Independence Party of America
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For the early 20th century political party of similar name, see United States Independence Party and American Independent Party.
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| Chairman | Frank MacKay |
| Founded | September 23, 2007 |
| Ideology | Non-partisan democracy, Populism |
The Independence Party of America (IPA) was a political party in the United States, founded on September 23, 2007 by activists from the Independence Party of New York. Its former National Chairman was Frank MacKay.[1] Dean Barkley, a former United States Senator and Independence Party activist, agreed to play an advisory role with the new party.[2]
The Independence Party of Minnesota voted to affiliate with the new national party at its state convention on January 26, 2008, though it later disafilliated.[3] The Reform Party of Pennsylvania affiliated on October 22, 2007[4] and the Independent Green Party of Virginia affiliated on January 10, 2008.[5]
The party's website was defunct in April 2013.
Footnotes [edit]
- ^ http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/IndParAm-24Sep07.html[dead link]
- ^ Spin Cycle: Independence Party Archives[dead link]
- ^ Ballot Access News » Blog Archive » Virginia Independent Green Party Affiliates with Independence Party
- ^ Ballot Access News » Blog Archive » Pennsylvania Reform Party Affiliates with new national Independence Party
- ^ Independence Party of America, Bloomberg for President[dead link]
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