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{{Infobox political party
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|chairman = [[Tom Stevens (politician)|Tom Stevens]]
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{{Objectivist movement}}
The '''Objectivist Party''' is a [[Political parties in the United States|political party]] in the [[United States]] that seeks to promote [[Ayn Rand]]'s philosophy of Objectivism in the political realm.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nolanchart.com/article4501.html |title=2008: The Five Faces of Political libertarianism |publisher=Nolanchart.com |date= |accessdate=May 21, 2009}}</ref> The party was formed on February 2, 2008 by Tom Stevens; the date was chosen to coincide with the date of Rand's birth.<ref>Drew Everson, [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/20/politics/uwire/main4462339.shtml Lack Of Information About Third Party Candidates Probably To Their Benefit], ''[[The Duke Chronicle]]'', September 19, 2008.</ref> The Governing Board of the party currently consists of founder Tom Stevens, Alden Link, Dodge P. Landesman, and Executive Assistant John Connor.<ref>http://www.objectivistparty.us/6485.html</ref>

The Objectivist Party has no official support from either the [[Ayn Rand Institute]] or [[The Atlas Society]].

==Platform==
The Objectivist Party has four main principles: individuals have a right to life, individuals have a right to protect themselves, individuals have a right to their own thoughts, and individuals have a right to their own property. People of the Objectivist Party pursue "rational egoism" rather than altruism and believe that in order to act morally, one must pursue what makes them happy. The Objectivist Party also advocates for a laissez-faire capitalism.<ref>{{Cite web|title = What is Objectivism?|url = https://www.theobjectivestandard.com/what-is-objectivism/|website = The Objective Standard|accessdate = 2015-11-23}}</ref>

The party supports the decriminalization of marijuana, gambling, and other victimless crimes. It supports national defense but does not support involuntary service through drafts or the Selective Service Act. The party strongly supports a free market without interference from the government. They support controlling the country's borders and deportation of immigrants, but would consider allowing some immigrants with special skills to stay.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.objectivistparty.us/6506.html|title = Affiliate Platforms|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

There are various holidays celebrated in the Objectivist Party, such as Free Trade Day, Space Exploration Day and Individual Rights Day, all declared by Stevens.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.objectivistparty.us/36201.html|title = Objectivist Party Holidays & Celebrations|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

==Elections==
===2008 presidential campaign===
The Objectivist Party's nominees in the [[2008 United States presidential campaign]] were Tom Stevens for [[President of the United States|President]] and Alden Link for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]. Both were delegates to the 2008 [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] [[2008 Libertarian Party National Convention|National Convention]], where Stevens was re-elected to the national Libertarian Party's Judicial Committee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/23/objectivist-party-places-presidential-ticket-on-florida-ballot/ |title=Objectivist Party Places Presidential Ticket on Florida Ballot |publisher=''Ballot Access News'' |date=August 23, 2008 |accessdate=September 22, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220192919/http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/23/objectivist-party-places-presidential-ticket-on-florida-ballot/ |archivedate=February 20, 2012 }}</ref>

The Objectivist Party's ticket of Stevens and Link was [[Ballot access|listed on the ballot]] in two states, [[Colorado]] and [[Florida]]. They received a total of 755 votes: 419 votes in Florida and 336 votes in Colorado.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/federalelections2008.pdf |title=Federal Elections 2008: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives |publisher=Federal Election Commission |date=July 2009 |accessdate=December 3, 2013}}</ref>

===2012 presidential campaign===
During the Objectivist Party National Convention in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] from May 29 to May 30, 2010, Stevens and Alden Link were again selected as the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, respectively, for the Objectivist Party nomination in the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 general election]] as a result of a unanimous vote by the delegates. Stevens formally declared his candidacy for President on June 13, 2011.<ref name="prescamp2">{{cite web |url=http://drtomstevens.blogspot.com/2011/06/thomas-robert-stevens-objectivist-party.html |title=Thomas Robert Stevens, Objectivist Party Candidate For President, Files Statement Of Candidacy With Federal Election Commission |first=Tom |last=Stevens |date=June 23, 2011 |accessdate=December 3, 2013}}</ref>

The ticket was again on the ballot only in Colorado and Florida. They also had write-in access in [[Alabama]], [[Iowa]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[Oregon]], [[Vermont]], [[Wyoming]]. Stevens and Link received 4,091 votes: 235 votes in Colorado and 3,856 votes in Florida.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/federalelections2012.pdf |title=Federal Elections 2012: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives |publisher=Federal Election Commission |date=July 2013 |accessdate=December 3, 2013}}</ref>

===2016 presidential campaign===
The Objectivist Party did not run any candidates in 2016; instead, the party supported [[Mike Huckabee]] during the 2015–2016 Republican primaries, later endorsing the Republican ticket of [[Donald Trump]] and [[Mike Pence]] on August 21, 2016.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

==See also==
*[[Objectivism and libertarianism]]
*[[Objectivist movement]]
*[[Third party (United States)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.objectivistparty.us/ Official web site]

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