The Independent American Party of Nevada (IAPN) is a right-wing American political party and the Nevada affiliate of the Constitution Party. The party was founded in 1967 and affiliated with the Constitution Party after its forming in 1999.[1] It was one of four Constitution state parties that did not change their names to "Constitution Party".[2]
Independent American Party of Nevada | |
|---|---|
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| Chairman | Janine Hansen |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | 186 Ryndon Unit 12, Elko, Nevada 89801 |
| Ideology | American nationalism Social conservatism Paleoconservatism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| National affiliation | Constitution Party |
| Colors | Purple (de facto) |
| Website | |
| http://www.iapn.org | |
History
editIAPN's high water mark was the 1974 Nevada gubernatorial election where IAPN's candidate, wealthy silver speculator James R. Houston, split the Republican vote and got 15.52% of the electorate, or 26,285 votes.[3][4]
1990s
editThe Nevada IAPN achieved some electoral success in the 1990s with the election of Chuck Horne as the mayor of Mesquite in a nonpartisan race.[5]
2010s
editIn the 2010 elections, three Independent American Party candidates were elected to local offices and one was re-elected.[6] Several IAPN candidates also performed well in various state and legislative elections, including the election for Nevada State Assembly, District 33, where Janine Hansen won 30.81% of the vote and placed second in a three-way race.[7] The IAP candidate for State Attorney General, Joel Hansen, also secured 7.81% of the vote.
At the close of registration in October 2010, the Independent American Party had a total number of 62,724 registered voters in the Party.[8]
On October 25, 2013, the party membership experienced a small split with some members staying with the Independent American Party of Nevada and others forming a new Constitution Party of Nevada.[9]
The party has a stronghold around Elko where the party often runs a full slate of candidates that see more success then compared with other parts of the state. There, state chairman Janine Hansen ran for the Nevada Senate for District 19.[10] There he got 27% of the vote.[11] Since 2012 the 19th District has been contested solely between the Republican and American Independent Party.
The party gained notoriety when Cliven Bundy, of Bundy standoff fame, came out as a registered member of the party, and spoke at a series of party events in 2018. Namely, Bundy was the keynote speaker of the party's convention on February 23, 2018, in Sparks. Prior to the convention 4.5% of registered voters in Nevada were registered with the Independent American Party.[12] At the convention Bundy was hailed as a hero against federal "corruption and tyranny" by the party's chairman[who?] and spoke at length about his armed standoff with the Bureau of Land Management.[13][14]
2020s
editThe party also consistently competes for Nevada's 2nd congressional district and in 2020 the election was a three way race with the Republicans, Democrats and the American Independent Party, with Janine Hansen running as the IAPN's candidate and getting 2.7% of the vote.[15]
In the 2022 Reno mayoral election, the IAPN nominated Joaquin Roces, a National Alliance on Mental Illness employee with no prior political experience who ran on a platform of increasing homeless outreach, expanding funding to the fire-department, slashing casino subsidies, and expanding renewable energy in the city.[16] He got 627 votes, or 1.35% of the electorate, in distant 8th place.[17]
Candidates
editPresidential ticket
edit| Year | Nominee | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | George Wallace | 20,432 (13.25%) |
| 1976 | Lester Maddox | 1,497 (0.74%) |
| 1992 | Howard Phillips | 677 (0.13%) |
| 1996 | Howard Phillips | 1,732 (0.37%) |
| 2000 | Howard Phillips | 621 (0.10%) |
| 2004 | Michael Peroutka | 1,152 (0.14%) |
| 2008 | Chuck Baldwin | 3,194 (0.33%) |
| 2012 | Virgil Goode | 3,240 (0.32%) |
| 2016 | Darrell Castle | 5,268 (0.46%) |
| 2020 | Don Blankenship | 3,138 (0.22%) |
| 2024 | Joel Skousen | 2,754 (0.19%) |
Gubernatorial
edit| Year | Nominee | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Daniel Hansen | 5,415 (3.68%) |
| 1974 | James Ray Houston | 26,285 (15.52%) |
| 1978 | Thomas F. Jefferson | 3,282 (1.71%) |
| 1994 | Daniel Hansen | 10,012 (2.64%) |
| 1998 | Chuck Horne | 7,509 (1.73%) |
| 2002 | David Holmgren | 7,047 (1.40%) |
| 2006 | Christopher Hansen | 20,019 (3.44%) |
| 2010 | Floyd Fitzgibbons | 5,049 (0.70%) |
| 2014 | David Lory VanDerBeek | 14,536 (2.66%) |
| 2018 | Russell Best | 10,076 (1.04%) |
| 2022 | Ed Bridges | 9,918 (0.97%) |
Chairmen
editReferences
edit- ^ "Independent American Party". Iapn.org. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Frequently Asked Questions Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Malcolm, Andrew H. "Laxalt Hopes for Comeback in Nevada In Attempt to Succeed Bible in Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "1974 General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ "election". Reviewjournal.com. June 9, 1999. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Nevada Appeal Capitol Bureau (November 4, 2010). "IAP wins local contests". NevadaAppeal.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ "Elko County". Elkodaily.com. November 3, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ "Nevada Secretary of State : Close of Registration Statistics - October 2010 Total". Nvsos.gov. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Vogel, Ed (October 15, 2013). "Northern Nevadans create Constitution Party". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Godwin-Butler, Fallon. "The Independent American Party: Running for the Constitution". Elko Daily. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Nevada State Senate District 19". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Bundy to speak to Independent American Party of Nevada". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Spacek, Rachel. "Cliven Bundy hailed as a 'hero' at Independent American Party state convention". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Margiott, Ben. "Cliven Bundy backs Independent American Party in Sparks speech". KRNV-DT. Associated Press. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ DeHaven, James. "Amodei looks to fend off two opponents in Northern Nevada's lone congressional district". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Robison, Mark. "Who is Joaquin Roces for Reno mayor?". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Washoe County - 2022 Primary Election Results". Nevada Secretary of State.
- ^ "About". Independent American Party of Nevada. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Organized Political Parties". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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