Philip Andrew Collins (born March 8, 1967) is an American politician who was the Prohibition Party's presidential nominee for the 2020 presidential election. Collins was active in local politics in Illinois and Nevada.

Early life

Philip Andrew Collins was born on March 8, 1967, at

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, 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

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. Collins served in the

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and was a hospital corpsman.

Career

Local politics

During the

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and 2014 House of Representatives elections Collins ran as a write-in candidate in the seventh and ninth congressional districts. During the

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he supported former Louisiana Governor

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and ran as a pro-Roemer delegate in the primary. 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 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

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, after the last day to file a withdrawal of candidacy. 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.

Presidential

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. On August 24, 2019, he was given the Prohibition Party's presidential nomination to replace Connie Gammon after Gammon withdrew due to health problems. Afterward he announced that he would also run in the

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's presidential primary in California and his name was included on the American Independent primary list. On March 3, 2020, he won the American Independent primary in California. However, the American Independent Party elected to give its presidential nomination to

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and its vice presidential nomination to

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Personal life

Collins is a Lutheran Christian, being a communicant of the Orthodox Lutheran Confessional Conference.

Electoral history

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Phil 1967 births 21st-century American politicians Candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election Illinois city council members Illinois Republicans Illinois Prohibitionists Living people Military personnel from California Nevada Republicans Nevada Prohibitionists People from Port Hueneme, California People from Libertyville, Illinois Prohibition Party (United States) presidential nominees University of Arkansas alumni