Reform Party of the United States of America information
American political party
This article is about the party founded by Ross Perot. For the short-lived party formed in Wisconsin in 1873, see Reform Party (19th-century Wisconsin). For the Mormon Reform Party, see Reform Party (Mormon).
Reform Party of the United States of America
Chairperson
Nicholas Hensley
Founder
Ross Perot
Founded
1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
Membership
6,819 (2021 est.)[1]
Ideology
Populism Radical centrism
Political position
Center[2]
Colors
Purple
Elected offices
11 (2024)
Website
www.reformparty.org
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The Reform Party of the United States of America (RPUSA), generally known as the Reform Party USA or the Reform Party, is a centrist political party in the United States, founded in 1995 by Ross Perot.
Perot believed Americans were disillusioned with the state of politics as being corrupt and unable to deal with vital issues. After he received 18.9 percent of the popular vote as an independent candidate in the 1992 presidential election, he founded the Reform Party and presented it as a viable alternative to Republicans and Democrats. As the Reform Party presidential nominee, Perot won 8.4 percent of the popular vote in the 1996 presidential election. Although he did not receive a single electoral vote, no other third-party or independent candidate has since managed to receive as high a share of the popular vote.
The party has nominated other presidential candidates over the years, including Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader. Its most significant victory came when Jesse Ventura was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1998, although he left the party shortly into his term. Donald Trump was a member of the Reform Party during his brief 2000 presidential campaign. In around the year 2000, party infighting and scandals led to a major decline in the party's strength. Beginning with Buchanan's poor showing in the 2000 election, no Reform Party presidential nominee since 1996 has been able to gather 1 percent of the popular vote.
^Winger, Richard (March 28, 2021). "March 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^"Minnesota's Jesse Ventura punches out a new book". CNN. August 28, 2000.
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6,819 (2021 est.)[1]