Alliance Party (United States)

The Alliance Party is an American political party that was formed in 2018 via the merger of the American Moderates Party, the American Party of South Carolina, and the Modern Whig Party. The Modern Whig Party had itself been a merger of the American Centrist Party, the American Moderate Party of California, the Center Party, the National Centrist Party, the Veterans Party, and the USA Party. In 2019, they also folded in the American Alliance Party and the Independence Party of Minnesota. 2020 brought in the Independent Party of Connecticut,[2] and reportedly the Reform Party of Florida.[3][4] The party is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a political action committee with a non-contribution account.[1]

Alliance Party
ChairpersonJim Rex
Presidential nomineeRocky De La Fuente
Vice-presidential nomineeDarcy Richardson
Founded2018 (2018)
HeadquartersAnacortes, Washington[1]
Political positionCenter
Website
theallianceparty.com

2020 national convention

On April 25, 2020, the party nominated their first presidential slate, using an online convention, with Rocky De La Fuente chosen for president and Darcy Richardson for vice-president by a vote of 24-2.[5][6] Greg Orman, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 and for governor of Kansas in 2018, gave the keynote speech at the convention.[7]

References
  1. "The Alliance Party". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. Winger, Richard (April 9, 2020). "Connecticut Independent Party Affiliates with Alliance Party". Ballot Access News. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. ""Taking The Legislatures By Storm"". The Alliance Party. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. "How the Alliance Formed". The Alliance Party. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. Winger, Richard (April 25, 2020). "Alliance Party Nominates National Ticket". Ballot Access News. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  6. ""Rocky" De La Fuente wins Alliance Party presidential nomination; Darcy Richardson on ticket as VP following online convention". PRNow. April 25, 2020.
  7. Saturn, William (April 26, 2020). "Alliance Party Nominates 2020 Presidential Ticket of De La Fuente/Richardson". Independent Political Report. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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