Tai-Chi Kuo, JD, MBA

2020 Delegate Candidate for the Midwest Region 

American Solidarity Party 

 Hello! My name is Tai-Chi Kuo. I am a                 married, Chinese American Evangelical       Christian living in the Chicagoland area,           and I am running for midwestern           delegate at the 2020 Convention. For           the past several years, I’ve served on the               American Solidarity Party National       Committee (SNC) in the capacity of           either Vice-Treasurer (2018-19) or       Treasurer (2019-20). I also served         concurrently on the ASP-Illinois (ASP-IL)         Committee during this time. Serving on           the SNC has been one of the best               experiences of my life. I have learned a               

lot from governance and organizational perspectives and had the opportunity to work with some                           truly tremendous people. However, I also believe that the skills to successfully steward our                           Party’s finances must be passed down to ensure that we always have someone who can perform                               these essential tasks, and with that in-mind I will not be running for re-election to the SNC at end                                     of my term (in June), with hopes of training and supporting the incoming Treasurer. I will be                                 staying involved both locally, in ASP-IL, and hopefully at the national-level as one of your                             midwestern delegates.  I first began my journey into politics after hearing a message on the subject of “Public Faith”                                 exhorting Christians not to withdraw from public service, but to engage deeply with American                           society on the pressing issues of our times. I found and joined the American Solidarity Party in the                                   summer of 2017 after a very disappointing 2016 Presidential Election where I reluctantly                         supported the Johnson-Weld ticket. Since that time, I have been active as an ASP-IL officer, and                               was elected to our SNC in 2018. I have also coordinated/hosted our 2020 ASP Presidential                             Primary Debates, written for our party blog on Illinois’ dangerous new abortion law and on                             standing against the increase in religious freedom challenges from “both sides” of the political                           spectrum, and serve on the Social Media Team for Brian Carroll’s 2020 Presidential Campaign.                           The issues I am most passionate about include Religious Freedom, Faith in the Public Square, Asian                               American issues, and Greater China issues.  Professionally, I have worked in Project Management and Business Analysis-related roles for over                         ten years on numerous Financial Services, Technology, and Legal projects. I hold a Juris Doctor                             from Loyola University Chicago and a Master of Business Administration from the University of                           

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Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (also my undergraduate alma mater). My wife Tiffany and I were                           married in 2019 and we have family in Illinois, Hawaii, Michigan, Tennessee, Georgia, Taipei,                           Beijing, and Fuzhou. During my free time, I enjoy reading, board games, opera, and practicing                             martial arts.  I hope this has provided you with a good idea about who I am and what I am passionate about. I’ve                                         included further details regarding my vision for the Party and responses to questions posed to our                               delegates in the following pages. Thank you for your time. If selected, I would be honored to                                 represent the Midwest at our 2020 Delegate Convention.  God Bless America, and God Bless the American Solidarity Party!  Tai-Chi Kuo, JD, MBA May 18, 2020  Please feel free to email me regarding any further questions at tai-chi.kuo@solidarity-party.org.     

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Q&A  

Re: My vision for the next Stage of Party development: The American Solidarity Party will always be a grassroots-led organization. However, it is                         undeniable that we have grown both numerically and in level of experience from a largely social                               media-based network focused on running largely-symbolic races to one where sustained local                       activity is ongoing at an individual and team-level in areas such as Ohio, California, Utah, Texas,                               Georgia, and Florida. As such, I believe organizationally, the ASP-USA has FIVE goals in its next                               stage of development:  

1. Develop and expand the ASP's fundraising network above and beyond our existing                       micro-transaction base, which can be introduced to ASP local, state, & national-level                       political committees to fund their campaigns,  

2. Develop think-tanks to analyze federal-level legislation and produce detailed policy                   whitepapers & content that may be used by aspirants to national office,   

3. Obtain Federal Election Commission recognition as a Party Committee (raising our                     contribution limits & national profile),  

4. Continuing to develop familiarity & expertise with Federal Election Commission                   requirements (both financial constraints as well as constraints on Committee activities), &  

5. Provide leadership to support the development and maturing of state Solidarity Parties,                       including coordinating state legislation & policy review to develop localized ASP policy,                       mentoring state & local leaders on the functioning of party and political committees,                         connecting in-state supporters and aspirants to their local Solidarity Party network 

