Alliance Party (United States)
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]
Alliance Party
Michelle Griffith
October 14, 2018
January 4, 2019
5728 U.S. Route 10
Ludington, Michigan 49431
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History[edit]
Formation[edit]
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[edit]
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]