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Unity Party of America
ChairmanBill Hammons
Founded2004 (2004)
IdeologyCentrism
International affiliationNone
ColorsRed, white, and blue
Website
www.unityparty.us

The Unity Party of America is a centrist political party with members in the 24 states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin listed on its website. The party has been officially recognized in the state of Colorado since July, 2008 as a Qualified Political Organization.[1] The Unity Party became officially recognized as a direct result of the petition of Unity Party Congressional candidate Bill Hammons onto the 2008 General Election ballot with 899 valid signatures.[2] As a QPO, the Unity Party is designated on the official Colorado voter registration form as a voter affiliation option,[3] and 179 voters had affiliated with the Unity Party as of October 22, 2008,[4] an increase of 92% over the party's voter registration numbers just three weeks before.[5] 210 Colorado voters had affiliated with the Unity Party as of October, 2009.[6]

Eric Bodenstab is described on the Unity Party website as having been the first Unity Party candidate, declaring in May 2007 for Boulder, Colorado City Council, even though that is a non-partisan election.[1][7] The Unity Party fielded two Congressional candidates in the 2008 election cycle (Bill Hammons in Colorado's 2nd District (0.6%) and Terry Ronzio in Pennsylvania's 12th District (Did not qualify for the ballot)[8]). Sherman Reickart declared for Brant, New York Town Council with the Unity Party,[9] Bill Hammons declared for Colorado's 2nd District again on June 22, 2009,[10] Energy Drilling Consultant Levi Hancock declared as the first Unity Party candidate for Colorado Governor in 2009,[11][12] and Oilfield Drilling Engineer Mike Nelson has declared as a Unity Party candidate for Colorado's 4th Congressional District.[11][13] Hammons and Nelson are both former residents of Odessa, Texas, even though both now live in Colorado.[14][15] It is unclear if Terry Ronzio will be running with the Unity Party in 2010, though he maintains a link to the Unity Party from his website, describes himself as "Active in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District and Beyond,"[8] and is listed on Politics1.com as a 12th District Candidate.[16]

The Unity Party of America was founded on November 4, 2004.[1] The party supports a Balanced Budget Amendment, a carbon tax, and the elimination of Federal income taxes on the first $30,000 of annual income. The party's motto is "Not right, not left, but forward!".[17] Bill Hammons has been the party's national chairman since its inception.[18]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c http://www.unityparty.us/unity-party-origins.htm
  2. ^ http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080630/NEWS/529915240
  3. ^ http://www.elections.colorado.gov/WWW/default/Clerks%20Corner/SOS%20Approved%20Forms/2008_forms/approved_fillable_combo_vr_english_070208.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.elections.colorado.gov/WWW/default/2008%20Voter%20Registration%20Numbers/October_22_2008/vr_stats_by_party_10.22.2008.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.elections.colorado.gov/WWW/default/2008%20Voter%20Registration%20Numbers/September_30/party_affiliation_09.30.08.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.elections.colorado.gov/Content/Documents/2009%20Voter%20Registration%20Numbers/October/by_party_status.pdf
  7. ^ http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/jun/09/no-headline---10abodw/
  8. ^ a b http://electronzio.com
  9. ^ http://www.unityparty.us/reickart-for-council.htm
  10. ^ http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009/jun/22/bill-hammons-unity-party-congress-jared-polis/
  11. ^ a b http://www.politics1.com/CO.htm
  12. ^ http://www.electlevi.com
  13. ^ http://www.mikenelsonforcongress.com
  14. ^ http://www.wrhammons.com/authors-short-story.htm
  15. ^ http://www.mikenelsonforcongress.com/Aboutmeandmypointofview.html
  16. ^ http://politics1.com/PA.htm
  17. ^ http://www.unityparty.us
  18. ^ http://www.unityparty.us/unity-party-welcome.htm
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