Clint Eastwood Jr., May 31, 1930 (San Francisco, Calif.) -
VP candidate for Christian Party (2016)
Running mate with nominee: James Curtis Woolsey (b. 1966)
Popular vote: 0 (0.00%)
Electoral vote: 0/538
The campaign:
Curtis Woolsey of Tucson, Ariz. filed with the FEC on Dec. 27, 2016 with the intention of seeking the Presidential nomination of the Constitution Party. Having not achieved that goal, he changed his FEC filing to that of being affiliated with the Christian Party on May 23, 2016, and resumed his quest for the White House. This entity does not appear to be connected to earlier political groups also using the name "Christian Party."
Woolsey was the son of Christian missionaries and had spent part of his upbringing in Peru, Ecuador and Guatemala. He returned to Arizona after a stint in the US Navy. In 2014 he ran as an Independent write-in candidate for Governor of Arizona and made the following statement to Ballotpedia--
On February 15, 2014, I was led by the Holy Spirit to run for Governor of Arizona. On March 7, 2014, the Secretary of State of Arizona accepted the statement of organization for my political committee, 'Arizona for Woolsey for Governor,' commencing my candidacy for Governor of Arizona. By the time my period as leader of Arizona ends, pre-birth killing (abortion), court-ordered medicine, the forbidding of preaching Jesus Christ and the forbidding of Bibles in public schools will be legally ended, or there will be no God in heaven and I will take full responsibility for these restraints on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness remaining.
Wooley had several Facebook accounts related to his electioneering: Woolsey, Eastwood, Swaggart, 2016 - Jesus Christ for Curtis Woolsey for President - and, Holy Spirit Baptism by Jesus Christ. Clint Eastwood had been selected for the position of Vice-President, with televangelist Jimmy Swaggart for Secretary of State.
Some samples from Woolsey's various Facebook pages--
May 18, 2016
OBEYING THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT!
Write in CURTIS WOOLSEY as PRESIDENT on NOVEMBER 8, 2016!
CHRISTIAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE CURTIS WOOLSEY, VICE PRESIDENT CLINT EASTWOOD, SECRETARY OF STATE JIMMY SWAGGART
June 11, 2016
My voter registration card with the designation, CHR, under Party, standing for Christian Party, the party God led me to join, which has no platform of beliefs, but freedom to obey the leading of the Holy Spirit! Praise Jesus! If you register to vote, and put "Christian" for your party, you will be in the same party that I'm in!
July 20, 2016
I'm Curtis Woolsey, Christian Party presidential nominee! I am unworthy, and I am nothing! I carry out God's will and I obey God! "The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding." -Job 28:28 from the Holy Bible. I'm glad to say Christ is in my heart and God has been gracious to lead me by his Holy Spirit! Praise Jesus!
July 24, 2016
OBEYING THE GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT! PRAISE JESUS CHRIST!
Please write CURTIS WOOLSEY for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on November 8, 2016!
SELECTED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF CHRISTIAN POLITICAL PARTY CURTIS WOOLSEY, Preaching all over the face of the world accompanied by THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BY JESUS CHRIST! CURTIS WOOLSEY, CLINT EASTWOOD 2016
The choice of Clint Eastwood as VP is intriguing since the actor has professed ambivalence toward the traditional God of Christian religion but instead embraces the power of the natural world as a spiritual source, "So although my religious training was not really specific, I do feel spiritual things. If I stand on the side of the Grand Canyon and look down, it moves me in some way." Eastwood has also said he practices Transcendental Meditation.
Politically Eastwood had been a Republican and had endorsed every Presidential candidate of that party from Eisenhower to Romney. In interviews he has stated he is actually now a registered Libertarian. In 2016 he initially seemed to endorse Trump but later backed away from that, expressing disappointment with both of the major candidates. It is probably a safe bet he was unaware of having the honor of being the running-mate of the Christian Party.
The Woolsey/Eastwood ticket did not appear on any ballots or were registered as write-ins in any state.
In an April 2019 post-mortem, Woolsey opined--
God did not choose Donald Trump for President. Donald Trump was elected by so-called Christians who are going to hell for voting for Donald Trump in 2016, for not doing God’s will! Jesus Christ said God’s kingdom is for those who do the will of his Father, God. It was God’s will for Curtis Woolsey to be elected President in 2016, just as it is God’s will for Curtis Woolsey to be elected President in 2020! Furthermore, in God’s eyes, Curtis Woolsey is the President of the United States.
and this, also in April 2019--
I’m humbled to have been recognized by God as being President of the United States of America on September 8, 2016. In God’s eyes, I’m the President of the United States of America. -CURTIS WOOLSEY, 2020 Christian Party Presidential candidate
Woolsey ran again in 2020, but I cannot verify any running-mate.
Election history:
1986-1988 - Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. (Nonpartisan)
Other occupations: US Army, lifeguard, actor, director, producer, musician, composer, California State Park and Recreation Commission
Notes:
Brush with fame. I knew a guy who once pumped gas for Eastwood at a Los Angeles filling station in the 1970s. Eastwood said, "Fill 'er up." Pretty exciting, eh?
