Third Parties
In a political landscape dominated by the Democratic
and
Republican parties, third or minor parties have had great trouble
getting rooted. Three major third parties are working to sustain a
national presence and are running candidates around the country: the
Libertarian Party, the
Greens, and the Constitution Party. Despite
their limited success in the electoral realm, third party activists
argue that their ideas have influenced debate in this country.
Libertarian Party
"The
Libertarian Party
is America's third largest political party, founded in 1971. Our vision
is for a world in which all individuals can freely exercise the natural
right of sole dominion over their own lives, liberty and property by
building a political party that elects Libertarians to public office,
and moving public policy in a libertarian direction."
Chairman: Nicholas
Sarwark.
(elected June 2014) Active with the LP since 1999. Vice
chair of the Libertarian Party of Colorado. A deputy public
defender in Colorado, Sarwark also has more than a decade of experience
in computer consulting and sales. J.D. from American University's
Washington College of Law, 2008; B.S. in computer science from Columbia
Union College, 1998.
Vice Chair: Arvin
Vohra
[Bethesda,
MD]
Secretary:
Alicia Mattison
[Las Vegas, NV]
Treasurer:
Tim Hagan [Las
Vegas, NV]
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Executive
Director: Wes
Benedict.
Co-founded (April 2012) and ran the Libertarian Action Super PAC
supporting Gary Johnson's presidential campaign. Executive director of
the Libertarian National Committee from July 2009 to Dec. 2011.
Executive director of the Libertarian Party of Texas, 2004-08.
MBA
from the University of Michigan and a mechanical engineering degree
from the University of Texas. He has previously bought and sold a
kitchen and bath countertop manufacturing business, and he has worked
as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and a
manufacturing engineer for 3M Company.
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2016 Libertarian Party
National Presidential Nominating Convention
Rosen Centre Hotel
& Resort in Orlando, FL
May 27-30, 2016
Green Party
"The Green Party of the United States is a federation
of state Green Parties. Committed to environmentalism, non-violence,
social justice and grassroots organizing, Greens are renewing democracy
without the support of corporate donors."
The Green National Committee, consisting of representatives of state parties and accredited caucuses of underrepresented groups, is the highest decision-making body of the Green Party of the United States.
The key entity
coordinating the Green Party presidential nomination process is the Presidential Campaign
Support Committee, chaired by Tom Yager and Holly Hart.
Green Party of the
United States | facebook
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Green Party Watch
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2016 Green Party Presidential
Nominating
Convention
University of Houston in Houston,
TX
August 4-7, 2016
Annual National Meetings
July 23-26, 2015 - St. Louis, Mo.
July 24-27, 2014 - St. Paul, Minn.
July 25-28, 2013 - Iowa City, Iowa
Constitution Party
"The
mission of the Constitution Party is to secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of
government, of Constitution Party candidates who will uphold the
principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the
United States, and the Bill of Rights. It is our goal to limit the
federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional
functions."
Chairman:
Frank Fluckiger
(elected April 21, 2012) Chairman of the Constitution Party of
Utah from its inception until 2012. Career in corporate finance
and accounting. Degree in business administration from University
of Wyoming. Born and raised in Wyoming.
Constitution Party | facebook | twitter
2016
Presidential Nominating Convention
City Center Hilton in Salt Lake City, UT
April 13-16, 2016
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There are a
number of other small national parties operating at the fringes:
- Conservative
Party USA
- Justice Party
- 1787
- Socialist Party USA
- Communist Party U.S.A.
- Party for Socialism and Liberation
- Workers World Party
- Reform Party
- American Reform Party
- America First Party
Former
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