Veterans Party of America

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Veterans Party of America
Spokesperson Mark Wilder
Founded December 19, 2013 (reformation)
Headquarters Moses Lake, Washington, USA
Ideology Veterans interests,
Centrism
Political position Fiscal: Center to Center-right
Social: Center
International affiliation None
Seats in the Senate
0 / 100
Seats in the House
0 / 435
Governorships
0 / 50
State Upper House Seats
0 / 1,972
State Lower House Seats
0 / 5,411
Other elected offices 2 (2015)
Website
http://www.veteranspartyofamerica.org

The Veterans Party of America (VPA) is a political party based in Moses Lake, Washington, USA.

Overview

The VPA fielded several candidates in 2003, including a US Senate candidate in Florida.[1][2] However, the party achieved limited electoral success, and bitter infighting caused it to split into two rival factions in 2006.[1] In August 2008, the original VPA officially ceded its membership and ideology to the Modern Whig Party due to that organization's relatively large military membership, totaling at the time about 10,000 people, roughly 6,500 of which were affiliated with the military.[3][4]

The Veterans Party of America was formed a second time by a group of veterans in December 2013 after the United States Senate approved a new budget deal which included cuts to military members' benefits. Within its first two months, the party amassed a following of almost 20,000 Facebook likes, and fifty state affiliates had been formed,[5] with the party receiving Federal recognized party status.[6]

In August 2014, the Veterans Party of America endorsed its first candidate for Montana State Legislature, by establishing the Montana Veterans Party.[7][8] In March 2015, the Veterans Party of Mississippi, the state-affiliate of the national party, obtained ballot access within that state. It was the first Veterans Party to do so nationally.[9] As of April 2015, the party holds 2 elected offices,[10] with the first being Michael R Hart, Mayor of Commerce in Oklahoma.[11]

In August 2015, the Veterans Party announced their candidates for the 2016 Presidential election. The announcement was made at Mount Rushmore National Park. The party's Chris Keniston was named as the presidential candidate, and his running mate is Deacon Taylor. Both men are veterans and have been associated with the party.[12][13][14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Politics1 - Guide to American Political Parties
  2. ↑ The Federal Election Commission - list of candidates' party labels in 2004
  3. ↑ THE INDEPENDENT NEWS/GOSSIP SOURCE OF THE GROWING WHIG MOVEMENT
  4. ↑ [1] Archived May 4, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ - VPA News Release
  6. ↑ http://www.fec.gov/press/resources/2016presidential_form2nm.shtml
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  13. ↑ "Vernon Presidential Candidate", KAUZ-TV. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Vernon Man Runs For President", KFDX-TV. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

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