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The Big C

2010-08-24T21:28:47Z

Pstudier: Nixon not in the Big C according to IMDB

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'''''The Big C''''' is a [[Showtime]] original series created by Darlene Hunt and starring [[Laura Linney]].

Linney plays a reserved suburban wife and mother whose recent [[cancer]] diagnosis forces her to shake up her life and find hope, humor and the light side of a dark situation, while managing her immature but well-meaning husband, played by [[Oliver Platt]]. Recurring guest star [[Gabourey Sidibe]] will play a precocious student.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sho.com/site/thebigc/home.do |title=Official website of ''The Big C'' |publisher=Sho.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-16}}</ref> ''[[The Wire]]'' and ''[[Luther (TV series)|Luther]]'' star [[Idris Elba]] will appear in at least four episodes as a love interest for Linney.<ref>[http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/08/idris-elba-joins-the-big-c/ Idris Elba Joins The Big C], ''Entertainment Weekly'', 8 June 2010.</ref> [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] will appear in the show as Linney's father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Cox-Whalley-Showtime-1019533.aspx|title=Showtime Taps Cox, Linney for Two New Series|publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref> [[Reid Scott (actor)|Reid Scott]] will play Linney's character's [[oncology|oncologist]], Dr. Todd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Reid-Scott-BigC-1020183.aspx|title=My Boys' Reid Scott Joins Showtime's The Big C|publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref> The series was originally titled ''The C Word'', but was changed because television series ''[[The L Word]]'' appears on [[Showtime|the same brand]].

[[Liam Neeson]] will guest-star on the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Liam-Neeson-Big-C-1020990.aspx|title=Liam Neeson to Appear on The Big C|publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

The series was premiered on August 16, 2010, with the sixth season premiere of ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=March 17, 2010 |  4:30 pm |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/03/showtime-premiere-dates-big-c-real-l-word.html |title=Showtime sets summer premiere dates for 'The Big C' and 'The Real L Word' | Show Tracker | Los Angeles Times |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=2010-03-17 |accessdate=2010-05-16}}</ref> [[Academy Award]]-winning filmmaker [[Bill Condon]] directed the [[pilot episode|pilot]] for the series.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174374/ Bill Condon] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]</ref>

It drew the largest audience for Showtime in eight years for an original series premiere.<ref>The Hollywood Reporter [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i8f8572de75e9b833b0d897798a294527]</ref>

== International broadcasting ==
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| September 1, 2010
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{tv.com|78474|The Big C}}

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American Independent Party

2008-11-24T19:46:15Z

Pstudier: Undid revision 253826550 by 75.150.78.177 (talk)

{{Disputed|date=November 2008}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[political party]] that was a vehicle for the 1968 presidential campaign of [[Governor of Alabama]] [[George C. Wallace]], a leading advocate of mandatory [[racial segregation]]. After that election, the party continued as a California statewide party.

The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen. In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated [[George C. Wallace|Wallace]] as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[United States presidential election, 1968|1968 presidential election]], though he did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states; in Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The Wallace/LeMay ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In 1969, representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of California for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In 1976, the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of early 2008, AIP's registration total was 328,261.<ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/030108.html#11 Winger, Richard. "EARLY 2008 REGISTRATION TOTALS" ''[[Ballot Access News]]'' March 2008</ref>

In the early 1980s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the U.S. Taxpayers Party. However, in 2008 one faction of the AIP broke with the Constitution Party and gave the ballot line (which it controlled) to [[Alan Keyes]], candidate of the similarly-named [[America's Independent Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fiancée of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

== 2008 split==

{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = '' under dispute: [[Jim King]] or Markham Robinson''
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
A split in the American Independent Party occurred during the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential campaign]], one faction recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP with the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. Noonan's faction claims the old AIP Web site address while the King organization claims the AIP [[blog]] address. King's group met in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Quirk, Cody "AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation" ''Third Party Watch'' June 30, 2008]</ref> Ed Noonan's faction, which included 8 of the 17 AIP officers, held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. Issues in the split were US foreign policy and the influence of Constitution Party founder Howard Phillips on the state party.<ref>[http://horserace08.freedomblogging.com/category/third-party-candidates-and-possibilities/ Bock, Alan. "American-Independent split" ''[[Orange County Register]] Horserace '08''
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008]</ref>

