Mango Price, April 15, 2010 (Wilmington, N.C.) -
VP candidate for Feline Party of the United States (aka Independent) (2016)
Running mate with nominee: Artemis Bastet Belladonna (b. 2015)
Popular vote: 0 (0.00%)
Electoral vote: 0/538
The campaign:
Artemis Bastet Belladonna, a female grey cat in Cary, N.C., filed with the FEC as an Independent aspirant for US President on Oct. 26, 2016. The running-mate was Mango Price, a male orange tabby in Raleigh, N.C. making him the second candidate on a national ticket of that hue with no public service experience.
Although the Feline Party, as their website called them, had a late start in the election season they made up for it by a very active online campaign.
Artemis' biography as provided on her webpage--
About Artemis
Artemis is a (very cute) one year old cat living in Cary, North Carolina. She enjoys eating, sleeping, and killing things.
Her History
Artemis Bastet Belladonna was born circa June 4, 2015 near Henderson, North Carolina, United States. She was found, all by herself on July 4, 2015, and was estimated to be 1 month old. She came into the Gaska household on July 23, 2016, and found a forever home.
Her Name
Artemis- The ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, and of all animals.
Bastet- The ancient Egyptian goddess of cats.
Belladonna- A poisonous plant.
The ticket ran on a platform of animal rights but also weighed in on other issues--
Abortion
Artemis believes that all women should have access to safe abortions, and that we should continue funding Planned Parenthood, as they do very good work. (Tweet)
Guns
The 2nd amendment is important, and Artemis wishes to keep it in its entirety. Artemis wants to ban people on the no-fly list from purchasing weapons, and she agrees with Bernie Sanders on not letting people sue the gun companies if they got shot. "If someone hit you with a hammer, would you sue Craftsman?"- Artemis
Ranked Choice Voting
Terrorism
Artemis hates ISIS/ISIL. She wants to scratch them. So, she will work with other nations in the middle east to fight terrorism.
Unemployment
Artemis wants to kill two birds with one stone (yum) with her plan for unemployment. She is going to begin a huge plan to repair our nation's failing infrastructure, employing millions in the process. This will leave our nation with all new roads, highways, bridges, airports, and more.
The Feline Party of the United States should not be confused with the Feline Party that ran two cats named Tabby and Goldie as a ticket in 2004. The Artemis campaign seemed to have a connection with a Kik Messenger chat group called "The Greatest Group Ever Created (TGGEC)."
Artemis also ran for President in 2020 but I could not confirm any running-mate for that election.
Election history: none
Other occupations: cat
Notes:
Cary, N.C. was named after another third party Vice-Presidential candidate, Samuel Fenton Cary who was the Greenback Party running-mate in 1876.
