Justice Party
Founder	Rocky Anderson
Founded	November 2011 (2011-11)
Dissolved	January 17, 2024 (2024-01-17)
Ideology	Social democracy Progressivism[1]
Political position	Centre-left
Colors	Teal
Slogan	"Economic, Environmental, and Social Justice for All"[2]
Website
www.justiceparty.us
Politics of the United States Political parties Elections

TheJustice Party was apolitical party in the United States. It was organized in November 2011 by a group of political activists includingRocky Anderson, a formermayor of Salt Lake City, as an alternative to what they saw as aduopoly of thetwo major political parties.^[3] One of the goals of the Justice Party favored removing corporate domination and other concentrated wealth from politics.^[4][5] In the2012 presidential election, the Justice Party nominated Rocky Anderson forpresident andLuis J. Rodriguez forvice president. The Justice Party endorsedBernie Sanders during theDemocratic primary election in2016.

In December 2011, the Justice Party became a qualified party inMississippi, the first state to recognize the party.^[6] From a small beginning, 30 persons at the launching event with no TV crew covering it, the Justice Party was able to put its founderRocky Anderson on the ballot in 15 states and secure officialwrite-in status in 25 additional states.^[7] It was the fifth largest third party in terms of presidential ballot access in the 2012 presidential election.^[8] On October 23, 2012, Anderson faced off with other third-party candidatesGary Johnson of theLibertarian Party,Jill Stein of theGreen Party andVirgil Goode of theConstitution Party for a debate moderated by formerCNN talk-show hostLarry King.^[2] The candidates met again to debate on November 5, 2012, this time moderated byRalph Nader.^[9] Rocky Anderson participated in three presidential debates on programs entitled "Expand the Debates" on the nationally televisedDemocracy Now!^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

The Justice Party released a statement endorsing Bernie Sanders for the2016 Democratic nomination rather than nominating its own candidate.^[16] The party did not run candidates later during the2016 presidential election or2020 presidential election, because the party wanted to avoid contributing to aspoiler effect. In 2021, the Justice Party announced that it "plans to grow into a diverse majority political party". Founder Rocky Anderson said the party intended to replace either theRepublican Party or theDemocratic Party.^[17]

The party was terminated by theFederal Election Commission in 2018 pursuant to federal law due to its failure to file reports.^[18] On January 17, 2024, the Justice Party Inc., a successor to the Justice Party, dissolved as a 527 organization.^[19]

The Justice Party was created with the motto "economic, environmental, and social justice for all".^[2] The party was designed with the intention of shifting government back to a focus on theConstitution of the United States by removing the corrupting influence of money in politics.^[2]

The Justice Party supports fundamentalcampaign finance reform. The Justice Party supports a constitutional amendment to abolishcorporate personhood throughMove to Amend. The party favored a progressive tax structure and wants to end tax cuts for the wealthy. The party supports green jobs and infrastructure programs. The Justice Party wants to provide tax relief for working people and to bolsterSocial Security, by reducing the percentage of compensation taxed for Social Security andMedicare, but eliminating the cap on payroll taxes. The party was pro-immigration reform, pro-breaking uptoo-large-to-fail banks, pro-reinstatingGlass–Steagall, pro-government funded higher education and against subsidies to oil and gas companies.^[20] The party also supports apay-as-you-go, balanced budget approach.^[21]

The Justice Party was for aggressiveclimate protection, opposed theKeystone Pipeline, and advocated for a transition fromfossil fuels torenewable energy. The Justice Party supports a ban onmountaintop removal mining and wants to strengthen theEnvironmental Protection Agency.^[20]

The Justice Party supports a universalsingle payer health insurance system, anEqual Rights Amendment,marriage equality, endingwars of aggression, closing manymilitary bases, reducing the budget, immigration reform, repealing thePatriot Act, protecting and rewardingwhistleblowers and ending thewar on drugs. The party also advocated the prosecution of individuals whose illegal conduct led to the2008 financial crisis.^[20]

In 2016, the Justice Party endorsedBernie Sanders.

State	Votes	%	Misc.
Alabama	Noballot access	No ballot access
Alaska	No ballot access	No ballot access
Arizona	119	0.01%	Write-in votes
Arkansas	No ballot access	No ballot access
California	992	0.01%	Write-in votes
Colorado	1,260	0.05%
Connecticut	5,487	0.35%
Delaware	No ballot access	No ballot access
Florida	1,754	0.02%
Georgia	154	0.00%	Write-in votes
Hawaii	No ballot access	No ballot access
Idaho	2,499	0.38%
Illinois	185	0.00%	Write-in votes
Indiana	No ballot access	No ballot access
Iowa	No ballot access	No ballot access
Kansas	95	0.01%	Write-in votes
Kentucky	60	0.00%	Write-in votes
Louisiana	1,368	0.07%
Maine	62	0.01%	Write-in votes
Maryland	204	0.01%	Write-in votes
Massachusetts	No ballot access	No ballot access
Michigan	5,147	0.11%	On theNatural Law Party ballot-line
Minnesota	1,996	0.07%
Mississippi	No ballot access	No ballot access
Missouri	No ballot access	No ballot access
Montana	59	0.01%	Write-in votes
Nebraska	No ballot access	No ballot access
Nevada	No ballot access	No ballot access
New Hampshire	No ballot access	No ballot access
New Jersey	1,726	0.05%
New Mexico	1,174	0.15%
New York	227	0.00%	Write-in votes
North Carolina	No ballot access	No ballot access
North Dakota	No ballot access	No ballot access
Ohio	No ballot access	No ballot access
Oklahoma	No ballot access	No ballot access
Oregon	3,384	0.19%	On theProgressive Party ballot-line
Pennsylvania	84	0.00%	Write-in votes
Rhode Island	416	0.09%
South Carolina	No ballot access	No ballot access
South Dakota	No ballot access	No ballot access
Tennessee	2,639	0.11%
Texas	426	0.01%	Write-in votes
Utah	5,335	0.52%
Vermont	No ballot access	No ballot access
Virginia	73	0.00%	Write-in votes
Washington	4,946	0.16%
West Virginia	12	0.00%	Write-in votes
Wisconsin	112	0.00%	Write-in votes
Wyoming	No ballot access	No ballot access
Total	43,088	0.03%

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