The King group elected to stay in the Constitution Party and supported its presidential candidate, [[Chuck Baldwin]]. It was not listed as the "Qualified Political Party" by the California Secretary of State and Baldwin's name was not printed in the state's ballots.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Quaified Political Parties]</ref> King's group sued for ballot access
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Quirk, Cody "Statement from Jim King, AIP Chairman" ''Third Party Watch'' July 22, 2008]</ref> and their case was dismissed without prejudice.<ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Winger, Richard "Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issue" ''Ballot Access News'' Aug. 26, 2008]</ref>

The Noonan group voted to pull out of the Constitution Party and join a new party called "America’s Independent Party", put together by perennial candidate [[Alan Keyes]] as a vehicle for his own presidential campaign.<ref>[http://horserace08.freedomblogging.com/category/third-party-candidates-and-possibilities/ Bock, Alan. "American-Independent split" ''[[Orange County Register]] Horserace '08''
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008]</ref> Since Noonan was on record with the California Secretary of State as (outgoing) party chairman, Keyes was added to the state ballots as the AIP candidate.<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/3589/ Garris, Eric "California Ballot: Alan Keyes Replaces Chuck Baldwin on American Independent Party Ticket" ''Third Party Watch'' July 22, 2008]</ref> This group elected Markham Robinson as its new chair at the convention.

The issue of who are the true officers of the AIP was not been decided in the ballot access court case. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref> The future of the party after the November election is not clear. The King faction has removed all references to the American Independent Party from their website and is now billed as the Constitution Party of California. <ref>[http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/ Blog of "King faction" now billed as the Constitution Party of California]</ref>

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]/[[Curtis LeMay]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]/[[Thomas J. Anderson]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1976|1976]] [[Lester Maddox]]/[[Thomas J. Anderson]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/[[Ray Brown]]- American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips (politics)|Howard Phillips]]/[[Albion Knight, Jr.]] -- [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips (politics)|Howard Phillips]]/[[Herb Titus]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips (politics)|Howard Phillips]]/[[Curtis Frazier]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]]/[[Chuck Baldwin]] -- [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] [[Chuck Baldwin]]/[[Darrell Castle]] -- Constitution Party (disputed)
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] [[Alan Keyes]]/[[Brian Rohrbough]] -- [[America's Independent Party]] (disputed)

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or Markham Robinson'': 2008 - present

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

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American Independent Party

2008-09-11T23:55:16Z

Pstudier: rvv

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP while the other, recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman, claims the old AIP Website address while the King organization claims the AIP [[blog]] address. Ed Noonan's faction held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Ray Brown- American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- [[Constitution Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of [[America's Independent Party]] or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or Markham Robinson'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
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| chairman = [[Jim King]]
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| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
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| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
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| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>





===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = Markham Robinson
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Chair was Edward C. Noonan, whose term is now expired.

Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>

Elected Markham Robinson as chair at the convention.





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled in favor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

September 2, 2008: The King faction removes all references to the American Independent Party on their website, announces their endorsement of Chuck Baldwin for President, and Darrell Castle for Vice President, and states that they are certified write in candidates. <ref>[http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

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[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]

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American Independent Party

2008-09-06T02:29:46Z

Pstudier: /* Noonan Faction */ new chair

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP while the other, recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman, claims the old AIP Website address while the King organization claims the AIP [[blog]] address. Ed Noonan's faction held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- [[Constitution Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of [[America's Independent Party]] or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or Markham Robinson'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = Constitution Party of California
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>





===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = Markham Robinson
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Chair was Edward C. Noonan, whose term is now expired.

Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>

Elected Markham Robinson as chair at the convention.





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled in favor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

September 2, 2008: The King faction removes all references to the American Independent Party on their website, announces their endorsement of Chuck Baldwin for President, and Darrell Castle for Vice President, and states that they are certified write in candidates. <ref>[http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

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[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]

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[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-09-06T02:26:04Z

Pstudier: /* Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen */

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP while the other, recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman, claims the old AIP Website address while the King organization claims the AIP [[blog]] address. Ed Noonan's faction held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- [[Constitution Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of [[America's Independent Party]] or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or Markham Robinson'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = Constitution Party of California
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>





===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled in favor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

September 2, 2008: The King faction removes all references to the American Independent Party on their website, announces their endorsement of Chuck Baldwin for President, and Darrell Castle for Vice President, and states that they are certified write in candidates. <ref>[http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

