Carroll received his bachelor's degree in history from UCLA and earned a teaching credential at California State University, Los Angeles. He taught junior high history and other subjects in Farmersville, California from 1977 to 1983.[3] During that time, he also wrote for the Valley Voice newspaper, focusing primarily on the local need for public transportation.[3][4] Carroll has taught students in Colombia and China and traveled extensively throughout Europe and Brazil. As an amateur naturalist, his work has been cited in studies on spiders and insects.[5][6] In 2008, he returned to teaching in Farmersville.[7][8]
2018 California congressional campaignedit
Carroll ran for California's twenty-second congressional district in 2018, campaigning against Republican incumbent Devin Nunes and Democrat Andrew Janz. This was a contentious election due to Nunes' role in the 2018 Trump–Russia investigation.[9] Carroll received 1,591 votes in the top-two primary, placing fifth in a field of six candidates. During the general election (after Carroll's elimination), Janz claimed that Carroll had endorsed him; Carroll publicly denied this claim.[10]
Carroll notably spoke at the Rehumanize Conference in New Orleans,[16] a speaking engagement at the Presidential Politics Conference of Iowa at Dordt University that was also attended by Republican candidate Joe Walsh and Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard.[17][18][19][20][21] He participated in a Free & Equal Elections Foundation presidential debate, alongside minor candidates of various parties.[22][23][24]
^Although the candidate was officially affiliated with the American Solidarity Party, because the party did not have ballot access in California at the time of the election, the candidate was listed on the ballot as having "no party preference".
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^ abcMeyer, Regan (September 3, 2020). "Professor emeritus leaves classroom, enters campaign trail for American Solidarity Party". Hillsdale Collegian. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^Griswold, Lewis (May 28, 2018). "Five challengers want to boot Devin Nunes from his safe seat". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^ abHanink, James; Bartko, Matthew (April 5, 2019). "WCAT Radio The Open Door (April 5, 2019)". The Open Door. Spreaker. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ abHolman, Ron. "Brian T. Carroll: Candidate for U.S. Congress, District 22". Visalia Times Delta. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^Watt, Alistair (October 15, 2017). Robert Fortune: A Plant Hunter in the Orient. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p. 187.
^Levi, H. W. (1995). "Orb-weaving spiders Actinosoma, Spilasma, Micrepeira, Pronous, and four new genera (Araneae: Araneidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 154: 153–213.
^Briggs, Mike. "Brian T. Carroll, Candidate for Congress, CA 22, on Mike & Athena". YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^Steen, Greg. "Brian T. Carroll, Candidate for Congress, CA 22, on Truth 4 Seniors". YouTube. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^Stracqualursi, Veronica (February 3, 2018). "Rep. Nunes' Democratic opponents capitalizing on memo release". CNN. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^Appleton, Rory (June 27, 2018). "Candidate denies fellow Nunes challenger Janz's claims of support". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^"2018 California primary election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2019.
^Camosy, Charles (September 29, 2020). "The Catholic case for Brian Carroll of the American Solidarity Party". Our Sunday Visitor. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
^Dreher, Rod. "Rod Dreher". Twitter. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^Marohn, Charles. "Charles Marohn". Twitter. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^Yancey, George (August 12, 2020). "Throwing Away my Vote". Shattering Paradigms. Patheos. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^"2020 Presidential Voter Guide". Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^"2020 Presidential Elections". Italian Community of St Louis. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ ab"Pro-life but not Republicans: meet the American Solidarity Party". Catholic Herald. October 23, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^ abHuber, Tim. "Room in the middle". Mennonite World Review. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^Miller, Bailey (February 16, 2018). "Candidates Running for California's 22nd Congressional Share Views at Forum". YourCentralValley.com. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^The Free and Equal Election Foundation (October 9, 2020). "Open Presidential Debate 2020 – Full Version". YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^"American Solidarity Party candidate presses on to 2020 presidential election". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^Silliman, Daniel (June 22, 2020). "For Third-Party Christians, Some Things Are More Important Than Winning". Christianity Today.
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