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Gene Amondson

December 15, 2023

Gene C. Amondson (October 15, 1943 – July 20, 2009) was a painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist, who was the 2004 US presidential nominee for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nominee of the unified party in 2008.

Gene Amondson
Born(1943-10-15)October 15, 1943
Morton, Washington, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 2009(2009-07-20) (aged 65)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
EducationWarner Pacific College (BS)
Asbury Theological Seminary
Occupation(s)Artist, minister, activist
Political partyProhibition
Children5

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 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, 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 edit

Gene Amondson was born to Owen and Ruby Amondson[1] in Morton, Washington near the city of Centralia. His mother was a German American homemaker, originally from Nebraska[2] and his father, who was nicknamed "Red", was a Norwegian American[3] logger, an industry then rampant with alcoholism. As a child, neither of Gene's parents drank,[4] 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.[5]

Amondson was also exposed to politics. His uncle, Orville "Porky" Amondson was elected and served as sheriff in Lewis County,[6][7] and his brother Neil served in the Washington State Senate as a Republican.[8]

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 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 liberal community of Vashon Island, Washington, where he began preaching at Cove Road Church.[4]

Activism edit

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,[4] Booze.[9] and The Sermon Against Alcohol.[10] He visited churches, prisons,[11] 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,[12] and toured Africa.[13]

I'm going to fight booze until hell freezes over, and then I'm going to buy a pair of ice skates and fight it some more.

—Gene Amondson[11]

 
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.[12] 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.[5] In 2005, he led a movement to stop the Washington legislature from allowing alcohol to be sold on Sundays, but was unsuccessful.[14] Because of the passage, Amondson predicted "a lot more alcohol will be sold, [and] a few more children will suffer."[15]

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.[16] 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."[1] The car was also decorated with homemade bumper stickers that read "Dumb People Drink" and "Your Kids Need You Sober."[11] While driving past taverns, he regularly honked the car horn twice in protest.[5] In 2008, the car was installed with a 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.[17]

Presidential campaigns edit

2004 edit

 
2004 campaign button.

In 2003, Amondson was approached by 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, but received only 208 votes in the 2000 election, down approximately 1,000 from the 1996 election.[11] 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."[11] Conversely, Amondson referred to Dodge as a "good man" with whom he shared the same message,[18] but argued, "Dodge is just not getting the job done. He's too old. We need to send it to an earlier generation."[11]

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 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 Capones in every city than alcohol sold in every grocery store."[18] Amondson made an appearance on The Daily Show with comedian Jon Stewart.[4] 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."[19] 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.[19]

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 million votes, and John Kerry received over 1 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 that the Prohibition Party nominee for President out polled-all other third party candidates for president in any county.[20][21][22][23]

2008 edit

 
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.[24] Earl Dodge died late in 2007, which reunified the split party. Similar to 2004, Amondson's based his campaign on media interviews.[24] 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."[8] When given a choice, Amondson favored the election of a Republican over a Democrat because of the policies on Israel and the ideological difference in justices nominated to the Supreme Court. Amondson wanted former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich as his running mate, but the designation went to activist Leroy Pletten.[8]

During the summer, Amondson campaigned in Louisiana and walked Bourbon Street dressed as the Grim Reaper in protest of alcohol.[25] 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 laws, and advocated limits on divorce, an increased role of religion in schools and a decrease in government welfare programs.[26] 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."[24]

After John McCain selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate, Amondson complimented the Republican for picking a "beautiful woman."[27] Despite his own campaign, Amondson effectively endorsed McCain, revealing he would probably vote for McCain.[25] Amondson attained ballot access in Colorado, Louisiana and Florida by Election Day,[28] and received a total of 653 votes overall.[29]

Personal life edit

Amondson described himself as a "red-neck, Bible-thumbing preacher."[30] He was married for 23 years and had four sons and one daughter, before divorcing.[31] One of his sons died in infancy, and his remaining four children became involved in the motion picture industry upon adulthood.[10]

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."[32] On the show, he discussed his artwork,[10] and was later invited for a second appearance. According to Amondson, following the appearance, he received hundreds of letters.[33]

In his later years, Amondson split his time between Vashon Island and Alaska, where he hunted and found landscapes to paint.[10] He cited painters John Singer Sargent and Joaquín Sorolla as his artistic influences.[3] In addition, Amondson took an interest in woodcarving. His life-sized works can be found throughout Vashon Island.[1] Along with painting and woodcarving, Amondson was an avid pie baker and published a book compiling his mother's pie recipes.[11]