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{{USParty}}

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[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]

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[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-09-06T02:15:40Z

Pstudier: rm segregation cat

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP while the other, recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman, claims the old AIP Website address while the King organization claims the AIP [[blog]] address. Ed Noonan's faction held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- [[Constitution Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of [[America's Independent Party]] or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = Constitution Party of California
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>





===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled in favor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

September 2, 2008: The King faction removes all references to the American Independent Party on their website, announces their endorsement of Chuck Baldwin for President, and Darrell Castle for Vice President, and states that they are certified write in candidates. <ref>[http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-09-06T02:14:48Z

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The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP while the other, recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman, claims the old AIP Website address while the King organization claims the AIP [[blog]] address. Ed Noonan's faction held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- [[Constitution Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of [[America's Independent Party]] or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = Constitution Party of California
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>





===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled in favor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

September 2, 2008: The King faction removes all references to the American Independent Party on their website, announces their endorsement of Chuck Baldwin for President, and Darrell Castle for Vice President, and states that they are certified write in candidates. <ref>[http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-09-04T00:58:27Z

Pstudier: restored blank lines to separate infoboxes

{{Split2|Constitution Party of California|date=September 2008}}
{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP while the other, recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman, claims the old AIP address. Ed Noonan's faction held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- [[Constitution Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of [[America's Independent Party]] or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = Constitution Party of California
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>





===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled in favor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

September 2, 2008: The King faction removes all references to the American Independent Party on their website, announces their endorsement of Chuck Baldwin for President, and Darrell Castle for Vice President, and states that they are certified write in candidates. <ref>[http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-09-03T05:20:22Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */ King faction no longer AIP

{{split2|Constitution Party of California}}
{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP while the other, recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman, claims the old AIP address. Ed Noonan's faction held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- [[Constitution Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of [[America's Independent Party]] or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = Constitution Party of California
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>





===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled in favor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

September 2, 2008: The King faction removes all references to the American Independent Party on their website, announces their endorsement of Chuck Baldwin for President, and Darrell Castle for Vice President, and states that they are certified write in candidates. <ref>[http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-09-03T03:19:06Z

Pstudier: propose split

{{split2|Constitution Party of California}}
{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP while the other, recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman, claims the old AIP address. Ed Noonan's faction held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- [[Constitution Party]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of [[America's Independent Party]] or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = Constitution Party of California
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>





===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled in favor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case.

<ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-08-27T00:46:56Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled in favor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case.

<ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-08-27T00:46:14Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */ lawsuit results

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], as its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

August 26, 2008: Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny rulled in fzvor of the Noonan faction and Alan Keyes. The judge stated that the lawsuit should have been filed earlier, and that Alan Keyes should have been served as part of the action. The case is dismissed without prejudice, indicating that this case was decided on a technicality. The issue as to who are the officers of the AIP has not been decided in this court case.

<ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/26/keyes-wins-california-lawsuit-on-procedural-issues/ Ballot Access News: Keyes Wins California Lawsuit on Procedural Issues]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-08-14T02:26:50Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */ date of hearing

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-08-14T02:25:23Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */ date of hearing

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref> It is scheduled to be heard on August 26, 2008. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/11/the-aip-heads-to-court/ Third Party Watch, The AIP heads to Court]</ref?

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-08-07T03:58:17Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */ ref format

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King]</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-08-07T03:27:41Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */ ref format

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/] Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/] Ballot Access News</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-08-07T03:22:48Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */ lawsuit filed

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King</ref>

August 4, 2008: The King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin sued the Secretary of State. The suit is James King v Debra Bowen and was filed in Superior Court in Sacramento. <ref>http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/baldwin-faction-of-american-independent-party-files-ballot-access-lawsuit/ Ballot Access News</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-08-03T04:00:16Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */ lawsuit

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King</ref>

August 1, 2008: Ballot Access News reports that the King faction supporting Chuck Baldwin will file a lawsiut in state court on August 4 to reverse the Secretary of State ruling. <ref>Ballot Access News, August 1, 2008, Vol 24 No. 4</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-08-03T03:56:06Z

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{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/ Third Party Watch, statement from Jim King</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-28T04:24:49Z

