United Independent Party

United Independent Party
Chairperson Evan Falchuk
Founded 2014
Membership  (2015) 11, 213 [1]
Ideology Centrism,
Progressivism,
Social liberalism
Colors      Blue & White
Seats in the Massachusetts Senate
0 / 40
Seats in the Massachusetts House
0 / 160
Website
www.unitedindependent.org
Politics of Massachusetts
Elections

The United Independent Party or "UIP" is a political party based in Massachusetts, United States. The chairperson of the UIP is Evan Falchuk, a former health care executive who submitted enough signatures to be on the 2014 gubernatorial ballot.[2] When the party and Falchuk announced their intention to run in 2014, it billed itself as pragmatically progressive and fiscally sensible.[3]

The party won more than 3% of the vote in the 2014 gubernatorial ballot and is now officially recognized in Massachusetts as a major party, alongside Democrats and Republicans.[4] Following the 2014 election, the party announced that it would seek to enroll 50,000 Massachusetts residents in the UIP by the end of 2015.[5]

The UIP was spearheading an effort to have a referendum on the Boston bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics[6] before the bid was withdrawn.

Falchuk has hinted that he will run for governor in 2018.

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References

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Registered Voter Enrollment: 1948-2015". . Retrieved July 20, 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  2. ↑ Miller, Joshua (June 23, 2014). "Independent candidate Evan Falchuk launches advertising campaign, submits signatures to get on ballot". Boston Globe. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Tyler, Taylor (July 14, 2013). "Newly Formed United Independent Party Makes MA Gubernatorial Run". Independent Voter Network. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Emmanouilidou, Lydia (November 6, 2014). "United Independent Party Gains Official Status". WGBH. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Rizzuto, Robert (November 18, 2014). "Evan Falchuk's political mission in Massachusetts continues as he shifts focus to enrolling 50K people in United Independent Party". The Republican. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Lehigh, Scott (January 22, 2015). "Let the public vote on the Olympics". Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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