American Solidarity Party

American Solidarity Party
ChairpersonPatrick Harris[1]
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
NewspaperThe American Commons[2] (unofficial)
Youth wingYoung Americans for Solidarity
IdeologyChristian democracy[3][4][5]
Political positionSyncretic
Fiscal: Center-left[6][7]
Social: Center-right[6]
Colors  Orange
Slogan"Common Good, Common Ground, Common Sense."[8]
Seats in the Senate
0 / 100
Seats in the House
0 / 435
Governorships
0 / 50
State Upper House Seats
0 / 1,972
State Lower House Seats
0 / 5,411
Other elected officials6[9]
Website
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The American Solidarity Party (ASP) is a Christian democratic political party in the United States.[4][5][8] It was founded in 2011 and officially incorporated in 2016. The party has a Solidarity National Committee (SNC) and has numerous active state and local chapters.[8][10] Peter Sonski was the party's nominee in the 2024 United States presidential election.

The American Solidarity Party has been characterized as socially conservative while supporting government intervention in economic matters.[11] The ASP encourages social development along the lines of subsidiarity and sphere sovereignty, with a stated emphasis on "the importance of strong families, local communities, and voluntary associations".[12] It favors fiscally progressive policies,[8][13][14] as well as a social market economy with a distributist character,[15][16] which seeks "widespread economic participation and ownership",[16] and providing a social safety net program.

In the 2024 United States presidential election, it is on the ballot in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ohio. Additionally, the American Solidarity Party has approved write-in status in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.[17]

  1. ^ "American Solidarity Party". American Solidarity Party. June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "The American Commons".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Silliman2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Black, Susannah (August 15, 2016). "Mr. Maturen Goes to Washington". Front Porch Republic. Retrieved August 16, 2016. What's next may be hinted at by a 51 year old devout Catholic, businessman, and semi-professional magician named Mike Maturen, who recently accepted the presidential nomination of the American Solidarity Party, the only active Christian Democratic party in the nation.
  5. ^ a b "Christian Democracy". American Solidarity Party. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018. Christian Democracy is a political movement that first emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, influenced by Catholic social teaching starting with the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII, and by the Neo-Calvinist worldview as heralded by the Dutch Prime Minister, Abraham Kuyper. The strength of this ecumenical collaboration led to Christian Democratic parties coming to power in various countries of Europe, as well as in Latin America, where they emphasized several unique concepts that promoted the common good. The American Solidarity Party (ASP) identifies itself as a Christian Democratic political party.
  6. ^ a b "Did you know there's a third party based on Catholic teaching?". Catholic News Agency. October 12, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2021. Politically, we would be considered center-right on social issues
  7. ^ "New political party says its roots are in Catholic Social Teaching". November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2021. opportunities for socially conservative, economically progressive movements, and desired to get involved in such movements…and was glad to see that ASP was interested in applying such ways of thinking to contemporary issues.
  8. ^ a b c d Longenecker, Dwight (May 12, 2016). "Is It Time for a US Christian Democracy Party?". Aleteia. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "Elected Officials - American Solidarity Party". American Solidarity Party. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "About Us". American Solidarity Party. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Padusniak was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "An Interview with David Frost and Kirk Morrison". Christian Democracy Magazine. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  13. ^ "New political party says its roots are in Catholic Social Teaching". November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2021. I was working on my doctoral dissertation largely concerning difficulties and opportunities for socially conservative, economically progressive movements, and desired to get involved in such movements ... and was glad to see that ASP was interested in applying such ways of thinking to contemporary issues.
  14. ^ "Platform". American Solidarity Party. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "Christian Democracy". American Solidarity Party. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Did you know there's a third party based on Catholic teaching?". Catholic News Agency. October 12, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2020. We believe in the economic concept of distributism as taught by GK Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc.
  17. ^ "American Solidarity Party". American Solidarity Party. October 17, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.