  Re: Whom I would support for National Committee: From experience, I can say that serving on an Executive Body like this does require passion and                                 skill, but more importantly, personal sacrifice and commitment. To obtain my support, aspiring                         National Committee members must indicate their willingness to dedicate at minimum 3-4 hrs per                           week to "Party Business" (on a light week), with the expectation that Party Business may consume                               upwards of 10+ hrs/week during a particularly busy time. Please note that "Party Business" ought                             not include social media debates on current events (unless that is actually your stated-role), but                             rather, tasks like chairing meetings (in-person or remote), communicating with vendors, updating                       internal best practices documents, etc. These nuts and bolts are extremely important in the                           running of a Political Committee, and will be important to maintain as we strive to compete in                                 additional elections as well as obtain Party Committee status with the FEC.  

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 Re: My position on whether to retain a Statement of Principles: I am not opposed to a Statement of Principles, but my support would vary depending on the stated                                   purpose(s) of such a document, as proposed to the Convention.  I would NOT support a Statement of Principles which functions as a litmus test for membership.  I would support a Statement of Principles which functions as a GUIDE for party and individual                               candidate platforms.   Re: What should be on any Statement of Principles: I believe any Statement of Principles adopted by the American Solidarity Party should contain the                             following elements:  

1. A principled commitment to Pro-Life policies from conception until natural death  

2. A principled commitment to Restorative, Reparative Racial Justice for previous wrongs                     and lingering effects, as well as emergent issues  

3. A principled commitment to the preservation of Traditional Family Values (i.e. Marriage,                       Private & Home-schooling, Parental Guidance) and Religious Freedom  

4. A principled commitment to Peaceful Resolution of Armed Conflicts where possible and                       Just War where it is not  

5. A principled commitment to Environmental Sustainability  

6. A principled commitment to foster the development of a well-regulated Market which                       provides for both the economic flourishing of everyone, as well as new opportunities to                           personally succeed 

  Re: Whether I would support additional Platform Revisions: Not at this time. May consider small, limited changes, especially to the economics section.  Will not consider removal of Marriage-related content. Our current position (to support                       Traditional Marriage within the existing context, without pushing for an Obergefell repeal) is                         already a great, distinct middle-ground between the GOP position (to push for an Obergefell                           repeal), and the DNC position (of removing the "Traditional" and imposing new era morality).    

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GALLERY  

 2017 Christmas gathering with ASP-Illinois officers John 

Arbogast, Joseph Rudolph, and supporters, December 2017   

 

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 At the ASP-Ohio Midwestern Regional Conference, where I gave a speech on my “Solidarity Story”, October 2018; Also 

pictured: Dr. John Das (ASP-OH Chairman), Raynard Phillips (ASP-MI), Amar Patel (ASP-IL)  

 

 

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 At various ASP-Illinois Feed My Starving Children events 

with ASP-USA Chair Amar Patel and friends, circa 2018-2019 

 

 Making Care Packages for the Homeless with ASP-Illinois 

and friends, December 2018   

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 At the Chicago March for Life 2019 with my wife Tiffany, 

and Amar Patel (ASP-USA)  

 Hosting the first of three ASP 2020 Presidential Primary 

Debates, August 2019; clips from all three ASP Presidential Primary Debates are available online on the Party’s Youtube 

Channel.   

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 The ASP-Ohio Midwestern Regional Conference, August 

2019 - where I gave a speech on Racial Justice and socioeconomic disparities, entitled “Good Things Come 

From the ‘Hood” and coordinated our second 2020 Presidential Primary Debate (with Raynard Phillips as host).   

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 Also pictured: Dr. Michael Liccioni (ASP-OH), Monica Sohler 

(ASP-USA National Committee), Beth Heerdt (ASP-MA), Emily Roche (ASP-KY), Brian Carroll (ASP POTUS 

Candidate), Raynard Phillips (ASP-MI)   

 Working the ASP-Wisconsin booth with ASP-WI Chairman 

David Bovee at the Kenosha County State Fair, August 2019   

 Learning about FEC reporting requirements at the 2019 Federal Election Commission Regional Conference with 

ASP-Illinois Chairwoman Bonnie Kallis, August 2019  

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 Working the ASP-USA booth with ASP-USA Chairman Amar 

Patel at the Chicago March For Life, January 2020   

 On the sidelines of Free and Equal Elections’ 2020 Open 

Presidential Debate with American Solidarity Party POTUS Candidate Brian Carroll; I assisted with Debate Prep in the 

run-up to this event, February 2020  

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