Andre Barnett
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Personal details | |
Born | Andre Nigel Barnett June 2, 1976 Zanesville, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Reform (Before 2014) Republican (2014–present) |
Alma mater | Austin Peay State University Western Governors University |
Website | Vote Andre Barnett for President (archived October 18, 2012) |
Andre Nigel Barnett (born June 2, 1976) is an American
Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Barnett attended Austin Peay State University and Western Governors University before serving in the United States Army for four years. After he was injured and discharged in 2000, he became a male fitness model and founded WiseDome, Inc., an IT company.
In May 2011, Barnett announced his intention to seek the presidential nomination of the
Background
Barnett was born in Zanesville, Ohio on June 2, 1976, to Terry and Brenda Barnett. He had one sister, LaTanya, and as a child participated in football and track, as well as studying music and acting.[1] He graduated from Zanesville High School in 1994. He then attended Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he studied music; he did not graduate, and later completed coursework in information technology through online university Western Governors University.[1][2]
In 1996, Barnett enlisted in the United States Army. He served until 2000, when he was discharged following a helicopter accident in Sarajevo which left Barnett disabled and forced to undergo surgery.[1][3] In the following three years, he became a fitness model and founded WiseDome, an IT company for which he is today best known.[2][4] Barnett's modeling work appeared on websites which drew a primarily gay male readership.[2][5][6][7]
2012 presidential candidacy
Campaign
On April 20, 2011, Barnett filed his Declaration of Intent of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, and publicly announced his candidacy for the Reform Party presidential nomination on May 6, 2011.
Although Barnett secured the party's nomination, two state parties filed to grant their nominations to other candidates: the Kansas Reform Party awarded their nomination to pastor and 2008 Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin, while the Mississippi Reform Party nominated Barbara Dale Washer.[16][17] The Kansas Reform Party had also nominated Baldwin for president in 2008 against the wishes of the national party.[16] National party officials testified to the Kansas State Objections Board to argue that they, not the state party, has the right to determine which candidate appears as the party's nominee on the ballot, but the board concluded that the state party has the final authority.[16]
On October 4, 2012, Barnett appeared at a third-party presidential debate hosted by the
Political positions
Barnett stated that he considers himself a
Supporters
The Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York, a conservative public policy and educational organization, praised Barnett in an October 2011 article, deeming him a true conservative and commending his political positions; however, the article did not formally endorse Barnett, and urged him to consider running with the Republican Party instead.[22] In October 2012, The Sword, a gay porn website, issued a humorous endorsement of Barnett, stating that they were "proud to endorse him because his body is insane" but calling him "a complete and total asshole" on actual policy.[6]
Results
Summary
Barnett appeared on the ballot in one state, Florida, in addition to being a qualified write-in candidate in six states: Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Texas, and Utah. Barnett received a total of 956 votes nationwide, 820 of them in Florida and 87 of them in Texas.[26] This marked an improvement from the national party's vote totals in 2008, when their presidential ticket appeared on the ballot in only Mississippi and failed to attain write-in access in any state; that year, they had received 481 votes nationally.[27]
The Mississippi Reform Party's presidential nominee, Barbara Dale Washer, received 1,016 votes, while the Kansas Reform Party's presidential nominee, Chuck Baldwin, received 5,017 votes.[26]
State-by-state results
Adapted from the Federal Election Commission's Federal Elections 2012 report.[26]
State | Ballot line | Votes | % | Place |
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Florida | Reform | 820 | 0.01% | 10th |
Kansas | Write-in | 19 | 0.00% | 10th |
Maryland | Write-in | 19 | 0.00% | 12th |
Minnesota | Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | 16th |
Montana | Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | 9th |
Texas | Write-in | 87 | 0.00% | 11th |
Utah | Write-in | 5 | 0.00% | 10th (tie) |
Total | 956 | 0.00% | 29th |
2014 congressional campaign
In the 2014 election for New York's 18th congressional district, Barnett filed to stand as a candidate in the Republican primary, against former congresswoman Nan Hayworth; the victor would go on to challenge incumbent Democratic Representative Sean Patrick Maloney in the November election.[28][29] He also signed a term limits pledge from the nonpartisan nonprofit group U.S. Term Limits, vowing not to serve more than three terms in the House and two in the Senate if elected.[30] Barnett initially filed 1,252 petition signatures to appear on the Republican primary ballot.[29] However, 86 of the signatures were found to be invalid, meaning that Barnett fell short of the required 1,250 valid signatures.[29] Hayworth thereby avoided a Republican primary.[29]
Personal
Barnett and his wife Kimberly reside in Poughkeepsie, New York.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Welcome > Candidate Biography". Andre Barnett 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Cantor, Paul (October 15, 2012). "Former Softcore Gay "Fitness" Model Andre Barnett is Running for President". Complex. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Meet 14 others running for president". Columbus Dispatch. September 25, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Vago, Mike (March 8, 2020). "Meet Trump's used car salesman primary challenger". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Avery, Dan (October 15, 2012). "Countdown Election 2012: A Softcore "Fitness" Model Is Running For President". Queerty. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c Gray, Rosie (October 9, 2012). "The Only Presidential Candidate This Year Who Dabbled In Gay Porn". Buzzfeed. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Meet Andre Barnett, who was nominated by the Reform Party, and is also a softcore gay pornstar". Yahoo! News. October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "2012 Presidential Hopefuls Sorted by FEC Total Receipts". The Green Papers. January 5, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Benac, Nancy (October 31, 2011). "So you want to run for president? Just sign here". KXAN-TV. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ "Convention: Recap". Reform Party of New Jersey. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Reform Party Chooses Andre Barnett for President", Ballot Access News. August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ "Reform Party Nominates Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates" Archived August 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, C-SPAN.org. August 12, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "The Reform Party Runs Andre Barnett for President". Newswire (Press release). October 30, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Ken Cross Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Barnett, Andre N — Financial Summary". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Officials Reject Attempt to Place Andre Barnett on the Ballot as the Reform Party Nominee". Ballot Access News. September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Mississippi Secretary of State Recognizes the Shawn O'Hara Faction of the Reform Party". Ballot Access News. September 10, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "OtherVoices: Third Party Candidates Debate The Economy". Huffington Post. October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Miami 9/27 – 9/30 Likely General Election Voters" (PDF). Suffolk University. Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Miami. September 27–30, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- YNN Rochester. March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ Mikolay, Dennis "DJ" (March 18, 2012). "Reform Party Rising". Atlantic Highlands Herald. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "Meet Andre Barnett- a Black Conservative Running for President in 2012". The Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York. October 21, 2011. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Andre Barnett VoteMatch Responses". OnTheIssues. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Klein, Alyson (October 10, 2012). "What Do Third-Party Candidates Think About K-12?". Education Week. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Cellania, Miss (September 4, 2012). "15 Third-Party Presidential Candidates". Mental Floss. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c Federal Elections 2012: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives (PDF). Washington, DC: Federal Election Commission. July 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Federal Elections 2008: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives (PDF). Washington, DC: Federal Election Commission. July 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Barnett, Andre. "Say You're In New York". Vote Andre Barnett for Congress. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Kornbluh, Jacob (May 1, 2014). "NY18 – Hayworth and Maloney To Face Off In June Primary For The Independence Party Line". JP Updates. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "New York: 2014 Candidates". U.S. Term Limits. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
External links
- Andre Barnett 2012, official campaign site
- Andre Barnett:On the issues
- WiseDome Inc., official site
- Barnett's fitness model site
- FEC disclosure report for 2012 presidential campaign
- Barnett's list of appearances on C-Span