Death edit

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.[10][34] 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.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Heagerty, Amelia (July 22, 2009). . Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. Sound Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "Gene Amondson's Children's Stories". geneamondson.com. Gene Amondson. 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Gene Amondson's Profile". geneamondson.com. Gene Amondson. 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d Lewis, Mike (November 1, 2004). "U.S. presidential candidate has single plank: No booze". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Seattle Media, LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c Welch, Bob (May 11, 1989). "The Real Grim Reaper takes Message to Courthouse". Journal-American. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  6. ^ "Suspect Refuses Lie Test". Tri City Herald. Associated Press. October 8, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  7. ^ "50 Men Probe Lake For Fliers". Tri City Herald. Associated Press. February 7, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c n:Wikinews interviews Gene Amondson, Prohibition Party presidential nominee
  9. ^ "Temperance Convention". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina: New York Times Company. August 26, 1989. pp. C5. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Gene Amondson". Prohibitionists.org. The Prohibition Party. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Kershaw, Sarah (October 1, 2004). "In Search of Voters, Prohibition Candidate Runs Dry". New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Gene Amondson's Grim Reaper Anti-alcohol Message". Geneamondson.com. Gene Amondson. 2002. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  13. ^ "Gene Amondson – International Speaker to Kids in Schools and Prisons". geneamondson.com. Gene Amondson. 2002. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  14. ^ Gilmore, Susan (July 23, 2005). . Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  15. ^ Lewis, Mike (April 8, 2005). "Sunday liquor sales have foe in minister who ran for president". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle Media, LLC.
  16. ^ Heagerty, Amelia (May 28, 2008). . Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. Sound Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on August 8, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  17. ^ Heagerty, Amelia (September 17, 2008). "Islander's car gets a boost from hydrogen". Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. Sound Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  18. ^ a b Weller, Robert (September 9, 2004). "Battle brewing for the teetotaler vote". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  19. ^ a b "Party Like it's 1929". The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. October 19, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  20. ^ "East Carroll Parish Results". USA Election Atlas. David Leip. 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  21. ^ "Red River Parish Results". USA Election Atlas. David Leip. 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  22. ^ "St. James Parish Results". USA Election Atlas. David Leip. 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  23. ^ "West Feliciana Parish Results". USA Election Atlas. David Leip. 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  24. ^ a b c Moe, John (August 2, 2008). . Weekend America. American Public Media. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  25. ^ a b Ahren, Raphael (April 6, 2008). "Though declining, Prohibitionists still pursue presidency". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  26. ^ Schulze, Travis (May 30, 2008). . The Lantern. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  27. ^ "Presidential Candidate Wants 'Pretty Girl' In White House". Flash News. September 2, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  28. ^ Recio, Maria (November 3, 2008). "It's a big election for the little parties, too". McClatchy Newspapers. McClatchy Washington Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  29. ^ "2008 Presidential Popular Vote Summary for all candidates listed on at least one state ballot" (PDF). FEC. United States Government. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  30. ^ Kelly, David (September 20, 2004). . The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  31. ^ . Politics1. Ron Gunzburger. 1997–2007. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  32. ^ Hahn, Jon (November 18, 1993). "Seizing a 'Single' Opportunity". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Seattle Media, LLC. pp. C2.
  33. ^ Hahn, Jon (December 16, 1993). "Mate Seeker is 'Hopeful in Seattle'". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Seattle Media, LLC. pp. C2.
  34. ^ "Gene Amondson Dies". Ballot Access News. Richard Winger. July 21, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2010.

