Mark Charles | |
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Born |
Gallup, New Mexico, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
Political party | Independent |
Website | Official website |
Mark R. Charles is a Native American activist, public speaker, consultant, and author [1] on Native American issues, as well as a journalist, blogger, Reformed pastor, and computer programmer. [2] [3] He was an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 United States presidential election. [4]
Charles, the son of a Navajo father and a Dutch-American mother, grew up in Gallup, New Mexico. [3] [5] He is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [3]
As an activist, Charles is known for denouncing the doctrine of discovery and for his opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Charles is a former pastor at the Christian Indian Center in Denver, Colorado. [5] He is a consultant for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, as well as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Native News Online. [10] Since 2008, he has written the blog Wirelesshogan: Reflections from the Hogan. [4] [10]
On May 28 2019, Charles announced via a YouTube video that he was running for President of the United States as an independent in the 2020 election. [4] [5] [11] On August 20, he spoke at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum, alongside major candidates including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris. [12]
On July 25, 2020, Charles announced his choice of former Green Party Presidential candidate Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry as his running mate. [13] Less than three weeks later, On August 14, his campaign released a statement saying that Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry had been dropped as Charles' running mate. [14] On August 26, Charles announced that Adrian Wallace, Vice President of the Lexington NAACP and Chairman of the Kentucky State Conference of the NAACP, had been chosen as his running mate. [15]
Charles had ballot access in Colorado [16] with write-in access in several states. He received a total of 3,098 reported votes in the 2020 election, including 2,011 votes from ballot access and 1,087 reported votes from write-in access. [17]
Charles is a Christian. He was a pastor for a Christian Reformed Church for two years. [18] [2]
Mark Charles | |
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Born |
Gallup, New Mexico, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
Political party | Independent |
Website | Official website |
Mark R. Charles is a Native American activist, public speaker, consultant, and author [1] on Native American issues, as well as a journalist, blogger, Reformed pastor, and computer programmer. [2] [3] He was an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 United States presidential election. [4]
Charles, the son of a Navajo father and a Dutch-American mother, grew up in Gallup, New Mexico. [3] [5] He is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [3]
As an activist, Charles is known for denouncing the doctrine of discovery and for his opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Charles is a former pastor at the Christian Indian Center in Denver, Colorado. [5] He is a consultant for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, as well as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Native News Online. [10] Since 2008, he has written the blog Wirelesshogan: Reflections from the Hogan. [4] [10]
On May 28 2019, Charles announced via a YouTube video that he was running for President of the United States as an independent in the 2020 election. [4] [5] [11] On August 20, he spoke at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum, alongside major candidates including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris. [12]
On July 25, 2020, Charles announced his choice of former Green Party Presidential candidate Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry as his running mate. [13] Less than three weeks later, On August 14, his campaign released a statement saying that Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry had been dropped as Charles' running mate. [14] On August 26, Charles announced that Adrian Wallace, Vice President of the Lexington NAACP and Chairman of the Kentucky State Conference of the NAACP, had been chosen as his running mate. [15]
Charles had ballot access in Colorado [16] with write-in access in several states. He received a total of 3,098 reported votes in the 2020 election, including 2,011 votes from ballot access and 1,087 reported votes from write-in access. [17]
Charles is a Christian. He was a pastor for a Christian Reformed Church for two years. [18] [2]