California National Party
California National Party | |
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| Chair | Theo Slater |
| Vice-Chair | Andria Franco |
| General Secretary | Jed Wheeler |
| Treasurer | Sam Chaney |
| Founded | August 2015 |
| Headquarters | Sacramento, CA |
| Ideology |
Civic nationalism Californian nationalism Regionalism Social Democracy Environmentalism Independence |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | None |
| Colors | Arctic Blue & Gold |
| Seats in the United States Senate |
0 / 2 |
| Seats in the United States House |
0 / 53 |
| Statewide executive offices1 |
0 / 8 |
| Seats in the State Senate |
0 / 40 |
| Seats in the State Assembly |
0 / 80 |
| Website | |
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1California Department of Education is a nonpartisan state executive position. | |
The California National Party (CNP) is a political party in the state of California which has been described by California legislative historian Alex Vassar as "the biggest-promising political party you haven't heard of."[1] It is currently chaired by Theo Slater. The party's primary goal is achieving California's independence from the United States of America.[2]
Platform
The California National Party platform addresses a range of issues from a "pragmatic progressive" standpoint.
"Supporters believe that California – one of America’s richest states – should be investing in better transit systems and water infrastructure, instead of corn subsidies to the mid-west: issues they say are not being addressed by national parties.... [the platform also] includes universal health care, proposals for a housing-first policy to end homelessness, immigration reforms, comprehensive education reforms and a detailed plan to grow the Californian economy." [3]
History
On January 6, 2016 the California Secretary of State's office sent a memorandum to each of California's 58 county Registrar of Voters office to inform them that they "received formal notification from the California National Party of their intent to qualify" as a political party on December 7, 2015 and thereafter assigned the party a code designation of "CNP".[4]
The California National Party draws its inspiration from the Scottish National Party, the dominant political party in Scotland advocating for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom. Vice News [2][5]
On March 18, 2016 the San Diego County Registrar of Voters updated their publicly-available list of candidates for the June 7, 2016 primary to reflect that Louis J. Marinelli, a candidate of the California National Party running for State Assembly in District 80, qualified for the ballot after having been successfully nominated by the requisite number of voters.[6]
In June 2016 the party elected new leadership which did not include Marinelli. Instead, he declared himself "President" of Yes California, a PAC that is also working for independence. In September the CNP split sharply with their former president over his refusal to step down from his leadership role within Yes California when he decided to move to Russia.[7] They have repeatedly and publicly disavowed him since.[8]
Candidates
The following is a list of California National Party candidates that ran for office as of 2016:
California State Legislature
California State Assembly
List of chairs
- Louis J. Marinelli (2015 – June 13, 2016)
- Theo Slater (June 13, 2016 – present)
References
- ↑ "The Biggest-Promising Political Party You Haven't Heard Of". www.onevoter.org. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- 1 2 "California could see new political party with independence goal". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Supporters of California independence move to challenge Democrats". The National.
- ↑ "California Secretary of State | Political Body: California National Party" (PDF). January 6, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Meet the California Separatists Leading a New Movement to Secede from the United States | VICE | United States". VICE. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ "San Diego County Registrar of Voters | Candidate List" (PDF). March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Louis Marinelli".
- ↑ "Clearing the Air". "Frequently Asked Questions".
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