Pstudier: rv unexplained deletion

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>[http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11 Ballot Access News - January 1, 2007]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch]</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Qualified Political Parties]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/ Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » AIP holds its State Convention, endorses Chuck Baldwin and reaffirms CP affiliation]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/ The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref name="autogenerated1" />

July 22nd message from Chairman Jim King refuting current Keyes ballot access and current legal situation.
http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/statement-from-jim-king-aip-chairman/

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-23T02:00:13Z

Pstudier: /* Split in party */ fix reference format

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. <ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]</ref>

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. <ref>[http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/]</ref>




===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. <ref>[http://www.aip-ca.com/]</ref>





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-23T01:57:41Z

Pstudier: /* Noonan Faction */ has pres. candidate onballot

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. [http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/]



===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes on the ballot according to the CA Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm CA Secretary of State]</ref>

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. [http://www.aip-ca.com/]





===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-22T03:50:30Z

Pstudier: /* Further developments */

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. [http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/]



===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. [http://www.aip-ca.com/]



===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-22T02:23:16Z

Pstudier: restored some text from old version

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}

The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president. In [[1976]], the American Party split into the more moderate '''American Party''', which included more northern conservatives and Schmitz supporters, and the more extreme '''American Independent Party''', which focused on the deep South. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices. Neither the American Party nor the American Independent Party has had much national success.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

Many political analysts have theorized that the Party, which has received very few votes in recent California elections, maintains its state ballot status because people join the Party mistakenly believing that they are registering as an "independent," also known as a "non-partisan" or "decline-to-state" voter.<ref name=independent>''Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary'' (2002), page 219. ISBN 0-520-22834-0.</ref>

One such voter was [[Jennifer Siebel]], fianceé of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor [[Gavin Newsom]]; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but "checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do," according to the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref name=indep>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAG510A1VD.DTL Newsom's girlfriend stumbles into wrong party]</ref>

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] ''Disputed, either [[Alan Keyes]] of America's Independent Party or [[Chuck Baldwin]] of the Constitution Party''

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed: Chair is either [[Jim King]] or [[Edward C. Noonan]]'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. [http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/]



===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Edward C. Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. [http://www.aip-ca.com/]



===Further developments===

July 21, 2008: The California Secretary of State recognized the Noonan faction's convention, and stated that Alan Keyes will be on the ballot as the AIP nominee, unless overturned by a lawsuit. <ref>[http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/21/california-secretary-of-state-says-alan-keyes-is-aip-presidential-candidate/ Ballot Access News Blog]</ref>

On July 21, the California Secretary of State recognized the American Independent Party state convention that was held in Sacramento

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party] King faction.
*[http://www.aip-ca.com/ American Independent Party of California] Noonan faction.
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-22T02:18:19Z

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American Independent Party

2008-07-22T02:15:21Z

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American Independent Party

2008-07-19T02:31:19Z

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American Independent Party

2008-07-19T00:59:31Z

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American Independent Party

2008-07-19T00:57:10Z

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American Independent Party

2008-07-19T00:55:11Z

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American Independent Party

2008-07-19T00:47:27Z

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{{Disputed}}
{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}
The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] [[Chuck Baldwin]] -- Constitution Party

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions which are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. [http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/]



===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Ed Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. [http://www.aip-ca.com/]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party]
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-19T00:41:09Z

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{{Disputed}}
{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}
The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman. claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] [[Chuck Baldwin]] -- Constitution Party

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions, one supporting Chuck Baldwin and the Constitution party. The two factions are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. [http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/]



===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Ed Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. [http://www.aip-ca.com/]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party]
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-19T00:39:11Z

Pstudier: /* Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen */

{{Disputed}}
{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}
The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]].

According to Third Party Watch,<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/</ref> the AIP split into two factions in June or July of 2008: one recognizing Jim King as chairman of the AIP, supporting Chuck Baldwin and the Constitution Party; the other recognizing Ed Noonan as chairman, supporting Alan Keyes and the [[America's Independent Party]]. The so-called "King Faction" supports the Constitution Party and [[Chuck Baldwin]], has a new website<ref>http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/</ref> and is not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008.<ref>http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm</ref> It has a new address, and held a convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair.<ref>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/</ref> The so-called "Noonan Faction" supports the [[America's Independent Party]] and [[Alan Keyes]]; controls the domain name aipca.org, is listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008,<ref>http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm</ref> and claims the old AIP address. It held a convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008.

