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ICYMI, during our July 19th Pirate National Committee meeting, an impromptu endorsement inquiry led to a long overdue endorsement:
Friend of the Pirate Party and Libertarian candidate for Ohio’s 5th Congressional District Michael “Drunk Uncle” Veloff has been endorsed by the United States Pirate Party.
Veloff, affectionately known in Pirate Party circles as “Doc Agnew,” received our endorsement after a 5-0-1 vote on endorsing. You can catch up on the endorsement process by looking back at our previous meeting here. You can skip to 19:30 to see the endorsement process.
Veloff spoke on how he is running against a nepotism seat, being that the current office holder took over from his father.
Key issues spoken of include bail review, “Guns for Thoughts,” being the giving of guns and proper training to our most vulnerable, and moving the contents of Fort Knox to his basement. He has a perfect space, it’s secure, and he’s sure he has enough space for all the gold remaining in Fort Knox.
Doc joins Tim Grady, Blase Henry, Hunter Rand, Drew Bingaman, and Pete Karas as the candidates endorsed this cycle. Tomorrow, Jacob Anders (who has joined us for two-and-shaping-up-to-be-three episodes) will join our Pirate National Committee meeting, seeking our endorsement.
You can check out Parts I & II and find out learn more about Anders campaign. Veloff will be invited onto a future episode of Talk the Plank! as a guest in the coming weeks.
Visit Michael Veloff’s Facebook page to keep up with the campaign.
During last Sunday’s Pirate National Committee meeting, members voted to endorse the campaign of Timothy Grady, independent candidate for Governor of Ohio in his 2026 gubernatorial race.
Having joined out meeting, which you can catch the recap of here Mr. Grady gave us his best pitch for not only why we should endorse his campaign, but also an opportunity for Ohio voters to hear from the independent candidate.
After a long meeting and opportunity to ask questions, the decision was unanimous: the US Pirate Party will support the Grady campaign!
You can see the official announcement from Timothy Grady’s page here.
It should be noted that Tim Grady is not running as a proxy of the Ohio Pirate Party (which is active but unofficial), nor is the Grady campaign strictly a Pirate campaign. The United States Pirate Party values honest campaigns, person-first agendas and anyone who fights for free and open.
The 2026 election cycle will feature explicitly Pirate candidates, running as independents, DINOS/RINOS and explicitly as Pirates. While Timothy Grady is not one of those Pirate candidates, we are happy to throw our support towards a candidate who shares our values.
Ohio, you have a chance to say “Enough is enough”.
Timothy Grady, Victory is Arrrs