New Political Party Moves Forward In Pennsylvania
The Forward Party launches two candidates for statewide office in Pennsylvania – Eric Settle for Attorney General and Chris Foster for Treasurer. A polarized America, increasingly dissatisfied with the current political duopoly and lack of choices, might open doors wide enough for third parties and independents to wield greater influence in elections. Stepping into that […]
Trump Campaign Pushes To Change Nebraska Election Law To Gain Benefit – Andrew Yang Discusses On CNN
Nebraska is one of two states (with Maine being the other) that splits its electoral college votes. The Trump campaign is making a push to consolidate Nebraska’s electoral college votes into a winner-take-all system like most other states have. This strategy comes on the heels of a plausible map that sees Joe Biden and Trump […]
Forward Party Executive Chair Lt. Governor Kerry Healey Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Babson College.
Lt. Governor Healey served as the president of Babson university for many years, and the College is awarding her with an even more permanent relationship – an honorary doctorate. When discussing what she’s done since leaving her tenure at the College, she said “I am devoting the majority of my time and attention to founding […]
Andrew Yang, Forward Co-Founder, Gives a TED Talk on Our Political Dysfunction
The entrepreneur, non-profit leader, and politician speaks to the solutions to our escalating partisanship, and how Forward Party is working towards these fixes From TED: The political system in the United States needs a redesign, says political reformer Andrew Yang. Exposing the flaws of a system built on poor incentives, he proposes a cost-effective overhaul […]
South Carolina Forward Party Hosts Its First Convention
Independent voting expert and Forward Board member gave a keynote address, and Wayne Griffin was elected Chair Emeritus On Saturday, May 4, the South Carolina Forward Party hosted their first convention as a newly recognized political party. The state affiliate of the Forward Party gained this state recognition through a merger with the South Carolina […]
Utah Forward Party Hosts Its First Convention
Special guest and Executive Chair of the Forward Party Kerry Healey, who served as Lt. Governor of Massachusetts under Mitt Romney, gave a keynote speech as the Party ratified their 2024 candidate slate On Saturday, April 27, the Utah Forward Party hosted their first convention. The Forward Party of Utah became a recognized minor party […]
Special Guest Speaks at Colorado Forward Party’s First Convention, Accepts Endorsement of State Party
After nearly defeating Lauren Boebert in the last election cycle, Frisch is running again and has the support of the CO Forward Party On Saturday, April 6, the Colorado Forward Party hosted their first convention. On the agenda was electing leadership, ratifying their candidate slate, and solidifying their strategy and operations through the ’24 cycle. […]
Colorado Forward Party Hosts Its First Convention
Leadership was elected, a candidate slate was ratified, and a very special guest dropped by On Saturday, April 6, the Colorado Forward Party hosted their first convention. On the agenda was electing leadership, ratifying their candidate slate, and solidifying their strategy and operations through the ’24 cycle. As a recognized minor party in the state […]
Forward Party in New Jersey Celebrates End of County Line
Activists and Members Acknowledge More Work to be Done TRENTON, NJ: The Forward Party in New Jersey, a movement championing electoral and pro-democracy reform, celebrated the ruling striking down the state’s county line ballot system. A court ruling ends this decades-long practice of giving candidates who have the blessing of county leadership a preferred place […]
ICYMI: Pennsylvania Candidate Launch Media Roundup
Yesterday, the Forward Party of Pennsylvania announced two candidates for statewide office. Eric Settle is running for Attorney General, and Chris Foster is running for Treasurer. Both are bringing an independent perspective to offices that require unbiased applications of the law and fiscal analysis, respectively. You can read the announcement here. Pennsylvanians are hungry for […]