Alliance Party (United States)
Alliance Party | |
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Chairperson | Jonathan Etheridge[1] |
Founded | October 14, 2018 |
Registered | January 4, 2019 |
Headquarters | 5728 U.S. Route 10 Ludington, Michigan 49431 |
Ideology | Anti-corruption Electoral reform |
Political position | Center |
Seats in the Senate | 0 / 100 |
Seats in the House of Representatives | 0 / 435 |
State governorships | 0 / 50 |
Seats in state upper chambers | 0 / 1,972 |
Seats in state lower chambers[2] | 0 / 5,411 |
Territorial governorships | 0 / 5 |
Seats in territorial upper chambers | 0 / 97 |
Seats in territorial lower chambers | 0 / 91 |
Other elected offices | 0 |
Website | |
theallianceparty | |
The Alliance Party is a centrist American political party formed in 2019. It is affiliated with the American Party of South Carolina, Independence Party of Minnesota, Independent Party of Connecticut, and Reform Party of Florida.[3] In 2020, Independence Party of New York affiliated with the Alliance Party, but disaffiliated in 2021.[4]
History[]
Formation[]
On May 10, 2016, the Independence Party of Minnesota and the Independent Party of Oregon announced that they would seek to unite fourteen centrist minor political parties and possibly run a presidential candidate. Bernie Sanders won the Independent Party of Oregon's presidential primary, but could not run due to sore-loser legislation and the Independent Party of Oregon chose to not nominate a presidential candidate.[5][6][7] The Independence Party of Minnesota gave its presidential nomination to Evan McMullin.[8]
The Alliance Party was formed on October 14, 2018.[9] On December 17, 2018, the American Party of South Carolina successfully asked the South Carolina Election Commission to record that the party had changed its name to the Alliance Party.[10] On May 4, 2019, the Independence Party of Minnesota voted to affiliate with the Alliance Party at its state convention.[11] The Independent Party of Connecticut also affiliated with the Alliance Party and the Alliance Party became ballot qualified in Mississippi.[12][13]
2020 presidential election[]
On April 25, 2020, the party nominated businessman Rocky De La Fuente for president and historian Darcy Richardson for vice president. The ticket was approved by a vote of twenty four to two. The convention was conducted through Zoom, chaired by Jim Rex, and attended by delegates including Greg Orman, Brian Moore, and Michael Steinberg.[14][15][16]
On June 20, the Reform Party nominated De La Fuente and Richardson. De la Fuente defeated three other recognized candidates, Max Abramson, Souraya Faas, and Ben Zion.[17] On June 23, the Natural Law Party of Michigan nominated De La Fuente and Richardson.[18] On August 15, the American Independent Party nominated De La Fuente, but chose Kanye West rather than Richardson as their vice-presidential nominee.[19]
De La Fuente and Richardson received 88,238 votes in the presidential election, around 0.06% of the national total.[20] Following the presidential election, the American Delta Party and the Independence Party of New York joined the Alliance Party.[21][22]
Electoral history[]
President and vice president[]
Year | Nominees | Performance | ||||
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President | Vice President | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | Ballot access | |
2020 | Darcy Richardson |
88,238 | 0.06% | 0 | 180 / 538
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Best results in major races[]
Office | Percent | District | Year | Candidate |
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President | 0.34% | California | 2020 | Rocky De La Fuente |
0.18% | Rhode Island | 2020 | ||
0.17% | Idaho | 2020 | ||
State legislature[23] | 20.57% | Washington District 8 | 2020 | Larry Stanley |
18.75% | South Carolina District 8 | 2020 | Jackie Todd | |
14.91% | South Carolina District 68 | 2020 | Michael Childs |
References[]
- ^ "National Committee". Alliance Party. April 12, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Elected Officials". The Alliance Party. Alliance Party National Committee. December 25, 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "New York Independence Party Affiliates with the Alliance Party". Ballot Access News. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021.
- ^ Saturn, William (2021-05-31). "Alliance Party May 2021 Newsletter". Independent Political Report. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ Winger, Richard (May 10, 2016). "Independent parties push for national coalition". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (May 10, 2016). "Oregon Independent Party, and Minnesota Independence Party, Will Try to Work for a Joint Presidential Nominee with Other Centrist Parties". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (July 26, 2016). "Independent Party of Oregon Won't Nominate Anyone for President". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020.
- ^ Hellmann, Jessie (August 14, 2016). "Minnesota party picks McMullin as presidential nominee". The Hill. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020.
- ^ Shore, Isaac (July 1, 2020). "The Alliance Party: An Attempt to Introduce Civility, Transparency and Responsibility into the Political Arena". Independent Voter News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (February 28, 2019). "South Carolina American Party Changes its Name to Alliance Party". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (May 6, 2019). "Minnesota Independence Party Becomes State Affiliate of the Alliance Party". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (April 9, 2019). "Connecticut Independent Party Affiliates with Alliance Party". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (July 25, 2020). "Alliance Party Now Ballot-Qualified in Mississippi". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (April 25, 2020). "Alliance Party Nominates National Ticket". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020.
- ^ Saturn, William (April 26, 2020). "Alliance Party Nominates 2020 Presidential Ticket of De La Fuente/Richardson". Independent Political Report. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente of San Diego to be nominated for President of the United States". Associated Press. April 24, 2020. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Reform Party National Convention". Reform Party. Reform Party National Committee. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ Winger, Richard (June 23, 2020). "Natural Law Party of Michigan Nominates Rocky De La Fuente for President". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (August 15, 2020). "American Independent Party Nominates Rocky De La Fuente for President and Kanye West for Vice-President". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ "Alliance Party and American Delta Party Agree to Merge; Rapidly Growing, Alliance Party Now on Ballot in 25 States". Yahoo! News. October 12, 2020. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
- ^ "New York Independence Party Affiliates with the Alliance Party". Ballot Access News. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Results". Alliance Party. Alliance Party National Committee.
External links[]
- 2018 establishments in the United States
- Centrist political parties in the United States
- Political parties established in 2018
- Political parties in the United States