The Mountain Party is a political party in

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, affiliated with the

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. It is a progressive and

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party whose party platform primarily focuses on "Grassroots Democracy", "Social Justice & Equal Opportunity", "Ecological Wisdom" and "Non-Violence".

History

The Mountain Party was created largely in response to the

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tilt of the

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, and was thus born out of Denise Giardina's gubernatorial campaign in

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. Today, the party is chaired by Denise Binion.

Prominent campaigns

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, the party ran former

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Charlotte Pritt Charlotte Jean Pritt (born January 2, 1949) is an American educator, businesswoman, and politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. From 1984 to 1988, she served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing Kanawha County. From 1988 t ...

for

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. This led to growth for the party. She received nearly 6% of the vote, the highest ever for a Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate. In 2018, House of Delegates candidate Elliot Pritt was endorsed by the

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. In 2022, House of Delegates candidate

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was endorsed by two members of the Morgantown City Council, several former Democratic nominees, and the organizatio
WV Can't Wait

Currently elected officials

The Mountain Party has consistently maintained a number of officeholders for non-partisan offices, despite not being nominated by the party membership. According to the

elections database, there are two non-partisan officeholders registered with the Mountain Party serving as Conservation District Supervisors.

Election results

State elections

Governor

Legislature

Federal elections

President

Congress

References

Notes

External links

* {{Green Party of the United States

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