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OF THESE UNITED STATES (AIPOTUS) AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY

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FOR 2016 &, GOD WILLING, 2020 < AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY ENDORSEMENTS

FOR THE NOVEMBER 6, 2018 GENERAL ELECTION STATEWIDE OFFICE ENDORSEES OF THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY

for the 2018 GENERAL ELECTION STATEWIDE OFFICE

ENDORSEE WEBSITE Governor John H. Cox https://johncoxforgovernor.com Attorney General Steven C Bailey www.baileyforag.com Secretary of State Mark P. Meuser www.markmeuser.com Treasurer Greg Conlon www.gregconlon.com Controller Konstantinos Roditis www.cacontroller.com Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner http://www.stevepoizner.com Superintendent of Public Instruction Marshall Tuck www.marshalltuck.com BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEMBER AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY ENDORSEES

for the 2018 GENERAL ELECTION DIST. ENDORSEE COUNTIES WEBSITE 1 Ted Gaines ALPINE, AMADOR, BUTTE , CALAVERAS , EL DORADO, FRESNO, INYO, KERN, KINGS, LASSEN, LOS ANGELES, MADERA, MARIPOSA, MENDOCINO , MODOC , MONO, NEVADA, PLACER, PLUMAS, SACRAMENTO, SAN BERNARDINO, SAN JOAQUIN, SHASTA , SIERRA , SISKIYOU, STANISLAUS, SUTTER, TULARE, TUOLUMNE, YUBA www.tedgaines.com 2 Mark Burns ALAMEDA, COLUSA, CONTRA COSTA, DEL NORTE, GLENN, HUMBOLDT, LAKE, MARIN, MENDOCINO, MERCED, MONTEREY, NAPA, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN LUIS OBISPO, SAN MATEO, SANTA BARBARA, SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ, SOLANO, SONOMA, TEHAMA, TRINITY, YOLO www.burnsforboe2018.com 3 G. Rick Marshall LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO, VENTURA www.grickmarshall.com 4 Joel Anderson IMPERIAL, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, SAN DIEGO www.taxpayersforanderson.com UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY ENDORSEES

for the 2018 GENERAL ELECTION DST ENDORSEE COUNTIES WEBSITE 01 Doug La Malfa BUTTE , GLENN, LASSEN, MODOC, NEVADA, PLACER, PLUMAS, SHASTA, SIERRA, SISKIYOU, TEHAMA www.douglamalfa.com 04 Tom McClintock ALPINE, AMADOR, CALAVERAS, EL DORADO, FRESNO, MADERA, MARIPOSA, NEVADA, PLACER, TUOLUMNE www.tommcclintock.com 07 Andrew Grant SACRAMENTO www.andrewgrantforcongress.com 08 Tim Donnelly INYO, MONO, SAN BERNARDINO www.donnelly4congress.com 09 Marla Livengood CONTRA COSTA, SACRAMENTO, SAN JOAQUIN www.marlalivengood.com 10 Jeff Denham SAN JOAQUIN, STANISLAUS www.denhamforcongress.com 12 Lisa Remmer SAN FRANCISCO www.remmer4congress.com 15 Rudy L. Peters Jr. ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA www.rudypetersforcongress.com 16 Elizabeth Heng FRESNO, MADERA, MERCED https://elizabethheng.com 17 Ron Cohen ALAMEDA, SANTA CLARA www.roncohen4congress2018.com 20 Ronald Paul Kabat MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ www.ronkabatforcongress.com 22 Devin G. Nunes FRESNO, TULARE www.devinnunes.com 23 Kevin McCarthy KERN, LOS ANGELES, TULARE www.mccarthyforcongress.com 24 Justin Fareed SAN LUIS OBISPO, SANTA BARBARA, VENTURA www.justinfareed.com 25 Steve Knight LOS ANGELES, VENTURA www.steveknight.org 26 Antonio Sabato, Jr. LOS ANGELES, VENTURA www.voteantonio.com 28 Johnny J. Nalbandian LOS ANGELES www.votejohnny.us 29 Benito Benny Bernal LOS ANGELES www.bennybernalforcongress.com 31 Sean Flynn SAN BERNARDINO www.seanflynnforcongress.com 33 Kenneth Weston Wright LOS ANGELES www.drwright4congress.com 35 Christian Leonel Valiente LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO www.votevaliente.com 36 Kimberlin Brown Pelzer RIVERSIDE www.kimberlinforcongress.com 37 Ron J. Bassilian LOS ANGELES www.ronfor37.org 38 Ryan Downing LOS ANGELES, ORANGE https://sites.google.com/site/electryandowning 39 Young Kim LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, SAN BERNARDINO www.youngkimforcongress.com 42 Ken Calvert RIVERSIDE www.calvertforcongress.com 43 Omar Navarro LOS ANGELES www.omarnavarro.com 45 Mimi Walters ORANGE www.mimiwalters.com 47 John Briscoe LOS ANGELES, ORANGE https://johnbriscoe.us/ 48 Dana Rohrabacher ORANGE www.rohrabacher.com 49 Diane L. Harkey ORANGE, SAN DIEGO www.harkeyforcongress.com 50 Duncan Hunter RIVERSIDE, SAN DIEGO https://hunterforcongress.com/ 51 Juan M. Hidalgo Jr. IMPERIAL www.hidalgoforcongress.com 53 Morgan Murtaugh SAN DIEGO www.morganmurtaugh.com STATE SENATOR ENDORSEES OF THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY

for the 2018 GENERAL ELECTION DIST. ENDORSEE COUNTIES WEBSITE 04 James Nielsen BUTTE, COLUSA, GLENN, PLACER, SACRAMENTO, SUTTER, TEHEMA, YUBA https://nielsen.cssrc.us 08 Andreas Borgeas AMADOR, CALAVERAS, FRESNO, INYO, MADERA, MARIPOSA, MONO, SACRAMENTO, STANISLAUS, TULARE, TUOLUMNE www.borgeas2018.com 10 Victor G. San Vicente ALAMEDA, SANTA CLARA www.cagop.org 12 Rob Poythress FRESNO, MADERA, MERCED, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, STANISLAUS www.poythressforsenate.com 14 Andy Vidak FRESNO, KERN, KINGS, TULARE www.vidakforsenate.com 16 Shannon Grove KERN, SAN BERNARDINO, TULARE www.shannongrove.net 20 Matthew Munson LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO www.munsoncampaign.org 26 Baron Bruno LOS ANGELES www.facebook.com/votebaron 28 Jeff Stone RIVERSIDE www.jeffstone2018.com 32 Rita Topalian LOS ANGELES https://voterita2018.com 34 Janet Nguyen ORANGE www.janet2018.com 36 Patricia C. 'Pat' Bates ORANGE, SAN DIEGO www.senate.ca.gov/bates 38 Brian W. Jones SAN DIEGO www.electbrianjones.com 40 Luis R. Vargas IMPERIAL, SAN DIEGO www.vargasforsenate.org STATE ASSEMBLYMAN ENDORSEES OF THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY

