Alliance Party
Chairperson	Michelle Griffith
Founded	October 14, 2018 ; 5 years ago  ( 2018-10-14 )
Registered	January 4, 2019 ; 5 years ago  ( 2019-01-04 )
Headquarters	5728 U.S. Route 10 Ludington, Michigan 49431
Ideology	Anti-corruption Electoral reform Big tent
Political position	Center
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 [1]	0 / 5,411
Territorial governorships	0 / 5
Seats in territorial upper chambers	0 / 97
Seats in territorial lower chambers	0 / 91
Other elected offices	1 [2]
Election symbol
Website
theallianceparty .com
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The Alliance Party is a centrist American political party formed in 2019. It is affiliated with the Alliance Party of South Carolina ; the Independence Party of Minnesota , Independent Party of Connecticut , and Reform Party of Florida. ^[3] In 2020, Independence Party of New York affiliated with the Alliance Party, but disaffiliated in 2021. ^[4]

History [ edit ]

Formation [ edit ]

On May 10, 2016, the Independence Party of Minnesota and the Independent Party of Oregon announced that they would seek to unite fourteen centrist minor political parties and possibly run a presidential candidate. Bernie Sanders won the Independent Party of Oregon's presidential primary, but could not run due to sore-loser legislation and the Independent Party of Oregon chose to not nominate a presidential candidate. ^{[5] [6] [7]} The Independence Party of Minnesota gave its presidential nomination to Evan McMullin . ^[8]

The Alliance Party was formed on October 14, 2018. ^[9] 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. ^[10] On May 4, 2019, the Independence Party of Minnesota voted to affiliate with the Alliance Party at its state convention. ^[11] The Independent Party of Connecticut also affiliated with the Alliance Party and the Alliance Party became ballot qualified in Mississippi. ^{[12] [13]}

2020 presidential election [ edit ]

On April 25, 2020, the party nominated businessman Rocky 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 through Zoom , chaired by Jim Rex , and attended by delegates including Greg Orman , Brian Moore , and Michael Steinberg . ^{[14] [15] [16]}

On June 20, the Reform Party nominated De La Fuente and Richardson. De la Fuente defeated three other recognized candidates, Max Abramson , Souraya Faas , and Ben Zion. ^[17] On June 23, the Natural Law Party of Michigan nominated De La Fuente and Richardson. ^[18] On August 15, the American Independent Party nominated De La Fuente, but chose Kanye West rather than Richardson as their vice-presidential nominee. ^[19]

De La Fuente and Richardson received 88,238 votes in the presidential election, around 0.06% of the national total. ^[20] Following the presidential election, the American Delta Party and the Independence Party of New York joined the Alliance Party. ^{[21] [22]}

2024 presidential election [ edit ]

On May 31, 2024, the Alliance Party of South Carolina nominated Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for president in the 2024 presidential election , granting him ballot access in that state. ^{[23] [24]}

Party leadership [ edit ]

Michelle Griffith - National Chair ^[25]

Philip Fuehrer - National Vice Chair

Ethan Michelle Gantz - National Vice Chair

Connie Tewes - National Treasurer

Electoral history [ edit ]

President and vice president [ edit ]

Year	Nominees		Performance
	President	Vice President	Votes	Percentage	±%	Electoral votes	Ballot access
2020	Rocky De La Fuente	Darcy Richardson	88,238	0.06%	N/A	0	180 / 538

Best results in major races [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official website