Dan Lipinski, a former Democratic congressman from Illinois, is set to qualify for the ballot as an independent even though he has no plans of running. …
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News & Notes: Contested Libertarian Primary in New Mexico, Hepola Lukewarm on Basic Income
NOT SO UNIVERSAL: Supporting direct cash payments for families and individuals is a founding principle of Minnesota’s newest political party. But Cory Hepola, the first Minnesota candidate endorsed by Andrew Yang’s Forward Party, has questioned the idea in the past and isn’t sold on implementing the policy on the state level.…
News & Notes: Internal Fighting Consumes Colorado Green Party, Salt Lake Mayor Backs Evan McMullin
ROCKY ROAD FOR COLORADO GREENS: Fighting within the Green Party of Colorado has resulted in yet another cycle without candidates.
According to Gary Swing, who joined the Green Party in the 1990s, the party’s last legitimate assembly was in 2016, before Mérida’s complete takeover.…
News & Notes: Cory Hepola Hits Campaign Trail, Parties Sue Indiana, Brock Pierce Spending Big in Vermont
HEPOLA HITS THE TRAIL: Forward Party gubernatorial candidate Cory Hepola “revealed his three main campaign ‘pillars’ during a meeting of the Perham Noon Rotary on Thursday, March 24.”…
Former Radio Host Launches Forward Party Gubernatorial Run in Minnesota
Former WCCO Radio host Cory Hepola is launching a run for governor of Minnesota with the Forward Party label. Minnesota’s Forward Party is the first state affiliate of Andrew Yang’s nascent effort to launch a national political party.…
WATCH: Larry Sharpe Officially Launches Tri-Partisan Run for Governor of New York on Fox Business
Larry Sharpe is officially running for governor of New York again. Sharpe, who finished fourth in the 2018 race with 95,033 votes or 1.53%, will need to collect 45,000 valid signatures to secure a spot on the ballot in November.…
Andrew Yang Launches New Crypto Cash Grab
Former Democratic presidential and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, author of last year’s book Forward and founder of the new Forward Party (which is still at an embryonic stage), is getting into crypto.…
Former Bush Administration Lawyer Mulling Forward Party Bid for Minnesota Attorney General
Richard Painter, currently a University of Minnesota law professor, is now reportedly pondering a run for Minnesota Attorney General on the Forward Party line. Since 2016, he has served as vice-chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a government watchdog group.…
Forward Party Launches First State Affiliate
The Forward Party of Minnesota is the first official state-level affiliate of Andrew Yang’s new political creation.
It describes itself as “a political party for the logical, reasonable, solutions oriented voter in Minnesota.…








