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|name        = Gene Amondson
|image       = Preacher Gene.jpg
|birth_date  = ((birth date|1943|10|15))
|birth_place = [[Morton, Washington]], U.S.
|death_date  = ((death date and age|2009|07|20|1943|10|15))
|death_place = [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S.
|other_names =
|education   = [[Warner Pacific College]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Asbury Theological Seminary]]
|party       = [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]]
|occupation  = Artist, [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]], activist
|children    = 5
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'''Gene C. Amondson''' (October 15, 1943 – July 20, 2009) was a painter, woodcarver, [[Minister (Christianity)|Christian minister]] and [[prohibitionism|prohibition activist]], who was the [[List of candidates in the United States presidential election, 2004|2004 US presidential nominee]] for one faction of the [[Prohibition Party]] and the nominee of the unified party in [[List of candidates in the United States presidential election, 2008|2008]].

The son of a logger, Amondson was born into a [[Pacific Northwest]] [[lumberjack]] culture laden with [[alcoholism]]. He became interested in the [[temperance movement]] while attending [[Seminary|Divinity School]]. After establishing himself as a preacher and artist in the community of [[Vashon Island, Washington]], Amondson began touring the nation reenacting [[Billy Sunday]] sermons and attending events dressed as the [[Grim Reaper]] to protest alcohol corporations.

Amondson's activism attracted notice from the Prohibition Party, which had been divided into two factions in 2003. In 2004, Amondson received the presidential nomination of the larger faction. On [[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]], he tallied over a thousand votes and finished in third place in several [[Louisiana]] parishes. With the death of the other faction leader in 2007, the party reunified. In 2008, Amondson again received the party's presidential nomination, but fell short of his 2004 vote total.

==Early life==
Gene Amondson was born to Owen and Ruby Amondson<ref name="beach"/> in [[Morton, Washington]] near the city of [[Centralia, Washington|Centralia]]. His mother was a [[German American]] homemaker, originally from [[Nebraska]]<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.geneamondson.com/stories/|title=Gene Amondson's Children's Stories|year=2008|work=geneamondson.com|publisher=Gene Amondson|access-date=May 13, 2010))</ref> and his father, who was nicknamed "Red", was a [[Norwegian American]]<ref name="profile">((Cite web|url=http://www.geneamondson.com/profile.html|title=Gene Amondson's Profile|year=2008|work=geneamondson.com|publisher=Gene Amondson|access-date=May 13, 2010))</ref> [[Logging|logger]], an industry then rampant with alcoholism. As a child, neither of Gene's parents drank,<ref name="post">((Cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/197609_dry01.html|title=U.S. presidential candidate has single plank: No booze|last=Lewis|first=Mike|date=November 1, 2004|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=Hearst Seattle Media, LLC|access-date=May 10, 2010))</ref> but he saw drunken logger fights and attended school with children neglected by alcoholic parents. In addition, he remembered witnessing a drunk logger molest a classmate when Amondson was five years old.<ref name="court"/>

Amondson was also exposed to politics. His uncle, Orville "Porky" Amondson was elected and served as sheriff in [[Lewis County, Washington|Lewis County]],<ref>((Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vnUhAAAAIBAJ&pg=854,1160921&dq=amondson&hl=en|title=Suspect Refuses Lie Test|date=October 8, 1959|work=Tri City Herald|publisher=Associated Press|pages=2|access-date=April 21, 2010))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gm4hAAAAIBAJ&pg=1702,753667&dq=amondson&hl=en|title=50 Men Probe Lake For Fliers|date=February 7, 1959|work=Tri City Herald|publisher=Associated Press|pages=1|access-date=April 21, 2010))</ref> and his brother Neil served in the [[Washington State Senate]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref name=autogenerated1>[[n:Wikinews interviews Gene Amondson, Prohibition Party presidential nominee]]</ref>

Amondson attended [[Warner Pacific College]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in [[zoology]]. In college, he occasionally drank wine. His anti-alcohol views did not take root until he attended [[Asbury Theological Seminary]] in [[Kentucky]] in 1966, and learned about [[Temperance movement|temperance]] leader and preacher [[Billy Sunday]]. Amondson estimated that after divinity school, he drank beer about twice a year. In the 1970s, he moved to the [[Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] community of [[Vashon Island, Washington]], where he began preaching at Cove Road Church.<ref name="post"/>

