Alliance Party | |
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Chairperson | Michelle Griffith |
Founded | October 14, 2018 |
Registered | January 4, 2019 |
Headquarters | 5728
U.S. Route 10 Ludington, Michigan 49431 |
Ideology |
Anti-corruption Electoral reform Big tent |
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 [1] | 0 / 5,411 |
Territorial governorships | 0 / 5 |
Seats in territorial upper chambers | 0 / 97 |
Seats in territorial lower chambers | 0 / 91 |
Other elected offices | 1 [2] |
Election symbol | |
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]
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]
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]
Michelle Griffith - National Chair [23]
Philip Fuehrer - National Vice Chair
Ethan Michelle Gantz - National Vice Chair
Connie Tewes - National Treasurer
Year | Nominees | Performance | ||||
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President | Vice President | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | Ballot access | |
2020 | 88,238 | 0.06% | 0 | 180 / 538
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Office [24] [25] | Percent | State / 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 | ||
U.S. House | 0.97% | South Carolina's 1st congressional district | 2022 | Joseph Oddo |
Governor | 0.72% | Minnesota | 2022 | Hugh McTavish |
State legislature | 24.36% | Minnesota State House District 5B | 2022 | Gregg Hendrickson |
20.57% | Washington State House District 8 | 2020 | Larry Stanley | |
18.75% | South Carolina State House District 8 | 2020 | Jackie Todd |