Alliance Party | |
|---|---|
_logo.svg){kind=logo} | |
| Chairperson | Michelle Griffith |
| Founded | October 14, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-10-14) |
| Registered | January 4, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-01-04) |
| Headquarters | Ludington, Michigan |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Center-left |
| Colors | Cyan |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 100 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 0 / 435 |
| State governorships | 0 / 50 |
| Seats in state upper chambers | 0 / 1,972 |
| Seats in state lower chambers | 0 / 5,411 |
| Territorial governorships | 0 / 5 |
| Seats in territorial upper chambers | 0 / 97 |
| Seats in territorial lower chambers | 0 / 91 |
| Other elected offices | 0 |
| Website | |
| theallianceparty | |
TheAlliance Party is acenter-left American political party formed in 2019. It is affiliated with theAlliance Party of South Carolina; theIndependence Party of Minnesota,Independent Party of Connecticut, and the Reform Party of Florida.[1] In 2020, theIndependence Party of New York affiliated with the Alliance Party, but disaffiliated in 2021.[2] In 2025, theIndependence-Alliance Party of Minnesota disaffiliated with the Alliance Party after a reverse merger with theForward Party of Minnesota to form theForward-Independence Party of Minnesota.
On May 10, 2016, theIndependence Party of Minnesota and theIndependent Party of Oregon announced that they would seek to unite fourteen centrist minorpolitical parties and possibly run a presidential candidate.Bernie Sanders won the Independent Party of Oregon's presidential primary, but could not run due tosore-loser legislation and the Independent Party of Oregon chose to not nominate a presidential candidate.[3][4][5] The Independence Party of Minnesota gave its presidential nomination toEvan McMullin.[6]
The Alliance Party was formed on October 14, 2018.[7] 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.[8] On May 4, 2019, the Independence Party of Minnesota voted to affiliate with the Alliance Party at its state convention.[9] TheIndependent Party of Connecticut also affiliated with the Alliance Party and the Alliance Party became ballot qualified in Mississippi.[10][11]
On April 25, 2020, the party nominated businessmanRocky 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 throughZoom, chaired byJim Rex, and attended by delegates includingGreg Orman,Brian Moore, andMichael Steinberg.[12][13][14]
On June 20, theReform Party nominated De La Fuente and Richardson. De la Fuente defeated three other recognized candidates,Max Abramson,Souraya Faas, and Ben Zion.[15] On June 23, theNatural Law Party of Michigan nominated De La Fuente and Richardson.[16] On August 15, theAmerican Independent Party nominated De La Fuente, but choseKanye West rather than Richardson as their vice-presidential nominee.[17]
De La Fuente and Richardson received 88,238 votes in the presidential election, around 0.06% of the national total.[18] Following the presidential election, theAmerican Delta Party and theIndependence Party of New York joined the Alliance Party.[19][20]
In the Alliance Party'smanifesto,[21] they value addressingincidences of violence, the individualcarbon footprint, social and economic mobility, children's education, and the transformation of the currentAmerican political system.
The Alliance Party'shealthcare policy composes providinguniversal access to medically necessary care for primary, specialty, psychiatric, and emergency medical care. Additionally, the Alliance Party values universal healthcare access for all stages of pregnancy andpostpartum care.Protection of public health, via the creation of a fully funded "Pandemic Task Force", andcaring for elderly patients, are also valued in their healthcare policy.[22]
The Alliance Party values reducing easy and immediate access tofirearms by institutinguniversal background checks, closing loopholes in firearm regulation, requiring state and federal agencies to relay information swiftly in a national background system, establishing a culture ofgun safety, banninglarge-capacity magazines, banningmodifications to weaponry, creation of a nationalred-flag law, and strengthening ofmental health infrastructure.[23]
The Alliance Party's environmental policy consists of agradual transition from afossil-fuel ran economy, establishing regulations ongreenhouse gas emissions, protection ofnatural resources, strengthening and reinforcing communityenvironmental sustainability, and investing into national lead pipe replacement.[24]
The Alliance Party advocates for settingcorporate tax rates to globally competitive levels, instituting aflat individual income tax and aprogressive tax onwealth andestates, simplifying the tax code, raising thefederal minimum wage, providing auniversal basic income, and eliminating the cap on taxable earnings to reformSocial Security.[25]
The Alliance Party values the institution of same-dayvoter registration for all unregistered voters, institution ofRanked Choice Voting, overturningCitizens United v. FEC, ensuringelection integrity, mandating disclosure oftax returns, imposition ofterm limits on politicians, and introduction of arecall process.[26]
On May 31, 2024, the Alliance Party of South Carolina nominatedRobert F. Kennedy, Jr. for president in the2024 presidential election, granting him ballot access in that state.[27][28] However, on August 23 Kennedy suspended his campaign and endorsedDonald Trump for the office.[29] On August 27, Kennedy was named on Trump'stransition team.[30] In a September fundraising email, the Kennedy campaign asked his supporters to vote Trump regardless of where they live. Despite this, he asked for the Supreme Court to keep his name on the New York ballot.[31]
| Year | Nominees | Performance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Vice President | Votes | Percentage | ±% | Electoral votes | Ballot access | |
| 2024 | 619,232 | 0.4% | +0.36% | 0 | 124 / 538 | ||
| 2020 |  Darcy Richardson | 88,238 | 0.06% | N/A | 0 | 180 / 538 | |
| Office[33][34] | Percent | Result | State / District | Year | Candidate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 0.34% | 5th | California | 2020 | Rocky De La Fuente |
0.18% | 5th | Rhode Island | 2020 | ||
0.17% | 7th | Idaho | 2020 | ||
| U.S. House | 0.97% | 3rd | South Carolina's 1st congressional district | 2022 | Joseph Oddo |
| Governor | 0.72% | 5th | Minnesota | 2022 | Hugh McTavish |
| Treasurer | 19.86% | 2nd | South Carolina Treasurer | 2022 | Sarah E. Work |
| State legislature | 24.36% | 2nd | Minnesota State House District 5B | 2022 | Gregg Hendrickson |
20.57% | 2nd | Washington State House District 8 | 2020 | Larry Stanley | |
18.75% | 2nd | South Carolina State House District 8 | 2020 | Jackie Todd | |
| City Council | 26.97% | Won[35] | Shorewood, Minnesota City Council | 2022 | Guy Sanschagrin |
_(cropped).jpg)
.jpg)