==Activism==

After moving to Vashon Island, Amondson grew closer to the temperance movement. He started touring the nation reenacting the Billy Sunday sermons ''Get on the Water Wagon'',<ref name="post"/> ''Booze''.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=laYeAAAAIBAJ&pg=6513,3818092&dq=gene-amondson&hl=en|title=Temperance Convention|date=August 26, 1989|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|publisher=New York Times Company|pages=C5|access-date=April 21, 2010|location=Spartanburg, South Carolina))</ref> and ''The Sermon Against Alcohol''.<ref name="Prohibitionists"/> He visited churches, prisons,<ref name="time"/> schools, and [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meetings to spread the message of temperance. In addition, he traveled to [[New Zealand]] on a [[Women's Christian Temperance Union]]-financed trip,<ref name="grim"/> and toured Africa.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.geneamondson.com/mission/international-speaker.html|title=Gene Amondson – International Speaker to Kids in Schools and Prisons|year=2002|work=geneamondson.com|publisher=Gene Amondson|access-date=May 13, 2010))</ref>

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[[File:Geneawardpic.jpg|thumb|left|Amondson wields a chainsaw in allusion to [[Carrie Nation]]'s hatchet.]]
In protest of alcohol, Amondson often stood outside liquor establishments dressed as the [[Grim Reaper]].<ref name="grim">((Cite web|url=http://www.geneamondson.com/mission/grimreaper.html|title=Gene Amondson's Grim Reaper Anti-alcohol Message|year=2002|work=Geneamondson.com|publisher=Gene Amondson|access-date=May 11, 2010))</ref> He once stood outside a courtroom as the figure after a couple sued [[Jim Beam]] claiming its product caused their son to be born mentally retarded. During a 1989 interview, Amondson explained that he did not protest the individuals that drank, but the large corporations that distributed liquor.<ref name="court">((Cite web|url=http://www.geneamondson.com/mission/reapercourthouse.html|title=The Real Grim Reaper takes Message to Courthouse|last=Welch|first=Bob|date=May 11, 1989|publisher=Journal-American|access-date=May 11, 2010))</ref> In 2005, he led a movement to stop the Washington legislature from allowing alcohol to be sold on Sundays, but was unsuccessful.<ref>((cite news|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002397565_sundaybooze23m.html |title=Liquor sales become legal on Sundays in 35 stores |last=Gilmore |first=Susan |date=July 23, 2005 |work=Seattle Times |access-date=January 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729150525/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002397565_sundaybooze23m.html |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |df=mdy ))</ref> Because of the passage, Amondson predicted "a lot more alcohol will be sold, [and] a few more children will suffer."<ref>((Cite news|title=Sunday liquor sales have foe in minister who ran for president|last=Lewis|first=Mike|date=April 8, 2005|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|publisher=Seattle Media, LLC))</ref>

On Vashon Island, Amondson provided low rent housing for people with low income. He appeared in court a few times for zoning difficulties relating to the housing complexes but received legal aid from the Interfaith Council on Homelessness.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/vashon/vib/news/19294909.html|title=Run-in with King county over codes highlights affordable housing crisis|last=Heagerty|first=Amelia|date=May 28, 2008|work=Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber|publisher=Sound Publishing, Inc.|access-date=May 13, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808014831/http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/vashon/vib/news/19294909.html|archive-date=August 8, 2009|df=mdy-all))</ref> Amondson was known to drive around Vashon Island in a [[Honda Civic]] accessorized with a fake elk head on the front and a license plate that read "Vote Dry."<ref name="beach"/> The car was also decorated with homemade bumper stickers that read "Dumb People Drink" and "Your Kids Need You Sober."<ref name="time"/> While driving past taverns, he regularly honked the car horn twice in protest.<ref name="court"/> In 2008, the car was installed with a [[Electric vehicle conversion|hydrogen conversion kit]] that allowed it to be fueled by gasoline and water using [[electrolysis]], significantly improving gas mileage. Amondson's car was one of the first in the nation to be fitted with such a kit.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/vashon/vib/news/28557329.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906095755/http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/vashon/vib/news/28557329.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2012|title=Islander's car gets a boost from hydrogen|last=Heagerty|first=Amelia|date=September 17, 2008|work=Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber|publisher=Sound Publishing, Inc.|access-date=May 13, 2010))</ref>

