The Forward Party has released a new slate of congressional endorsements ahead of the November election, backing six U.S. House candidates across Florida, Idaho, and New Hampshire, including five independents and one candidate appearing under the Forward Party line.
The party released the list on October 6, saying all six candidates have committed to respecting the rule of law, working across partisan lines, and pursuing what the Forward Party considers practical solutions to public issues.
The endorsements are the latest to come from the party, which has backed almost two dozen candidates this cycle and announced its support for Florida gubernatorial candidate and early party leader David Jolly a day earlier. Jolly won the Democratic Party’s nomination earlier this year.
“This slate of congressional endorsements demonstrates just how broad the coalition for independent, accountable governance has become,” Forward Party CEO Lindsey Drath said. “From Florida to New Hampshire, voters are telling us they’re done choosing between two parties that too often put loyalty ahead of results.”
Four of the endorsed candidates are running in Florida. They include independent Mike Klein in the 3rd Congressional District and Michael Sell in the 4th District, who is the only member of the slate running under the Forward Party line. The party has also endorsed independents Deva Simmons in Florida’s 18th District and Alexander Cooke in the 21st District.
Outside Florida, the party is endorsing Sarah Zabel, a retired Air Force major general running as an independent in Idaho’s 1st District, and Robbie Mahrou, an independent candidate in New Hampshire’s 2nd District. In the case of Zabel, the Forward Party is the second political party to throw its support behind her, with the Reform Party endorsing her bid over the summer.
“Each of these candidates has shown a genuine commitment to representing their communities first, and we’re proud to stand behind each of them,” Drath added.
The party says the new endorsements also help advance what the Forward Party has been calling its “Fulcrum Strategy,” an effort to elect enough independent-minded lawmakers with the goal of establishing a bloc in Congress capable of influencing legislation without needing to follow the direction of either major party’s leadership.
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