for the 2018 GENERAL ELECTION DST ENDORSEE COUNTIES WEBSITE 01 Brian Dahle BUTTE, LASSEN, MODOC, NEVADA, PLACER, PLUMAS, SHASTA, SIERRA, SISKIYOU https://ad01.asmrc.org 02 Matt Heath DEL NORTE, HUMBOLDT, MENDOCINO, SONOMA, TRINITY www.mattheathforassembly.com 03 James Gallagher BUTTE , COLUSA, GLENN, SUTTER, TEHAMA, YUBA www.gallagherforassembly.com 05 Frank Bigelow ALPINE, AMADOR, CALAVERAS, EL DORADO, MADERA, MARIPOSA, MONO, PLACER, TUOLUMNE www.frankbigelow.com 06 Kevin Kiley EL DORADO, PLACER, SACRAMENTO www.kileyforassembly.com 08 Melinda Avey SACRAMENTO www.melindaavey.com 12 Heath Flora SAN JOAQUIN, STANISLAUS www.heathflora.com 13 Antonio M. Garcia SAN JOAQUIN www.facebook.com/AMGarcia4StateAssembly 16 Catharine Baker ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA www.bakerforassembly.com 23 Jim Patterson FRESNO, TULARE https://ad23.asmrc.org 24 Alex Glew SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA www.glew2018.com 25 Bob Brunton ALAMEDA, SANTA CLARA www.bobbruntonforassembly.com 29 Vicki L. Nohrden MONTEREY, SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ www.vickinohrden2018.com 30 Neil G. Kitchens MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ www.votekitchensforassembly.com 31 Lupe Espinoza FRESNO www.lupeespinoza4stateassembly2018.com 32 Justin Mendes KERN, KINGS https://justinmendes.com 33 Jay Obernolte SAN BERNARDINO www.electjay.com 34 Vince Fong KERN www.vincefong.com 35 Jordan Cunningham SAN LUIS OBISPO, SANTA BARBARA www.jordancunningham.org 36 Tom Lackey KERN, LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO www.lackeyforassembly.com 38 Dante Acosta LOS ANGELES, VENTURA www.danteacosta.com 39 Ricardo Antonio Benitez LOS ANGELES http://benitezforassembly2018.com 46 Roxanne Beckford Hoge LOS ANGELES < www.roxannehogeforassembly.com 49 Burton Brink LOS ANGELES www.burtonbrink.com 52 Toni Holle LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO www.toniholleforassembly2018.com 55 Phillip Chen LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, SAN BERNARDINO www.phillipchen.org 56 Jeff Gonzalez IMPERIAL, RIVERSIDE www.gonzalezforassembly.com 57 Jessica Martinez LOS ANGELES www.martinezforassembly.com 58 Mike Simpfenderfer LOS ANGELES www.mikecaresaboutus.com 60 Bill Essayli RIVERSIDE www.billessayli.com 61 Mohammad-Ali Mazarei RIVERSIDE www.voteforali.org 65 Alexandria "Alex" Coronado ORANGE www.coronadoforassembly.com 66 Frank A. Scotto LOS ANGELES www.frankscotto.com 67 Melissa Melendez RIVERSIDE www.melendezforca.com 68 Steven S. Choi ORANGE www.stevenchoi.org 69 Autumn Browne ORANGE www.autumnbrowne.com 70 Honor "Mimi" Robson LOS ANGELES www.honorrobson.com 71 Randy Voepel RIVERSIDE, SAN DIEGO www.randyvoepel.org 72 Tyler Diep ORANGE www.tylerdiep.com 73 William (Bill) Brough ORANGE www.billbrough.org 74 Matthew Harper ORANGE www.votematthewharper.com 75 Marie Waldron RIVERSIDE, SAN DIEGO www.facebook.com/stateassembly75 77 Brian Maienschein SAN DIEGO www.brianmaienschein.com 78 Maggie J. Campbell SAN DIEGO www.maggiecampbell.org 79 John Moore SAN DIEGO www.mooreforassembly.com 80 Lincoln Pickard SAN DIEGO www.lincolnpickard.com/sa2018 AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY ENDORSEMENTS

FOR THE JUNE 5, 2018

UNITARY (TOP 2) PRIMARY ELECTION

STATE-WIDE PARTISAN OFFICE CANDIDATES'

AIP ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE JUNE 5, 2018, PRIMARY ATTORNEY GENERAL Steven C. Bailey (Judge) CONTROLLER Konstantinos Roditis GOVERNOR John H. Cox INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Steve Poizner LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR David R. Hernandez SECRETARY OF STATE Mark P. Meuser TREASURER Jack M. Guerrerro UNITED STATES SENATOR Erin Cruz MESSAGE FROM CANDIDATE

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY LABELED CANDIDATES'

AIP ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE JUNE 5, 2018, PRIMARY CONG. DISTRICT 13 Vincent May, AIP (WRITE-IN) ALAMEDA County CONG. DISTRICT 19 Robert Ornelas, AIP (WRITE-IN)

CHAIRMAN OF THE CALIFORNIA AIP Spans SAN FRANCISCO, SANTA CLARA Counties CONG. DISTRICT 9 Mike A. Tsarnas, AIP. Not endorsed in your Sample Ballot Voter Guide. CLICK ON CONG. DISTRICT 9 LINK TO THE LEFT TO SEE HIS PLATFORM. Spans CONTRA COSTA, SACRAMENTO, SAN JOAQUIN Counties

PHONY "AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY" LABELED CANDIDATES

OPPOSED BY THE PARTY.