==Presidential campaigns==

===2004===
[[File:Amondson-2004.png|thumb|2004 campaign button.]]
In 2003, Amondson was approached by [[Thompson Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Thompson Township, Pennsylvania]] tax assessor [[James Hedges]], the Prohibition Party's only elected official. He convinced Amondson to seek the nomination of his faction of the Prohibition Party, which split over perennial presidential nominee [[Earl Dodge]]'s leadership of the party. Hedges' faction felt Dodge was more concerned with his campaign button business than advancing the party's goals. Dodge had run as the party's nominee in every election since [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]], but received only 208 votes in the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 election]], down approximately 1,000 from the [[1996 United States presidential election|1996 election]].<ref name="time"/> Amondson commenced his first presidential campaign with the nomination of Hedges' faction. Dodge received the other faction's nomination. According to Dodge, Amondson had previously contacted him about the vice presidential nomination, but it had already been filled. Dodge reasoned Amondson was "probably a very nice man ... [but] he may not have known exactly what he was getting into."<ref name="time"/> Conversely, Amondson referred to Dodge as a "good man" with whom he shared the same message,<ref name="ocala"/> but argued, "Dodge is just not getting the job done. He's too old. We need to send it to an earlier generation."<ref name="time"/>

While speaking with the media during his campaign, Amondson voiced his anti-alcohol message and attempted to address concerns that prohibition increases crime. In an [[Associated Press|AP]] interview, he explained that during Prohibition, "the budget was balanced, prisons were emptied, mental institutions emptied and [[cirrhosis]] of the liver declined." He concluded, "I'd rather have 100 [[Al Capone]]s in every city than alcohol sold in every grocery store."<ref name="ocala">((Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-09-prohibition-feud_x.htm|title=Battle brewing for the teetotaler vote|last=Weller|first=Robert|date=September 9, 2004|publisher=Associated Press|work=USA Today|access-date=January 28, 2010))</ref> Amondson made an appearance on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' with comedian [[Jon Stewart]].<ref name="post"/> He spoke with correspondent [[Ed Helms]] who joked with the candidate. During the segment, Amondson remarked, "alcohol cuts the supply of oxygen to the brain and puts you in a kind of retarded state."<ref name="daily">((Cite web|url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-19-2004/party-like-it-s-1929|title=Party Like it's 1929|date=October 19, 2004|work=The Daily Show with Jon Stewart|access-date=July 17, 2013))</ref> A short clip followed that showed Amondson in his Grim Reaper attire. Earl Dodge also appeared on the show in a separate interview with Helms.<ref name="daily"/>

The race between Amondson and Dodge was viewed as a way to determine which faction would lead the party in the future. Amondson achieved ballot access in Louisiana as the nominee of the Prohibition Party and in Colorado as the nominee of the Concerns of People Party. Dodge achieved ballot access only in Colorado, where he was listed as the nominee of the Prohibition Party. Overall, Amondson won the contest, collecting 1,896 (1,512 of those were from [[Louisiana]]) votes compared to Dodge's 140. As expected, Amondson placed well behind both major candidates ([[George W. Bush]] received 1.1&nbsp;million votes, and [[John Kerry]] received over 1&nbsp;million votes). He placed eighth in a slate of 12 candidates on Colorado's ballot (Dodge placed last, even though it was his home state). Amondson's third-place finish in four Louisiana parishes was the first time since [[1960 United States presidential election|1960]] that the Prohibition Party nominee for President out polled-all other third party candidates for president in any county.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2004&off=0&elect=0&fips=22035&f=0|title=East Carroll Parish Results|year=2005|work=USA Election Atlas|publisher=David Leip |access-date=April 17, 2010))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2004&off=0&elect=0&fips=22081&f=0|title=Red River Parish Results|year=2005|work=USA Election Atlas|publisher=David Leip|access-date=April 17, 2010))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2004&off=0&elect=0&fips=22093&f=0|title=St. James Parish Results|year=2005|work=USA Election Atlas|publisher=David Leip|access-date=April 17, 2010))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2004&off=0&elect=0&fips=22125&f=0|title=West Feliciana Parish Results|year=2005|work=USA Election Atlas|publisher=David Leip|access-date=April 17, 2010))</ref>

