The Mountain Party is a political party in
West Virginia, affiliated with the
Green Party of the United States.
It is a
progressive
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and
environmentalist 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
conservative tilt of the
West Virginia Democratic Party, and was thus born out of
Denise Giardina's gubernatorial campaign in
2000
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.
Today, the party is chaired by Denise Binion.
Prominent campaigns
In
2016
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, the party ran former
state senator
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Charlotte Pritt for
Governor of West Virginia.
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
Charleston Gazette.
In 2022, House of Delegates candidate
Dylan Parsons
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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
Green Party of the United States 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
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{{Green Party of the United States
West Virginia
Mountaintop removal mining
Political parties in West Virginia
Political parties established in 2000
2000 establishments in the United States