==Presidential candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] [[Chuck Baldwin]] -- Constitution Party

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* ''Disputed'': 2008 - Present

== Split in party ==

According to [http://thirdpartywatch.com/ Third Party Watch], the AIP has split into two factions, one supporting Chuck Baldwin and the Constitution party. The two factions are described below.

===King Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}

Supports [[Chuck Baldwin]] for president.

Has new website http://www.aipcalif.blogspot.com/

Not listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Has new address.

Held convention in Los Angeles on June 28-29, elected King to state chair. [http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/06/30/aip-holds-its-state-convention-endorses-chuck-baldwin-and-reaffirms-cp-affiliation/]



===Noonan Faction===
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Ed Noonan]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy = [[Center-right]]
| socialpolicy = [[Far-right]]
| national = [[America's Independent Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|1561 N. Beale Road]] [[Marysville, California|Marysville, CA]] [[Zip Code|95901]]
| website = http://aipca.org
| footnotes =
}}
Supports [[Alan Keyes]] for president.

Controls the domain name http://aipca.org, which redirects to http://www.aip-ca.org.

Listed as the ''Qualified Political Party'' by the CA Secretary of State as of July 16, 2008. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_f.htm]

Claims old address.

Held convention in Sacramento on July 5, 2008. [http://www.aip-ca.com/]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party]
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]
*[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-18T00:26:02Z

Pstudier: rm split template

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}
{{Disputed}}
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}
The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]. In April 2008 the Constitution Party nominated [[Chuck Baldwin]], a pastor from Florida, as their Presidential candidate.

==Presidential Candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] [[Chuck Baldwin]] -- Constitution Party

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* Jim King/ Don Grundmann: 2008 - Present

==External links==
*[http://aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party]
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]

{{CaliforniaPoliticalParties}}
{{USParty}}
[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]]
[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
[[Category:Racial segregation]]

[[pl:Amerykańska Partia Niezależnych]]
[[ja:アメリカ独立党]]
[[ru:Американская независимая партия (США)]]

American Independent Party

2008-07-17T03:11:03Z

Pstudier: disputed

{{for|the national political party of similar name|Independence Party of America}}
{{Disputed}}
{{split-apart}}
{{Infobox American State Political Party
| party_name = American Independent Party
| party_articletitle = Constitution Party (United States)
| party_logo = 
| chairman = [[Jim King]]
| senateleader =
| houseleader =
| foundation = [[July 8]], [[1967]]
| colors =
| ideology = [[Paleoconservatism]]
| fiscalpolicy =
| socialpolicy =
| national = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
| headquarters = [[Address|8158 Palm Street]] [[Lemon Grove, California]] [[Zip Code|91945]]
|
| footnotes =
}}
The '''American Independent Party''' is a [[California]] [[political party]]. The party was established in 1967 by [[Bill Shearer]] and his wife Eileen.

In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated former [[Alabama]] [[Governor]] [[George C. Wallace]], As its presidential candidate and retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[Curtis E. LeMay]] (as the vice presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the [[1968 U.S. Presidential Election]]. Wallace did not represent the American Independent Party in all fifty states. In Connecticut, for instance, he was listed on the ballot as representing the "George Wallace Party." The 1968 presidential ticket received 13.5 percent of the popular vote and 46 electoral votes.

In [[1969]], representatives from 40 states established the [[The American Party|American Party]] as the successor to the American Independent Party. (In some places, such as Connecticut, the American Party was officially constituted as the American Conservative Party.) The official party flag adoption took place on August 30, 1970. The flag depicts an eagle holding a group of arrows in its left talons, over a [[compass rose]], with a banner which reads "The American Independent Party" at the eagle's base. In 1972, the party nominated former Congressman [[John G. Schmitz]] of [[California]] for president and [[Tennessee]] author [[Thomas J. Anderson|Thomas Jefferson Anderson]] for vice president.

The American Independent Party has had ballot status in the state of California since 1968 and is still active there. As of May 2008, AIP's registration total was 331,619.<ref>http://ballot-access.org/2007/010107.html#11]</ref>

In the early 1980’s, [[Bill Shearer]] led the American Independent Party into the [[Populist Party (United States)#Recent incarnations|Populist Party]]. Since 1992, the American Independent party has been the California affiliate of the national [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], formerly the [[U.S. Taxpayers Party]]. In April 2008 the Constitution Party nominated [[Chuck Baldwin]], a pastor from Florida, as their Presidential candidate.

