinski, former US representative^[184]
• Terry Mattingly, journalist, author, and professor^[185][186]
• 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 atBaylor University^[187]
• Howard Ahmanson Jr., philanthropist and writer^[188]

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