Kimberly Brighton Barrick, August 9, 1969? -
VP candidate for Boston Tea Party (2012)
Running-mate with nominee: Raymond James Duensing Jr. (b. 1975)
Popular vote: 0 (0.00%)
Electoral vote: 0/538
The campaign:
For their second Presidential outing the Boston Tea Party, which was partly a home for refugees from the Libertarian Party, held an online convention shortly before Christmas, 2011 and nominated Tiffany Briscoe of Maryland for President and Kimberly Barrick (née Johnson) of Arizona for VP.
Briscoe, who operated a retail business merchandising clothes, handbags, and perfume, filed with the Maryland State Board of Elections as a Democrat on Mar. 9, 2011. After her Presidential nomination she filed with the FEC under the Boston Tea Party on Feb. 12, 2012.
In Mar. 2012 it was discovered Briscoe had some serious discrepancies in her resume and the BTP asked that she either step down or explain. She explained her version of events, and in the end the Party still wanted her to step down. On the BTP side, there were differences of opinion on what course to take. On Briscoe's side she appeared to initially want to run under the BTP banner on her own but ultimately took the stance of, "You can't fire me, I quit!"
And so she continued to run as an Independent, although as far as Maryland was concerned she was still registered as a write-in Democrat.
On St. Patrick's Day, 2012, Briscoe's website offered her rendition of the split from the BTP, and the announcement of a new running-mate, James Ogle--
The fight for liberty and peace is far from over. We have a long way to go until we obtain the ultimate goal of a free society, based on free markets and free minds. But all signs point toward an eventual victory of the liberty movement. In many aspects of our lives, we are more free than we were 50 years ago, 100 years ago, or a thousand years ago. This is a relief, but as the greatest minds in history have stated, freedom depends on the willingness of individuals to fight for it.
Our campaign is just one little front in the overall battle. But it is not unimportant whatsoever. In fact, it brings about a great opportunity to either accelerate victory or let the battle drag for longer. But it needs to be managed in a more efficient way to help our cause. This is why the Briscoe for America presidential campaign has decided to make a few, meaningful changes to enhance voters' powers this November.
To begin with, the campaign chose not to run with a party in this election cycle. We went from Democrats to a ticket for the Boston Tea Party. We thank both entities for their well-accepted support, but Tiffany Briscoe is not meant to follow a definite political party. Lately, a controversy arose within the party's internal structures, which led to an referendum on Tiffany's status as presidential nominee. She unfortunately lost, by a couple of votes, even though the referendum was unbinding and meaningless legally-speaking. And while our decision to leave the BTP had nothing to do with this event, as it originated from earlier thoughts and discussions, we still wish a good luck to the Boston Tea Party, which remains one of the last political entities faithful to the Constitution.
Another change made was Tiffany's choice for Vice-President. Kimberly Barrick is a great woman who truly loves liberty in a way that only a few people can understand. However, she chose to stay with the BTP as a formal vice-presidential nominee for a headless ticket. After a long analysis of the different choices available, Tiffany came with the conclusion that the best general choice to second her ticket was James Ogle. James is a great pro-democratic activist who constantly challenges the legislative establishment through his organization, USA Parliament. James respectfully agreed to join the Briscoe for America campaign as Tiffany's vice-presidential pick, even though USA Parliament remained neutral on this particular matter.
The two will run a national campaign, focused on the principles they both share of liberty, peace, and prosperity, as Independents, in order to reflect this largest voting group during this election cycle. In the minor changes, we can count the moving of our campaign headquarters down south to Homestead, Florida, and the hiring of a new Communications Director, Vakhtang Davrichachvili.
For a brief time, Boston Tea Party VP Barrick was without a standard bearer. At the end of March, after four ballots, the BTP nominated Jim Duensing for President. He had been a three time candidate for US Congress in Nevada representing the Libertarian Party. Two issues that were dear to his heart was the protection of gun culture (he was a firearms instructor) and promoting the Truther conspiracy theory that 9/11 was an inside job.
In addition to being known in Nevada as an attorney nearing the status of a perennial Libertarian candidate, Duensing also made the news when he was shot and wounded by a law enforcement officer in Las Vegas, Oct. 2009 during a routine traffic stop where it was discovered he had outstanding warrants. The police contended Duensing, who was armed, "insinuated" he would employ a firearm, an account Duensing disputed.
The Duensing/Barrick campaign apparently came to an abrupt end when the Chair of the BTP, Darryl Perry, resigned his post in July, 2012. His statement, as reported on Independent Political Report, read--
I first joined the BTP in 2006 and have been on the National Committee since 2008 when I was elected as an At-Large Rep. In 2010 I was elected Chair, and was re-elected this Spring.
Due to the lack of involvement from party members for most of 2011, a resolution was introduced to disband the party.
Whereas the membership of the BTP is largely inactive, and
Whereas the number of State affiliates has decreased since 2008;
Be it therefore resolved, at the close of this National Convention, that the Boston Tea Party shall cease to exist as a political party.
This resolution failed, however member activity has remained stagnant.
I am incredibly disappointed with the party members and in myself for not being able to motivate people to action. While I would love for the BTP to grow and become a viable alternative to the older more established parties, it does not appear the membership is willing to help the party grow.
I regret to announce that effective immediately, I am resigning as Chair of the Boston Tea Party National Committee. With only two remaining members of the National Committee, my resignation effectively disbands the BTP.
I will continue to work towards complete freedom and hope you will join me in this peaceful fight.
In Peace, Freedom, Love & Liberty,
Darryl W. Perry
Election history: none.
Other occupations: horse trainer, life coach, radio show host, "Creator/Owner at Sedona Sacred Alchemy, Founder at Brightest Future Foundation, and Broadcaster at OverGround RailRoad."
Notes:
PNW trivia!!! Barrick attended Oregon State University 1987-1989.
As a result of his 2009 arrest Duensing was convicted of three felony charges in Nov. 2014. In Jan. 2015 Duensing was sentenced to five years probation on three felony charges, lost his license to practice law and his license to conduct firearms training, was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation, remain on house arrest, and not to consume drugs or alcohol.
