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Forward Party | |
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| Chief executive officer | Lindsey Williams Drath |
| Co-chairs | |
| Founder | Andrew Yang |
| Founded | October 5, 2021 |
| Merger of | Forward Party (original PAC) Serve America Movement[1] Renew America Movement |
| Headquarters | Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Membership (2024) | CA 22,029,[2] FL 496,[3] CO 100,[4] UT 65[5] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Center[C] |
| Colors | Purple Cyan Orange Navy Blue Red |
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| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 100
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| Seats in the House | 0 / 435
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| Governorships | 0 / 50
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| State Upper House Seats[a] | 2 / 1,972
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| State Lower House Seats | 0 / 5,411
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| Other elected officials[b] | 8 (November 2023)[update][7][8][9] |
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^ A: Populism focused towards independents and those dissatisfied with the American two-party system.[10] ^ B: Specifically, electoral and democratic reform, with support for nonpartisan primaries, independent redistricting commissions, ranked-choice voting, and more (see here).[11] | |
The Forward Party, also known simply as Forward (FWD), is a centrist[12][13] political party in the United States. As of early 2024, Forward has ballot access in the states of Colorado, Florida, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia.[14] It is looking to achieve ballot access in all 50 states by the end of 2024 or early 2025.[15] The party, founded by former Democratic 2020 presidential and 2021 New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, describes its goals as the reduction of partisan polarization and the implementing of electoral reforms.[16]
Forward was officially formed as a political action committee (PAC) on October 5, 2021.[16] The PAC intends to seek recognition from the Federal Election Commission as a political party to achieve its stated goal of providing an alternative to the two major U.S. political parties.[17][18] It also stated that, for the time being, candidates affiliated with the organization will remain members of the two major American political parties and America's third parties, as well as independent candidates.[19]
On July 27, 2022, the Forward Party announced that it had merged with the Serve America Movement and the Renew America Movement to further its effort to form a new third party named "Forward".[20][21]
- ^ "Former US Democrat Andrew Yang launches centrist 'Forward Party'". Al Jazeera. July 28, 2022. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Secretary of State of California. "Report of Registration - February 20, 2024".
- ^ Winger, Richard (May 12, 2024). "New Florida Registration Data". Ballot Access News. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Voter Registration Statistics". CO SOS. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Current Voter Registration Statistics – Utah Voter Information". vote.utah.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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FirstExecwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jessop, Lauren (August 24, 2023). "Two local level officials join Forward Party". The Center Square. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "The Forward Party Celebrates a Night of Significant Victories, Demonstrating the Viability of its Focus on State and Local Elections – Forward Party". Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Andrew Yang (November 22, 2021). Positive Populism with Van Jones. YouTube. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Savage, Luke (October 10, 2021). "Andrew Yang's New Political Party Exposes the Farce of Radical Centrism". Jacobin. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Search Results Forward party | Ballot Access News". February 14, 2024.
- ^ Salisbury, Greg (June 1, 2023). "A Q&A with Christine Todd Whitman". City & State Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Holzberg, Melissa (October 6, 2021). "Yang leverages name recognition, fundraising power to launch Forward Party". OpenSecrets. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Frequently asked questions". October 5, 2021. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
Is the Forward Party a political party? The Forward Party is a PAC that plans to grow its support and then petition the FEC for recognition as a political party when we fulfill the requirements...
- ^ "Andrew Yang's new 3rd party will be called 'The Forward Party,' according to his forthcoming book". Insider Inc. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Andrew Yang's Third-Party Aspirations". The New Yorker. October 21, 2021. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
There will be Forward Democrats and progressives, Forward Republicans and conservatives, Forward independents and unaligned, and so on.
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:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Reid, Tim (July 28, 2022). "Former Republicans and Democrats form new third U.S. political party". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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