Working Families Party
political party in the United States
The Working Families Party (WFP) is a minor political party[broken anchor] in the United States, founded in New York in 1998. There are active chapters in New York, Connecticut, Oregon, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Nevada, West Virginia, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, and Illinois.[5][6]
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Founded | 1998 |
Preceded by | New Party |
Headquarters | 1 Metrotech Center North, 11 Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
Membership ( November 2020) | ![]() |
Ideology | Social democracy[2] Progressivism[3] |
Political position | Center-left to left-wing[4] |
Colors | Blue, White (official) Purple (customary) |
Seats in the Senate | 0 / 100
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Seats in the House | 0 / 435
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Governorships | 0 / 50
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State Upper House Seats | 0 / 1,972
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State Lower House Seats | 0 / 5,411
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Website | |
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References
change- ↑ "Enrollment by County". Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "Meet the Working Families Party, Whose Ballot Line is in Play in New York". Prospect.org. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ↑ "About Us - Working Families". workingfamilies.org. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ "Working Families Party, Jumaane Williams endorse Jamaal Bowman's challenge to Rep. Eliot Engel". New York Daily News. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
The left-wing Working Families Party and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are endorsing the political novice in his bid to rep parts of the Bronx and Westchester.
- ↑ Ball, Molly. "The Tea Party of the Left". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ↑ Rouan, Rick. "The City: Left's answer to the Tea Party wades into council race". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2017-06-13.