Marco Battaglia
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| Born | October 7, 1985 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
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| 🏛️ Political party | Libertarian |
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Marco "Thomoso" Battaglia (born October 7, 1985) is an American libertarian political activist, musician, and podcaster. He was the Libertarian Party's nominee for Attorney General of Iowa in the 2018 election.[1]
Early life[edit]
Battaglia was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1985.[2] Battaglia's mother is Italian. He attended Hoover High School in Des Moines and the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
At the age of 18, Battaglia bassist,formed heavy metal band, Dark Mirror, with his childhood friend Eric Wicker and Chilean vocalist, Alonso Donoso.[3] In 2020 he launched a music podcast with Eric Wicker called Heavy Radio.[4]
Career[edit]
2018 Iowa Gubernatorial campaign[edit]
Battaglia ran for the Libertarian Party of Iowa's gubernatorial nomination with running mate Abena Imhotep in the 2018 Libertarian Party Iowa primaries, and was actively involved in campaigning.[5][6]
On June 5, 2018 Battaglia lost the Iowa Libertarian gubernatorial nomination to Jake Porter, but his running mate, Abena Imhotep remained in the race for the parties lieutenant governor nomination.[7]
2018 Iowa Attorney General campaign[edit]
At the 2018 Libertarian Party of Iowa convention Battaglia was nominated as the parties 2018 Attorney General Candidate.[8]
This marked the first time that Iowa featured a two way race between a Democrat and a Libertarian for Attorney General. No Republican candidate ran for attorney general in this election.[9]
Marco Battaglia lost the election to Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on November 6 2018. Marco Battaglia received 262,131 votes, the most in history by an Iowa candidate for political office that did not align as either Democrat or Republican.[10]
2019 Des Moines City Council At Large campaign[edit]
On June 9 2019 Marco Battaglia announced that he was running for Des Moines City Council At Large. In this announcement Battaglia said he wants to focus on eliminating homelessness, limiting the negative effects of drug use and improving the lives of Des Moines residents with disabilities. [11][12]
With 2,321 votes, Marco Battaglia came in third of seven candidate competing for this office.[13]
Political positions[edit]
Battaglia supports working towards systems of peaceful voluntary exchanges. This includes reducing debts and reducing the size of government, extensive criminal justice reform and the immediate release of those incarcerated for victimless crimes. He supports the concepts of barrier free design, edible landscaping, housing first, the club house model of mental health rehabilitation and the principles of harm reduction.[14][15][3]
Personal life[edit]
Marco Battaglia resides in Des Moines, Iowa with his partner Marrianna. He has two children. Luca and Justice.[16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Gazette, The (5 November 2018). "battaglia-and-justice-reformed-for-all-2018". The Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Marco Battaglia's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 O’Sullivan, Joseph (September 7, 2020) "Dark Mirror", Metal Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2020
- ↑ O’Sullivan, Joseph (September 7, 2020) [1], Metal Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2020
- ↑ Weig, Nick (May 25, 2018). "Marco Battaglia wants to lead Iowa's third major party". CBS News Iowa. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ↑ Masters, Clay (May 9, 2018). "Marco Battaglia: Libertarian Wants to Give More of a Voice to Independents". Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ Pfannenstiel, Brianne (June 5, 2018). "Jake Porter wins Libertarian Iowa governor primary, will face Fred Hubbell and Kim Reynolds". Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ↑ Hanson, Ric (Oct 27, 2018). "CAMPAIGN COUNTDOWN: two candidates for attorney general". KJAN Radio Atlantic. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ↑ Staff, ISD (June 19, 2018). "Democrat and Libertarian matchup set for November". The Gazette. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ↑ "2018 Iowa Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ↑ Cannon, Austin (June 10, 2019). "Former Libertarian attorney general nominee to run for Des Moines City Council". Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ↑ Cannon, Austin (October 24, 2019). "Marco Battaglia: Des Moines at-large city council candidate". Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ↑ Register, Des Moines (Dec 3, 2019). "Polk & Dallas Counties Election Results 2019". Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ↑ The Gazette Editorial Board (May 20, 2018). "Give Freedom A Chance".
- ↑ Houck, Taggart. "Marco Battaglia, candidate for Iowa Attorney General". The Gazette. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Iowa Attorney General: Miller vs. Battaglia". KWQC. Oct 29, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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