==Presidential Candidates==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] [[George C. Wallace]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[John G. Schmitz]]
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] [[John Rarick]]/Eileen Shearer - American Independent Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] [[Howard Phillips]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] [[Michael A. Peroutka]] -- Constitution Party
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]] [[Chuck Baldwin]] -- Constitution Party

==California gubernatorial candidates==
The American Independent Party has nominated the following candidates for governor of California since becoming the California affiliate of the Constitution Party:

*[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]] [[Jerome McCready]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]] [[Nathan E. Johnson]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]] [[Reinhold Gulke]]
*[[California recall election, 2003|2003]] [[Diane Beall Templin]]
*[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]] [[Edward C. Noonan]]

==Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen==
*[[Bill Shearer]]: 1967-1999
*Nathan Johnson: 1999-2002
*Jim King/Reed R. Heustis: 2002-2004
*Nancy Spirkoff: 2004-2006
*[[Edward C. Noonan]]/Mark Seidenberg: 2006-2008
* Jim King/ Don Grundmann: 2008 - Present

==External links==
*[aipcalif.blogspot.com/ American Independent Party]
*[http://joincalifornia.com/party/American%20Independent American Independent Party at JoinCalifornia]

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[http://www.inbetweenpolitics.com/ In Between Politics]

==Notes==
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[[Category:American Independent Party]]
[[Category:Constitution Party (United States) by state]]
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Gros Michel

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Pstudier: It still exists

'''Gros Michel''', or 'Big Mike', was an early export [[cultivar]] of [[banana]] which was phased out as the main export variety in the [[1950]]s by [[Panama disease]], a fungus which attacks the roots of the banana plant. Although there are many banana cultivars, Gros Michel was especially suitable for export to non-tropical nations. Following its susceptibility to Panama Disease, the [[Vietnam]]ese [[Cavendish banana]], which was resistant to the disease, was chosen to replace it. More care is required for shipping the Cavendish banana and its quality compared to Gros Michel is debated.

The 1923 musical hit "[[Yes, We Have No Bananas]]" is said to have been inspired by a shortage of the "Big Mike" bananas, which began with the infestation of Panama disease early in the 20th century.

By 1960, the major importers of Gros Michel bananas were nearly bankrupt, and had waited until the last minute to deal with the financial and environmental crisis. The Cavendish had to be cultivated so that consumers would still be able to obtain bananas.

The Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research cultivates several varieties of the Gros Michel. They have succedded in producing a few seeds by hand-pollinating the flowers with pollen from diploid, seeded bananas. [http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF9/977.html]

==External links==
* [http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/5a4d4c3ee4d05010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html Popular Science article, "Can This Fruit Be Saved?", from June 2005]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0292712561 ''Banana Cultures'' by John Soluri]

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William Proxmire

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Pstudier: I don't believe 3211 speaches

{{Infobox Senator | name=William Proxmire
| nationality=american
| image name=SenatorProxmire.jpg
| jr/sr and state=U.S. Senator, [[Wisconsin]]
| party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| term=August [[1957]]–January [[1989]]
| preceded=[[Joseph McCarthy]]
| succeeded=[[Herbert Kohl (senator)|Herbert Kohl]]
| date of birth=[[November 11]], [[1915]]
| place of birth=[[Lake Forest, Illinois|Lake Forest]], [[Illinois]]
| dead=dead
| date of death=[[December 15]], [[2005]]
| place of death=[[Sykesville, Maryland|Sykesville]], [[Maryland]]
| spouse=Ellen Proxmire
| religion=[[United Church of Christ]]
}}

'''Edward William Proxmire''' ([[November 11]] [[1915]]–[[December 15]] [[2005]]) was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] who served in the [[United States Senate]] for the state of [[Wisconsin]] from [[1957]] to [[1989]]. He graduated from [[The Hill School]] in 1933, [[Yale University]] in [[1938]], [[Harvard Business School]] in [[1940]], and [[Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]] in [[1948]]. During [[World War II]] he served as a member of the Military Intelligence Service. He married Elsie Rockefeller, a great-granddaughter of [[William Rockefeller]], brother and partner of oil magnate [[John D. Rockefeller]]. They had two children, Theodore, who lives in [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]], [[Maryland]], and Elsie Proxmire Zwerner, of [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], [[Arizona]]. Elsie Proxmire received an uncontested divorce in 1955.

