Forward Party (United States)

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The '''Forward Party''' (shortened '''Forward''' or '''FWD''') is a [[Centrism|centrist]] political party in the United States. The party was founded by former [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic 2020 presidential]] and [[2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary|2021 New York City mayoral]] candidate [[Andrew Yang]] and former New Jersey Governor [[Christine Todd Whitman]]. It describes its goals as the reduction of [[Political polarization in the United States|partisan polarization]] and the implementing of [[Electoral reform in the United States|electoral reforms]]. The party looked to achieve ballot access in all 50 states by 2025 and looks to achieve federal recognition by 2028.

The '''Forward Party''' (shortened '''Forward''' or '''FWD''') is a [[Centrism|centrist]] political party in the United States. The party was founded by former [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic 2020 presidential]] and [[2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary|2021 New York City mayoral]] candidate [[Andrew Yang]] and former New Jersey Governor [[Christine Todd Whitman]]. It describes its goals as the reduction of [[Political polarization in the United States|partisan polarization]] and the implementing of [[Electoral reform in the United States|electoral reforms]]. The party looked to achieve ballot access in all 50 states by 2025 and looks to achieve federal recognition by 2030.

Forward was officially formed as a [[political action committee]] (PAC) on October 5, 2021. The PAC intended to seek recognition from the [[Federal Election Commission]] as a political party to achieve its stated goal of providing an alternative to the two [[major U.S. political parties]]. It also stated that, for the time being, candidates affiliated with the organization will remain members of the two major American political parties and [[Third party (U.S. politics)|third parties]], as well as [[independent candidates]]. On July 27, 2022, the Forward Party announced that it had merged with the [[Serve America Movement]] and the [[Renew America Movement]] to further its effort to form a new third party named Forward.

Forward was officially formed as a [[political action committee]] (PAC) on October 5, 2021. The PAC intended to seek recognition from the [[Federal Election Commission]] as a political party to achieve its stated goal of providing an alternative to the two [[major U.S. political parties]]. It also stated that, for the time being, candidates affiliated with the organization will remain members of the two major American political parties and [[Third party (U.S. politics)|third parties]], as well as [[independent candidates]]. On July 27, 2022, the Forward Party announced that it had merged with the [[Serve America Movement]] and the [[Renew America Movement]] to further its effort to form a new third party named Forward.