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'''Joseph Owan Gibson''' (born November 8, 1983)<ref name="DOB">{{cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/09/06/27101533/watch-video-footage-of-patriot-prayer-allegedly-instigating-may-day-riot-according-to-police-affidavit|title=Watch: Video Footage of Patriot Prayer Allegedly Instigating May Day Riot, According to Police Affidavit|last=Zielinski|first=Alex|date=September 6, 2019|work=Portland Mercury|others=affidavit cited within article}}</ref> is an American [[Radical right (United States)|right-wing]] activist<ref>{{Cite news |
== Early life and education ==
Gibson was born in [[Clark County, Washington]] to an [[Irish Americans|Irish]] father and [[Japanese Americans|Japanese]] mother.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|author=Fowler|first=Lilly|date=August 25, 2017|title=Patriot Prayer leader dislikes racists, but they seem to hear a whistle|url=http://crosscut.com/2017/08/patriot-prayer-joey-gibson-white-supremacists-rally/
== Activism ==
In 2016, Gibson founded the [[far-right]]<ref name="
In January 2018, Gibson along with members of Patriot Prayer and the [[Proud Boys]], including [[Tusitala Toese]], antagonized participants at the [[2018 Women's March]] in Seattle.<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal|last=Nichols|first=William Bradford|date=January–February 2019|title=What PATRIOT PRAYER is Praying For|url=http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A568569764/AONE?u=spl_main&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=bf36efe1|journal=The Humanist|volume=79|issue=1|pages=23+|access-date=September 12, 2021|via=Gale Academic OneFile}}</ref>
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On February 25, 2018, Gibson announced that he would be running as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in the [[2018 United States Senate election in Washington|2018 U.S. Senate election in Washington]], seeking to unseat incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Maria Cantwell]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Dixon Kavanaugh |first=Shane |date=2018-02-26 |title=Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson plans U.S. Senate run in Washington |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2018/02/patriot_prayer_leader_joey_gib.html |work=The Oregonian}}</ref> Gibson was defeated in the primary election, receiving 2.3% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite news |date=2018-09-24 |title=Washington Primary Election Results |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-washington-primary-elections.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Jim|last=Camden|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/aug/07/cantwell-tops-us-senate-field-faces-hutchison-in-n/|title=Cantwell tops U.S. Senate field, faces Hutchison in November|work=The Spokesman-Review |date = August 8, 2018|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref>
During a March 2018, campaign rally in [[Spokane Valley, Washington]], Gibson expressed opposition to [[Antifa (United States)|Antifa]], which frequently protest at his events, and stated regarding [[white nationalists]] that "I would say the same thing to them that I would say to any black nationalist or Mexican nationalists {{sic}} group, we have to drop the identity of politics and focus on what is on the inside."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kxly.com/news/us-senate-candidate-joey-gibson-holds-rally-in-spokane-amid-counter-protests-1/721076708|title=US senate candidate Joey Gibson holds rally in Spokane amid counter protests|author=Hammer, Hawk|publisher=[[KXLY-TV]]|date=March 26, 2018|access-date=April 8, 2018|archive-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409133116/https://www.kxly.com/news/us-senate-candidate-joey-gibson-holds-rally-in-spokane-amid-counter-protests-1/721076708|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has said [[freedom of speech]] is a central element to his platform. Gibson's views have been described as "a complicated muddle" by the ''[[Inlander (newspaper)|Inlander]]'' and "basically [[Alex Jones]] meets [[Bernie Sanders]]" by ''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]''.<ref name="herzog"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inlander.com/Bloglander/archives/2018/03/23/us-senate-candidate-joey-gibson-magnet-for-the-violent-alt-right-is-holding-a-rally-in-spokane-valley-on-sunday|title=US Senate candidate Joey Gibson, magnet for the violent alt-right, is holding a rally in Spokane Valley on Sunday|author=Walters, Daniel|newspaper=[[The Inlander (newspaper)|The Inlander]]|date=March 23, 2018|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> The [[Proud Boys]], another far-right group,<ref>{{cite web|title=Proud Boys|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/proud-boys|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> have also been present at several of Gibson's events.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Craig|first1=Tim|last2=Mekhennet|first2=Souad|date=September 1, 2020|title=Portland killing renews focus on tactics of far-right group Patriot Prayer|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2020/09/01/2b7baf62-ec9b-11ea-b4bc-3a2098fc73d4_story.html
In February 2019, ''[[Willamette Week]]'' reported that a Portland police lieutenant kept in close touch with Gibson, passing on to him intelligence about the anti-fascist movement in the city, and also advised him on how a Patriot Prayer member could avoid being arrested.<ref>Weill, Kelly (February 15, 2019) [https://www.thedailybeast.com/antifa-portland-police-protect-white-supremacy-by-passing-intel-to-patriot-prayer "Antifa: Portland Police 'Protect White Supremacy' by Passing Intel to Patriot Prayer"] ''[[The Daily Beast]]''</ref> Portland's [[Internal affairs (law enforcement)|Independent Police Review]] investigated and cleared the officer because he was gathering information on the groups and trying to defuse potential clashes with his advice.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Maxine |last1=Bernstein |title=Cop cleared in controversy over his friendly texts with Patriot Prayer's Joey Gibson before, during protests |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/09/cop-cleared-in-controversy-over-his-friendly-texts-with-patriot-prayers-joey-gibson-before-during-protests.html |access-date=10 May 2020 |work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=12 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
