Philip Andrew Collins[1] (born March 8, 1967) is an American politician and perennial candidate who was the Prohibition Party's presidential nominee for the 2020 presidential election. Collins has been active in local politics in California, Illinois, Nevada, and Wisconsin.
Phil Collins | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Prohibition Party | |
| Assumed office March 28, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Randy McNutt |
| Member of the Libertyville Township Board of Trustees | |
| In office May 2013 – January 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1967 Point Mugu, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Prohibition |
| Other political affiliations | Republican |
| Spouse | Nicole Macaluso |
| Education | University of Arkansas (B.A.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
Early life
editPhilip Andrew Collins was born on March 8, 1967, at Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme, California, where his father was stationed. In 1985, he graduated from Siloam Springs High School and later received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Arkansas. Collins served in the United States Navy and was a hospital corpsman.[2]
Career
editLocal politics
editDuring the 2012 and 2014 House of Representatives elections Collins ran as a write-in candidate in the seventh and ninth congressional districts.[3][4] During the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries he supported former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer and ran as a pro-Roemer delegate in the primary.[5]
From May 2013 to January 2016, he served as a Libertyville Township trustee and while living in Illinois served as the chairman of the Illinois Prohibition party.[6][7] In 2017, he ran for a position on the Harper College Board of Trustees and placed second in the election for two seats, but declined to take office, since he had moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, after the last day to file a withdrawal of candidacy.[8][6]
On June 12, 2018, he won the Republican nomination for Clark County treasurer against Ron Q. Quiland, but was defeated in the general election by Laura Fitzpatrick. He later ran in Las Vegas' 2019 mayoral election where he came in second place.[9]
Presidential
edit
On April 14, 2019, he was given the Prohibition Party's vice presidential nomination after initially losing the presidential nomination to Connie Gammon, who was the original 2020 vice presidential nominee after Bill Bayes withdrew from the presidential nomination.[10] On August 24, 2019, he was given the Prohibition Party's presidential nomination to replace Connie Gammon after Gammon withdrew due to health problems.[11] Afterward he announced that he would also run in the American Independent Party's presidential primary in California and his name was included on the American Independent primary list.[12]
On March 3, 2020, he won the American Independent primary in California. However, the American Independent Party elected to give its presidential nomination to Rocky De La Fuente and its vice presidential nomination to Kanye West.[13]
Wisconsin State Assembly
editCollins ran for the GOP nomination for 88th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2024, calling for reduced taxes, a ban on abortion and a law requiring election officials to use printed obituaries to cull voter roles. He lost to Benjamin Franklin (R) who earned 4,608 votes (67.9%) to Collins' (R) 2,181 votes (32.1%).[14]
Personal life
editCollins is a Lutheran Christian, being a communicant of the Orthodox Lutheran Confessional Conference.[15]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 242,439 | 84.64% | +3.13% | |
| Republican | Rita Zak | 31,466 | 10.99% | −5.10% | |
| Independent | John H. Monaghan | 12,523 | 4.37% | +4.37% | |
| Independent | Phil Collins (write-in) | 5 | 0.00% | +0.00% | |
| Socialist Workers | Dennis Richter (write-in) | 2 | 0.00% | +0.00% | |
| Total votes | 286,435 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 141,000 | 66.06% | −0.27% | |
| Republican | Susanne Atanus | 72,384 | 33.91% | +0.24% | |
| Independent | Phil Collins (write-in) | 66 | 0.03% | +0.03% | |
| Total votes | 213,450 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Pat Stack (incumbent) | 21,478 | 42.87% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Phil Collins | 15,764 | 31.47% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Walt Mundt (incumbent) | 12,855 | 25.66% | ||
| Total votes | 50,097 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil Collins | 50,380 | 82.85% | ||
| Republican | Ron Q. Quilang | 10,431 | 17.15% | ||
| Total votes | 60,811 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Laura Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 367,732 | 57.73% | +1.52% | |
| Republican | Phil Collins | 269,294 | 42.27% | −1.52% | |
| Total votes | 637,026 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Carolyn Goodman (incumbent) | 22,316 | 83.51% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Phil Collins | 1,417 | 5.30% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Amy Luciano | 824 | 3.08% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Tina Rané Alexander | 786 | 2.94% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Mack Miller | 616 | 2.31% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Vance Sanders | 529 | 1.98% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Zachary Krueger | 235 | 0.88% | ||
| Total votes | 26,723 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Independent | Phil Collins | 11,532 | 32.28% | ||
| American Independent | Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente | 7,263 | 20.33% | ||
| American Independent | Don Blankenship | 6,913 | 19.35% | ||
| American Independent | J.R. Myers | 5,099 | 14.27% | ||
| American Independent | Charles Kraut | 4,216 | 11.80% | ||
| Total votes | 35,723 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan politician | Aaron Wojciechowski | 1,568 | 15% | {{{change}}} | |
| Nonpartisan politician | Jake Krause | 1,461 | 14% | {{{change}}} | |
| Nonpartisan politician | Michael G. Beardsley | 1,295 | 12% | {{{change}}} | |
| Nonpartisan politician | Bill Miller | 1,274 | 12% | {{{change}}} | |
| Nonpartisan politician | Courtney N. Hansen | 1,165 | 11% | {{{change}}} | |
| Nonpartisan politician | Phil Collins | 791 | 8% | {{{change}}} | |
| Nonpartisan politician | K. Noah Hinrichs | 776 | 7% | {{{change}}} | |
| Nonpartisan politician | Robert E. Wilcox | 633 | 6% | {{{change}}} | |
References
edit- ^ "PHIL COLLINS FOR PRESIDENT". Phil Collins 4 President. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ londy1887 (June 9, 2019). "Phil Collins, 2020 VP nominee Prohibition Party". Third Party Second Bananas. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "My new campaign". June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. House campaign". August 28, 2014. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020.
- ^ "ROEMER FILES PETITIONS FOR ILLINOIS PRIMARY BID". January 7, 2012. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Harper College board winner moves out of town, withdraws". Daily Herald. April 5, 2017. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Head of the Prohibition Party Doesn't Care if You Drink". Vine Pair. February 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Newcomer Collins, incumbent Stack on way to Harper College board". April 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Carolyn Goodman cruises to third term as Las Vegas mayor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. April 2, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020.
- ^ Makeley, Jonathon (April 15, 2019). "Prohibition National Committee Meets, Gammon and Collins Selected as Presidential Ticket". Independent Political Report. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019.
- ^ Hogue, Andy (August 29, 2019). "Phil Collins Running For President Against All Odds". The Hayride. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019.
- ^ Winger, Richard (November 6, 2019). "American Independent Party Submits List of Presidential Primary Candidates". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019.
- ^ "American Independent Party Nominates Rocky De La Fuente for President and Kanye West for Vice-President". Ballot Access News. August 15, 2020. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Assembly District 88". Wisconsin Watch. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Silliman, Daniel (22 June 2020). "For Third-Party Christians, Some Things Are More Important Than Winning". Christianity Today.
- ^ "IL - District 07 2012". Our Campaigns. January 10, 2017.
- ^ "IL - District 09 2014". Our Campaigns. December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Palatine Library, Salt Creek, Harper Election Results". April 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Clark County Treasurer - R Primary". Our Campaigns. 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Clark County Treasurer". Our Campaigns. 7 January 2019.