DO NOT VOTE FOR THESE PERSONS!!!

INSTEAD: VOTE FOR YOUNG KIM (REP) CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 39 CONG. DISTRICT 39 SOPHIA J. ALEXANDER, AIP

DO NOT Vote for this person Spans LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, SAN BERNARDINO Counties CONG. DISTRICT 39 TED M. ALEMAYHU, AIP

DO NOT Vote for this person Spans LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, SAN BERNARDINO Counties

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION CANDIDATES'

AIP ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE JUNE 5, 2018, PRIMARY DISTRICT 1 Ted Gaines (Senator) Spans ALPINE, AMADOR, BUTTE , CALAVERAS , EL DORADO, FRESNO, INYO, KERN, KINGS, LASSEN, LOS ANGELES, MADERA, MARIPOSA, MENDOCINO , MODOC , MONO, NEVADA, PLACER, PLUMAS, SACRAMENTO, SAN BERNARDINO, SAN JOAQUIN, SHASTA , SIERRA , SISKIYOU, STANISLAUS, SUTTER, TULARE, TUOLUMNE, YUBA Counties DISTRICT 3 G. Rick Marshall Spans LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO, VENTURA Counties DISTRICT 4 Joel Anderson (Senator) Spans IMPERIAL, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, SAN DIEGO Counties

US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES' (CONGRESSMEN)

AIP ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE JUNE 5, 2018, PRIMARY CONG. DISTRICT 1 Doug La Malfa (Congressman) Spans BUTTE , GLENN, LASSEN, MODOC, NEVADA, PLACER, PLUMAS, SHASTA , SIERRA , SISKIYOU, TEHAMA Counties CONG. DISTRICT 4 Tom McClintock (Congressman) Spans ALPINE, AMADOR, CALAVERAS, EL DORADO, FRESNO, MADERA, MARIPOSA, NEVADA, PLACER, TUOLUMNE Counties CONG. DISTRICT 8 Tim Donnelly Spans INYO, MONO, SAN BERNARDINO Counties CONG. DISTRICT 17 Ron Cohen Spans ALAMEDA, SANTA CLARA Counties CONG. DISTRICT 21 David G. Valadao (Congressman) Spans FRESNO, KERN, KINGS, TULARE Counties CONG. DISTRICT 22 Devin G. Nunes (Congressman) Spans FRESNO, TULARE Counties CONG. DISTRICT 23 Kevin McCarthy (Congressman) Spans KERN, LOS ANGELES, TULARE Counties CONG. DISTRICT 25 Steve Knight (Congressman) Spans LOS ANGELES, VENTURA Counties CONG. DISTRICT 31 Sean Flynn SAN BERNARDINO County CONG. DISTRICT 35 Christian Leonel Valiente Spans LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO Counties CONG. DISTRICT 36 Robert Bentley RIVERSIDE County CONG. DISTRICT 39 Young Kim Spans LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, SAN BERNARDINO Counties CONG. DISTRICT 43 Edwin P. Duterte LOS ANGELES County CONG. DISTRICT 44 Stacey Dash LOS ANGELES County CONG. DISTRICT 48 Dana Rohrabacher (Congressman) ORANGE County CONG. DISTRICT 49 Diane L. Harkey Spans ORANGE, SAN DIEGO Counties CONG. DISTRICT 50 Bill Wells Spans RIVERSIDE, SAN DIEGO Counties CONG. DISTRICT 51 Juan M. Hidalgo Jr. IMPERIAL County CONG. DISTRICT 53 Matt Mendoza SAN DIEGO County

STATE SENATE CANDIDATES'