On September 4, 2020 [[Facebook]] removed Gibson's page, along with the page for Patriot Prayer, as part of its "ongoing efforts to remove violent social militias from our platforms".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flanigan|first=Kaitlin|date=2020-09-04|title=Patriot Prayer, Joey Gibson's Facebook pages removed|url=https://www.koin.com/news/protests/patriot-prayer-joey-gibson-facebook-pages-removed/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=KOIN|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |
Gibson appeared at a protest against [[COVID-19 lockdowns]] on December 21, 2020, in which he tried to force his way into the [[Oregon State Capitol]] during a special session of the Oregon legislature.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thecentersquare.com/oregon/protests-rock-oregon-capitol-as-lawmakers-convene-hectic-special-session/article_a4ff9e5a-43be-11eb-874a-1f5d293ba11a.html|title=Protests rock Oregon Capitol as lawmakers convene hectic special session|newspaper=[[The Center Square]]|last=Gruver|first=Tim|date=December 21, 2020|access-date=December 22, 2020}}</ref> In September 2021, Gibson demonstrated with [[Tusitala "Tiny" Toese]] at an [[anti-mask]] protest at [[Skyview High School (Vancouver, Washington)|Skyview High School]] in [[Vancouver, Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Anti-mask demonstrators return to school despite court order |url=https://apnews.com/article/health-religion-education-coronavirus-pandemic-vancouver-7c0cd73c526d5176cb4dd49c0173c2ae |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brynelson |first=Troy |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Anti-mask demonstrators return to Vancouver's Skyview High School, despite court order |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/10/anti-mask-protests-return-vancouver-washington-skyview-high-school-court-order/ |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=OPB |language=en}}</ref>
=== May Day riot ===
Gibson was one of six men accused of inciting a riot between Patriot Prayer and Antifa on [[International Workers' Day|May Day]] 2019 in Northeast Portland outside of the bar [[Cider Riot]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Maxine|date=2020-09-12|title=Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson sues Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt in federal court|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/09/patriot-prayer-leader-sues-multnomah-county-da-mike-schmidt-in-federal-court.html|access-date=2020-10-09|website=The Oregonian|language=en}}</ref> He was indicted for felony riot by the [[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah County District Attorney]] on August 15, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Meerah |date=August 15, 2019 |title=Criminal Rioting Charges Filed Against Joey Gibson Of Patriot Prayer |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/joey-gibson-criminal-charges-cider-riot/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=OPB |language=en}}</ref> Gibson pleaded not guilty to the charge.<ref name=":0"/> In an appearance on the [[Lars Larson]] show, Gibson said he was being unfairly targeted and stated "I was on a sidewalk recording, no different than [[Andy Ngo]]."<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 15, 2019|title=Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson to be arraigned Monday morning on felony riot charge|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/patriot-prayer-leader-joey-gibson-to-be-arraigned-monday-morning-on-felony-riot-charge/283-a0b19505-7258-48d9-a4bd-e70ceed90c02
A Portland police detective said Gibson could be seen in a video taunting and threatening members of Antifa and later pushing a woman before she was hit with a baton and knocked unconscious by someone else.<ref name=":0"/> During the brawl, the woman had her vertebrae broken.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Katie |title=As Arrests Mount, At Least One Far-Right Paramilitary Group Has Bailed Out of the Aug. 17 Rally in Portland |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/08/15/as-arrests-mount-at-least-one-far-right-paramilitary-group-has-bailed-out-of-the-aug-17-rally-in-portland/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Willamette Week |date=August 16, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Katie |title=Patriot Prayer Leader Joey Gibson Will Face Criminal Charges In May Day Riot, His Lawyer Says |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2019/08/15/patriot-prayer-leader-joey-gibson-will-face-criminal-charges-in-may-day-riot-his-lawyer-says/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Willamette Week |date=August 15, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Cider Riot's owner sued Gibson and associates for $1 million for their actions.<ref>{{Cite web |
In July 2022, the trial judge acquitted Gibson of felony riot charges and rebuked the district attorney's office for pursuing a trial on the evidence presented.<ref name="acquittal">{{cite news |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Judge acquits Patriot Prayer founder, one other, in riot trial |work=Statesman Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2022/07/20/judge-acquits-patriot-prayer-founder-one-other-in-riot-trial/65378124007/ |access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref> Based on the prosecution video of Gibson taunting Antifa protestors, the judge ruled that Gibson's activity amounted to speech, and Oregon law prohibited considering speech in deciding riot cases.<ref name="acquittal" /> Gibson sued Portland and Multnomah County officials for malicious prosecution in June 2023, seeking $100 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=
=== Political positions ===
In 2017 and 2018, Gibson considered himself to be a
Gibson expressed support for a pathway to citizenship for non-criminal undocumented immigrants, decriminalization of [[marijuana]], and [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2018/02/patriot_prayer_leader_joey_gib.html|title=Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson plans U.S. Senate run in Washington|author= Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=February 25, 2018|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> Gibson has advocated for the establishment of [[term limits]] for the U.S. Congress, for implementation of a national [[sales tax]], and for abolition of the [[Internal Revenue Service]].<ref name="herzog">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/02/26/25856205/patriot-prayers-joey-gibson-is-running-for-senate|title=Patriot Prayer's Joey Gibson is Running for Senate|author=Herzog, Katie|newspaper=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> He expressed opposition for what he describes as the undue influence of the [[pharmaceutical industry]] on healthcare in the United States.<ref name=spokesman/>
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