Mike Maturen


Michael A. Maturen is an American political activist best known for his candidacy for president of [the United States] as the nominee of the American Solidarity Party in the 2016 United States presidential election.

Life and career

Maturen was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1964 and was adopted into a Catholic family. He attended Douglas MacArthur High School, attended Central Michigan University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with a minor in journalism, and, in 2002, Maturen graduated from the Minnesota [Graduate School of Theology].
That same year, Maturen was ordained as a priest in the Evangelical Episcopal Churches">Evangelical Anglicanism">Evangelical Episcopal Churches, although he eventually returned to the Catholic Church. As of 2016, Maturen worked as a salesperson and part-time magician. He has also served as the District Deputy for the Michigan Jurisdiction of the Knights of Columbus.
In 2012, he wrote and published a weekly devotional book entitled A New Dawn: Weekly Wisdom From Everyday Life.

Presidential campaign and political positions

Maturen was the presidential nominee for the American Solidarity Party.
Maturen is opposed to abortion and capital punishment. He refers to himself as "WHOLE life...not just anti-abortion". He supports the Christian democratic concepts of solidarity and subsidiarity.

Ballot status

Electoral votes: 9
Ballot access: Colorado
Write-in access:
Alabama,
Alaska,
California,
Georgia,
Idaho,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Nebraska,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Wisconsin

Endorsements