===2008===
[[File:Amondson-2008.jpg|right|thumb|2008 campaign button.]]
Amondson was nominated for President at the 2008 Prohibition Party National Convention in [[Indianapolis]]. About 10 to 15 people attended the event.<ref name="sober"/> Earl Dodge died late in 2007, which reunified the split party. Similar to 2004, Amondson's based his campaign on media interviews.<ref name="sober"/> He spoke with ''[[Wikinews]]'' in June 2008, admitting that third party candidates such as himself have no chance of winning elections. Instead, he remarked, they "say wise things."<ref name=autogenerated1 /> When given a choice, Amondson favored the election of a Republican over a [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] because of the policies on Israel and the ideological difference in justices nominated to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]. Amondson wanted former Speaker of the House [[Newt Gingrich]] as his [[running mate]], but the designation went to activist [[Leroy Pletten]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />

During the summer, Amondson campaigned in [[Louisiana]] and walked [[Bourbon Street]] dressed as the Grim Reaper in protest of alcohol.<ref name="orlando">((Cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-04-06/news/prohibition_1_prohibition-party-amondson-party-members|title=Though declining, Prohibitionists still pursue presidency|last=Ahren|first=Raphael|date=April 6, 2008|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=May 12, 2010))</ref> While in [[New Orleans]], he filmed a documentary with his three sons. In interviews, Amondson took stands on issues other than alcohol. He declared support for the [[War in Iraq]] and tougher [[Immigration in the United States|immigration laws]], and advocated limits on divorce, an increased role of religion in schools and a decrease in government welfare programs.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.thelantern.com/2.1346/third-parties-vie-for-2008-glory-1.74320 |title=Third parties vie for 2008 glory |last=Schulze |first=Travis |date=May 30, 2008 |work=The Lantern |access-date=May 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607052438/http://www.thelantern.com/2.1346/third-parties-vie-for-2008-glory-1.74320 |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |df=mdy ))</ref> In an August interview with ''[[Weekend America]]'', he explained his platform, "[w]e want to have protected borders and keep our gun rights and a lot of conservative things, but the main thing is help America realize that 95 percent of violent crime is connected with alcohol."<ref name="sober">((Cite web|url=http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/02/prohibition/|title=Sober Up and Fly Right|last=Moe|first=John|date=August 2, 2008|work=Weekend America|publisher=American Public Media|access-date=May 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928132657/http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/02/prohibition/|archive-date=September 28, 2011|df=mdy-all))</ref>

After [[John McCain]] selected [[Governor of Alaska|Alaska Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]] to be his running mate, Amondson complimented the Republican for picking a "beautiful woman."<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.flashnews.com/news/wfn3080902J18866.html|title=Presidential Candidate Wants 'Pretty Girl' In White House|date=September 2, 2008|work=Flash News|access-date=January 7, 2013))</ref> Despite his own campaign, Amondson effectively endorsed McCain, revealing he would probably vote for McCain.<ref name="orlando"/> Amondson attained ballot access in Colorado, Louisiana and Florida by [[Election Day (politics)|Election Day]],<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2008/11/03/55224/its-a-big-election-for-the-little.html|title=It's a big election for the little parties, too|last=Recio|first=Maria |date=November 3, 2008|work=McClatchy Newspapers|publisher=McClatchy Washington Bureau|access-date=May 12, 2010))</ref> and received a total of 653 votes overall.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/tables2008.pdf|title=2008 Presidential Popular Vote Summary for all candidates listed on at least one state ballot|work=FEC|publisher=United States Government|access-date=April 19, 2010))</ref>

