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Peter Sonski
Peter Sonski
	Sonski in 2023
Born	July 11, 1962 (age 62); Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	American Solidarity (2018–present)
Other political; affiliations	Democratic (1970s–1980s); Republican (1980s–2023)
Website	www.petersonski.com
Military Career
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	U.S. Marine Corps

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] A member of the American Solidarity Party, Sonski is the party's nominee for president in the 2024 United States presidential election.^[7]

Life

Sonski was born in Massachusetts in 1962.^[8] Sonski grew up in a blue collar home and registered to vote as a Democrat when he turned 18 and voted for Jimmy Carter.^[9] He became a Republican during the Reagan presidency, 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."^[9] He soon left that party as well and considered himself an independent.^[10] However, he was elected as a Republican to the District 17 Board of Education.^[11] He joined the ASP in 2018.^[12]^[10]

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.^[11]

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 ranked-choice voting. Sonski won on the first ballot, with 52% of first choice votes.^[11]

Political positions

As a proponent of Christian democracy, Sonski supports a consistent life ethic, 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.^[13]^[14] He has endorsed Robert P. George's initiative to rebrand June as Fidelity Month.^[15]^[16]

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 humanitarian aid.^[13]^[9] He supports government social programs, 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.^[17]