Liberty Union Party
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The Liberty Union Party of Vermont originated in the People's Party movement of the late 1960's and defines itself as a nonviolent socialist party.
The Liberty Union Party lost its major party status in 1994, but requalified in 2004 due to Auditor of Accounts candidate Jerry Levy's six percent showing. In 2006, the Liberty Union Party had nine candidates for offices including Governor, United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, and again received enough votes to retain its major party status.
The Liberty Union Party sometimes endorses the candidates of other parties which it feels offer a vision and goals compatible with its own. Over the years, it has selected various Presidential candidates from several national leftist political parties. In 1980, 1988, 1996 and 2000 it endorsed the Socialist Party USA's candidates. Mal Herbert, the party's 2006 candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was the Vice Presidential candidate of the Socialist Party USA in 2004. However, due to conflicts with her running mate, Walt Brown, the LUP gave its ballot line to Workers World Party candidates John Parker and Teresa Gutierrez.
[edit] See also
- List of political parties in the United States
- List of democratic socialist parties and organizations
- Vermont gubernatorial election, 2006
- Vermont United States Senate election, 2006
- Vermont United States House of Representatives election, 2006
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| Name: Liberty Union Party | |||
| Year Founded: 1970 | Land of Origin: Vermont | ||
| Social Ideologies: Socialism & Nonviolence | Fiscal Ideologies: Socialist | ||
| Colors: n/a | Website: Liberty Union | ||
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