==Personal life==
Amondson described himself as a "red-neck, Bible-thumbing preacher."<ref>((Cite web|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002040715_prohibition20.html |title=Candidate is high on Prohibition |last=Kelly |first=David |date=September 20, 2004 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=May 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622024511/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002040715_prohibition20.html |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |df=mdy ))</ref> He was married for 23 years and had four sons and one daughter, before divorcing.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.politics1.com/prohibition04.htm|title=Gene Amondson|date=1997–2007|work=Politics1|publisher=Ron Gunzburger|access-date=April 17, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115224241/http://politics1.com/prohibition04.htm|archive-date=January 15, 2010|df=mdy-all))</ref> One of his sons died in infancy, and his remaining four children became involved in the motion picture industry upon adulthood.<ref name="Prohibitionists"/>

Amondson appeared as a guest on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' in 1993 after writing a letter to the show expressing his interest in the 40,000 single women who entered a contest hoping to win a date with five widowers from [[Seattle]]. In the letter, which left ''Oprah'' staffers "quite interested" and "surprised," Amondson explained he was lonely and wanted someone "willing to work to help pay the taxes ... and my child support."<ref name="show">((Cite news|title=Seizing a 'Single' Opportunity|last=Hahn|first=Jon|date=November 18, 1993|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=Hearst Seattle Media, LLC|pages=C2))</ref> On the show, he discussed his artwork,<ref name="Prohibitionists"/> and was later invited for a second appearance. According to Amondson, following the appearance, he received hundreds of letters.<ref>((Cite news|title=Mate Seeker is 'Hopeful in Seattle'|last=Hahn|first=Jon|date=December 16, 1993|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=Hearst Seattle Media, LLC|pages=C2))</ref>

In his later years, Amondson split his time between Vashon Island and Alaska, where he hunted and found landscapes to paint.<ref name="Prohibitionists">((Cite web|url=http://www.prohibitionists.org/History/votes/votes.html|title=Gene Amondson|work=Prohibitionists.org|publisher=The Prohibition Party|access-date=April 17, 2010))</ref> He cited painters [[John Singer Sargent]] and [[Joaquín Sorolla]] as his artistic influences.<ref name="profile"/> In addition, Amondson took an interest in woodcarving. His life-sized works can be found throughout Vashon Island.<ref name="beach"/> Along with painting and woodcarving, Amondson was an avid pie baker and published a book compiling his mother's pie recipes.<ref name="time">((Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/01/politics/campaign/01candidate.html?_r=1|title=In Search of Voters, Prohibition Candidate Runs Dry|last=Kershaw|first=Sarah|date=October 1, 2004|work=New York Times|access-date=May 10, 2010))</ref>

===Death===
On July 18, 2009, Amondson, who had previously been diagnosed with [[hypertension]], suffered a stroke which caused him to fall into a coma. He died two days later at [[Harborview Medical Center]] in Seattle, aged 65.<ref name="Prohibitionists"/><ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/07/21/gene-amondson-dies/|title=Gene Amondson Dies |date=July 21, 2009|work=Ballot Access News|publisher=Richard Winger|access-date=April 17, 2010))</ref> He was survived by his mother, his two brothers, his sister and four children. His funeral took place July 25 at the Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Vashon Island.<ref name="beach">((Cite web|url=http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/vashon/vib/news/51437347.html|title=Colorful Islander Gene Amondson dies|last=Heagerty|first=Amelia|date=July 22, 2009|work=Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber|publisher=Sound Publishing, Inc.|access-date=May 13, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729075454/http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/vashon/vib/news/51437347.html|archive-date=July 29, 2009|df=mdy-all))</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of candidates in the United States presidential election, 2004]]
* [[List of candidates in the United States presidential election, 2008]]

== References ==
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==External links==
((Wikinews|has=related news:| Wikinews interviews Gene Amondson, Prohibition Party presidential nominee| Former U.S. Presidential candidate dies following a stroke))
* [http://www.geneamondson.com/ Official website]
* [https://myspace.com/293196027 MySpace profile for the 2008 election]
* [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=37927 Biography at Our Campaigns]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100115224241/http://politics1.com/prohibition04.htm Politics1 profile]
* [http://www.freetalklive.com/files/amondson.mp3 Downloadable audio interview] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105060749/https://www.freetalklive.com/files/amondson.mp3 |date=January 5, 2016 )) with Free Talk Live
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/myerslive/2007/03/09/interview-with-gene-amondson Interview] on [[Blog Talk Radio]]

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