In 1956, Proxmire married Ellen Hodges Sawall, who brought two children of her own to the marriage, Mary Ellen Poulos, now of Milwaukee, and Jan Licht, now of [[Naperville, Illinois|Naperville]], [[Illinois]]. Together, the couple had two sons, William, who died in infancy, and Douglas, who lives in [[McLean, Virginia|McLean]], [[Virginia]]. Nine grandchildren survive Proxmire.

Proxmire served as a member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] from [[1951]] to [[1952]] and was an unsuccessful candidate for [[Governor of Wisconsin]] in [[1952]], [[1954]] and [[1956]]. Senator Proxmire was elected, in a special election on [[August 28]], [[1957]], to fill the remainder of the term vacated due to the death of Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]] on [[May 2]], [[1957]]. Senator Proxmire served as the Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs from [[1975]] to [[1981]] and again from [[1987]] to [[1989]].

Sen. Proxmire was an early, outspoken critic of the [[Vietnam War]]. He frequently criticized Presidents [[Lyndon Johnson]] and [[Richard Nixon]] for their conduct of the war and foreign policy decisions. He used his seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee to spotlight wasteful military spending and was instrumental in stopping frequent military [[pork barrel]] projects. His [[Golden Fleece Award]] was created to focus media attention on projects he felt were self-serving and wasted taxpayer dollars. He was also head of the campaign to cancel the American [[supersonic transport]].

As Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Proxmire was instrumental in devising the financial plan that saved New York City from bankruptcy in [[1976]]–[[1977|77]].

In his last two Senate campaigns of 1976 and [[1982]], Proxmire refused to take any campaign contributions, and spent on each less than $200 out of his own pocket—to cover the expenses related to filing for re-election and return postage for unsolicited contributions. He was an early advocate of campaign finance reform.

Proxmire was famous for issuing his Golden Fleece Awards identifying wasteful government spending between [[1975]] and [[1988]]. The first one was awarded in 1975 to the [[National Science Foundation]] for funding an $84,000 study on "why people fall in love". Proxmire's critics claimed that his awards went to basic science projects that led to important breakthroughs, such as the [[Aspen Movie Map]]. He was heavily criticized for this by journalist [[Stewart Brand]], but Proxmire later apologized for several of those, including [[SETI]]. As with pork barrel spending on defense projects, he successfully stopped numerous science and academic projects of dubious value.

One winner of the Golden Fleece Award, Ronald Hutchinson, was so outraged that he sued Proxmire for [[defamation]] in 1976. Proxmire claimed that his statements about Hutchinson's research were protected by the Speech and Debate Clause of the [[U.S. Constitution]]. The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] ruled that the Clause does not immunize members of Congress from liability for defamatory statements made outside of formal congressional proceedings (''[[Hutchinson v. Proxmire]]'', {{ussc|443|111|1979}}).

From [[1967]] until [[1986]], Proxmire gave daily speeches noting the necessity of ratifying The [[Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]]. After giving this speech every day that the Senate was in session for 20 years, resulting in 3,211 speeches, the convention was ratified by the U.S. Senate by a vote on 83–11 on [[February 11]], [[1986]]. {{fact}} He was also known for his fitness and so was nicknamed "push up".

He died from [[Alzheimer's disease]] in [[Sykesville, Maryland|Sykesville]], Maryland on [[December 15]], [[2005]], aged 90.

==External links==
*{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/national/16proxmire.html?ex=1292389200&en=375fa02ed1dfde2f&ei=5090|title=William Proxmire, Maverick Democratic Senator From Wisconsin, Is Dead at 90|date=[[December 16]], [[2005]]|publisher=The New York Times}}
*[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/12/17/as_senator_a_tenacious_proxmire_had_a_good_run/ "As senator, a tenacious Proxmire had a good run"]—''[[The Boston Globe]]''.

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| class= 1
| before= [[Joseph R. McCarthy]]|
| after= [[Herbert Kohl (senator)|Herb Kohl]]
| alongside= [[Alexander Wiley]], [[Gaylord Nelson]], [[Bob Kasten]]
| years= 1957–1989}}
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