From IPR comments on a previous post:

I (paulie) wrote:

You may be interested in these articles from our archives from 2008

https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/06/boston-tea-party-about-to-implode/
See esp. comment 15 from Tom Knapp

https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/06/boston-tea-party-vice-chair-dr-tom-stevens-has-resigned/ and comments

https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/06/ny-tenn-chapters-of-boston-tea-party-disaffiliate-from-national/

Tom Knapp replied:

Wow … I just re-read those threads, and am surprised that it had escaped my attention that Kristin Davis’s party line for governor of New York was arguably the former Boston Tea Party affiliate for that state.