AIP ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE JUNE 5, 2018, PRIMARY SEN. DISTRICT 8 Andreas Borgeas Spans AMADOR, CALAVERAS, FRESNO, INYO, MADERA, MARIPOSA, MONO, SACRAMENTO, STANISLAUS, TULARE, TUOLUMNE Counties SEN. DISTRICT 16 Shannon Grove Spans KERN, SAN BERNARDINO, TULARE Counties SEN. DISTRICT 20 Matthew Munson Spans LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO Counties SEN. DISTRICT 28 Jeff Stone (Senator) RIVERSIDE County SEN. DISTRICT 34 Janet Nguyen (Senator) Spans LOS ANGELES, ORANGE Counties SEN. DISTRICT 36 Patricia C. ‘Pat’ Bates (Senator) Spans ORANGE, SAN DIEGO County SEN. DISTRICT 38 Brian W. Jones SAN DIEGO County SEN. DISTRICT 40 Luis R. Vargas (Judge) Spans IMPERIAL, SAN DIEGO Counties

STATE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES'

AIP ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE JUNE 5, 2018, PRIMARY ASS. DISTRICT 01 Brian Dahle (Assemblyman) Spans BUTTE, LASSEN, MODOC, NEVADA, PLACER, PLUMAS, SHASTA, SIERRA, SISKIYOU Counties ASS. DISTRICT 03 James Gallagher (Assemblyman) Spans BUTTE , COLUSA, GLENN, SUTTER, TEHAMA, YUBA Counties ASS. DISTRICT 05 Frank Bigelow (Assemblyman) Spans ALPINE, AMADOR, CALAVERAS , EL DORADO, MADERA, MARIPOSA, MONO, PLACER, TUOLUMNE Counties ASS. DISTRICT 06 Kevin Kiley (Assemblyman) Spans EL DORADO, PLACER, SACRAMENTO Counties ASS. DISTRICT 16 Catharine Baker (Assemblyman) Spans ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA Counties ASS. DISTRICT 23 Jim Patterson (Assemblyman) Spans FRESNO, TULARE Counties ASS. DISTRICT 25 Bob Brunton Spans ALAMEDA, SANTA CLARA Counties ASS. DISTRICT 33 Jay Obernolte (Assemblyman) SAN BERNARDINO County ASS. DISTRICT 34 Vince Fong (Assemblyman) KERN County ASS. DISTRICT 35 Jordan Cunningham (Assemblyman) Spans SAN LUIS OBISPO, SANTA BARBARA Counties ASS. DISTRICT 36 Tom Lackey (Assemblyman) Spans KERN, LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNARDINO Counties ASS. DISTRICT 38 Dante Acosta (Assemblyman) Spans LOS ANGELES, VENTURA Counties ASS. DISTRICT 42 Gary Jeandron Spans RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO Counties ASS. DISTRICT 46 Roxanne Hoge LOS ANGELES County ASS. DISTRICT 49 Burton Brink LOS ANGELES County ASS. DISTRICT 54 Glen Ratcliff LOS ANGELES County ASS. DISTRICT 55 Phillip Chen (Assemblyman) Spans LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, SAN BERNARDINO Counties ASS. DISTRICT 56 Jeff Gonzalez Spans IMPERIAL, RIVERSIDE Counties ASS. DISTRICT 57 Jessica Martinez LOS ANGELES County ASS. DISTRICT 65 Alexandria “Alex” Coronado ORANGE County ASS. DISTRICT 66 Frank A. Scotto LOS ANGELES County ASS. DISTRICT 67 Melissa Melendez (Assemblyman) RIVERSIDE County ASS. DISTRICT 68 Steven S. Choi (Assemblyman) ORANGE County ASS. DISTRICT 71 Randy Voepel (Assemblyman) Spans RIVERSIDE, SAN DIEGO Counties ASS. DISTRICT 72 Tyler Diep ORANGE County ASS. DISTRICT 73 William (Bill) Brough (Assemblyman) ORANGE County ASS. DISTRICT 74 Matthew Harper (Assemblyman) ORANGE County ASS. DISTRICT 75 Marie Waldron (Assemblyman) Spans RIVERSIDE, SAN DIEGO Counties ASS. DISTRICT 77 Brian Maienschein (Assemblyman) SAN DIEGO County ASS. DISTRICT 78 Maggie J. Campbell SAN DIEGO County ASS. DISTRICT 79 John Moore SAN DIEGO County ASS. DISTRICT 80 Lincoln Pickard SAN DIEGO County OLD 2016 ENDORSEMENTS