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Gene C Amondson October 15 1943 July 20 2009 was a painter woodcarver Christian minister and prohibition activist who was the 2004 US presidential nominee for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nominee of the unified party in 2008 Gene AmondsonBorn 1943 10 15 October 15 1943Morton Washington U S DiedJuly 20 2009 2009 07 20 aged 65 Seattle Washington U S EducationWarner Pacific College BS Asbury Theological SeminaryOccupation s Artist minister activistPolitical partyProhibitionChildren5The 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 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 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 Contents 1 Early life 2 Activism 3 Presidential campaigns 3 1 2004 3 2 2008 4 Personal life 4 1 Death 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editGene Amondson was born to Owen and Ruby Amondson 1 in Morton Washington near the city of Centralia His mother was a German American homemaker originally from Nebraska 2 and his father who was nicknamed Red was a Norwegian American 3 logger an industry then rampant with alcoholism As a child neither of Gene s parents drank 4 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 5 Amondson was also exposed to politics His uncle Orville Porky Amondson was elected and served as sheriff in Lewis County 6 7 and his brother Neil served in the Washington State Senate as a Republican 8 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 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 liberal community of Vashon Island Washington where he began preaching at Cove Road Church 4 Activism editAfter 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 4 Booze 9 and The Sermon Against Alcohol 10 He visited churches prisons 11 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 12 and toured Africa 13 I m going to fight booze until hell freezes over and then I m going to buy a pair of ice skates and fight it some more Gene Amondson 11 nbsp 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 12 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 5 In 2005 he led a movement to stop the Washington legislature from allowing alcohol to be sold on Sundays but was unsuccessful 14 Because of the passage Amondson predicted a lot more alcohol will be sold and a few more children will suffer 15 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 16 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 1 The car was also decorated with homemade bumper stickers that read Dumb People Drink and Your Kids Need You Sober 11 While driving past taverns he regularly honked the car horn twice in protest 5 In 2008 the car was installed with a 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 17 Presidential campaigns edit2004 edit nbsp 2004 campaign button In 2003 Amondson was approached by 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 but received only 208 votes in the 2000 election down approximately 1 000 from the 1996 election 11 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 11 Conversely Amondson referred to Dodge as a good man with whom he shared the same message 18 but argued Dodge is just not getting the job done He s too old We need to send it to an earlier generation 11 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 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 Capones in every city than alcohol sold in every grocery store 18 Amondson made an appearance on The Daily Show with comedian Jon Stewart 4 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 19 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 19 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 million votes and John Kerry received over 1 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 that the Prohibition Party nominee for President out polled all other third party candidates for president in any county 20 21 22 23 2008 edit nbsp 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 24 Earl Dodge died late in 2007 which reunified the split party Similar to 2004 Amondson s based his campaign on media interviews 24 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 8 When given a choice Amondson favored the election of a Republican over a Democrat because of the policies on Israel and the ideological difference in justices nominated to the Supreme Court Amondson wanted former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich as his running mate but the designation went to activist Leroy Pletten 8 During the summer Amondson campaigned in Louisiana and walked Bourbon Street dressed as the Grim Reaper in protest of alcohol 25 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 laws and advocated limits on divorce an increased role of religion in schools and a decrease in government welfare programs 26 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 24 After John McCain selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate Amondson complimented the Republican for picking a beautiful woman 27 Despite his own campaign Amondson effectively endorsed McCain revealing he would probably vote for McCain 25 Amondson attained ballot access in Colorado Louisiana and Florida by Election Day 28 and received a total of 653 votes overall 29 Personal life editAmondson described himself as a red neck Bible thumbing preacher 30 He was married for 23 years and had four sons and one daughter before divorcing 31 One of his sons died in infancy and his remaining four children became involved in the motion picture industry upon adulthood 10 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 32 On the show he discussed his artwork 10 and was later invited for a second appearance According to Amondson following