[9], 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. [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. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. The Prohibition Party (PRO) is a political party in the United States known for its historic … He was raised in Blue Ridge, Georgia. His wife, Nicole, is a Lutheran pastor. While living in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2019, he entered a non-partisan campaign for mayor and came in second out of seven candidates. REGISTER AS A MEMBER. He was born into a Navy family at Point Magu Naval Air Station, California, where his father was stationed, on 8 March 1967. In 2013, when he lived in Mundelein, IL, he was elected to be a Libertyville Township trustee, in a nonpartisan race. Philip Andrew Collins[1] (born March 8, 1967) is an American politician who is the Prohibition Party's presidential nominee for the 2020 presidential election. [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 equates the Soviets to alcohol as being two different forms of the same thing--Human captivity. During that time, he was stationed overseas in Guam, Okinawa, and Iraq, as well as stateside near Chicago and San Diego. [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. Collins served in the United States Navy and was a hospital corpsman. The Prohibition Party, which favors the return of the prohibition of alcoholic drinks, has a famous namesake: Phil Collins, though he has no relation to the British musician. The country's oldest third party, the Prohibition Party, has nominated Phil Collins of Nevada for president and Billy Joe Parker for vice president. Collins was active in local politics in Illinois and Nevada. Another “celebrity” will run on November 3 as an independent candidate in around 15 states. Navy veteran Phil Collins of Illinois is the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate for 2020. Phil Collins Souraya Faas; New Hampshire State Representative from the 20th Rockingham … He is currently writing a book--"When Our Hearts Wore Gray." Navy veteran Phil Collins of Illinois is the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate for 2020. It's about the vice-president of the Confederate States. In 2013, when he lived in Mundelein, IL, he was elected a Libertyville Township trustee, in a nonpartisan race. He has never held an elected office. He was attached to marine units for eight of those years. [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. He later ran in Las Vegas' 2019 mayoral election where he came in second place. LINKS. He graduated from Siloam Springs, Arkansas high school in 1985, later earned a B.A. Philip Andrew Collins (born March 8, 1967) is an American politician who is the Prohibition Party's presidential nominee for the 2020 presidential election. BLOGS. PROHIBITION PARTY. HOME. The country's oldest third party, the Prohibition Party, has nominated Phil Collins of Nevada for president and Billy Joe Parker for vice president. DONATE. He lives in Waleska, Georgia. NEWSLETTER. Philip Andrew Collins (born March 8, 1967) is an American politician. He is the Prohibition Party's presidential nominee for the 2020 presidential election.Collins was active in local politics in Illinois and Nevada. He has been fired twice because he would advise fellow employees to stay away from bar rooms-once in AD 1991 and again in AD 1995. He had been active in opposing liquor since AD 1987 before he knew about the Prohibition Party. However, the American Independent Party elected to give its presidential nomination to Rocky De La Fuente and its vice presidential nomination to Kanye West. He wrote Mr. Gorbachev and told him that if he freed the nations, he would be remembered as a great statesman. If he did not, he would be remembered as an accursed dictator and hated monster. © 2015 by the Prohibition Party. Collins was active in local politics in Illinois and Nevada. If you would like to register as a member of the Prohibition Party, please fill out our registration form. In a 2019 nonpartisan election for Las Vegas mayor, he was second out of seven candidates. STATE GROUPS. It was about the life of Colonel James Walker Fannin, Jr. who commanded troops in the Texas War of Independence. Phil Collins has a B.A. He was in the navy for 21 years, including six months near Baghdad. Proudly created with Wix.com. [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. Since then, he has been active in opposing liquor referendums in Georgia and around the nation. The race has six candidates for four seats, and he defeated two incumbents. ARCHIVE. The Prohibition Party, which favors the return of the prohibition of alcoholic drinks, has a famous namesake: Phil Collins, though he has no relation to the British musician. In 2019, he ran for Mayor of Las Vegas for the 2019 mayoral election where he came in second place.. References He had to retire because of health problems in AD 2002 about the time he became acquainted with the Prohibition Party and donated to it. Phil himself served our country for 21 years as a Navy hospital corpsman, 11 on active duty and an additional 10 in the Reserves. [2], During the 2012 and 2014 House of Representatives elections Collins ran as a write-in candidate in the seventh and ninth congressional districts. He doubts if Mr. Gorbachev ever read the letter but he likes to think he did. Philip Andrew Collins was born on March 8, 1967, at Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme, California, where his father was stationed. Phil himself served our country for 21 years as a Navy hospital corpsman, 11 on active duty and an additional 10 in the Reserves. Then he held various warehouse and manufacturing jobs. [13], Collins is a Lutheran Christian, being a communicant of the Orthodox Lutheran Confessional Conference. PLATFORM.

The campaign increased after President Reagan asked Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. [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. In 1985, he graduated from Siloam Springs High School and later received a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of Arkansas. Billy Joe Parker was born near Blairsville, Georgia in AD 1939. in political science from the University of Arkansas, and currently is working on an MA in Public Administration. He was born into a Navy family at Point Magu Naval Air Station, California, where his father was stationed, on 8 March 1967. [14], Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme, 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries, Orthodox Lutheran Confessional Conference, "Phil Collins, 2020 VP nominee Prohibition Party", "ROEMER FILES PETITIONS FOR ILLINOIS PRIMARY BID", "Harper College board winner moves out of town, withdraws", "The Head of the Prohibition Party Doesn't Care if You Drink", "Newcomer Collins, incumbent Stack on way to Harper College board", "Carolyn Goodman cruises to third term as Las Vegas mayor", "Prohibition National Committee Meets, Gammon and Collins Selected as Presidential Ticket", "Phil Collins Running For President Against All Odds", "American Independent Party Submits List of Presidential Primary Candidates", "American Independent Party Nominates Rocky De La Fuente for President and Kanye West for Vice-President", "For Third-Party Christians, Some Things Are More Important Than Winning", "Palatine Library, Salt Creek, Harper Election Results", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phil_Collins_(politician)&oldid=981576949, Candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election, Prohibition Party (United States) presidential nominees, Articles with short description added by PearBOT 5, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 October 2020, at 05:17.

in political science from the University of Arkansas, and he's working on a Masters in Public Administration. In AD 2005 he was asked to represent Georgia in the Prohibition Party.

They have no children. [12], On March 3, 2020, he won the American Independent primary in California. Six candidates vied for four seats, and he defeated two incumbents. Click here to read the Prohibition Party newsletters. DONATE. He wrote a book in AD 1997-"Many Rivers To Cross." Phil considers himself a fiscal conservative. After high school, he attended college at Indiana Technical College In Fort Wayne, Indiana for one quarter at the end of which he joined the Marines in AD 1958 and was discharged in AD 1962 as Lance Corporal. From AD 1974 to the fall of the Soviet Union he participated in a writing campaign to the Soviet Union to free the nations of Eastern Europe.

REGISTER. Since leaving the Navy, Collins has worked as an account executive for a Chicago public relations company and in Las Vegas.

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