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY ENDORSEMENTS

for the November 8, 2016, GENERAL ELECTION Candidates with an * not endorsed in Primary STATE SENATE ENDORSEMENTS District 01 Ted Gaines District 23 Mike Morrell District 25 Michael D. Antonovich* District 37 John Moorlach ASSEMBLY ENDORSEMENTS District 01 Brian Dahle District 03 James Gallagher District 04 Charles E. Schaupp District 05 Frank Bigelow District 06 Kevin P. Kiley District 08 Nick Bloise* District 11 David J. Miller District 23 Jim Patterson District 40 Marc Steinorth District 42 Chad J. Mayes District 60 Eric Linder District 67 Melissa Melendez District 73 Bill Brough District 74 Matthew Harper District 76 Rocky Chavez District 77 Brian Maienschein District 80 Lincoln Pickard CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS District 01 Doug La Malfa District 03 N. Eugene Cleek District 04 Tom McClintock District 07 Scott Jones District 08 Paul Cook District 16 Johnny Tacherra District 22 Devin G. Nunes District 23 Kevin McCarthy District 31 Paul Chabot District 39 Ed Royce District 42 Ken Calvert District 43 Omar Navarro District 48 Dana Rohrabacher District 49 Darrell Issa District 50 Duncan D Hunter District 51 Juan Hidalgo AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY ENDORSEMENTS

for the June 7, 2016, PRIMARY ELECTION UNITED STATES SENATOR ENDORSEMENT Tom Del Beccaro STATE SENATE ENDORSEMENTS District 01 Ted Gaines District 23 Mike Morrell District 37 John Moorlach ASSEMBLY ENDORSEMENTS District 01 Brian Dahle District 03 James Gallagher District 04 Charles E. Schaupp District 05 Frank Bigelow District 06 Kevin P. Kiley District 11 David J. Miller District 22 Mark Gilham District 23 Jim Patterson District 36 Thomas W. Lackey District 40 Marc Steinorth District 42 Chad J. Mayes District 60 Eric Linder District 67 Melissa Melendez District 68 Deborah Pauly District 73 Bill Brough District 74 Matthew Harper District 76 Rocky Chavez District 77 Brian Maienschein District 80 Lincoln Pickard CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS District 01 Doug La Malfa District 03 N. Eugene Cleek District 04 Tom McClintock District 06 Yuriy Seretskiy District 07 Scott Jones District 08 Paul Cook District 16 Johnny Tacherra District 17 Ron Cohen District 22 Devin G. Nunes District 23 Kevin McCarthy District 24 Katcho Achadjian District 31 Paul Chabot District 37 Shariff Mordechai Hasan District 39 Ed Royce District 42 Ken Calvert District 43 Omar Navarro District 45 Greg Raths District 46 Louie A. Contreras District 48 Dana Rohrabacher District 49 Darrell Issa District 50 Duncan D Hunter District 51 Juan Hidalgo District 52 John Horst District 53 Jim Ash PLATFORM OF THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY

OF CALIFORNIA (AIPCA) Introduction We Acknowledge the Creator's Gracious Gifts

The American Independent Party gratefully acknowledges God as the Creator of all and appeals to Him for help in protecting all He has graciously given us. With all these gifts comes the right to use them justly. Hence all such rights are the gifts of God as affirmed in our Declaration of Independence. These include the right to life and liberty.



Declaration of Independence Rights are God-Given

All rights are unalienable in that none have a right to take them unjustly. Liberty includes the pursuit of happiness, which is the possession and exercise of virtue. Liberty includes the right to use and claim as an individual possession any unclaimed thing received from the hand of God, in or upon or above the Earth. This right to any possession includes its entire use, that is, its exchange, control, protection, and entire disposition. And the first and greatest of these possessions is our life.



God-Given Duties to Individuals

God gave Man this earth to make of it a well-tended Garden, not to leave it an uninhabited wilderness. He gave us our lives, not to be lived to ourselves alone, but in love to one another. And the duty to love certainly includes the duty not to act hatefully towards others. Therefore, we have a duty to be at peace with each other. Our duty to love one another includes a duty to protect each other from unjust harm. We have further a duty to cooperate with each other in the fulfillment of these duties. Such duties are the basis for just government.