the appearance he received hundreds of letters 33 In his later years Amondson split his time between Vashon Island and Alaska where he hunted and found landscapes to paint 10 He cited painters John Singer Sargent and Joaquin Sorolla as his artistic influences 3 In addition Amondson took an interest in woodcarving His life sized works can be found throughout Vashon Island 1 Along with painting and woodcarving Amondson was an avid pie baker and published a book compiling his mother s pie recipes 11 Death edit 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 10 34 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 1 See also editList of candidates in the United States presidential election 2004 List of candidates in the United States presidential election 2008References edit a b c d Heagerty Amelia July 22 2009 Colorful Islander Gene Amondson dies Vashon Maury Island Beachcomber Sound Publishing Inc Archived from the original on July 29 2009 Retrieved May 13 2010 Gene Amondson s Children s Stories geneamondson com Gene Amondson 2008 Retrieved May 13 2010 a b Gene Amondson s Profile geneamondson com Gene Amondson 2008 Retrieved May 13 2010 a b c d Lewis Mike November 1 2004 U S presidential candidate has single plank No booze Seattle Post Intelligencer Hearst Seattle Media LLC Retrieved May 10 2010 a b c Welch Bob May 11 1989 The Real Grim Reaper takes Message to Courthouse Journal American Retrieved May 11 2010 Suspect Refuses Lie Test Tri City Herald Associated Press October 8 1959 p 2 Retrieved April 21 2010 50 Men Probe Lake For Fliers Tri City Herald Associated Press February 7 1959 p 1 Retrieved April 21 2010 a b c n Wikinews interviews Gene Amondson Prohibition Party presidential nominee Temperance Convention Spartanburg Herald Journal Spartanburg South Carolina New York Times Company August 26 1989 pp C5 Retrieved April 21 2010 a b c d e Gene Amondson Prohibitionists org The Prohibition Party Retrieved April 17 2010 a b c d e f g Kershaw Sarah October 1 2004 In Search of Voters Prohibition Candidate Runs Dry New York Times Retrieved May 10 2010 a b Gene Amondson s Grim Reaper Anti alcohol Message Geneamondson com Gene Amondson 2002 Retrieved May 11 2010 Gene Amondson International Speaker to Kids in Schools and Prisons geneamondson com Gene Amondson 2002 Retrieved May 13 2010 Gilmore Susan July 23 2005 Liquor sales become legal on Sundays in 35 stores Seattle Times Archived from the original on July 29 2013 Retrieved January 7 2013 Lewis Mike April 8 2005 Sunday liquor sales have foe in minister who ran for president Seattle Post Intelligencer Seattle Media LLC Heagerty Amelia May 28 2008 Run in with King county over codes highlights affordable housing crisis Vashon Maury Island Beachcomber Sound Publishing Inc Archived from the original on August 8 2009 Retrieved May 13 2010 Heagerty Amelia September 17 2008 Islander s car gets a boost from hydrogen Vashon Maury Island Beachcomber Sound Publishing Inc Archived from the original on September 6 2012 Retrieved May 13 2010 a b Weller Robert September 9 2004 Battle brewing for the teetotaler vote USA Today Associated Press Retrieved January 28 2010 a b Party Like it s 1929 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart October 19 2004 Retrieved July 17 2013 East Carroll Parish Results USA Election Atlas David Leip 2005 Retrieved April 17 2010 Red River Parish Results USA Election Atlas David Leip 2005 Retrieved April 17 2010 St James Parish Results USA Election Atlas David Leip 2005 Retrieved April 17 2010 West Feliciana Parish Results USA Election Atlas David Leip 2005 Retrieved April 17 2010 a b c Moe John August 2 2008 Sober Up and Fly Right Weekend America American Public Media Archived from the original on September 28 2011 Retrieved May 12 2010 a b Ahren Raphael April 6 2008 Though declining Prohibitionists still pursue presidency Orlando Sentinel Retrieved May 12 2010 Schulze Travis May 30 2008 Third parties vie for 2008 glory The Lantern Archived from the original on June 7 2011 Retrieved May 12 2010 Presidential Candidate Wants Pretty Girl In White House Flash News September 2 2008 Retrieved January 7 2013 Recio Maria November 3 2008 It s a big election for the little parties too McClatchy Newspapers McClatchy Washington Bureau Retrieved May 12 2010 2008 Presidential Popular Vote Summary for all candidates listed on at least one state ballot PDF FEC United States Government Retrieved April 19 2010 Kelly David September 20 2004 Candidate is high on Prohibition The Seattle Times Archived from the original on June 22 2011 Retrieved May 10 2010 Gene Amondson Politics1 Ron Gunzburger 1997 2007 Archived from the original on January 15 2010 Retrieved April 17 2010 Hahn Jon November 18 1993 Seizing a Single Opportunity Seattle Post Intelligencer Hearst Seattle Media LLC pp C2 Hahn Jon December 16 1993 Mate Seeker is Hopeful in Seattle Seattle Post Intelligencer Hearst Seattle Media LLC pp C2 Gene Amondson Dies Ballot Access News Richard Winger July 21 2009 Retrieved April 17 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikinews has related news Wikinews interviews Gene Amondson Prohibition Party presidential nomineeFormer U S Presidential candidate dies following a stroke Official website MySpace profile for the 2008 election Biography at Our Campaigns Politics1 profile Downloadable audio interview Archived January 5 2016 at the Wayback Machine with Free Talk Live Interview on Blog Talk RadioParty political officesPreceded byEarl F Dodge Prohibition Party Presidential candidate2004 2008 Succeeded byJack Fellure Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gene Amondson amp oldid 1164147037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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