Peter Sonski (born July 11, 1962) is an American former radio host, who served as an elected member of Connecticut's Regional School District 17 Board of Education and as director of the Knights of Columbus Museum. A member of the

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, Sonski was the party's nominee for

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in the

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Life

Sonski was born in Massachusetts in 1962. Sonski grew up in a

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home and registered to vote as a Democrat when he turned 18 and voted for

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. He became a Republican during the

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, saying that it was "the Democratic Party, the party of little guy, that left me, and it decided that the little guy in the womb was exposable." He soon left that party as well and considered himself an independent. However, he was elected as a Republican to the District 17 Board of Education. He joined the ASP in 2018.

Career

Sonski has had careers in journalism and local politics. He served as a United States Marine, worked for several Catholic newspapers, and became a selectman in the town of Somers.

2024 presidential campaign

On February 20, 2023, Sonski announced his candidacy for president of the United States in the American Solidarity Party primary. The party conducts primaries by an online vote open to all dues-paying members using

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. Sonski won on the first ballot, with 52% of first choice votes.

Political positions

As a proponent of

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, Sonski supports a

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, being against abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia. He additionally supports social justice initiatives. He is against the legalization of same sex marriage and believes that gay couples should not have the same adoption rights as straight couples. He has endorsed Robert P. George's initiative to rebrand June as Fidelity Month. Sonski believes the United States should continue to provide Ukraine with defensive support, and supports Israel's right to defend itself, though wants it to cease fighting in Gaza and allow more

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. He supports government

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s, though believes they are often better managed privately or at the local level. On immigration, Sonski supports increased border security and says the United States should be open to people seeking asylum or opportunities.

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