Independent American Party of Nevada

The Independent American Party of Nevada (IAPN) is the Nevada affiliate of the Constitution Party of the United States. It was founded in 1967.[1] It was one of four Constitution state parties that had not changed its name to "Constitution Party" since the national party adopted that name until it was later discontinued.[2] As the Nevada party's name predated the national Constitution Party by decades and also for personal reasons, the Nevada membership did not desire to change the name.

Independent American Party of Nevada
ChairpersonJanine Hansen
Founded1967 (1967)
Headquarters186 Ryndon Unit 12,
Elko, Nevada 89801
IdeologyAmerican nationalism
Social conservatism
Paleoconservatism
Political positionFar-right
National affiliationConstitution Party
ColorsNone
Website
http://www.iapn.org

In addition to the party's successes in the 2006 and the 2010 elections, the Nevada IAP sent five unpaid lobbyists to every Nevada state legislative session, which convened every two years in February.

Past electoral successes and voter registration

The Nevada IAPN achieved electoral success in the 1990s with the election of a county commissioner in Nye County and the election of Chuck Horne as the mayor of Mesquite.[3] However the party elected several candidates to office in 2006 with the elections of Jackie Berg as Eureka County Clerk and Cel Ocha as constable of Searchlight. Another party member, Bruce Wilkerson, was elected to the Elko School Board in 2004.

2010 election victories

In the 2010 elections, three Independent American Party candidates were elected to local offices and one was re-elected.[4] Several IAPN candidates also performed well in various state and legislative elections, including the election for Nevada State Assembly, District 33, where Janine Hansen won 30.81% of the vote and placed second in a three-way race.[5] The IAP candidate for State Attorney General, Joel Hansen, also secured 7.81% of the vote.

Voter registration numbers

As of the Close of Registration, October 2010, the Independent American Party had a total number of 62,724 registered voters in the Party.[6] Party growth had surged since 2004 due to the rough political climate in Nevada and the constant publicity that the party and its members get from the state media.

Decline of the political party

As of 2017, the party faces steeper decline in voter registration numbers and as a political party itself. On October 25, 2013, it nearly led to the breakup of a political party by completely distancing the Independent American Party of Nevada (IAPN) itself called the Constitution Party of Nevada, which was established in Reno, Nevada and supported by the national party itself.[7][8]

Chairmen
  • Daniel Hansen: 1967–1980
  • Joel Hansen: 2002–2004 and 2016–?
  • Christopher Hansen: 2004–2008
  • Mark Andrews: 2008–2009
  • John Wagner: 2009–2016
  • Janine Hansen: ?-present[9][10]

References
  1. "Independent American Party". Iapn.org. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  2. Frequently Asked Questions Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "election". Reviewjournal.com. June 9, 1999. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  4. Nevada Appeal Capitol Bureau (November 4, 2010). "IAP wins local contests". NevadaAppeal.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  5. "Elko County". Elkodaily.com. November 3, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. "Nevada Secretary of State : Close of Registration Statistics - October 2010 Total". Nvsos.gov. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  7. Vogel, Ed (October 15, 2013). "Northern Nevadans create Constitution Party". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. "Constitution Party of Nevada". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  9. "About". Independent American Party of Nevada. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  10. "Organized Political Parties". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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