As the only creature made in God's image and likeness, all men have an equal duty to love themselves and others to honor that image of the God they are commanded to love. To obliterate that image by unjustly taking a life is the highest crime that one may do to another. To take a life justly is the most somber obligation God ever imposes.



Our Constitution Enables Us to Protect Our Rights and Fulfill Our Duties

To secure and fulfill all God-given rights and duties, governments are instituted among men. To fulfill those duties and protect those rights, We the People of the United States of America ordained and established a Constitution for ourselves.



Rights and Duties of Association, Including that Forceful Association, Government

God created Man with two great dimensions, individual and social. In so doing He gave us the right to associate with each other to take advantage of our rights and to fulfill our duties. The right to associate includes the right to choose one's associates, but does not include the right to force others to associate.



God has imposed on men a duty to associate in governments to put a justified fear into the hearts of evildoers. These duties are given for the good of all, but not to deprive any of the rights they are designed to protect! Governments should never commit the crimes they are created to prevent!



No association of men has any rights of itself, but only by reason of the rights contributed to it according to the covenant established among its members. That fundamental limit on associations includes the greatest and most forceful of all human associations, government. However, among all our rights we find those derived from our duties, for we all have a right to justly pursue our duties.



Therefore:



The Constitution: the Original Contract that America has with Itself

The American Independent Party is the party of ordered liberty in a nation under God. We believe in strict adherence to written law. We believe the Constitution is the contract America has with itself. Its willful distortion has led to the violation of our Tenth Amendment guaranteed right to limited government, which inevitably requires oppressive taxation. Its faithful application will lift that awful burden.



Freedom from "Liberalism"

Freed from the lawless oppression of Liberal rule, we may then compassionately and justly use our energy and ingenuity to provide for ourselves and our families. We will then establish truly free and responsible enterprise and reassert the basic human right to property.



The Protection of Life, and the Duties and Rights of Families

We believe in protecting all human life however weak, defenseless, or disheartened; we endorse the family as the essential bulwark of liberty, compassion, responsibility, and industry; and declare the family's right and responsibility to nurture, discipline, and educate its children. We maintain that all humans are persons from the beginning of their biological development and especially deserve our love and nurture when they are weakest and most dependent.



Marriage Between a Man and a Woman

We insist that marriage is between a man and a woman and assert the role of the law in establishing and reinforcing the mutual rights and obligations of that God-ordained contract.



The Individual and Common Defense

We assert the absolute, concurrent Second Amendment guaranteed individual right to self defense against impositions by other citizens or our government, coupled with a strong common defense, a common defense which requires a national sovereignty not damaged by imprudent or un-Constitutional treaties.



Opposition to Illegal Immigration and Support of Secure Borders

We oppose all illegal immigration. We support secure borders and immigration policies inviting the best of the world to join us in freedom. We emphatically demand that our borders be protected against intrusions by that most straight-forward and practical means, a fence, reinforced by all the necessary manpower and electronic surveillance. We also insist that those who violate our immigration laws, be they illegal immigrants or their employer, be punished for their crime in a way that will deter them from future offenses.



Our Great Pro-Life Constitution

The Republic established by our Constitution is the greatest of all pro-life institutions. In the first place, it protects our lives from the impositions of foreign nations and internal disorder. Our Constitution in its Fifth Amendment also forbids the government to take life, or liberty, or property unjustly. The Fourteenth amendment requires all States to apply all the protections they provide for life equally to all visitors or citizens, and to all born or unborn persons within the territories governed by their laws.



Public Servants, Not Public Masters! All Governments Under God

We believe that all those who govern are the servants of God for the good of citizens. Therefore all governments are under God whether they like it or not! This is why we call those who rule in our nation, Public Servants. We will resist by all political means at our disposal the increasing inclination of our Public employees and representatives to become, ever more, Public Masters.



In consequence whereof, we call upon all men who value their God-given liberty to join us in pursuit of these political convictions.

