Alliance Party (United States) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alliance Party
Chairperson	Michelle Griffith
Founded	October 14, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-14)
Registered	January 4, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-01-04)
Headquarters	Ludington, Michigan
Ideology	Anti-corruption Electoral reform Gun control Universal health care Universal basic income
Political position	Center-left
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
Politics of the United States Political parties

The Alliance Party is a political group in the United States that started in 2019. It's considered a center-left party, which means its ideas are usually a bit to the left of the middle ground in politics. The party works with other smaller political groups across the country.

The Alliance Party's Story

How the Party Started

The Alliance Party officially began on October 14, 2018. By early 2019, some other political groups, like the American Party of South Carolina and the Independence Party of Minnesota, decided to join or work with the Alliance Party. This helped the Alliance Party become recognized in more states, like Mississippi.

Presidential Elections

The 2020 Election

In April 2020, the Alliance Party chose businessman Rocky De La Fuente to run for president and historian Darcy Richardson for vice president. They were picked during a meeting held online using Zoom. Other parties, like the Reform Party and the Natural Law Party of Michigan, also supported De La Fuente and Richardson.

In the 2020 presidential election, De La Fuente and Richardson received over 88,000 votes. After this election, two more parties, the American Delta Party and the Independence Party of New York, joined the Alliance Party. However, the Independence Party of New York later left the Alliance Party in 2021.

The 2024 Election

For the 2024 presidential election, the Alliance Party of South Carolina nominated Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. This meant his name could appear on the ballot in South Carolina. However, Kennedy later stopped his campaign and supported another candidate, Donald Trump. He also joined Trump's team that helps prepare for a new presidency.

What the Alliance Party Believes In

The Alliance Party has a set of ideas they want to achieve. They focus on important issues like reducing violence, protecting the environment, helping people improve their lives, improving education for children, and changing how the American political system works.

Healthcare for Everyone

The Alliance Party believes that everyone should have access to medical care when they need it. This includes visits to the doctor, specialist care, mental health support, and emergency services. They also want to make sure pregnant people receive care before and after their babies are born. The party also supports creating a special team to help protect public health during things like pandemics and ensuring older people get the care they need.

Making Communities Safer

To reduce crime, the Alliance Party wants to make it harder for people to get firearms easily. They suggest doing background checks for everyone who buys a firearm and closing any gaps in current rules. They also want to make sure information about firearms is shared quickly between government groups. The party supports teaching people about firearm safety, banning large magazines, and stopping changes that make firearms more dangerous. They also want to create a national "red-flag law" to temporarily remove firearms from people who might be a danger to themselves or others. Improving mental health support is also a key part of their plan to make communities safer.

Protecting Our Planet

The Alliance Party's plan for the environment includes slowly moving away from using fossil fuels like oil and gas. They want to set rules for how much pollution businesses can release. They also aim to protect natural resources, help communities become more environmentally friendly, and replace old lead pipes that can harm drinking water.

Fairer Income for All

To help with income differences, the Alliance Party suggests making company taxes fair compared to other countries. They want a simple tax for individuals and a special tax on very large amounts of money or property left after someone passes away. They also want to make the tax rules easier to understand. The party supports raising the minimum wage, giving everyone a basic income, and changing Social Security so that more money is collected from higher earners to help everyone.

Improving Elections

The Alliance Party wants to make elections fairer and easier for people to vote. They support allowing people to register to vote on the same day they cast their ballot. They also like Ranked Choice Voting, where you can rank candidates in order of your preference. The party wants to overturn a court decision called Citizens United v. FEC, which allowed more money into politics. They also want to make sure elections are honest, require politicians to share their tax information, limit how long politicians can stay in office, and allow people to remove politicians from office through a special vote called a recall.

Party Leaders

• Michelle Griffith – National Chair
• Philip Fuehrer – National Vice Chair
• Ethan Michelle Gantz – National Vice Chair
• Connie Tewes – National Treasurer

Election Results

Presidential and Vice Presidential Votes

Year	Nominees		Performance
	President	Vice President	Votes	Percentage	±%	Electoral votes	Ballot access
2024	Robert F. Kennedy Jr.	Nicole Shanahan	619,232	0.4%	+0.36%	0	124 / 538
2020	Rocky De La Fuente	Darcy Richardson	88,238	0.06%	N/A	0	180 / 538

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