Forward Party (United States)

Forward Party
Forward Party
Chief executive officer	Lindsey Williams Drath
Co-chairs	Andrew Yang; Christine Todd Whitman; Michael S. Willner;
Founder	Andrew Yang
Founded	October 5, 2021
Merger of	Forward Party (original PAC); Serve America Movement; Renew America Movement
Headquarters	Washington D.C., U.S.
Ideology	Populism; Reformism; Decentralization;
Political position	Center
Colors	Purple Cyan Orange ; Navy Blue Red
Slogan	Moving Forward Together.; Not Left. Not Right. Forward.;
Seats in the Senate	0 / 100
Seats in the House	0 / 435
Governorships	0 / 50
State Upper House Seats	2 / 1,972
State Lower House Seats	0 / 5,411
Other elected officials	8 (November 2023)
Website
	forwardparty.com
	^ A: Populism focused towards independents and those dissatisfied with the American two-party system.; ^ B: Specifically, electoral and democratic reform, with support for nonpartisan primaries, independent redistricting commissions, ranked-choice voting, and more (see here).; ^ C: "Center" within the American political spectrum. The party has also been described as 'big tent' or 'syncretic' due to its unwillingness on holding any firm stances or positions, and the party's rejection of the left–right political spectrum, but rather "Forward".;

The Forward Party, also known simply as Forward (FWD), is a centrist political party in the United States. As of early 2024, Forward has ballot access in the states of Colorado, Florida, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia. It is looking to achieve ballot access in all 50 states by the end of 2024 or early 2025. The party, founded by former Democratic 2020 presidential and 2021 New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, describes its goals as the reduction of partisan polarization and the implementing of electoral reforms.

Forward was officially formed as a political action committee (PAC) on October 5, 2021. The PAC intends to seek recognition from the Federal Election Commission as a political party to achieve its stated goal of providing an alternative to the two major U.S. political parties. It also stated that, for the time being, candidates affiliated with the organization will remain members of the two major American political parties and America's third parties, as well as independent candidates.

On July 27, 2022, the Forward Party announced that it had merged with the Serve America Movement and the Renew America Movement to further its effort to form a new third party named "Forward".

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